Year: 1867

kerchief. A second and a third time
was that face presented to my view, an
unearthly light always shining through
and around it; then it gradually disap-
peard.


GA few moments passed, during
which | was utterly powerless; then
my immediate impulse was to get up
and fling the door wide open. At first
| could distinguish nothing; but as |
gazed longer into the darkness, l saw,
where the horrible figure had disap-
peared, a Pickering light shroudcd in
vapor, now but a few inches above the
ground, and then gradually increasing
to the height of a human figure 1T
seemed to float in the air with a pecul-
lar rustling sound, like that of dead
leaves when disturbed by the wind


Il felt impelled by power above my
own control to follow the apparition,
and, climbing the low fence, which sep
arated the grounds from the cliffs, kept
in sight as it hovered me, up to the
very verge of the cliffs. Over these
still watched until it grew paler and
more indistinct, and at last disappeared
behind a large rock, which was called
by the country people The Devil s
stone returned home, agitated and
bathed in a cold perspiration- That
night was indeed a terrible night for
me; each moment dreaded the reap
pearance Of that face, and the sound of
the dripping water. Every horrible
circumstance was so distinctly photo
graphed upon my mind, that the whole
scene was constantly before me, and
vainly tried to sleep. The morning at
length broke, to my intense relief,and
.arose feeling faint and worn, but deter
mined if | could to discover the cause
of this midnight visitation.


Il said nothing on the subject to
Mrs Tremewen when We met at break
fast, although, remarking my haggard
expressions, she asked if Il WAS ILL.,


Il left the house as early as possible
and rode'to our nearest neigihor's, the
Fclergymen Of the parish, q kind benev-
olent old man, who, i1cing strongly i'm
bued with Cornish superstitions, list
ened with great interest to my recital
After a long discussion went together
to the spot, wishing to examine tax
place where the light disappeared.


Il felt somewhat ashamed of myself
while viewing the scene in broad Gay
light, and inclined to doubt my fearful
impressions of the preceding night.


"The storm had ahated, and al
around looked fresh and brilliant with
that peculiar brightness which is Otter
observed after any violent disturbance
Of the elements. 1t appeared IS il ma
ture was trying to make amends by hen
smiles for the terror. of but few hours
before. On reaching the beach we oh
served several people near tha rOck,tc
oil appearance intently gazing at some
object upon the sands,


AS it was unusual to see so many
gathered together on that lonely shore
we hastcned towards the group anC
heard that the body of a sailor hai
just been found, washed in close tc
the Devils stone I.felt strangely ov.
ercome at this confirmation Of the hor
rors of the past night, and unable tc
look upon the distigured form that
knew lay before me. lest should again
behold what was so painfully impress
ed upon my Imagination but, with {
strong effort. | at last forced my way
through the crowd, and saw, lying al
my feet. fearfully mutilated corpse,i ,ir
every respect resembling the form
had so lately seen.


By the initials marked upon the arm
in sailor fashion, and hy the silver
watch, which he had evidently knotteC
round his neck with his handkerchief
just before the vessel sunk. the body
was recognized as that of a young maj
belonging to neighboring parish, who
had left about eighteen months before
for India, and was returning by home
ward bound vessel to his friends
ut became the sorrOwful duty OF
Mr.. Harding, as clergyman Of the par
ish, to inform his widowed mother OF
the loss of her only son, but | did not
add to her grief by telling her Of the
more painful circumstances attending
his death,


'sYou will ask what could have beer
the reason Of his appearance to me.
OH uUItI olle iSNI Stt1 phIf say 4
must for ever remain one Of those mys
teries we cannot fathom. and as sncl
you must be content to take it. Per
haps IS long as the body remained
unbnried the spirit haunted the lonely
shore where he had so often wander
ed in his youth. Be that as it may,ap-
partition did not again return to me-
neither did / ever hear of its appear
rance to others Of the ship in which
the poor young fellow was lost nothing
was ever heard A few planks and 8
| figure head, with the name of the YES
sci, washed on the beach were all that
was ever known of its fate. 1t must
have perished On its homeward voyage
not far from it's destination. in one OF
those frightful gales which had wade
many homes desolate.


Il did not, as you may suppose, after
this resume my nightly visits to the
smoking room, and soon after bade
adieu to the Cornish coast,I cannot say
with much regret. ! have often since
then met the 'Tremewens,' but have
never been induced to revisit Irene
wen Grange


A servant girl in Berlin fell against
a red hot stove and burnt on her arE
the date Of 1869, which was on the
stove. The physician who was calleG
on to minister to her arm, and shaking