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THE SEMI-WEEKLY SUMTER REPUBLICAN.
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By CHAS. W. HANCOCK. [
VOL. 18.
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•It tor new at Law,
AMERICUS, GA.
declGtf
B. P. HOLLIS,
Attorney at Law
AMERICUS, GA.
Office, Forsyth Street, in National Bank
building. dec2otf
E. G. SIMMONS,
Attorney at Law ,
AMERICUS GA.,
Office in Hawkins’ building, south side of
Lamar Street, in the old office of Fort &
Simmons. janfitf
J. A. ANSLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY,
Office on Public Square, Over Gyles’
Olothino Store, Americus, Ga.
After a brief respite I return again to the
practice of law. As in the past it will be
my earnest purpose to represent my clients
faithfully and look to their interests. The
commercial practice will receive close atten
tion and remittances promptly made. The
Equity practice, and cases involving titles of
land and real estate are my favorites. Will
practice in the Courts of Southwest Georgia,
the Supreme Court and the United States
Courts. Thankful to my friends for their
patronage. Fees moderate. novlltf
Dr. J. A. FORT,
Physician and Surgeon,
Offers his professional services to the
people of Americus and vicinity. Office at
Ur. Eldridge’s Drug Store. At night can
be found at residence on Furlow’s lawn.
Calls will receive prompt attention.
may26-tf
CARD.
X offer my professional services again to the
good people of Americus. After thirty years’
of medical service, I have found It difficult
to withdraw entirely. Office next door to
Dr. Eldridge’s drugstore, on the Square
janl7tf K. C. BLACK, M. D.
Or. and. p. holloway'
DentisT,
Americas. - - - Georgia
Treatssuccessfully all diseases of the Den
tal organs. Fills teeth by the improved
method, and inserts artificial teeth on the
best material known to the profession.
gyOFFICE over Davenport and Son’s
Drug Store. marllt
J. B. C. Smith & Sons,
UIMM Mil DUMB,
Americus, Ca.
We are prepared to do any kind of work
in the carpenter line at short notice and on
reasonable terms. Having had years of ex
perience in the business, we feel competent
to give satisfaction. All orders for con
tracts for building will receive prompt at
tention. Jobbing promptly attended to.
mav2B-3m
Commercial Bar.
This well-established house will be kept
in the same first-class style that has always
{ characterized it. The
Choicest Liquor and Cigars,
Milwaukee, Budweiser and Aurora Beer,
constantly on hand, and all the best brands
of fine Brandies, Wines, Ac. Good Billiard
Tables for the accommodation of customers.
may9tf JOHN W. COTNEY, Clerk.
Commercial Hotel*
G. M. HAY, Propriety.
This popular House is quite new and
handsomely furnished witli new furniture,
bedding and all other articles. It is in the
centre of the business portion of the city,
convenient to depot, the hanks, warehouses,
Ac., and enjoys a fine reputation, second to
none, among its permanent and transient
guests, on account of the excellence of its
cuisine.
Table Boarders Accommodated on
Reasonable Terms.
may9-tf G. M. HAY, Proprietor.
QEOfIGE ANDBEWS,
BOOT U WE Mm,
* At his shop in the rear of J. Waxelbaum
A Co.’s store, adjoining the livery stables,
on Lamar St., invites the public to give him
their work. He can make and repair all
work at Short notice. Is sober and always
on hand to await on customers. Work
guaranteed to be honest and good.
apr!4-tf
For Lfyspepsia,
Chronic Diar
g rhoea, Jaundice,
Blood, Fever and
Ague, Malaria,
ill b nr *T and aU Disease*
caused by De
rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.
Bad Breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes the
ain is felt under the Shoulder-blade, mistaken for
rheumatism; general loss of appetite; Bowels
generally costive, sometimes alternating with lax;
the head is troubled with pain, is dull and heavy,
with considerable loss of memory, accompanied
with a painful sensation of leaving undone something
which ought to have been done; a slight, dry cough
and flushed face is sometimes an attendant, often
mistaken for consumption; the patient complains
of weariness and debility; nervous, easily startled;
feet cold or burning, sometimes a prickly sensation
of the skin exists; spirits are low and despondent,
and, although satisfied that exercise would he bene
ficial, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
try it—in fact, distrusts every remedy. Several
of the above symptoms af tend the disease, but cases
have occurred when but few of them existed, yet
examination after death has shown the Liver to
have been extensively deranged.
It should be used by all persons, old and
young, whenever auy of the above
symptoms appear.
Persons Traveling or Living in Un
healthy Localities, by taking a dose occasion
ally to keep the Liver in healthy action, will avoid
all Malaria, Bilious attacks, Dizziness, Nau
sea, Drowsiness, Depression of Spirits, etc. It
will invigorate like a glass of wine, but is no in
toxicating beverage.
If You have eaten anything hard ot
digestion, or feel heavy after meals, or sleep
less at night, take a dose and you will be relieved.
Time and Doctors* Bills will be saved
by always keeping the Regulator
J in the House!
For, whatever the ailment may be, a thoroughly
safe purgative, alterative and tonic can
never he out of place. The remedy is harmless
and does not interfere with business or
pleasure.
IT 18 PURELY VEGETABLE,
And has all the power and efficacy of Calomel or
Quinine, without any of the injurious after effects.
A Governor’s Testimony.
Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my
family for some time, and I am satisfied it is a
valuable addition to the medical science.
J. Gill Shorter, Governor of Ala.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Ga.,
says: Have derived some benefit from the use of
Simmons I.ivcr Regulator, and wish to give it a
further trial.
“The only Thing that never fails to
Relieve.”—l have used many remedies for Dys
pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility, but never
have found anything to benefit me to the extent
Simmons Liver Regulator has. I sent from Min
nesota to Georgia for it, and would send further for
such a medicine, and would advise all who are sim
ilarly affected to give it a trial as it seems the only
thing that never fails to relieve.
P. M. Janney, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. T. W. Mason says: From actual ex
perience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in
my practice I have been and am satisfied to use
and prescribe it as a purgative medicine.
only the Genuine, which always
has on the Wrapper the red 55 Trade-Mark
and Signature of ,J. 11. ZEILIN & CO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
jjO SUITER
Fitter 5
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters meets the re
quirements of the rational medical philoso
phy which at present prevails. It is a per
fectly pure vegetable remedy, embracing the
three important properties of a preventive,
a tonic and an alterative. It fortifies tlio
body against disease, invigorates and revi
talizes the torpid stomach and liver, and
effects a salutary change in the entire sys
tem.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
generally.
AYER’S
Ague Cure
IS WAKIiANTED to cure all cases of ma
larial disease, such as Fever and Ague, Inter
mittent or Chill Fever, Remittent Fever,
Dumb .Ague, Bilious Fever, and Liver Com
plaint. In case of failure, after due trial,
dealers are authorized, by our circular of
duly Ist, 1882, to refund the money.
Dr. J. C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
Remember This.
If you are sick Hop Bitters will surely aid
Nature in making you well when all else
fails. .
If you afe costive or dyspeptic, or are suf
fering from any other of the numerous dis
eases of the stomach or bowels, it is your
own fault if you remain ill, for Hop Bitters
are a sovereign remedy in all such com
plaints.
If you are wasting away with any form
of Kidney disease, stop tempting Deatli this
moment, and turn for a cure to Hop Bitters.
If you are sick with that terrible sickness
Nervousness, you will find a “Balm in
Gilead” in the use of Hop Bitters.
If you are a frequenter, or a resident of a
miasmatic district, barricade your system
against the scourge of all countries—mala
rial, epidemic, bilious, and intermittent
fevers —by the use of Hop Bitters.
If you have rough, pimply, or sallow skin,
bad breath, pains and aches, and feel miser
able generally, Hop Bitters will give you
fair skin, ricli blood, and sweetest breath,
health, and comfort.
In short they cure ail Diseases of the
Stomacb, Bowels, Blood, Liver, Nerves,
Kidneys, Bright’s Disease. SSOO will be
paid for a case they will not cure or help.
That poor, bedridden, invalid wife, sister,
mother, or daughter, can be made the pic
ture of health, by a few bottles of Hop Bit
ters, costing but a trifle. Will you let them
suffer? chl7Jui
For Sale.
I offer a splendid little 40-acre farm three
auarters a of mile northwest from Americus
a. There is on the place a six-room frame
dwelling, the rooms plastered and very com
fortable; house almost new; all necessary
outbuildings on the place, and everything
in good order, Including stable and carriage
house. The land lies well for cultivation,
and the soil with ordinary attention could
be made to produce profitably; excellent
water on the place. For price and terms,
apply to W. J. DIBBLE,
nßfff-tf Real Estate Agent.
INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS, AND DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND GENERAL PROGRESS.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1883.
WE/VE.X.
THE DRUNKARD’S DAUGHTER.
Out in the street, with naked feet,
I saw the sad-faced drunkard’s daughter;
Her tattered shawl was thin and small;
She little knew, for no one taught her.
Her skin was fair; her golden hair
Was blown around about her forehead;
Her pale, sweet face bore hunger’s trace,
And want and woe that were not bor
rowed.
Heart-broken child! she seldom smiled !
Hope promised her no bright to-morrow!
Or, if it’s light flashed on the night,
It was eclipsed with clouds of sorrow.
She softly said, “We have no bread,
No wood to keep the fire a-burning;”
The child was ill; the wind was chill;
Her thin, cold blood to ice was turning.
But men well-fed scorned what she said;
And women robed in richest fashion
Passed on the other side, where no one cried
To them in sorrow for compassion.
Slowly the night fled; and the light
Of morning came in beauty shining;
When dome and spire, and roof on fire
Keflect the heavens’ golden lining.
Asleep, alone, and cold as stone,
Where no kind parent sought her,
In winding-sheet of snow and sleet,
Was lound the drunkard’s pallid daugh
ter.
—Geo. W. Bungay.
WV s .
OFF AND ON A BICYCLE.
A few years ago a man’s funeral was
supposed to be the end of him, so far
as the world in general was concerned,
but now it is only the signal for every
thing he ever said, did, or wrote to be
dragged from the obscurity of private
life and spread out as a delicate feast
before a ghoulish public. Therefore
no one will be surprised at hearing
more concerning Aristarchus.
Soon after our return from the West,
Leander began to importune his father
for a bicycle; hut Aristarchus refused
on account of his youth, as he was
now only thirteen. But the entreaties
of Leander having put into his father’s
mind the thought of a bicycle, the
thought soon grew to a desire, and the
desire to a resolution, which was ere
long announced to me in an interroga
tive from characteristic of Aristarchus.
“Don’t you believe, Cordelia, that a
bicycle would be the best thing to keep
up my health? You know the doctor
said I must live in the open air as
much as possible, and a bicycle does
not cost as much as a horse, and re
quires neither carriage, barn, or food.”
“Judging by your friend Dobson’s
experience,' they consume a large
amount of clothing and incur some
doctor’s bills,” I replied. “Mrs. Dob
son told me the tailor’s bills nearly
drove them into bankruptcy, and you
know he sprained his ankle atone time,
and put his shoulder ont of joint an
other time.”
“Oh, but Dobson was always reck
less, and then he didn’t understand
how to manage the thing,” said Aris
tarchus, in a tone that implied meas
ureless superiority over Dobson.
I made no opposition, for I Baw
plainly that a bicycle was a predeterm
ined addition to our modest establish
ment, against which I should strive in
vain.
When the stead arrived, Aristarchus
made his first attempt in the hack yard,
and we all gathered at the door to Bhare
the sport. It was in the early days
of bicycle suits were unknown, so Aris
tarchus wore his usual business suit.
He seemel to find some difficulty in
establishing a balance between himself
and his steed, so Leander proposed to
walk in front and lead the animal, but
was sternly ordered hack by his father,
who then discovered that Miranda
Dorothea was seated on the little wheel
behind in smiling expectation of a
ride, and she had to he dislogded. As
she got off, the thing started up nnask
ed and went half way to the front gate
and suddenly collapsed and lay flat on
the walk, having thrown Aristarchus
into a group of rose bushes from which
he presently emerged with zigzag red
lines crossing hi* face in token of his
encounter.
“That was a neat one, father,” cried
Leander; “yon didn’t expect to lie in a
bed of roses though, I guess; was it
soft?”
“Stop your nonsense,” growled Aris
tarcus; “of course a fellow can’t ride
when his whole family are grinning at
him.”
He would not be persuaded to try
again, though Leander offered to tie
him on with a rope, and Miranda
Dorothea assured him that he would
not tip off if he rode the little wheel!
After this he took his rides by him
self in the comparative seclusion of one
of the back streets, and according to
his verbal reports he was fast becom
ing a skillful rider; but to judge from
the dilapidated condition in which he
usually returned to the “bosom of his
family,” he was acquiring his skill in
a costly manner. Sometimes he came
home minus a hat, sometimes with a
torn coat, sometimes with ragged pants,
sometimes he came home with a lame
back, sometimes with a lame leg, and
sometimes with a black eye; whether
he came home covered with dust or en
crusted with mud depended entirely on
the weather and the consequent condi
tion of the streets. But he was never
dismayed or discouraged; the power of
endurance and the cheerful pluck of
the man would have dene credit to the
hero of a dozen battle-fields.
One morning he announced that he no
longer confined his perambulations to
the back street, now that he could ride
so well; he would venture np Broad
way. As he had the very day bnt one
before demolished anew business suit,
I may be pardoned fornot feeling much
confidence in his ability to make cred
itable appearance. He wore on this
occasion anew summer suit of navy
blue flannel which was very becoming
to him, and I felt an excusable reluc
tance to having it reduced to paper
rags 6o soon. He started out finely
and rode several blocks, when he saw
Mr. Marsdon approaching, and as he
attempted to turn out for him he was
thrown violently forward and landed
in a sitting posture on the hard con
crete pavement, with his feet straight
out before him and heels elevated,
whilo his hands were extended as if try
ing to clutch the four winds at once.
As Mr. Marsdon looked down at this
unusual projectile which had so sud
denly been thrown in his pathway, lie
recognized with surprise his former
pastor and present friend, and anxious
ly asked if he was hurt.
“N no,n-not much,” replied the fall
en hero with a sickly smile, “I see
starry visions, and mighty fancy that
I had been projected into the firmament
were it not that I feel solid earth be
neath me; the milky way cannot be
made of concrete, can it?”
“Not that I am aware of!” replied
Mr. Marsdon, as he rescued the bicycle
from the gutter and led it to Aristar
chus, saying:
“Can I assist you to mount?”
“Not yet my lriend; as I remarked
before, I feel the earth but too plainly
beneath me—and my blouse is short.
Would you have the kindness to step
in somewhere and borrow an overcoat
to cover my retreat?” ,
Mr. Marsdon went off in a roar of
laughter, but soon returned, and throw
ing an overcoat over the shoulders of
his unfortunate friend, assisted him to
rise. Aristarchus led the bicycle home;
and when he came in and took off that
overcoat and started to go up stairs, I
didn’t say one word. I couldn’t. I
laughed and I laughed; and I continued
to laugh. I laugh now when I think
of it.
For some weeks after this exploit
Aristarchus patronized the back street
until he regained his confidence, and
on one fatal morning again started up
Broadway. He did not notice that I
hurried on my wraps and followed him.
1 was not very anxious to see him ride,
but if he was to be thrown off and his
clothes demolished, I meant to sec how
it was done? And 1 saw. He went
finely for quite a long distance, and I
was beginning to think I had better
not prolong my rather stupid walk,
when I saw our minister’s wife coming.
She was tripping lightly along,follow
ed by her big Newfoundland dog, and
carrying in her hands a chromo mount
ed ready for framing. As Aristarchus
neared her, lie lifted his hat gracefully;
but in bowing to her he failed to notice
a large stone that lay before him, and
the bicycle crashed against it, sending
Aristarchus head foremost at Mrs.
Carter! As she saw him coming, she
instinctively heid out the picture to
shield herself; but his head went
plump through it like a circus acrobat
going through a paper-covered hoop,
and hit Mrs. Carter with such force as to
knock her over. She fell on her dog,
who growled and barked while his mis
tress screamed, and a couple of street
boys yelled “stop thief.” The dogex
tricated himself, and rushed at Aristar
chus grabbed him by the pants, and by
the time I reached the spot, Aristar
chus, with the chromo standing out
about his neck like a very aesthetic and
new-fangled yoke, was dancihg wildly
about in the vain endeavor to free him-
Belt from the teeth of that dog. People
were rushing to the spot to see what
was going on, and there was no lack
of assistance, so Mr. Carter was soon
bn her feet again, and the dog was
quieted, and Aristarchus ceased to be
the central figure of a chromo, and the
judicious arrangement of a few pins
where the dog’s teeth had been at work
soon put him in a condition to start for
home. It only remained for him to
pick np the pieces of the bicycle. I
suggested borrowing a basket to take
them home iu, but he gave me such a
look that I did not dare to repeat the
suggestion! That night Aristarchus
told Leander that he had decided not
to ride any more, but would turn the
bicycle over to him at once.
Leander gave one war whoos, three
cheers, and turned two somersaults in
token of his delight, and then rushed
out his property ! When he
came back he gave a vicious pull at
Miranda Dorothea’s flaxen curls, trod
on his father’s toes, and sat down with
one leg of his chair on the cat’s tail!
That was all he said!
The next day was Sunday, and it so
happened that Aristarchus had agreed
to supply the pulpit. I wondered what
he would wear! Shortly after break
fast he asked meekly :
“Cordelia, could you find me a-pair
of pants to wear?”
“Certainly,” I replied cheerfully,
and going to my room with malicious
satisfaction, I dragged from the closet
every pair he had worn since he bought
the bicycle! I spread out a row of
them on the bed; I spread a pair on
every chair in the room. There were
pants of divers colors and divers mat.-
rials; some were patched, some were
darned and some were still undarned.
Then I called Aristarchus to survey
the rains. As he stood in the midst of
them I murmured softly:
“Pants to the right of him,
Pants to the left of him,
Pants to the front of him,
Tom, rent, and sunderedf
Who can their story tell?
Boldly they rode and well!
No two were served alike,
Yet all on a big strike
Lay the six hundred!”
“Six hundred fiddlesticks!” growled
Aristarchus.
“No; pants!” I gasped, and proceed
ed hysterically :
“When can their glory fade?
0 the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Sad was the havoc made!
Pity the Pants Brigade.
Ragged six hundred!”
But Aristarchus heard not; he was
trying to choose the less disreputable
pair for use.
“I think, Cordelia,” he said at last,
“I will try this pair of doeskin; they
will look the best with my broad-cloth
coat, and it will hide the patches.”
‘‘Doeskin is very treacherous mate
rial,” I suggested, “and those were
always a trifle snug.”
“I think I may trust them for this
one occasion,” he replied. And he
■lid.
All went well until Aristarchus sat
down at the close of the sermon, when
l obseived him grow suddenly pale,
and at that moment from the lowest
depths of my inner co sciousness was
evolved in the faintest whisper the fatal
word, “doeskin!” As soon as possible
after the service closed, I made my way
to the vestry. There sat Aristarchus
with perspiration on his manly brow
and anguish in his eye !
“Cordelia,” e whispered, “could
you order a carriage?”
I could and did. When Leander
learned why his lather came home in a
carriage he muttered savagely :
“I shouldn’t care if he never could
have another pair in his life; ’twould
serve him right for smashing np my
bicycle.”— Mrs. Susie A. liisbee in
Goli’en Buie.
Suicide From Grief.
The Widowed Mother of Six Chil
dren' Kills Herself —A Sad Sui
cide—A Poor Woman Crazed by
Grief Takes Her Life ry Hanging.
Chattanooga Times.
Mrs. Julia Wdieeler, living near
Bridgeport, Ala., committed suicide by
hanging herself last Friday night, but
the terrible deed was not discovered
until Saturday evening. The cool and
deliberate mannerin which she prepar
ed for self-destruction, and the system
atic execution of the same is sickening.
Thursday evening she went into an
orchard near her house and selected a
suitable tree on which to hang herself.
She procured a ladder and climbed to a
limb, where she carefully pruned all
the branches off. She then piled the
brush about the tree to prevent discov
ery from her house, and then went
home to make her final preparations for
death.
Friday morning she called her chil
dren together and bade them a long and
affectionate farewell, and sent them to
a neighbor’s house, telling them to re
turn Sunday. Before going they in
quired of their mother if she intended
leaving, but her only answer was to
cover them with kisses.
She made her toilet as carefully as
possible, using her best clothes. She
failed to procure a rope about the house
and used yarn, twisting several strings
together. This she securely tied to the
limb of the tree she selected, formed a
noose, and encircling her neck, sprang
forward. She fell five feet and died of
strangulation.
Her body was not discovered until
the next day. It presented a horrible
appearance, being splotched with per
fectly black spots, the eye balls bursted
from the sockets and her tongue pro
truding several inches.
The coroner’s verdict was that the
deed was caused by mental aberration.
About sixteen months since her only
brother died. Since that time her
health has been very delicate, and her
grief so preyed on her that her mind
became unbalanced.
Mrs. Wheeler was about thirty years
of age and wife of Rev. J. 11. Wheeler,
pastor of the Christian church. She
was an exceedingly intelligent and
agreeable lady and was universally
liked by all who knew her. She leaves
six children to mourn her loss.
Following tlic Sun in its Course.
Since 1868 the sun and moon in their
courses have not been more accurate
to the calculation than the Grand
Monthly Drawings of the Louisiana
State Lottery, which have occurred
on the second Tuesday of each month
at noon in New Orleans. The next
(the 158th) event will take place on
the 10th day of July, when 8265,500
will be distributed by Gen’ls G. T.
Beauregard of La., and Jubal A.
Early of Va. Any information can
be had on application to M. A. Dau
phin, New Orleans, La.
He Drew.
Cincinnati Saturday Night.
The son of a rich farmer entered the
lecture field, but while he received ex
cellent notices from the press his au
diences were slim as Sara Bernhardt.
One day he mailed a lot of first class
notices to “the Governor,” who wrote
back: “All very well, but why the
devil don’t you draw?” The son re
plied by telegraph; and he did draw.
He drew on the old man for five hun
dred dollars.
One voice all over the land goes up
from mothers, that says, “My daugh
ters are so feeble and sad, with no
strength, all out of breath and life at
the least exertion. What can we do
for them?” The answer is simple and
full of hope. One to four weeks’ use
of Hop Bitters will make them heal
thy, rosy, sprightly, and cheerful.
i Anew supply of He-no Tea, Black
I Tea, Green Tea, Chocolate at
4 Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Was it all a Dream?
Some eleven years ago I became a
boarder in a private family in Camden
Town comprising a widow and her
daughter. Ah! though poor, they still
managed to keep their heads above the
tide of poverty by taking boarders.
The husband of the widow had been
dead some ten years. Singularly, she
seldom mentioned him. I have Bince
been informed that being a hard drink
er, ho died in a fit of delirium tremens
leaving his affairs in an extremely un
settled condition—in fact, so confused
that scarcely anything could be made
of them. Consequently many false
claims were advanced that could not be
disputed. The only thing remaining
to the mother afier the calls of the liar
pies had been settled was a small house
in which she lived. I had not been
long a lodger before a claimant came
even tor that.
I thought when I saw the fellow that
he was a great rascal; but on examin
ing the papers he produced, I found
them perfect in detail, and consequent
ly feared that nothing could prevent
him from possessing himself of the
property. I ought here to observe that
I am of the legal profession.
’Twas a cold, bleak December night
as we sat conversing about the case,
and I must confess that an extreme
chilliness overcame me as I retired for
the night. My room had formerly
been occupied by the widow, but had
now been turned over to myself and a
companion (a law student), who was
absent. The wind whistled down the
street, causing the casements and shut
ters to rattle with an unpleasant fa
miliarity. I had hardly undressed
when a frigid blast swept down the
chimney, extinguishing my light, and
I was obliged to take to the cold sheets
in the dark. It was some time before
I fell to sleep, and how long 1 remain
ed so I cannot tell, but when I awoke
it was with a clammy shiver, which
seemed to pervade me like the atmos
phere of a tomb.
I noticed that the candle, which had
gone out so suddenly, was again burn
ing on the table, and in front of it sat
a man. I supposed my companion,
the law student, had returned, and rose
in bed to address him, when he turned
toward me. I had never beheld him
before! At first I was surprised and
then a strange feeling of timidity came
over me, which was unaccountable.
The stranger was tall, with dark whis
kers and garbed in black. His face
was cadaverously pale, and his eyes
had a dead glare that was hideously
unpleasant.
For fifteen minuees he sat without
moving, and I gazed at him without
power of motion. Then he slowly
arose and passed his right hand across
his brow with a motion of impatience,
and walked up and down the room sev
eral times, as if agitated by some emo
tion. Then, proceeding to the mantel
piece, he removed a clock standing in
the center, passed his hand over the
wall paper, and I saw the wall open,
disclosing a small recess in which were
a number of papers. Taking them
thence,he went to the table, and seating
himself with his side toward me, perus
ed them intentively, as if endeavoring
to find some particular one. I could
not remove my eyes from him—l was
like one in walking dream. All night
I remained thus, watching him; but at
early dawn the man faded gradually
away.
After a time I arose, washed myself,
and examined the mantle-piece. The
clock was ticking away in its usual
place, and I was unable to discover
anything unusal. I descended to break
fast, but said nothing, fearing to be
laughed at by the other boarders.
That night myself and my compan
ion, who had returned, retired as usual,
and thinking of my strange visitant of
the preceding evening, 1 fell asleep. I
was again awakened and again the
same shape sat at the table. I endeav
ored to awaken my room mate, but
could not arouse him. I passed anoth
er night of sleepless fascination. The
same mysterious prelude was under
gone, and with the streak of dawn my
weired visitor passed away.
I resolved to remain at home that
day, and passed into the sitting room.
I noticed a daguerreotype case lying
on the floor, and picked it np, opened
it. Judge of my surprise on seeing the
face of my nightly visitor!
“Whose picture is that?” I inquir
ed of my landlady’s daughter.
“'Tis my father’s likeness,” was
the response.
When Mrs. Walters, the landlady
entered, I informed her of the proceed
ing of the two preceding nights, and
was told that she herself had seen her
husband’s apparition on several occas
ions.
I determined to examine the mantle
piece, and discovered a hiding place be
hind the wall-pappr, which had been
placed there after Mr. Walter’s death.
In it were a number of paid accounts
and a deed setting the property on his
wife on her wedding day, but which,
by a codicil, was not to pass to her
until his death. Dying as he did, it
was clear that he had been unable to
disclose their hiding place.
By these papers we were enabled to
dispute the unprincipled claimant to
the property, who had evidently ob
tained his documents from the poor
drunkard while in one of his drinking
bouts.
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