H. V. Mortiiimer, Proprietor. INDEPENDENT" Live and Lot Live." Sl-OO a Year if Vaid in Advance.
VOIi. HI., No. 16. LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY, TENK'A, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 0, 1875 Subscribers out of County, $1.20.
CARDS.
furniture 'Warehouse.
V.diwarti,nank atreot, dealt rin all kindt of
Furniture. Ooffml malt to order.
Hoot nmOthoe Makers.
Clinton Bretney, in Leran't building. Bank street.
All orders promptly filltd work warranttd.
PI. IlAPSIIEll,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Heal Estate and Collection Agency. Wilt nuyand
Sell Real Estate. Conveyancing neatly done. Col
lections promptly made. Settling Estates i of De
cedent, a specialty. May be consulted In fcngllsh
and Herman. Nov. 82.
p J.JIKEIUX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 4, Dolon's Block,
MAUCII CHUNK, PA.'
4j-Cn boconsulted In Herman. JanO.
IJIIIOJIAS 8. BECK,
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE,
BANK Street, LKI11QIIT0N, Pa.
Conveyancing, Collecting and all business con
nected with tbe.offico promptly attended to.
VAient lor first-class Insuranco Companies,
and RUU of all llndi taken on the most llberul
terms. ' ls'5-
JNO. D. I1EUTOL.KTTE,
ATTOUNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
OrMci-Flrst National Bank Bull nz,'2nd floor
MAUCII CHUNK, Pesxa.
Hay be consulted In German. apr 18, 1874
QANIKI. ICAI.BFUS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT S.AW,
Haucli Chunk, Pa.
JK3-0Mce, above Colon's Jewtlry Store, Broadway.
J K. DIMMICK,
AUCTIONEER,-
East Weissport, Pa.
N B. Sales of every description attended in at
reasonable charges. The patronage or the public
Is respectfully solicited. Jau. 24, '74 .
Jjn. N. II. KEBElt,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SURC1E0.V.
Offlce, Bahk Btrect, next door above the Postoflice,
L-hlghton, Pa. Offlce Hours l'arryville each day
rom 10 to 12 o'clock; remainder of day at oRicoln
Leblihton Nov-23,'72
gj A G I. 1C IIOTE1,,
N.1CI.OTZ, PROP'R,
Summit Illll, Carbon Co., Pa,
fl- Best of accommodations. Excellent res
taurant underneath. Oood stabltug attached
Terms moderate.
J lSOYU IlEiVKI,
ARCHITECT,
No. 310 Lackawanna Ave.,
I'. O. Lock Box No. 369,
ECIIANXON, PA.
Will furnlth Plans, Specifications and Fstlmates
fflvln.vNt nst of mit.llcAiid nrltate buildings.
from the plainest to the most elaborate! also
Drawings tot stairs, uanu.Jiaus, a.c. je.o
"jQAVIU EBinEIlT'S
Livery & Sale Stables,
DANIC STKEET.I.EIIIOUTO.V, Pn
FAST TROTTING HORSES,
ELEGANT CARRIAGES,
And positively LOWER PRICES than
any other Lilvery In tlio County,
3T Largo and handsome Carriages
for Funeral purposes ana weddings.
Nov. 22. 187.1. DAVID IIBBEKT.
miioaiAS A.
WILXIAIMS.
J.
LADIES' AND OENTLF.MEN'S
Fashionable
Bootand Shoe Maker,
Nearly opposite the rost-olllce
BANK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
II aT I np commence J bunlness, ns aboTo, I would
respectfully announcu to tbe citizen! of Lehlshtoa
and Tlclotty that I ntn prepared tu do all work la
my Hue la Ui6 ueateat aud most nubstnuthl luau
ner, at prlcei fully-ai low ai the aauia work can
b ctainud la 1'hUndrlrbIa. A pplendld atwort
rornt of ClULUKKK'S and MIStiKS MJAUof
tbe bett lUkkealwayi on hand. A trial la bOHcltea
and K&tlfictlcn guaraated.
at ioweit prices, , July i,187i.
miXOMAS HKI.1KRRR,
JL CONVEYANCEU,
AND
GENERAL IN8UEAN0E AGENT
The following Companies are ltepresentedl
Lebanon Mutual Fire,
Reading Mutual Fire,
Wyouilng Fire,
Fottsvllle FIro.
Lelilgh Fire, and the
'iraveiers- Acciuem insurance,
Also Pennsylvania and Mutual Horse
Tblef Uetcctivo ana insurance Com
pany. March 2'J, 1873.
TIOR Chapped Hands, Faco or Lips,
call at Leutz's Drug Storo.
T4T?. A TTV
AGENTS WANTED! (Male or Fe
male,) to tako orders. DANIEL F.
BEATTT, Washington, New Jersey.
BEATTY.
Plauol
HTSend stamp for full Information,
Price List, Ac, &c. DANIEL F.
UKATTy, Washington, New Jersey.
Railroad Guide.
N
ORTIIPI3NNA.RAlI.nOAD.
rasenzers for rhlladelphlawlll leave Lehighton
as follows !
.1.00 a.m. via L. V. arrive at Pblla. at 0.00 a. tn,
7.37 a. in. via L. & S.
11.10 a.m.
11.10a.m.
2.15 p, mM
2.16 p. m.
6.15 p. m.
8.20 p. m.
8.20 P. HI.
7.19 1. m.Tln L. V.
11.07 p.m. Tla L.AS
11.02p.m.vlaL. V.
2.37 p.m. Tla 8.
4.47 p. m.vla L. AS.
4.44 p. m. In L. V,
7.18 p. in. Tla L. V.
10.80 p.m.
Returning, levve tlenot at Berks and American
Street, l'hlla., at 7.00, 8.30 and 0.15 a. in.; 2.10
3.10 and ft.15 p. tn.
Kara from Lehighton to Philadelphia, t2.S5.
aeb.l lb74. LLLIS CALK, Agent
CENTRAL R. It. OP N. .T.
LHIIIGU 4 SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION.
Time Tablo of Dec. 7, 1874.
Trains leave Lehighton as follows;
For New York, Phi ladetphla, Gaston, Ac, a, 7.37,
11.07 a.m., 2.27, 4 47 p.m.
ForMaurh CUnnk at 10.15 a. ui., 1.14, S.3S, and,
0 III p. m.
For Wllkes-ttarre andScrantonatl0.15 n. m., 1.14
5.CS p. m.
Returning Leave New York, from station Cen
tral Railroad of Now Jersey, loot of Liberty
street, North River, atW5, 0.00 a. m., 12.40,
' 4 00 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia from Depot North Penn'a
It. It., at 7.00,0 45 u. m., 2.10, 515 p.m.
Leave L'aston at 8.30, 11.48 a. m., 3.65 and
7.15 p m.
Leave Maucb Chunk at 7J0, 11.00 a. m., 2.20 and
4.40 p. m.
Fo: further particulars, see Time Tables at the
Stations.
II. P. BALDWIN, Gen. l'aistnger Agent.
July 4, 1871.
pl3NNSYI.VANlA HAlLItOAl),
PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RH. DIVISION.
Summer Time Table.
On and after SUNDAY, JUNK 28th, 1S74, tho
trains ou the Philada. & Brie Hit. Division will
runasfollov.s:
WESTWARD.
Fast Live leaves Philadelphia
12.5.) p.m
5.00 p.m
C.55 n.ln,
" llarrlsuurif
" " Sunbury
" " Wllllamsport
' arr. at Lock Haven
KM p.m. j
kuju p.m.
11.55 p.m.
4.25 a in.
5.30 a.m.
6.35 a m.
0.45 n.ni.
11.10 ii. m
S.05 p in.
8.0.) a.m.
1.2(1 n.m.
Eric JIail (eaves Philadelphia
uarrlimrg
" Sunbury
" " Wllllamsport
' " Lock llaven
" Benova
" arr. at Erie
l'min Mjlil leaves Philadelphia
jiarrisburg
" " Sunbury
" " Wllllamsport
arr. at Lock Ilavm,
4.20 p m.
7.30 pSi
Niaoiri lUritiss leaves Philadelphia 7.20 a.i
" " " llarrlsburg 111.40 u
I n.m.
" ' ' Sunbury
12.30 p.m.
" " " Wlllliinsport
" " " Lock Ilaen
" " " Benova
" " arr. at Kane
KAhTWAKI).
1 IK p.Ill.
11.10 p.m.
4.20 p m
0.50 a.ui,
0 20 a.m.
0.:i i p.in.
7.45 a.m.
11.45 am.
.1.35 p.m
11.20 a.m.
II 20 p.m.
U.35 p.m.
10 50 a.m.
12 40 a.m.
2 40 a.m.
G 40 a.m.
0.45 a.ra
11.00 a.m.
1.1.40 p.m
3.05 p.ni ,
0-1 p.m.
0,00 a.m.
4 05 p in.
5 25pw.
0.50 p.m.
S.40 p.m.
10,55 p.m.
PnitA. Kxrnrss leaves l."ck Ilaien
" " " Sunbury
" " Willlauisport
" " arr. at Ilarrlsburj:
" " " Phllldelohla
Erie Mail leaves Erie
" Renova
" " Lock ll.ivon
" " Wlllhmsport
" " Sunbury
" arr. at llarrlsburi;
" " PhlladelDhla
Kluira Mail leaves Lock llaven
" Wllllamsport
' Sunbury
" arr. at llarrisburff
" ' l'hlladelnhli
NiAflACA Exfp.us loaves Kane
" " ilenovo
" Lock Haven
" " " Wlllljiusport
11 Sunbnry
" ' arr at llarrlsburs
" " " l'hlladelnhl.i
a.m.
Mall East connects cast aud west at Erie with I.
SAM Sit Wand at lrvlueton with Oil Crecltaud
Allegheny 1. It W.
Mall M est with east and west trah.s on L S A M
S R W. and at Corry andlrvlnetou ulth OU(lreik
and Allegheny R R W.
umir.1 .Man ana uunaio uxpre.s make dole
connections at XMIIiamsport with N C R W tialns
uorth,aud at llarrlsburir with N 0 RW tralun
south. V .M- A. BALDWIN', (Icu'l Supt.
REWARD for nn incurable
c.ise of Catarrh. After having
snulTertd, deluged, carried, han k-
ed. spit and gagei-d tv your entire sall.factlon In
your useless endeavors to get relief from catarrh,
use Briggs' Alleviator according to directions. The
filthy mass of muciius will lie immediately expell
ed, ami the Inllamed surface soothed, tbe oyes
smrklowlth delight, the bead feels natural again:
bupe revives, for a cure Is suie to follow the use of
this agreeable, scientific and reliable remedy.
nfiiBmrBCi T HUGH lias been said
llHlglUU s medl Unle !,, 01Il.rpJ fur
the relief and cure of throat und lung diseases; but
r.oblt!g has beeu so eminently successful, or ob
tained such u wl-le celebrity, as Brlga' Throat
mid Lung Healer.
THE excruciating pain
' produced by corns, the uuceas
lug twluging from Bunions, the
piercing, distressing pslu from Ingrowing Nails,
cannot te described, Thousauds sutler, not know.
Ing there Is a cure, Brlgtft' corn and Bunion
Remedies are no add cr potash compounds, but
are reliable, boothlng, and effectual, and justly
merit the success they hate orned from an ap
preciate public. The Curative Is a healing oint
ment: Immediate relief Is ulitalued by its applica
tion, aud It will positively euro the worst cases of
lesiereu rorns, innaoied ana ulcerated nuuiens,
the sorest Instep, the largest aud severest bislers,
tbe most exteusho callosities on lhesolesor heels
of tho foot; unequalled in the cure of cuildbMns
or frosted feet. The Alleviator for ordluary rorns
and preveullng their fcrniatlou Is absolutely uu-
equaneii uy any luing ever auuwn. ask loriiriggs'
Remedies. Take no other.
S ALL VERY WELL,
e not troubUd to think it itnotU
inn to have lUt, Fur Otis reman t
the unfortunate luffcrer acts very little tymmthy.
Ihe agony oTophtt it mt or cannot be much worre
man vie torture enaurea uymuuom wnoareirouotea
toith internal bleedinn external and itchinu piles.
Clad Tidings for tuifererer, Uriggs's Itt ltcmeditt
arc vitiat tare ana mre,
iT1 f AUE THE MOST PLEN-
Jllfl BlS I tifal kind o grain in tUnarktt,
j v uiK7 very ont iia$ a tuypbj , Jtvu
the three year old child to the orandtire verging on
a hundred; ttylith, handsome young ladies whodaily
promenade fdshiombUTtSQrUimuldUajtdmatronsi
vld maids, dr encd up toapjtear young and gay; dan
dies, with their iatentteatherst and invtntiabltwalk'
ing slick i We drgymant merchant, clerk, artitan
and mechanic, of all ages and stations, have a full
supply of corns, bunions, bud natls, and other bother
ationsoj the feet, all of which are banished and cured
by the use of liriggs's Corn and Bunion Jtemedies,
Auevtaior ana curuiirc. ey
A.J. DURLING.Drucclst.
Lehighton, l'a.
May . 1H74 ly.
fKnilE People ot Lehighton and vicln
Ity all unite In testify lug that at A .
J. JJUKlilHU'SUrug and Family Mcd
Iciue Store, l'unii, Fresh and Unadul
terated Medicines can always bu
xouua. may u
THE PHANTOM BRIDE.
BY II, JAMES.
Will you lovo mo beyond tho tomb ?
That question came from tho verinll
llon lips of a young girl at a fancy ball
In Tarls during the reign of Louis XIV.
Suo was a brilliant brunette, with
abundant raven hair, and woro tho
Spanish veil and mantilla which sho
had assumed for the occasion with all
the graco of a daughter of Andalusia.
Iler companion, a uoble Scotch carl of
some two or three and thirty, arrayed
as a warrior of Mary Stuart's, in
Scotch plaid and Highland bonnet and
feather, had been pursuing the fair un
known all tho evening with piotesta
tlons of lovo and eternal fidelity. His
answer was prompt aud unhesitating.
"Yes, I swear It. If I die I will
dream of you in the sepulchre, and n
thrill of joy will welcome you, If your
foot but press the grass over iny head."
"And If I should die?" inquired tho
young girl in a sad tono.
"If you should die, I will bens faith
ful to you dead as living; and if you
should bo permitted to visit me, I will
kiss your cold hand with ns much lovo
as at this moment,'' and ho pressed to
Ills lips the little, whito haud of the
beautiful Spaniard.
"Ah, welll I permit you, then, to
lovo me. Wo shall see if you will be
constant
Farewell wo thall meet
again."
"Rut where? when?'
demanded
the eai!, anxiously.
"I cannot tell. Perlmp? here per
haps elsewhere but you will' see me."
j' And with n gesture which forbade
I l'lm t0 follow her, sho disappeared In
the crowd.
Two years passed, during which
Earl Ralph Morton sought vainly at
Jarly, ot Vetsalllcs In evciy place of
public resort for his beautiful un
known. He was a Scotchman by birth,
ami, like many of his countrymen,
had entered the service of tl o King of
France. But a court life did not com
port very well with his slender fortune,
and ho became, ere long, almost hope
lessly Involved in debt.
"You must find somo rich heiress,"
sa'd his sympathizing friends It was
the usual resource of embarrassed gen
tlemen in that day. But tho carl bad
not forgotten the bewitching Audalus-
Ian, and was In no mood for the search.
Ho was spared tho trouble, however.
His uncle, who was archbishop of nn
Assyrian city destroyed by the Romans,
informed hliu, ono day, that it was time
for 111 in to marry, and that lie had found
a wlfo for lilt".
"Is sho rich?" inquired Ralph. "I
do not ask If she ls pretty It is all the
same t mo."
"Very rich and very pretty."
The earl thought of his unknown,
audsigl.ol; then thought of his credi
tors, and consented. Tho uuelo ar
ranged everything, and when all was
nettled, he gavo tho nephew his bene
diction and two hundred pistoles, and
tent him out to Rurguntly to pay his re
spects to .V.uleinolseiio do Roclio Nolro,
whom he was to marry in a fortnight.
A gloomy Journey of several days'
duration, brought him at length to the
ancient feudal manor liouso of Roche
Noire, situated In the heart of a forest,
on a lofty rock, from which it derived
its name. Ho was expected. Tho
graud door of tho mansion was open,
and an aged servant met him at tho
threshold, and conducted hliu to a largo
hall, at the extremity of which sat nn
old man nud a young glil. The for
mer, whom he divined at once to be the
Huron of Roche Nolro, roso at his en
trance, and salutlug him in tho some
what formal fashion ot tho day, pre
sented ill in to his daughter, Hormlnle.
Tho latter had tho voluptuous beauty
of the flower which has unfolded uuder
a southern Sun, Sho was pale, with
fair hair, and eyes of the deep bluo ot
an Italian sky. Her figure was rich
but graceful, her hands exquisitely
shaped, and transparent as alabaster.
So much tho earl saw, as he bent low
before Ills betrothed, aud, In spito ot
his professed Indifference, ho inwardly
congratulated himself on his good for
tune. The Earl and 2?aron exchanged tlw
usual reciprocal compliments and in
quiries. Ralph was accustomed to so
ciety, and understood how to inako
himself agreeable; tho baron, In spito
ot his seventy winters, had not forgot
ten how to be a courtier; and Uermlnlo
had tho slniplo graco, the dignity, tho
modesty without the prudery, of a
young girl of high birth, religiously
educated, but without any rigidity.
Tho conversation soon became animat
ed and sparkling, while Ralph watched
Uermlnlo, nnd now and then murmur
ed to himself:
"Sho Is charming I Blessings on my
undo for finding mo a wife nt onco so
pretty and so rich I"
When supper was announced, ho of
fered his arm to tho young girl, who
accepted it with a blush, while the
baron led tho way to tho dining room.
It was n lofty apartment, furnished in
the massive style of Louis XIV., and
upon the walls were suspendad numer
ous family portraits. As Ralph's eyo
glanced over these, It was attracted by
one whose fresliLess formed n striking
contrast to tho smoky canvases of tho
defunct barons ot Roche-Nolio. It
represented n young girl of dazzling
but foreign beauty, such ns Is found
enly under southorn skies. A morn
brilliant daughter of Spain never danc
ed the bolero In the perfumed gardens
ot tho Alhambra. The eyes of Ralph
wero fixed Immovably upon the canvas ;
tho first glance had told hliu that It was
his long lost unknown of tho fancy
ball.
"Como my dear earl," saldjtlio baron,
"let us bo seated."
Ralph started and obeyed; then
turnid his eyes from the portrait to
Hermlnie. In contrast with Its glowing
beauty, sho appeared to him utterly
insipid. He made some remark about
the picture. The baron did not reply,
but a cloud pat sed over his face, and
Hernllnie turned pale, aud sat silent,
with downcast eyes. A chill seemed
tojbe thrown over these thrco persons,
Just now talking so joyously. Brief
remarks wero mado cccttloually, In a
constrained tone, and the supper ended
almost in slicnco. At its close, tho
eatl made tho fatigue of his journey
nn excuse for letlrlng.
As tho servant was conducting him
to his apartment, they passed again
tluough the dlnlng-hall.
"Whose poitralt Is this;?" he asked,
pointing to tho picturo ot tho lady.
Tho servant hesitated.
"Speak 1" taid tho earl, lmrcr!ouly,
"It Is tho portrait of Mademoiselle
Ftlmen," said tho old mau, trembling
"And who la she?"
"The elder sister of .Mademoiselle
Hermiule."
"But sho Is dressed In Spanish cos.
tume." ,
"Yes, her mother was a SpanUh
lady."
"And Fulmen, whore is she now?"
"Sho is dead," saldtl.o old mau, sol
emuly. "Sho lies nt the left ot tho
altar in the chapel of tho castle."
Si
Fatigue had no power that night to
bring sleep to Ralph's eyelids. It was
In vain that ho extinguished tho can
dles, and burled Ids head under the
blankets;, tho imago ot Fulmen still
pursued him Now, It was Fulmen ra
diant with beauty, as sho was repre
sented in tho picture, and as ho had
seen her at the fancy ball; agalu, It was
Fulmen, palu and cold, extended In her
colliu under the pavement of tho
chapel. Then ho remembertd liUoatli.
to lovo her as well dead as living, nnd
a cold sweat bathed ids brow. At that
moment a light at tho opposite extrem
ity of the room attracted hU attention;
a door, whose existence lie had net even
suspected, turned noiselessly on its
hinges; the caudles relighted themselves
spontaneously, and a finger draped In
a wliidiug-theet, entered the room, and
approached his bed. It advanced
slowly; tho most acute ear could have
detected no sound ot footstops. Bravo
as ho was, the eail trembled at the ap
parition. When the figure was within
u few feet of the bed, thewludlng-sheet
was thrown back and revealed a young
girl, dressed in Spanish costume.
"Fulmen I" he murmured; "tho pic
ture has descended from Its framo I"
It was Indeed Fulmen, Just as she
was painted, have that tho lips were
pale, tho eye mournful,- tho whole ex
pression unspeakably sad. ,
"Fulmen I" repeated tho earl, In a
tono cf terror, In which Was mingled a
soit ot feverish Joy,
"It is I," sho said. "Do you re
member your oath? They have told
you that I am dead."
The teeth ot ltalph chattel ed; but
the voice was so pure, to melodious,
that It aided liiui to shake off tho stu
por which was creeping orer htm.
"No.'you aro not dead 1" ho exclaim
ed, with an effort.
'I havo been dead a year," replied
Fulmen, sadly. They burled mo In tho
chapel. You can read my epitaph on
tho roarblo slab, the third from tho
high altar."
Ralph could not detach his eyes from
this singular creature, whosd marvellous
beauty counteracted In somo degree tho
terror which the apparition would oth
erwise have caused.
Alasl' resumed tho spectre draping
tho shroud about her form with all tho
coquetry with which a living belle
might wrap an opera cloak around her
'lard dead, really dead, at seventeen;
when lifo was full ot light and perfume
and music; when fears, even, wero so
sweet that they resembled smiles; when
the present was so happy that tho fu
turo was quite forgotten. And then I
loved you. I trusted In your oath; but
you did not caro for me. You havo
como here to marry my sister,'
'FulmenP murmured Ralph, who felt
a pang of remorso at his heart. 'I havo
loved you; I lovo you still.'
She shook her head.
Tho dead aro never loved,' she said,
In sad tonos.
Ralph trembled. Ho felt bis blood
curdle in his veins. Ho remembered
his oath. Yet Fulmen did not complain.
She did not overwhelm him with re
proaches. Sho seemed resigned. Ho
saw her lean her head upon her hand;
a fear shono In her eye, nnd a shiver
rasEcd through her framo.
'I am cold,' sho said, and rising from
tho chair in wl Ich sho had seated her
self, she approached tho flrc-placo, and
bent ns If to warm herself by tho half
extinguished brands. 'Tho dead are
always cold,' sho murmured.
'Heaven!' exclaimed Ralph; 'you are
not dead; but, dead or living, you nre
beautiful, moro beautiful than any llv
Irg woman, and I lovo you ns ou tho
first day I saw you!'
'Tho dead are never loved,' alio re
peated mournfully.
'.But you are not dead. Tho limbs
of tho dead aro rigid; tho flesh corrupt;
they are lusens'ble; they cannot walk;
they cannot speak; you ate not dead
It Is impossible.'
'I am dead,' repeated Fulmen In a
tono of authority which admitted of no
question 'dead, and yet I suffer.
'You sufferl the earl exclaimed.
'Yes. Because I died with a guilty
thought in my heart. I remembered
the ball where I met you. It wa3 earth
ly love,not penltenco that ongrossed my
last bouts. Yet, if you, who ato alive
can love me still, God will perhaps par
don me, onl I shall suffer no longer.'
'I do lovo youl' cried Ralph, gazing
at the young girl, so beautiful In her
sadness. Yet n secret voice said with
in him, 'Ah If sho wero only alive!'
A palo smllo passed oyer tbe faco ot
the phantom. It rose, advanced toward
him. Ralph Involuntarily sluunk back
at its approach.
'You s(0,' tha said, mournfrlty, '.tls
nltvays so. The living fear the dead,'
'No, nol' said he, tajerly, ashamed
ot the momentary terror; 'no Fulmen,
my beloved come.'
Sho extended her hand, and took that
ot tl.o young man. Ralph tittered a cry.
His hand was pressed by the cold, clam
my fingers of a corpse. Sho let bis hand
fall.
'No,' sho repeated In a bait suffocated
voice. 'You see It carnit bo; I an
doomed to suffer always.'
And she fled;whlle Ralph was so over
whelmed Hut he had no power to speak
or move. The candles wont out sudden
ly jsllenco reigned again In the chamber;
the phantom had vaulshed.
The next day dawned bright ami.
beautiful. Tho Baron de Roche Noire,
who did not appear to notice the pallor
and abstraction of his guest, proposed
a hunt. Tho day was spent In the open
air; and If, amid the excitement ot tho
chase, the earl thought of the cecum n
ces of tho last night, they seemed to
111 in only as a bewildering dream. But
with tho returning darknesr, and espe
cially at (he sight of the plcture,the ap
parition again seemed to him a reality,
and ho determined to ascertain tho
truth. Pleading a headache, bo retir
ed to his room, and, extinguishing the
candles, ho called, softly:
'Fulmen! Fulineul'
There was no answer,
'Fulmen-,, I loye you, though deadl'
Immediately tho caudles were religh
ted, and Fulmen agalu appeared. Shu
threw off her winding sheet, and seated
herself In a chair by his si lo; her face
had tho cadaverous paleness ot the
tomb; her eye was sad; her step slow
and palnfuljyet her oxqulslto beauty ex
erted the same fascination over Ralph,
as when sparking with life nnd viva
city. 'Fulmen, I lovo youl' ho repeated,
gazing at her with admiration.
'Yet, If my hand bhould touch
yours,' sho replied, with a sad smllo
'you would utter a cry as you did last
night; tho dead aro always cold.
'Glvo me your hand, nud you will
see,' said Ralph, extending resolutely
his own.
Sho took it, nnd again there came
over him tho same sensation as before;
but ho had self-control enough to con
quer it, nnd again to repeat:
'I love youl'
A brlght.smilo illumed tho features
of Fulmen.
'My poor friend,' sho said, I would
gladly bellevo you; but if) your f.lovo
would end my sufferings; it must bo so
profound, so nrdent, that it can con.
quer even the desire to live. A tomb
with mo must havo attractions for you.
and you aro but twenty-fivn, Ralph. At
your ago life is sweet.
Tho carl shook his head.
'To live without you Is death; to bo
united to you, oven' In tho tomb, would
bo life!'
'Take caro my friend.'
'Of what, dear Fulmen?' exclaimed
Ralph,, over whom tho smllo of tho
young girl seemed to exerciso an over
powering fascination.
'Do you know,' sho said, 'that If you
utter such tt wish God may hear your
prayer, nnd y6u may die?'
'Ah! If ho would I An eternity by
your sido would bo infinlto happiness!'
'Ralph, my friend,' Interrupted Ful.
men, while a smllo of celestial joy'shono
in her face, 'take caro what you say:
you will din if you lovo me."
I wish to dlo.'
'But you are betrothed to my sister.'
An exclamation ot anger escaped
htm.
'I hate her!' ho said, vehemently.
'Why?
'JJecauso shy is alive, while you
dead. What has sho done that
ftro
suo
should enjoy tho light of the sun,
tho
nerfutn of flower?, the melody of birds?
Was she any younger, or moro beauti
ful?' 'Ralph, you aro unjust. My sister
had no control over her destiny or
mine.'
'You wo right; but I swear to yoa
that I will never marry Uermlnlo. I
wish to bo youts, nud only yours, for
ever.' 'You nre mad, my filcnd. I cannot
accept happiness at such .a sacrifice,'
Sho roso slowly.
'Adiou, Ralph! sho said. 'Jfarry
Hermlnie, and pray rar me.'
'Fulmen! Fulmetil' exclaimed Ralph,
falling on his knees at her feet,' do.not
abandon me I love youl'
'But your lovo Is doath.'
'It Is happiness! It Is life!'
'Ills tone was so earnest, so touch
Ing, that tho young girl hesitated.
'Let mo live eternally with youl'jjio
persisted.
'Listen, my friend,' sho said at
loogth asjif sho could no longer resist
his entreaties. 'In this casket,' point
lug to a richly-carved box which stood
upon the table, 'there Is a phial con
taining a dark liquid?'
Mud this liquid?'
'Is death!
'It Is happiness!' exclaimed Ralph,
selling the casket. Fulmer stopped
him by a gesture,
'Not yet,' she said;" 'by-nnd-by at
midnight, 'But first rellect.
Immediately the candles were foxtltt
qtiished, aud he found himself In com
plete darkness.
It Ralph had beeu a Frenchman as
soon ns Fulmen disappeared ho would
have opened the window, and let tho
cool night air play upon his brow.
Then the fever lit being over, he would
have eald to himself: 'All this Is folly.
I am twenty-two years old, an officer
In the king's c.ervien, and am about to
marry a girl, blondu as a Jadonna, fair
as a lilly. who will bring me au Incomii
of a hundred thousand llverea. I havo
only to keep quiet, and hit thlng3 tako
their course.' After which he would
have slept quietly, and let things tako
their course.
But Ralph was. a Scotchman, with nn
imagination ns capable of exaltation hi
most of liN counlryuieiijof the land of
mountain aud mUt. As soon as the
phantom vanished, he relighted tho
candle by the aid ot a half-extinguished
firebrand, and, opening tho caket,took
out the phlnl.
'Fulmen! Fulmeul wait for mo I
am coming,' he murmured, and swat
lowo.1 tho contents at a draught.
For a moment ho experienced a
strange and Inexplicable sensation;
coldness In tho chest, a boat In the
head; then his eyes becamo heavy; his
limbs trembled, aud extreme languor
crept over him, and ho sack upon tho
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