Our timely succor restored the poor Khava, who said she had seen the window open, and a man of cadaverous aspect enter, enveloped in a large shroud, who having bitten her, attempted to suffocate her, but fled at the voice of her outcries. Overcome by terror, she could say no more. Nevertheless, she believed she had recognized one Wieznany in the vampire. Khava’s neck exhibited a red stain. With a view to console her parents, I suggeated that the stain might have been caused by the bite of some insect.     I had better have said nothing of the kind; for the father replied bitterly, and the daughter began to shed tears, reiterating ceaselessly: “Woe’s me! to die so young—so young!” The mother heaped reproaches upon me, calling me infidel, incredulous, impious, and declaring that she had recognized Wieznany. Seeing this blind obstinacy. I concluded to hold my peace.     All the amulets is the house were hung about the neck of Khava. Her father swore that he would go next day to disinter Wieznany, and burn him in the presence of his kindred.     At the break of day, the whole city was put in commotion. The men went armed with guns and sickles, the women carried red hot irons, and the children sticks and stones. In this manner they approached the cemetery with loud and furious cries.     The exhumation occupied considerable time. As all wished to take part in the vengeance, innumerable quarrels sprang up, which would have had an evil end, had not the

old men interfered, and declared that two men only should disinter the corpse. The moment the cloth which covered the body was removed, a sharp, horrible cry raised the hair upon my head. This cry had proceeded from a woman at my side. “It is a vampire!” she exclaimed, and a thousand voices echoed the words. Almost at the same moment, twenty or thirty shots were fired, tearing the head to pieces. The father and kinman of Kkava quartered the body with sharp knives, and the women caught the reddish liquor that flowed from it, to anoint the neck of the tormented.     Several youths took the body from the sepulchre, after having literally riddled it, taking the precaution to tie it to the trunk of a tree, which they had cut down for the purpose. Followed by all the boys of the place, they bore it to a field before the house of Vaglonavich, where a pyre composed of sticks and straw had been prepared. When it was lighted, they commenced to dance around it, accompanying themselves with savage yells. The stench that the corpse exhaled, obliged me to retire to my inn.     This was full of people ; men smoking and women talking all at once, and stunning with their voices the poor sick child who was hardly able to reply to them. Her neck was soaked in this red and infectious liquor, which they mistook for blood. The multitude disappearing by degrees. I was left alone with the family. The infirmity was great. Khava felt the approach of night, and longed fer the appearance of day. Her parents being exhausted with continual vigils. I offered to watch with her. Never shall I