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enough to take his haunted house or.
perhaps, after all. be is merely epdeavotine
to decoy the unwary passenger We
shall see !"
A few weeks determined the question
for, after having the house duly clcansod
and beau,l6ed, and the odor Of tn paint
suffered 10 fade away, various articles Of
furniture were brought into tho rooms.
| These were Of moderate price, and explain
ed to us that the new tenant was n person
| Of respectable station, but not rich. We
| began 10 feel n wish to know what man
ncr Of man he was. Our interest in the
once empty house had received new i'm
pulse ;--and we looked out, day after day
for the strangers arrival.
AT last, a young man, Of lively and
agreeable presence. was one morning seen
giving directions 70 a female servant about
! the disposition Of the furniture. This was
| evidently the master of the mansion. He
STAYED fnr half an hour, then depart ed
aud repeated his shor, visit dslly. He was
probably a clerk in some public office "A
merchant or professional man--wh1se time
was required elsewhere. But, why did he
not reside there? Tint was problem we
s'rove to solve in vain. In the end, he
went away aItogc'hor
'Eacl, morn we missed him in tn accustomed ROOM
| And now no one, except the solitary
maid, was seen. Throwing open the
windows ut morning, to let IN the vernal
| Nav closing them OF night rubbing with
n deliberate band the new furniture ga.
eng at the unknown neighborhood or
sitting lisiles~y in the afternoon, 'mpara.
dlsed' in rustic dream', she appeared to
be the sole spirit Of the spot. Our imagi.
nations we're not satisfied, and we looked
forward to another conner.
We were not disappointed. After the
lapse Of fortnight from the young macs
departure. our inquisiive eyes discovered
him again. He was sitting at breakfast,
with lady by hs side. Pretty, young
neat. and alfred from head 10 foot in
white, she was evidently a bride. We
rushed At once upon this conjecture; and
certain tender manifestations on the hus-
bands leave taking, confirmed Us in our
opinion.
He went away; and she. left 10 herself
explored as far az we could observe, all
the rooms of the house. Every thing was
surveyed with patient admiration every
drawer opened; the little book case con
lemDlated, and lis slender rows Of books
AL one by one, examined. Finally, the
maid was called up, eom9 inquiries made,
and The survey recommended. The lady
had now some one to encourage her opcn
expressions Of do'irht. We could rlmos,
fancy that we heard her words How
bcautlfnl this is Wba, a comfortable
sofa What charming screen How
kind, how good, how consldera'e Of -
1t was altogether pretty scene.
Let us pass over tho autumn and wintor
months, During a portion Of this time,
we ourselves were absent in the country
and, when a. home, WE remember bnt little
of wha' happened. There was little OF no
variety to remark upon; or possibly our
curiosity had become somewha abated
At last spring came, and with it thou.
sand signs Of cheerfulncss and life. The
plane put forth its tender leaves; the sky
grew blue overhead (cvcn in Londoo)-
and the windows of the once melancholy
} house shone blushing with many flowers
So May passed, and June came on. with
rs air all rich with roses, But the lady !!
All! her cheek now waved pale, and her
step grew weak and ial,ering. Sometimes
she venlurcd into her small garden (when
the sun shone upon it) AT other twes she
might be seen, wearied with needle work
or sitting angnidly alone; or when her
husband was at home, before and after the
hours of business, she walked a little,
leaning on him for support His devotion
, increased with her infirmity.
IL was curious Ia observe how love had
tanned the high and frolcsome spirit of the
man. A joyous and perhaps, common
manner became serious and refined. The
weight Thought lay on hm--the respon
slblll'y of love. 1t Is thus thai in some
natures, love is wanting TO their foil 1cvel.
op"ment, II raises, and refincs, aud mag
miles, the intellect, which else would re
nam trivial and PROSTATE. From seems
ing barrennnss, the human mind springs at
once into farti'lty-from vagueness into
characicr-from dulnes into vigor and
: beauty, under the charming wand of love.
But let Us proceed:
On gilterlng night in August, we saw
+ lights flashing about The house, and people
hurrying up and down, as on some urgent
occasion. BY degrees the tumult subsidized
4 the passngs backwards and forwards be.
> came less frcquent-and at last tranquility
. was restored A single light burning N an
upper window, alone told that some one
kept watch throughout the night. The
! next morning 1--WE were todl the knockor
> of the house was shrouded in white leolh-
err; and the lady had brought her husband
a chid We drank to it's health in wine,
For few days quiet hung upon the
house. But it was doomed speedily to de-
part. Hurry and alarm came again.
Lights were seen once more Pickering to
and fro. The physicians carriage was
heard 1t came-and departed, The maid
: now held her apron To her eyes. The hus.