Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-11-01

! rested on an interesting face Of the old house
, 81 should like to hear more OFF history
There must be legend, story, prophecy
a something connected with 1t, surely"
look up" ,aid my companion, drawing
me few PAGES to the left Of the lime trees
"Do YOU scs that window beneath the iur
rsi now IN shadow Well iha, Is the bright
room Of Cranmors. 4 bright rOom, IN by ne
s.r,hl, candle Every nirhta supernatural
radiance CLEANS on the oak.Panclled walls
By the last proprietor everything was done
to find out the trick everything must be sup
posed to b. a trick nOwadays) but nigh, after
nigh, the rhosily CLEAN returns and -
Who Is the proprietor ~
7 L" You shall hear. NV mother knew the
. place veil In youth. She kucw tic heroine
Of the story that mean to tell you but &c,
up snd walk with mc round the quaint old
gardens. Look at the long, sharp lights ,ha,
dart through the grand wide shadows Look
down the dim tangled walk o,rIarchcd with
c,crgrccus fourishinC IN the unirmmed glory
OF neglect See beyond there, ever the plea.
,eut mcadovs-iurther To the vide old woods
aud icrny dells Oi Brownsward-snd let YOUR
eve wander round illl II rcschc, the sudden
SILVER CLEAN of the many winding rivcrs.--
Follow the brigh, lac,nc Of the water through
the low, rlch fields. tlll It j. spanned BY a
three srcled bridge, aud then look along the
White rusd that leads to the village. with a
g,lt tipped sPlTe shining IN the sun, and let
your ryc and fancy wander otwards to the
vldc-roolcd. three shtoudcd dwelling that has
,iocd there three hundred and twenty wears
That il Hallwood-the place belongs To the
lIcrbcrs. Bu, II - of the manor here that
Ne mus, nov speak.
Crlnmorr belongs to the Il family.
About i've and thirty wear, ago Lord II lent
u n widow relation, who, having been lcit
almost r.nnll.,, with >lN children, va, very
Glad ,o 80 down a, Cranmorc rc0; free. The
place had b,-,D once a stately old dwelling oi
Oh, family 'r whom lt,ull belongs buIvhcp
Nr, n took possession thereof, u Vas al
uu., devoid Of furniture. though the walls
snj windows were 40 sound repair. Lord
N Bad ArJ'y rri considerably replaced q
.,,' n. ., u.srs thug .ut early r au-
tumu OF Isoi Mrs. ID. iooA posse,sien OF her
u,V hu,nc. she vas Woman of siron.
nrr, D. ul imagination. lnd blessed With plenty
ct chrrglulucss and uror. Her establish
mcu, cons,slrd of nurse, a COOK and rirl
of shlrcn who acted the part ct house
u,a.I ,h.- last named scr,.pi had oaly hrrn
brr-l about "a weeks before Mrs D.'s AT
u,al a CT,nmorr. From her las, place shc
hli bTought a .uUd character iur sobucIv,
aud ,,s4cil,. lnJ th,Jt wgs Lo rr5suu iu sup
v.a.s iru.n hrr manner that there was an,
hrHi1c,, or excitement OF ,nnd on the cun-
trry. sle was a quiet, stead, and Industrious
servant. and "a as large house a. Culnmur,
D., may b. ,uFr,-.d her i.ms vas folly occu.
p.rJ p, beg daily work.
I, mus, b, mentioned iha, Mr, d on CON.
iu. Co Crlunorc, had fixed on a small u,l.ol
rugm, iruurng the south, which 81, intended
To- o,cury the other apartment, were man,
of,bem locked up To proven, the chill dnurII,
iruu opcu ioor, aud ~iudy corrlors, sweep
ins tbrough the great building lo ,hr dlsoum.
lurt uf the inmates. One OF tVo large state.
rooms were. however left opca io serve a,
pa, ground To- the children on Wei and Win
iry iay, when they nigh, not be- able to get
ou, Thee rooms were above ,Io-o luhabi.
,eI by Nr,. D. AMI her children.
Oar a1cruoou lu November, Mr, d. vas
sitting at ,hr window working when her at
lection was attracted by seeing MrCar', no,
rirl who acted a. her housemsii, wandering
alone. with her eve. fixed on ,hc upper win.
duWs Of the house - Il intrO,ly WATCHING
something within the easements. Mr.. ID.
was surprised n thc length oi time she stay
ci ln the walk alone. standing quite still 20,
ten minutes, although the DAY was cold, and
she had only wrapped light shaw over her
head and shoulders. Mrs. d. knowing that
the girl had been suffering from rheumatism
opened the window and called out,
cin--vha, are you staring a, 80 lont'
The pitl TUNED away saving, "No,hlug
ma'ma; l ~as afraid ,ha, the chimney Vas ~
FIRE"
She turned and wen, in, aud Mrs d
thought no more Of the circumstance.
The country round Cranmore is Ola lone
ly and wild character, there are few gentle
mems seats near, and the Sequoslered mauor
house had been inhabited fer two months Ny
Mrs. ID. before any one had broken IN uPOr
her solitude by visits Of individuals.
TIallwoOd Is the neares, place Of any con
sequence. II Is an EliIabe,han house. A
pleasant, cheerful family then occuyied II
people who are always ready to see ihei
friends, and rejoiced IN new neighbors Prov
r ded they were tolerably respectable. Ih'
Herberts found out the merits, name, an'
family connection Of Mrs. ID. and lost no iim'
in calling and proposing that she should sPen'
the day with them abou, Christmas time
/. when sll the brOihers and sisters were
homo and an uncle and aun, came from Sus
{ sex To enlarge the circle. MIR. d. agreed u
, spend one afternoon there. She waste walk
/ Il the day proved fine, to HallwOOd and III
Herber,s were to send her back in the ear
{ rage before ten o'clock.
The evening passed oyer, and she left he
. friends about quarter OF an hour latter ,ha
she had intended. The road was covsre
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