The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-12-05

'MduaIn, i SAID, 'SOmelning muSt Oe
done for your health. if we should fail in
giving more healthy tone 10 your hus-
bands mind
Before she could reply, the door opened,
and tall, gen,iemaniy man, of apparently
about fifty years of age, entered The room.
He bowed and we both returned the salu-
talion.
Mr.. Harrington said the wife to me;
then turning 10 her husband Henry,
this IS DIR. -
Sir, am delighted to see YOU said
Mr.. Harrington. 'Gentlemen, will you
take any refreshmen,?
DO said d. - TO me.
Thank YOU said.
Mary said the mad Mr.. Harrington,
in the most rational manner in the world,
tell William 10 bring tray and some
wine
While he was giving this order, DR.. -
whispered 10 me-
Don't allude TO the mania. Let him
come round to il himself
! nodded acauesence.
The tray was brought, and we all three
sat down 10 an excellent, though some hat
early luncheon. Mrs. Harrington had left
the room, and we certainly looked as ra-
tional party as could be well supposed.
You have charming abode here, Mr..
Harrington said |.
Yes he replied; 'to me, who have
lived pent up in the city the greater part
OF my life, il appears indeed most delight
full
'Tlrese suburban villas remarked Doc
tor -, always had charm for me-
T. L. II,
moment, and then looking me hard in
the face, he said
i beg your pardon for the abrupt ques-
tion | ain going TO ask you
DIR. - gave me nudge with his
elbow, and Mr.. Harrington continued
Did you ever see Il ghost?'
"A ghost 2 repeated.
Yes, sir, a ghost. Did you ever find
ghost, sir that's what | ask. Because
you know that DR.. Johnson says tha,
many persons who deny their existence
with their tongues confess it by their
fears, and the Rosicrucians could raise
spirits. The world is teeming with invis-
ible life, sir We are surrounded, hemmed
in. At our table-in our chambers we
have them-everywh where. Now what |
ask you is, did you ever see one?'
Il certainly have not said.
Nor have T. he replied, sand that's
what vexes me and nearly drives me mad
Here he gave thump on the table that
made the glasses lump again.
Sometimes, he continued. L catch
glimpse of one, and then he's off again.
hand-a foot-the side glimpse of a
face-the flash of an eye. | have seen
all that; but they torment me, and won't
let me see a ,Ohote chest. So I'm a
ghost-seeker, you see, naturally. Look
here
He suddenly drew from his pocket
human thigh bone and laid i, with dab
upon the table.
Look here,' he continued Here's
the thigh bone of some fellow. I've been
taunting him for week about it, but he
won't come
Again he gave the table thump. Then
suddenly fixing his eyes on one part of
the room, he cried
'There-now there's one there! but he
won't show himself-no, not he There
just dim shadow of something. Don't
you see look there there 1t goes
along by the wall. See! see Curse
you.
So saying, he caught up the bone and
threw IT, with great force against the wall.
During all this paroxysm, one circum-
stance struck me as con6rmatory of his
insanity. He carefully avoided meeting
my eye. When he had thrown the bone,
however. he turned 10 ME, and fixed his
gaze and saw him cover, Immediately, as
all insane people will do.
MIR. Harrington said /, on can't ex-
pect people TO call upon you if you behave
so strangely
Il he muttered-'I was provoked,
you see.' f
Provoked !-nonsense =
I'm the ghost-seeker, you know he
said calmly, and people know how an
moving | am
'Thal may be, said /, but you ought |
10 know better than 10 behave SO riticu-
lously. III place you in the way of see
ing as many ghosts as you like. Why, |
you are making fuss about the common
est thing TO men of science that can be- |
Mr.. Harrington looked at me with an /
AIR OF profound astonishment.
You shall be gratiied,' / continued. |
GOOD day for the present To morrow