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

? last said.
"whs, frightened you'"
"She then began to cry violently and di,
no, reply. ! let her go on crying; It is
grel, relief to some tempramen,s. Ther
when she became calm, repeated my cues
,ion. She replied"
Z" ! saw strange things tonight"
Z" What things did you se.i"
"Ah," was all she sad.
ave do not know what things hav. gon,
ou here IN old tims.," she added IN few
minutes.
There is no necessity We should" ] re
pliod.
She was silcn, for some ,iinc and then said
We can, tell wlnt there IL nred for. !
msy he to make Us lhiuk Of what we eauno
sec"
/ drd not reply, Gor bad no intention of en-
,crnr Into metaphysical di,quisiIion with tho
I giil Who Vas evidently ~ very highly en-
r,cd state. Finding that 'le was unwilling
10 speak, pressed her no farther. sat uT
with her lill daylight and ihen, finding that
she was tu'crahl, cumpuscd, | went To my
own room oUnto you that i,ltlhe Whole
affair io be- an unaccountable aud uncomlurla'
bic occurrence. Ailcr breakfast sen, lur the
servants. told them on nu account To men
! ton It before the cnooen. | told them
wshld lrl them all leave ~ a months time II
! lhcy wished II. but they replied tia, they
were too much attacked tn the family, I" do
80 On small prclences, and they would rather
wait ,nd soe what happened. Not week
afler that was sitting IN the nursery, 'wo OF
the children were asleep IA bed IN that room.
| had sen, nurse to hcr supper, and meant to
stay in the room until she returned. rose
to go, but my youngest hoy woke uP sudden
~, ayIng,-
Don't go, don, leave u' for fear OF the
bugh, lady"
The brgh, lady '' said.
| ,um,d round to the bed and putting my
arms around the h,,le fellow, said
WHO D, the bright lady -
Ilo hid hl, face ~ my breast aud whisper.
ed
Margaret saw her"
really iclt very angry to fin. III, absurd
gossip that vas going through the house.
Nonsense" said, ' | a'u the "nIy lady
m the hou,,', you know"
No, no. u,anm, there Is bright lady,
and bright rom too"
How did you hear such SILLY 'un ~ ]
asked h.m.
81 was lying, they thought, asleep, bat
was no, asleep bl,, Aud ! heart Margaret
telling uurse. Thoy were talking cio's tn
the bed currllus, AND did 40, Ano" ! "as
awake
"wha, did ,hcy talk about said.
"Oh, abuut VOC, aud light, and Mar
sirr, going up one nigh, when she heard The
voice, and her seeing a brIgm lady a, the
glass. and tire on the wall, and Nms,hI"g
.sout an odd face, very wicked, aud a strange
silver lgh,-a Iamp III her hard, lea0oo' re-
member It nov. but know II frightened me
very much indeed, mimma'
The fools" said To myself, aud sal
down tr NV Wrtk again.
/ STAYED ull the servants hal done supper
AID ,hrn ucu, ,o NV own roon. did uoi
know uha, To do. ,hough' ct leaving th'
place. bot that appeared So foolish a thing I"
do To tc frightened away toy the talcs oI
idle, gus,lppiuc women, ~. really Z" pro
yoGipg Aucr ,hukmg -rnc ln'lc umc,
r,pl,cI uu ,nlkins 900 ,tl"m,i ,o d'-""'c' t'',
tr.,h oi the ease. took 40 hight, Aud gU,uL
,unly up lhc HA,r--Ihs ttuo stair 'dl
down ua oar pi the s,cls halfway w, An'
.vnprlnp warm shaw, snuupd mc, deter
mined ~ watch there Tor several hours. Now
the sc, of watching lu ihc DARK Is one whlcl
test, the nerves, but hai such au ardent de
sire to huI out and pat an cnd to th. Who'll,
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