The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-23

Through the long corridor, through
the ante rooms, and | found myself on
the same spot, with my eyes fixed on
the mirror, when-again the white
figure like a pale cloud Hoated across
my track directly behind me. l shud-
dered involuntarily, pressed my hand
over my eyes for an instant and turn
ed-but the figure was gone.
Now good angels stand by me-
shuddered Involuntary, pressed my
hand over my eyes for an instant and
turned-but the figure was gone.
Now good angels stand by me-1
thought-for L have assuredly seen a
ghost-thcre is no optical illusion or
any mistake here-I have certainly
seen neutrality-suspicious. never
hare been-nor ,ciu be (the rcsolu-
ton suddenly inspired me) if 1 can
help it. A malcdiction upon all Ger
man spectres II will get to the bot
tom of this matter, as sure as | am an
unterri6ed bachelor-'th time new
or fails"
So collecting myself, and now thor.
oushly aroused, l passed around a
third time, reached the spot, and-the
white, swaying, cloudy figure was
so near behind me, that there was no
installing it My blood curdled !;
but now l was prepared for it-leap-
ing suddenly around, struck out to-
wards the object, and-held something
in my grasp.-a thin, gauzy sub
stance rested a moment in my hand,
and then-foated away
Don't bo alarmed, dear friend "A
CURTAIN by all that was vcxatious
and ridiculous-a WHITE CURTAIN
So. then-my beautiful spectre !
1 thought its YOU, is it =
Just at the entrance Of the saloon
from the next room, was glass door
standing open, attached to which was
long curtain in passing this, my
cloak, which swayed gently to the
motion of my body, created curren
, of air-this current drew the curtain
out as l passed, which afterwards
quietly fell back to its place.
Now, had l not driven my ghost in
, to his lair, but had beat retreat iron
the spot, l should positively hav
once seen the Pale Lady, and ha,
been, my life long, a superstition
bachelor-thc victim of terrific cur
tain.
: Strange to say, however, the afte
consequences of the apparition at til
E castle where in vexatious confrmatio
! of the popular prejudice, rather tina
= an attestation Of my own triumphaI
9 skepticism. The reigning Landgravc
; at the time of the ghostly demonstra
+ ton, was perfectly well, with no SYM
= tom of any malady whatever. Bl
=, whether unhappily influenced by VIII;
= had occurred, or not-he was an ol
man, and shared, haply, the popula
superstition-I cannot say at a
u events, in three days time, (the p
u riod indicated by the tolling bell,) I'll
u Lord of the castle was no longer
u healthy man. A mortal disease ha
: : evidently seized upon him, and-h
Il u suddenly died.
g l made a great effort, in settlin
- the train of circumstances afterwar(
. to have the Landgrave already lit
I sick before the advent of the Ahntra,
Il and thus invaldate miladrs power
y !, prediction and upset her testimony
:. But it was of no use-the fact is, IL
:, 4 old gentleman was perfectly well at IL
y time, and was unfortunate enough q
= some kind of collusion with the Pa
= = Lady) to die just in the unluck
- "nick of time"
:, 't The private verdict of ment
|" coroner's inquest which l have sinc
; often held upon the departed, th'
;, - reads-.frightened to death.-N. J
y uusical World.