Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-07
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A Ghost Of a Love Story.

A Ghost OF a Love story.
IN an excursion I ono, made IN BuunHy, /
aut,ci one evening a, the lule,avu OF Pou-
taysn in lower Coruwlll-ior Cornwall is Ou
both side, " the chaurel-vih its Tors,
T-s and P.rs, as well as on tbc French as
ON ,hs EarHsb laai, which goes 90 prove tha,
ths two countries Of Gree, and Lttlc Britain
were once united.
I,v1s a beautiful summer and the charm
tr. country BOO ,hat point Of projecting land
between hc BAY olDouarncncz and the Inls,
Of Bgrc5rt, bad never looked more smiling
arI agreeable. Twas on my way 90 Ql.mqCr
,ar capital ofthr district, and need uo, have
,c1tlrrI on such a,c as ,he very shabby iun
offered ba, I had fancy 20 stop .n orjcJ 90
have an opportunity Of visiting Oh, ruins of a
castle which I bad observed o0 my way,
s-avrrur a brIl rising above a village called
Nz11. shog, walk from p06layCu,
AsIvas well aware that TO view a ruin
Alright. oac should ego visit 81 BY the pale
moonlight, and lhc moon being then ".n her
hrhrs, noon, ] melr,alci an excursion with
r, comrar,aus-oac Of whom was a Breton
born. and ,hc other a brisk little native Of
Nounaaiy-,o tbc Castle ofRu,teiln, as soon
as oar supper bad aliy'c restored us aUcra
Jaws ll-uly over bal roads.
The walk was extremely pretty, through
deep shaded lance, acruss which Ge clear
rar. ofirr mo1rl. cb, danced as ,hCy escaped
though ths leaves, stirred by soG breeze.
We soon reached the village, aud mounted
che steep h1r, o., che highest po.n, Of which
rose thc numerous walls and towers of what
mus, once have been large castle % wha,
llI been ide inner court lhs ground was Cow
cred with srN tur, where formerly hc v,l-
lace ffr, and dances were held.
one night. merry party OF Young people
were dancing on th.s green, and had not yc,
ceased, when ,br clock OF doe chaPelo of N.zoa
t1ueI twelve. Exactly at iha, moment, al.
though ,ho vclthc, bad been beautiful until
,hca fri,uas warm summer a sudden
chill came over alI. the moon become Ob.clr.
al. and ,he wind rose tn sharp gusts which
violently shook lhe thick wv garland, ou ihc
wall The party ,,oQpei 300 ,he midst ofthc,r
dance foy every one had lc,, the influence Of
the change, and o., the sky grew darker ami
ihc wind louder. they cluu- 20 each other in
actual fear. Presently those who had cour-
a-s 10 look around ,hcm were aware that,
gazing a, them fror tha pointed ruined win
dow of,he far,o1. stood figure boz the dress
ofa monk with sbaycn crown and hollow
lrs,raas cyc,. ~ thc great Revolution had
lr-- since cleared the country Of mouls,crics,
and a, nj, monk had ever been seen in the
locality except tn a picture, the general as,on-
i,hmeut was great. The terror increased
when the figure, slowly moving from the win
l5V. rslr-clrcd. ata lower one, as Il de-
s,srI.ar ,rc broken stair, and finally was
seen TO emerge from beneath the stone
portal into the interrupted moonlight, and aT-
rsarsd-suu fixing bs lus,rous ewes upon
thsm-,1 De advancing With a general cry
gfierror, and with a rap.ity which ouly fear
can give, all rushed towards lhe opposite en-
trance, and nearly falling over each other in
their eagcmes TO escape, d4rci from ,he
castle and made thc be,t Of their way TO the
bottom Of The hill, nor stopped ull they re
gained the cottages.
A0crl this, the ruirs were never visited by
night but occasionally 10 happened that q
Stranger, coming from distance, would have
o. eros, tuc lower part of,hc b.u, which the
castle crowned, and. if be looked up from the
m1r,by lake, into which drains an the water
from the heights round about, and which is
one Of the mos, dismal, dre,ry.loohiog spots
d, the ncirhborhcod. he was sure to see,
p,5uu,ur ,he hrl. funeral procession con-
dur,iur bier covered with white eloth,