The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-12
Ghost Stories.
The following is from Thomas Moore's diary:

III 'oAO""6 10 HoHl L uoludS MOOTc 3 uldTY.
cleft Holland House in time to get to Rogers,
where Sir w. Scott was to call for Called at
to take us to dine with his son, Major Scott, at
Hampton. Scott very agreeable the way. II ii
him our conversation at Holland House about GHOSTS
when brought on the same topic. His own strong
persuasion, one night that he the figure Of Lord
Byron. Had been either talking of, or reading him,
and on going ntO the next room, startled to see
through the dusk what he could have sworn was b,
ron, standing AS he used to do when alive. On re-
turning into the drawing-room, he said his dagh-
ter, sif you wish to see Lord Byron, 90 into tha,
room.' 1t the effect of either the moonlight or
twilight upon some drapery that was hanging up,
winch, to his imagination, just then full of Byron,
presented this appearance. Rogers story of the
young couple at Berlin in their opcra-box, between
wno"' al distance, there always appeared to be a
person sitting, though going into their box it was
found that there one there but themselves
From all parts of the house this supernatural intruder
could be seen; but people differed as to it's appear-
ance, some saying it fair man-others, dark;
some maintaining that he old, and others that he
was young. 1t should be mentioned, that there was
some guilty mystery hanging over the connection be-
tween these two young people; and as, at last, no
one ventured to visit their box they disappeared from
Berlin. This anecdoe Lord Wrio,hesey Russell
brought with him from abroad. Scott (who evde, T..
lydid not like the circumstances being left unexplain-
ed) proceeded to tell story Of Mrs. Hook, the wife
of DR.. Hook, who wrote the Roman history; sit be-
Ing we'll he said sto have some real person to fit one 5
story on
."Mrs. Hook becoming acquainted and intimate
with soreign lady. widow at Bath, they resolved
to live t'gether their return to London. Mrs.
Hook, on coming down stairs one day at this LADY $
lodgings meeting foreign officer on the stairs. say.
10 ner TREND next day, you had ysiter yeser-
day! the other answering sNo. she had seen no one
since Mrs. Hook left her. Mrs Hook thinking this
odd, going another day into her friends dress;no
room by mistake, and seeing the same officer there
alone stretched on the sofa. Being now sure there
was something not right, determined to mention Il tn
the lady, who. at first, said it impossible. but
hearing description of how tue officer was dressed.
tainted. Mrs. Hook, convinced that it was some i'm.
proper liason she was carrying determined grad
ua'ly to give up her acquaintance. The foreign lady
soon after was preparing to go to London; aud Mrs.
Hook being in the room when her maid was pack ing.
(the lady herself not being presently saw miniature.
case tall Out oil the portnanteau; and taking it up
and opening it, saw the portrait of the very person
whom she met ON the stairs. Chat said the maid,
sn the picture Of my mistress husband sHer hus.
band!' 'Yes, answered the maid; He died shor,
time before we left Germany In few weeks after.
wards, there arrived an order in England to have
this foreign lady arrested on charge Of numbering
her hpsbsnd,''
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