The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-05-08
SPARTANBURG, S. c.. THURSDAY, MAY 8 1856

"Nor didn't want TO, Miss Lucy, if you
mean for the convincing of my eyes. III
tell you, ma'am, how it was," she added
turning to me. "Their candles be all out
the last pound have lasted 'em three
weeks, if it have lasted one, so it's plain
they have mostly sat in the dark. In get.
ting the candlesticks out, just now. / re.
membered there was nothing to put in 'em,
so up went into the drawing room to say
so. The door was locked when / got there
and they have kept il so for the last few
days, which is another odd thing. WASN'T
IN sunny humor-locking up room, like
that, indeed! and gave the latch twist
and sharp push, and open it flew In
went: there warn't bit of fire in tire gratc.
but they have it now in their bedroom in.
stead-I should like to know why. 1t was
next to pitch dark, save glimmer flight
that came through the bedroom door, which
was on the jar; and rs / stood there, a
strange voice, mans voice, called out, Il
am so thirsty If there's nothing else, you
must give me water. My lips and tongue
are rarched.'"
SARAH, how can you be so foolish." ut
tered my sister. Mrs. Archer speaks
gruffly"
"A mans voice it was. III take my BIZ
bic oath on it," persisted Sarah. 81 ran
against the table, then, and caused noise
not for the purpose: | was stepping
softly forrard to peep in, and come in con
tact with one Of its lege. Out flew Miss
Graves, just as fra been robber, and
banged-to the door behind her."
"'Whose thereH she called out; for, now
the door was shut, we couldn't see the ghost
of one another"
Its only me, miss answered. There
amt no candles left"
"'Oh- well-I-rll see about it," she
said; we don't want them yet; we are sit
ting by freight. How did YOU get in,
Sarah! l thought l slipped the bolt: for
when we are sitting by ourselves, up here,
and you all down stairs, we feel tmid.'"
"'lou couldn't have slipped it very far,
miss | said; i gave the door smar, push,
and it opened. OF course, shouldn't have
done it if had known loud fastened me
out; but this is an awkward latch, and
used to have n trick OF catching, and
thought no more but that;t vas at itagain.'
SO, with that | came away Aown stairs,
and she came across the room and bolted
the door again"
Your ears heard double" cried Lucy.
~ ou do fancy strange things sometimes,
Sarah. Recollect the evening YOU came to
us, last summer, and protested Miss Brown
was talking ont of the front window. And
she fast asleep in her bed, all the while, at
the back of the house"
That Miss Brown had rs many ruscs rs
n fox" uttered Sarah, "and shall never
believe but what she was talking out al
the front window; and 10 somebody over
the wall, too. However, she's gone, so il
don't matter; but whether or no, ain,
Is Il man up there"
mistaken now, and I'll lay my lie there
Lucy took the poker and raised the fire
into blaze, which lighted up the amused,
incredulous smile on her face. But con.
fe's was staggered The girl was SO very
earnest, and she had her share of strong
common sense.
at was = gen,lcman's voice" she resum.
ed, and he spoke as if he WAS tired, or else
IN pain. Suppose | 60 and borrow the next
door ladder, and climb up to their winder,
and have n look in!"
"les," cried Lucy, laughing heartily, As
She flung down the poker, "do, Sarah. New
or mind falls"
What can say we want with it. They'll
think dark nights funny time to borrow
a garden ladder. Suppose 90 with a
tale, that an obstinate iii has took our cur
tains, these here, and they wont draw, and
want to get up to the nngsl 1t is"
"Do not run on SO, Sarah, Interrupted;
"you know | should permit nothing Of the
sort. And if the blind is down, AS it is
almost sure to be, you could not look into
the room, YOU did get up to the window"
"l'il go and see was Sarah's answer,
darting out into the hall, and thence 10
the garden.
"Itis down." she said, returning in again.
But you just come and look here, Miss
Lucy. Ii there amt the shadow of a mans
hat on the blind, never saw a hat yet"
They went out into tho cold night, and
| followed them. There really was the
shadow Of mans hat cast on the blind.
1t seemed rs it the bamboo table had been
drawn from the corner OF the room--to
get to the cupboard, probably-and was
placed in from, Of the window. On it stood
the hat, and the freight, being opposite,
threw it, shadow on the blind. A. we
looked, the form of one Of tile ladies passed
before the window, and lifted the table
back to its place, out Of sight, aud we went
shlvering into the house again.
"Now, ma'am what do YOU think' ask
cd Sarah, triumphantly
"Why, | think that some one has call
ed, | resolutely replied. The ladies are
most respectable in their conduct perfect.
ly 50; 1t is impossible TO think them other
wise. loy may have been out of the way
when he-whoever il is-camc to the door,
and one of them must have come down and
let him in. As to his being in the bedroom
it is natural they should be where the fire
is this cold night
Not soul has been to the door thi,
afternoon persisted Sarah. IL have been