Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1856-12-11

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the candle and led the way down stairs
We followed at this order--Cassy hold.
ing on to her mistress skirts. Alice hold.
ing to Cassy'S, and | bringing the rear.
with casual weapons in one hand an6
spiritual ones in the other-that is to saw.
with big ruler and prayer book.
y emu damp air met us at the foot OF
the stalrs-nothing else.
Inc 'front.' hall was empty and bleak.
w tried the doors, and found them n.
secure as we had left them, with the ey.
ceptlon of the parlor door, by which Cas-
sy had entered, and which was on the
latch. Mrs. Hawkins pulled it to ana
locked 1t, SAYING in low voice, that She
wished, while examining each room, to
keep all the rest locked, that there might
be no escape for any one concealed in
the house.
First we went into the right hand bed
room, opening from the hail. 1t was Sc
cure, vacant and bleak. We locked the
door and drew out the key.
Next We looked into the left-hand bed,
room--it was in precisely the same con.
dtion. We made it fast in the same
manner.
Then We opened and entered the par
Tor. This was the bleakest room of any
lofty, totally bare, cold and damp.
Nothing here, said Mrs. Hawkins.
looking around.
O,r-rf-rr-i-r-rattle-te-6 ang-a,ag- dnQle
rolled the phantom ball and scattered
the nine pins.
I'D! hd!! hai hal la! ha.n shouted
the hollow, ghostly voices.
They seemed to be in the very room
with tls-reverberating in the air we
Notwithstanding IN the four walls a.
round, and from the ceiling above us.
Jesu MaryP cried Classy, dropping on
her knees. y
oh. oh! CHI gasped Alice, clinging
to me. 80
This is very unaccountable,' said our
grandmother, looking all around the room
where nothing but bare walls and bare
boards met the view.
We looked at each other in silence for
a few moments, and then Mrs. Hawkins
said,
Come! let us look into the dining-room,
and then call up Hector to assist us in
searching the grounds
We passed into the next room, and
locked the door behind us, rs we had
locked every Que in our tour through the
house. That room was closely packed
with furniture, over which we had to
our passage.
W nlle we were doing so, once again
sounded the detonating roll Of the ball,
The rafting, scattering of the pins, and
the hollow peals of laughter, ali echoing
around and around us, as it were, in the
same room.
Alice again seized her grandmother
Classy fell over stack Of washtubs, and called
,n all the saints to protect her
Mrs Hawkins ordered Alice to let CO. and Cas-
sy to get up and go on.
She was obeyed. A great general was our
grandmother, and we knew il.
We left the dining room, locking the last door
behind rs We lodged the dark, blind alley,
sheltered the candle from the drizzling mist ana
went around into the kitchen and called Hector
from above.
The old man answered, and soon came toddling
down the narrow stairs.
Hector, have you heard those noises 2 en-
CURED Mrs. Hawkins.
The Lord between us and evil! I've heern.
Mistess! I've heorn
What do you suppose it is =
A dubious, solemn shake Of the head was the
Did mans only reply.
Can't yon speak, Hector How do YOU ac-
count for these noises? Con,ei no mysteries: an
swer If you can; what are theyi'
'Dead people = groaned the old man, with a
shudder
'Poohn exclaimed Mrs Hawkins.
But l could see that even she was paler than
usual.
Come, Hector There is no one in the house.
hat is certain. And no one can get into it while
We are gone, because it is locked up Now fas
en up the kitchen, and let US go and search the
grounds, AID unlIennel any interlopers that may
be lurking there
We came out and secured the kitchen door,
and began ouI tour of the garden.
As we left the door, our watch dog ran out TO
DIN us. This circumstance, lille it greatly as.
sisted us in cur search. very much increased the
,erpiexity o. orr minds. Had the dog heard
he noises that ad disturbed us, and if so, why
lad he not given the alarm Tor, on the other
iand were dogs nsensible to supernatural sights
md sounds We could not tell; but VIC were
glad to have Fidelle shutting and trotting along
before us, confident that if there were 4 human
1eing lurking anywhere in the garden, he would
smell him out. SO went up one grass grown walk
md down another, between rows of gooseberry
pushes, currant bushes and raspberry bushes, all
lamp and dripping with mist, and thro' alleys OF
lwari plum trees, and all along the hedges Of ev-
,rgreen inside the brick wall, and past the iron
gate, which was still chained as it had been left,
md then around i'll the stable, coach house. hen
house and smoke house, each of which we found
securely locked, and when opened, damp, mus
y and vacant; and so we looked over every foot
If the ground, and into every out-buildpg. find
ng all safe and leaving all safe and at last, with
'ut having discovered anything, we arrived
gain at the dinhigroom door.
We ail entered, locked the door after U IT, clam
,erei over the piles Of furniture, and passed on
MO the parior.
The parlor, as / have said, was as yet unfinished
lamp and cold. Yet there we paused for lit
lie while to take breath.
There is nothing concealed in the garden, and |
nothing in the house; that is demonstrated
These strange manifestations must admit Of
natural explanation; but confess myself at a |
oss 20 explain Them said Mrs Hawk ins.
'Oh ole Mistcss, Tess its dc chooses, honey |
TESS It's de chooses Memerize how nobody was !
ver able to lib in dis cussed house = pleaded
1assy.
fOh, yes, grandmother, do let's set up here all
morning. entrea.ed Ally.
What do you say, Aadeleine1' enquired my
grandmother.
i say, brave it OUT
so DO |, my girl cried Mrs Hawkins
oh for de love o. de Lord don't, ole Mistess, |
on't, Miss Maddy! don't! It's tempiin' o. prov |
dence leave dc 'fernal ole place to de chooses, |
IS has De bes' right TO it, prayed Classy.
Wen see thar . said our grandmother; 'bnt |
eme! all seems quiet now we will go to- bed and
investigate farther tomorrow
Yes, ole Misiess, honey, knows all is quiet |
est NOR, but
Ha! hal Ha. ia ! la ha ha ha kai-Ho
10! kot 10! 10! no! 10! no! ho' burst peal Of
lemeniac laughter, resounding through and
through the room, and close into our ears.
The Lord between us and Satanr cried Classy, I
lropping the candle, which Immediately went
,ut and left us in darkness
While peal on peal sounded the demonjac
aughier around us.
Classy fell ON her knees and began praying
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