Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-05-27

\ IN tone that drew five eager faces closely
i Ground him.
4 SDenmore's story" continued ;my uncle
Hbegan with an apology. 1t seems that the
Rafled-up room Is not walled up at II, bu
Z only boarded, and to one acquainted witt
the locality it is very easy to effect an en-
i Fance ,unperceiged, from the outside. Know.
tpg, he says, that it would not interfere
FfIth the arrangements of the family, he
j tas been accustomed to spend hours in what
ks called the haunted room; and there he
byed to sit, thinking of the past, and de
i Using means to prove his lawful claim t
% the beloved house. Last night he dis.
EsoVered, in an ancient secretary. some ole
4 etters written by his mother to his aunt be
fore he was born; and losing all thoughts
of the present, he had been reading then
Tor at least an hour, when sudden, rust!ins
; sound attracted his attention, and the figure
Of his Aunt Eleanor stood in the doorway
She seemed 10 gaze upon him inqu;ringly
and her hand graspee roll of paper. But
I at the sound of the exclamation, which he
I could not suppress, she Immediately started
and throwing the paper towards him van
ished from his sight. He lost his conscious
ness for time, and when he recovered he
found himself lying on the floor, where he
must have fallen. Although a man Of great
strength Of mind, it is impossible to persuade
him that he did not really see his Aunl
Eleanor, and the strangest part of it is, that
when he came to himself, the roll of paper
vas there before him. and what do you think
/ proved to bel"
"The ~ill!" whispered several awe strick.
\ en- vOices.
"Actualy the viii" said my uncle. "which
says beyond all doubt, Il give and 5equeath
to my nephew, Pyott Denmore, the old
family maLsion with all its appurtenances;
and after few legacies to servants and de-
pendants, the whole of her property, per.
sonal and real estate, goes to the said Pyott
So you may prepare to change your quar-
.ers as soon as possible.
| The girls looked anything but unwilling
and sort of subdued horror pervaded the
party.
"Now don't be such FOOLS" said Uncle
Althorpe, ''as to suppose that Miss EleaEor
really appeared in propria persona to her
dreaming nephew; if he believes it. that is
no reason why should; and it is my opia-
ion that some old family servant has man.
aged TO discover the will and invest it with
this little air of mystery. | shall make
diligent inquiries in the village, and have
/ no doubt that it will turn out just so,
don't you agree with me, Becky!"
! "No, SIR" replied abruptly, without
moments reflection.
"What!"' exclaimed my uncle, shave the
Z girls then infected you with their ridiculous
,eearsl Where is all your boasted courager
pretended to be absorbed in book; but
could see that my clear headed uncle was
observing me closely through his spectacles.
swell, papa," said my cousin Celestine,
"are we to obtain a sight of this hero and
ghost seer before we vacate his establish
mentr'
"If nothing happens to prevent it," re-
piled nv uncle, ''we shall be favored with
his company to morrow evening"
Tomorrow EVENING"" Such state of
excitement! All the next day my five
cousins were discussing the respective
merits of various hued dresses; and one
might have supposed from their ccnversa-
tion that, instead of spoiled beauties, they
were unattractve girls who had never had
beau IN their lives.
Hilly, who was but sixteen, was gravely
advised by her elder sisters to be sweet
simplicity in white muslin, with sash tied
behind; to which the damsel retorted by
declaring that ought to present myself be-
fore Mr.. Denmore dressed as Miss Ellen
Pyott. This took place at the breakfast
table.
"Why." asked my uncle, sharply
"Does Becky Dear SO close resemblance to
Miss Eleanor when dressed in her clothes"
$50 they chose to imagine" was my re-
ply.
"Then they have had no means of prov
ing their supposition!
"Not the slightest" said /, as uncon-
cerncdly as possible.
Uncle AlthUrpe gave me another pene-
trating look, and then departed for the day.
In the evening came Mr.. Denmore, and
one glance satisfied me. | had seen that
face before.
My beautiful cousins were presented to
him in succession, and l brought up the
rear. saw his look of admiration, as his
eyes turned from one face to another; but
when they fel. upon me, he started visibly.
and trembed so that could scarcely stand,
! Uncle Althorpe was watching US; and as
| he said, "My niece, Miss Entwick." Mr.
Denmore bowed low, and his voice had a
faltering tone of tenderness that / knew
was called fort BY thoughts of tie depart
ed. 1t was decidedly uncomfortable, this
looking SO much like somebody else; and
as soon as could politely do so, | left Mr.
Denmore's presence, and watched him from
distance.
He was fine looking man; net hand
some enough 10 be distinguished for his
beauty, as far as meIe features were con.
cerned, but he had good look, and his face
wore an expression Of mingled resolution
and sweetness, which had always admired
and seldom seen. He interested me, and
at the end of the evening | was fully con.
vinced that he deserved the term "gentle
man" in its widest sense. A thoroughly
polished gentleman, unobtrusive, yet at
tentive, one who has acquired an entire for.
getfulness of self, was Il character | hat
very rarely met with. had rather con
tempt for men in general, and studied Mr.
Denmure as a pleasant discovery.