Litchfield enquirer., 1859-10-13

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His CONSERVATION may be imagined when hi.
gaze fell upon the form Of human being
shrouded from head to foot in q long white
which cleaned darkly in the moonbeams, fell
in wild confusion. This spectral form paced
to and fro on the narrow ridge-board which
covered the apex of the roof. approaching in
frightfm proximity of the abrupt termination
at the ends, and calmly turning about to re-
trace the distance. always with the same un-
faltering step and easy gliding motion. The
house was high one. aud mis-step or step
too far, would have plunged the nieht-waIker
down to certain destruction-as also would u
casual sound, the shout Of midnight reveler,
or the crow Of morning cock.
The walker was q woman, and AZ she moved
back ard forth, she occasionally raised her
hand to her head, as though engaged in
thought or troubled with pain. The head never
moved to the right or left, up or down, but al-
ways maintained the same position, erect and
straight as statue. A chimney stood direct
Iy in the middle of the roof, around which she
passed with ease, placing one hand upon its
top, and walking down the sloping roof to &c:
around. Once in this spectral walk she paus-
cd at the edge Of the roof, and, before turn
ing, looked straight out ahead into the black
night, as if peering beyond mortal vision, into
some mysterious realm.
A waving movement Of the right hand, ac-
compauied this act, which lasted but q mo-
ment, when the walk was again renewed aud
the light shadow passed across the faces Of
the spell-bound gazers as she hid the moon for
an instant from their sight. The same spot
was reached again few moments after, when
the figure again paused, and again gazcd out
into the darkness, and then, with slow mo-
ton, stretched out o hand, and with outsprcad
fingers clutched at something which had no
existence except in the fevercd mind Of the
sleeper. The other hand was then extended
in the like manner, and the body went forward
in such way that the upper portion hung
over the abyss, while the fingers reached out,
out, until there was no further reaching and
then clutched again with quick, convulsive
snatch, and were withdrawn. The form was
notionless moment and then commenced
its walk again, continuing rs fur as the middle
Of the roof, when it turned toward the rear Ut
the house, and, moving down the slope Of the
roof was lost to sight.
Mr.. Moreton, while witnessing this scene,
had recognized the features and form Of his
servant girl, u young female about Is, named
Jane Mooney. With feeling Of iudcseriLa-
bic relief he saw her disappear, and knew that
she had descended through sky-light to the
garnet and to her room. Fastening in, he
aroused his wife, and went with her to the
girls room, and found her sitting on the side
Of the bed, wide awake, and in state of mind
bordering Oh distraction. She had no knowl-
edge of the occurrence, but had been awaken
ed by the noise Of her employer entering the
house, and found herself standing in the mid
die Of her own room in the condition describ-
bed. That the results were 10 worse, was =
matter Of devout thsukfulucss to all within
that house.
The girl had been suffering from . brain
fever, from which she was gradually recover
lug, which undoubtedly caused this dangerous
freak. She has no knowledge Of anything Of
the kind having occurred previously, and will
be we'll watched in future, as she is highly es-
teemed. 1t was thrilling adventure with
happy result.