Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-26

AN ACTRESS HAUNTED BY A GHosT.--Mad-
emoiselle Clarion, the celebrated French tragic
actress, the rival and contemporary of Dunes
nil, and the immediate predecessors of Rau-
court, Duchesnois, and Georges was haunted
Tor two years by ghost, who appears to have
been exclusively malicious, and disturbed in
his rest by disappointed love. He was Young
man who had sought her acquaintance soon
after her first brilliant success. She received
him into intimacy, liked his society gave him.
certainly, some encouragement, relieved him
from pecunary difficulties, but refused to mar
ny INN under the most passionate and repeated
entreatles. They had known each other for
about two years and half when the ill-starred
lover, finding himself on his death-bed implor-
ed her to grant him a last Interviews re-
quest which those who surrounded her warm
~ seconded, but her own repugnance prevent
ed her complying with. He died attended by
servants, and the only friend, female whom
lie had latterly admitted to his confidence On
that same evening" as the clock struck eleven,
Mademoiselle Clarion, being at supper with
large party, dreadful cry was heard by all
present, which she Immediately recognized as
the voice OF her deceased lover, and tainted
with emotion and terror. For more than two
years this same unearthly cry, which seemed
to proceed from the empty air was constantly
heard by her wherever she happened to be at
tile moment and by all who were present at
the time In vain the police established the
most dlligent search, thinking it might either
be trick or conspiracy but nothing ever
TRANSFERRED to shake the impression Of its
being supernatural visitation Sometimes
the sharp report OF gun or pistol was substitute
ed for the cry, accompanied by long-continued
clappmg Of hands. This last demonstration
reminded her of the favor of the public to
which she had SO long been accuStom I'd the
effect was agreeable and Consoling, rather
than productive OF terror. All this went on
for the time already named, and on the last
occasion there was an accompaniment of mel
odlous music, as if the ghostly yistant was
taking his departure i'll friendly and recon
ciled state OF mind. Not long after this an
elderly lady was announced, and admitted to
the presence Of La Clarion, appearing before
her as perfect stranger. They sat down aud
gazed ON each other in perfect silence, and
with instructive interest AT length the old
lady explained who she was, and the object
OF her visit. She proved to be the friend of
M. de 5; had attended him on his death
bed, and now felt prompted by uncomfortable
anxiety to see the woman whose cruelty had
fastened his decease. Alter much circumlo-
cution and many explanations, "Mademoselle,"
said she, 81 do not blame your conduct and
my poor friend fully admitted his obligations
to you; but his unhappy passion mastered his
Judgment and your refusal to see him embit-
tered, while it accelerated his last moments.
His eyes were fixed upon the clock, anxiously
watching the motion of the hands, when, at
halfpast ten, his valet announced to him your
positive refusal to come. After short silence,
he seized me by the arm, in paroxysm Of
despair, which nearly deprived me of my
senses, and exclaimed, "Unfeeling woman !
she will gain nothing by this | will prosecute
her after death, as l have followed her through
out life = l tried to calm him, but he died as
he uttered these dreadful words"