The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-07-05
AppaVIgsOns.
From Robert Dale OWENS "FootaIs on the Boundary
Another World"

Another World"
| resided for several years in a spa
cious old stone house, two stories HIGH.
and agreeably situated, amid fruit trees
and shrubbery, on the banks of the
Chic river, In Switzerland, county, In
diana. Two verandas, above and be-
low, with outside stairs leading up to
them, and the entire length of the house
next the river. These, especially the
upper one with its charming prospect,
were a common resort of the family.
On the 10Th of September, 1915, my
younger sister, j, was married, and
came with her husband, Mr.. H
Nj. to pass a portion of the hon.
eymoon in our pleasant retreat.
On the 18th of the same month, we
all went, by invitation, to spend the day
at a friends house, about mile distant.
AS twilight came on, finding my two
little ones growing restless, we decided
to return home. After waiting some
time for my sister S husband, who had
gone of to pay visit to q neighboring
village, saying he would soon return,
we set off without him. Arrived at
home, my sister who occupied an up
per room, telling me she would go and
change her walking dress, proceeded
up stairs, while [ remained below to see
my droWzy babes safe in bed The
moon, remember,was shining brightly
at the time.
Suddenly, after a minute or two, my
sister burst into the room, wringing her
hands in despair, and weeping bitterly.
ooh, sister, sister 20 she exclaimed, ''I
shall lose him I know 1 shall Hugh
is going to die" In the greatest aston
ishment l enqnired what was the mat,
ter; and then, between sobs, she rela-
ted to me the cause of her alarm, as
follows:
GAS she ran up stairs to their room,
she saw her husband seated in the ex-
tremety of the upper veranda, his hat
on, a cigar in his mouth and his feet on
the railing, apparently enjoying the
cool river breeze. Supposing, of course
that he had returned before we did, she
approached him, saying 'Why, Hugh,
when did you get here? Why did you
not return, and come with us?' AS he
made no reply, she went up to him, and
bride-like, was about to put her arms
around his neck, when, to her horror,
thefgure was gone, land the chair empty.
She had barely strength enough left, $50
great was the shock to come down
stairs, and relate to me what her excl
ted fears construed into certain pres
age of death.
cit was not till more than two hours
afterward, when my brOther-in-law act
ually returned, that she resumed her
tranquility. We rallied and laughed at
her, and, after time, the incident pass
ed from our minds.
''Previously to this, however-name-
ly, about an hour before Hugh's return,
while we were sitting in the parlor, on
the lower floor, | saw boy, some six
teen years of age, look in at the door Of
the room. 1t was a lad whom my hus-
band employed to work in the garden
and about the house, and who, in his
leisure hours, used to take great delight
in amusing my little son Frank, of whom
he was very fond. He was dressed, as
was his won't, in a suit of blue summer
cloth, with an old palm-leaf hat without
a band, and he advanced, in his usual
bashful way, step or two into the
room, then stopped and looked round APP
parently in search of something. Sup
posing that he was looking for the chill
dren, | said to him, Frank is in bed,
silas, went tosleep long ago.'He did not
reply, but turning with a quiet smile
that was common to him, left the room;
and noticed, from the window, that he
fingered near the outside door, walking
backward and forward before it once
or twice. If l had afterward been re-
quired to depose on oath, before a court
ofjustice, that had seen the boy enter
and leave the room, and also that l had
noticed him pass and repass before the
parlor window, l should have sworn 10
these circumstances without moments