New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18
WORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1860.

o,.s rsadened with fra.ric.dsl tloo3 and for many
Years The house has had the reputation Of being haunt
"a Strange stories are told about fitting lights beng
ssen ,brouah the wndowe on dars nigh,s, and Wa
cries have been heard the, seem wrung from one IN
mortal ext, entity" ,..,
and be related to me the tragic story connected with
The Mace. To speak The trah hs narrative oay slim
Mated nv desire TO gain possession OF the rnin The
dsath sreple he graz hically described would make
most elective picture and II stay upor the spot,
NAV chance to gain inspiration from the locally, which
viii enable me 10 do j. Justice
!" Yon woud be a daring man 20 attempt such
thing, sir; mos. daring man. for the place surely
under BAN Every atfempi that has been made 10 m
habit it, since the deadly ARRAY Of the or0herS ns1 hs
ter give up the idea Mr. Arden end come 70 my house.
where can give you more consenial employment LII
painting portrait Of my daughter
Mr.. Withers spoke very earnestly, but Ardens oe-
termination was not influenced by his evident desire 70
prevent him from putting bic scheme into execution.
II thank you'll will not refuse the employment You
offer; but that will net interfere with my plan must
adhe TO il unless better cause for abandon
ing il than has yet been given. am not at all super
stiious and what has been related 10 me concerning
the cottage rather stimulates my curiosity and increases
nv desire TO gain possession OK Il. have hsard OF
places being haunted BY the living for purposes OF their
own" 49,,
"In that case, you nigh. ran greater risk than it
ghosts and COLLINS actually bese. it, said Whers,
with much earnestness. i" Are you aware OF the Las
incident that occurred at Gertan cottage MI; ardent
"Tbe death Of Mr.. L;ndof Yea, Sir tho beggar
related that but there was nothing very unusua! IN
sueh an occurrence. Men often retire In apparen
health, and are found dead The next morning"
"Bnt that is not yet the last. Old Jerry has been
away from this Deighborhood for the last year. ana IN
that tine new outrage has added TO the just horror
in which the old ruin ia held Il is my belief that Il
any spot of ground he's been given over TO the EVIL
One to work his viii in, il is that old Lennox place.
But to the story. About four months since, young
Iindorf returned 70 Genfa and lns;sted on occupy
ing for season, the room IN which his father died.
His object afterwards learned was TO recover some
valuable family papers which the ole gentleman 10 be.
eyed to have secreted there. He endeavored to get
so,ne ore 10 accompany him and aid him in the searcnj
lint was absent and the people about here refdsed 70
90 with him, so i.indorf went up alone. His search
during The day was unsuccessful and he sent down 70
the village for vine prov 10 sb ana sv beef that the
old man might come 70 him during ne waones, ana re
veal the hiding place of tie papers he was 20 ANXIOUS
| TO recover" I'd,
Nonsense bow should they be Lindorf was
pretty well tired out, and at last fell asleep. The
sequel TO the affair was, that ne came very near never
wskirg in this world again. severe blow upon his
head struck him senseless and II had not returned
home in the nick Of time, he would probably have
died there. When heard Of what he had ventured
a
a MAJ, with me and went to look after him. found
BIN covered With hood, and still intens6le. had
him conveyed to my house, aniwe nur'ed hum until
| he recov cred.
real must have been produced by human agency. Was
nc clue TO the perpetrator found 80.
"None We raised possee Of men, and made dill
gent search among the ruins, but we detected nothing
wrong alb: a, them. The only conclusion was that
| supernatural power mad been used sgainst him."
Il That seems TO me an absurd conclusion when the
man was seriously injured by something so tangible rs
| blow. really think, Mr.. Wthers, that shall a.
emy to rescue Gtenfa cottage from ia weird reputa-
ton Ihaye friend who will JON me there, and think
shall certainly eman until have completed series Of
| drawings contemplate making from that spot in
vi,e you and Mr.. Hggins TO visit me there, and see
what progress / shall make in my undertaking. Ny
wants simple and easily supplied, and II my good
landlady here will undertake TO furnish me with
basket of cold provisions every day, ! will come
down for them myself and report absut the doings Of
"Dear me, Mr.. Arden" said Mrs. Higgins, d" You'd
better ttop long o. a. nights, and only face the
ghosts in the daytime. It's q mighty great ventur
| you're making 70 stay up there by yourself"
| There would be no excitement 10 not being there
| at the 'witching time O. night en- DESTROYS of
seeing and hearing these COLLINS for myself; and
will endeavor TO ascertain why they come back 10 try
their strength those who have never harmed them.
There is hidden mystery about the place, and
you nay be tina, such results as we have heard
related but now are produced by people as real "a
either Of us. Is any Illicit trade carried about here
which would render the house desirable place of rem
| devious for those engages in it P
| Mr.. Withers exclaimed
absurd in this quie. nook How can you i'm
| agine such thing among people remarkable for
| tseir simplicity and reclitude OF lifel'
I" From IFS very seclusion designing men may have
chosen as least likely to be suspected. at all events,
have made up my mind to try the experiment Of in
habtng the cottage. will look at it Tomorrow, and
wIite 10 my friend 10 Join soon possible"
"Iwould advise you TO remain here, then until
your friend comes 1t will be safer and better for
many reasons."
Arden glanced at the speaker, and the slight per-
turbaton Of manner which Withers could not Alto
getber conceal determined him 10 persist in his design
of taking possession Of the cottage in the morning If
a mystery really existed, he was by this time
obstinately determined 10 fa,hom K.