, 1861-01-31

4 Ghost Story.
Who has not heard . ghost story Wha.
child Is there who does not ahrink when diIectsd
70 20 into dark Foomf And how icH iheln are
who, In . greater or lesser deVue, % not believe
ell that they hear related, of phsniome uranend
unssenf Terror is ever ready V coaia phan-
toms. The Imagination dsceive1 peo1l. eto
believing they have really nssn and he.l1 -
thing Thy Ielll1. 11s lloly - 4.- ...a
us marvellous ckaraetsf. It Z somslinl1 70.
mantle; more frequently EidloulouBj bul ihs
more improbable itiA tho more Poople are 90
Here a. 3 : vsri.abls shSss u,6iy, k,n ths
sMemoiSs o. Monsieur Fesdac.s Onct ghnn
be was travelling in Italy, be arrived at night q
the city Of Plaisance, where be took lodging u
hotel, the landlord of which bad but recently
lost bis mother, who Wad syeEy agcd 80 I'D
been long time m Having attended AonA
Yerdac 70 bis apartment 70 snperinsena n9-ns y
arrangement for his eoinio-t, be dlFccteo one 2.
The servants who wss N waiting 2 g WIN ~ y
bring,hence q chair, Or Wlshsiand. y 1one-
thing Of that kind, for the use cf be guest n
moment or two the man came 1ying packs
breathless and pale. When be had SOMEWHAT
recovered himself, be exclaimed
"Oh, have seen my mistress Sho a ihele
lying IN LED. looking Just e she used % oet'
The landlord, increduIOus and vexed at the .iel.
lows foolshhess, sent ai.othef seFvant- had
the rputaton Of being very coutsgeou9- ne
article be needed bul lol In . lev eecono. ne
bur, Id bscl;, pale aud egtnied. only q eenNIp
the wonderful story. The master q ~ n94rs'
who was secretly troubled y he Strange - q
count, although he pretended 70 make light q
Il, determined o 20 himself and le1rn Ihl tue
ciuse Of their alarm. By tlis time many ~ tne
Inmates Of tie house, attracted ~ ne lspelt q
|a ghost being visb Bic, had enthsItd around ~.
patient Coz, The denonepifnf a1d awaited N'ih
much anxiety the landlords refurn. 1h1'r "
pense vas not of long conlinuancss W u I''.p
while be returned with irffor d1plelrd On ~
nounS Snancr, and exclaintd: IL = true 1.n-
llsuwui NY poor molher Eiieune iIanh 2
the.ei I have seen her, but alas ny Z. ccg'..s
filed me, and dared not nddtt4 her, -enl.
vsfdAc = Ok : candle. ard lddle...Ag ll.n..l- y
an AbbS who was pfsSenl. invited hlmfQnccln-
ponr him "a M D,sarrce n DC aho1i ~
81 am wiling and ready, mqns'eul f'p.'A
the Abbe. smiling. provided you - nI..-
Every one nov desIitd 10 70, and 1ll-11.l tI u
de compsny, MIN. veltSc ard ~ Abs ~
the Nv 70 iks chambeI of l|is iletoa1lt Hou1e.
Mons. Hcrtao ,lrsn bck ihi curi.ina oI ~ VI,
and. nire enoirh. thfre nv TIE hgu1e n - o|d
wbiiai-her hcswas dark and uTink|.4' I11
her head-dFcss hi1zles and decorated n ~
most ridiculous and ulaboratou1y She c1r11ea
ineessunslS. and made lhe NOS, f'SAH1' s''n'
= b. : you r..oorui.s your nd,har d ~ (1piis
tssf'i Nd VeT3cc q thS landlord , -
.Oh, yes n crclaimsd &c. Win t1nl1 1e1i11
from his eyeS ait 3 undoubtod|l nv der ~
parted moiherl" upon which Al Ih1 olrlt1lo
uniIol IN chorna q cries and nr|pnI1Io1a
saying: " Il 4 indeed our dear Old u'1Il.Il.
~ You are priest, Monsieur said YlI14o,
Addressing he Abba. !, question lh1 1pIIII
, The Able advanced, questioned ~ 11t1I
and threw. plGntiinl 1npllY q holy vn'1r y
iis hce, upon which feeling i,ee|l moved 70 .l'
ton, Il npTang from thc bed, ard le1p.1 on .o
Ab6els head, and struck him several llu-l 1y.r
he nee and eyel The Ntc'e company u-|'
except Nona yeldac p1d the priest VIE u'.9
~ se,riIie. a. head ldTsss Il which ". 1148
spoken iuIl cil dnd ytriae pirc1ies9 i1.I q.
ghost eaa, nilrr IN a-leettg. This n'1N.'I
Ia frequently observed hia miaiIpa1 1IlW1'1E
her viz. and decorlting 4 aIllr che hl1 l11I /.
On her head; and having got " accident into
her room On this paiiouIlF evening, The mls11|ll-
cus animal had taken ne VIC - of n 11I,
llx,d it on biz bead pT1cillIT g f11 ull1 I. -
and then got into The bed ghofo she used % Nee1,
and where she bad died The 11etL l|9yl ~
Snlied IN nothing but laughter y p,op.. cn'[
had courage . oznInine INTO what q nIA, 80
alarms them, and Toduce % tn7ll proper I'''@
N Improbable reports pl Gho.la ard e|h.. u''-
vellous things, how many thousands qI peg,
women and Children would b ext.1pltl non
N those petty slnFm5 which render 10 11flln
when INDUCED inI
Major b. had servant uho.o 1ihpIt'II
was almost iIscfrdiblo. When he major I1'|
him % deny him 10 all vi1ilors. be c1ll|oI cI|
he order b The exclusion o. The Majors r|n
brother. When instructed then b bis uI..'|I
that be was aiways d home % hhblo.hlI, john
% vsell tsmrnbofcd his Instructions l14I l1.1
the brother next called, b ua1 lInmc'|1'.'|
shown IN but after waiting h.lf 20 hour alone
| he summoned John % know The re4lQn q 1e
malor's non-ap appearances. The Iiicldl servant I1'1
him very simply, that ths nalor 11d lole ~.
70 dinner, but that The general eri.r va AZ
ways a home 10 my blo,hel. = yn - ll|.
occasion John received silll more explicit plqoIh
and Il the majors brother should eall N hll d.
senee. he Was 70 Be- told that MIS-. 1--- ~
rono 10 the generals 70 dim :. John, hoEole'
iarshl of again making misi,ee, nlaea ~
the dining room, some time Alef. Nlef. NN
master sat ii table, q The renslal'a 1nd y rn
anxious vnice. exclaimed. But m4iol. what ~
l 70 sly if your brother does not eli q lp z
A servant recently advertised ior situation.
and The vic Of ameIchant oehl . male Inquiries
about her. Tho girl called 4 tae hop4 3. ~
inquirer the next morning and apqloGlea I1f -
doing, stating that Gho vas pl1lnc through .1
street and thouSht che would call 1l.l -
you.p said the honsekeepeE. and thought q
-. -, ,V,,II conpR . No t1nliup I.r''I1