Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-01
OLD SERIES VOLUME %, NO. Is.


nervous. However, did not let her see
how I felt.
{" Come ls, u. 80 TO che kitchen" )" said.
4" u any one wen, through ,bs door. be must
be there"
AL spoke. I ran down stairs. and Kath.
arine followed me. Bridget Was in the
kitchen. .toning rai.in' Tor cake. and no
one else VA. yi,ible. Tbs outer door q look
ed a, that Immediately was locked and bar.
red. and ~ was the door leading to the esl-
lar.
"wbo was tia, in the kitchen. just now,
Bridget 7" asked.
(" Only mc-elf. mics" answered Biddy.
" No one could come In without my seeing
EN-
looked at Katharine, and Katharine
looked at me.
81 saw some one come through the door.
.aid Katharine.
~ man ?" inquired Bridget.
Yes. tall man." answered Katharine.
"Jn brown coat ?" again a.kei Bird get.
Ill believe ., :" .tammcred Karhsrins. 4.
live seen him mc.elf." sad Bridget.
going on with the rasins; "and - did the
black girl. and 80 will every one whoever
live. in this. lie can't rest quiet, poor
soul"
gave one little scream-I could no, help
| Il, Il: and Katharine fell into . char, and
looked a. though she were about To liant.
My grandfather used To soe EN-" she
said. 4" Bot. oh ito terrible"
Nonsense interpo-sd. Z" believe
you are oil bereit Of your sen.es. an
perfectly ashamed Of you, ! declare ! am"
/ And With these words. I left the kitchen,
and went 90 uncle who was 10 the psrlOr.
u tell him what Katharine had sad. Once
moro the house Vas searched lrom garrett to
cellar. and once more no aperture could bc
I discovered. by which mortal man could
make entrance or exit. Uncle laughed,
and well, no matter what my thoughts
were. they were too foolish 10 record.
Again tho alarm died away. nothing
more W.. heard OF the mysterious squire,
and tho daily rOuiinc OF domestic lie sas
updr.lurbcd by hi. uuwslcone 'i'''ation'.
Katharine began to assert that she did not
believe In her own vision. and ! had grown
u. .crp,ical a. Uncle Richard One day. u
friend Of Uncle Richard "a captain IN tho
army-can,e u dane with Us. and. tho day
proving stormy. agreed To stay over night.
While | vas giving Katharine the clean
linen Tor the spare bed room. .aii 20 her
with laugh =" hops. Katharine. that
Captain r. will not be visited by our ap.
partition. tonight; that spectral brown eoa,
might disturb hi. slumbcr'." Katharine
made no answer. but looked u, ms implUr-
Ingly, a. thoush she would have a.kod me
To cay no more upon tho subject: and l
let, her IN = few moments. thinking to my
.clf tha, u Capt. +. .hould chance To .ee OF
hear anything mysterious. | should begin
10 place some cOhh''"'' !" '"' '"' -
.'"y anu h''n'''"'
~ "' u'a"'s"'' ""' 10y
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the window upon my pillow. and kept me
''on ''e'p"s X "''"'
y In C'-y' h''s foo"'' a'' we ''''A
tesed away 'p'" '"e m'"''e :" '''.." ="
wished 10 Keep me ron '''"s ''"''' 49,
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to hear the tread OF un'hod 'ee' Without
my do'r. Fat pat pas 'hsy "e"' uPo"
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