Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-04

broke, scattering q shower Of salt over my
face. they shouted IIalIow E'en!' 'iIal.
low Zen = at tho top Of their voices. Then
] wa. . big egg myself. and people would
lay me on the edge Of preeip'ces. and threw
their egg, at mo, until st length ! awokc
with q start. stretching my arms TO keep
myself from falling. as ono often does IN
sleep. Once more the tall prcsses. the liz.
Gle mirror. the white curtains--all glimmer.
ing in the cold moonlight, which fell through
the wlndow-s.ee,ed my eyes. Twas wide,
awake. knew that the storm mus: have
passed away. was perfectly calm and col.
lected. Ny faeo was toward the window.
and suddenly was startled by q faint Grim
son light. which flushed the wall and cur.
tain. Can the sun DO ri'ingT | thought.
No. IL was not tho sun the light Was with.
in my room. and there. as truo rs ] live. !
saw a figure. white and straight. advancing
toward my bed, holding q light in It's hand.
Ny heart stood still, bu, s,red eagerly on
tho appari,iOn. I, was very fair to look
upon golden curl' Tell TO the waist, blue
eyes smiled from beneath delicate brows,
dimple in the chin, q tiny mole upon the
cheek. teeth like pearls. and neck whittier
than alabas,er-thcsc were the chief trait.
yet trembled and grew faint. The form
advanced. bent o'er me, and pressed is lips
10 mine. felt two terrible. ubsar.bly Kiss
es, and unable TO control myself longer,
.prang from tho bed 10 an agony Of terror.
In moment the light vanished. ! heard
something like muillod scream, and stag
gcring 10 the bed, swooned away. The next
morning ! awoke fe,ercd aud III. ! bade
farewell TO my ho.pitable entertainer. and
went home. never mentioned my vision
to any one, bu, either the shock or the sal.
eggs almos, finished my existence. For
three week. lay at the pOin, Of death. aud
all the while. 90 they told me; raSed ola
dimplo in the chin. mole upon the cheek.
and curls like molten moonlight. ! recov.
cred a, last. and in the course oi a year de-
parted Tor New York to enter into business
with my uncle. who was merchant.
by curiou. coineidenee IL was once more
All. Ilallow Fen when reached New York:
and as the cab in which had en.conced
myself at tho landing rolled along Broad.
way. ,hough,--eren while my eyes rested
upon the brilliantly lighted aud ga'ly DO.
decked stores. and the busting crowd which
thronged the broad .idcwalk'-oi the qule.
farmhouse chamber, the dark oak presses,
the ebon.,ramed mirror. aud the white ap-
partition stealing from the shadows slowly.
softly. terribly. but .. 80 beautifully
= Shall ever meet herr | murmurcd.
: Were those spectral kis.cs the ioreias,c OF
warm. delicious. living cares'es. fresh from
the ruby lips Of an earthly maiden" Ml
spoke tho carriage stopped at my unelo's
door
Here Uncle Oliver paused for moment.
and gared around him. The older girls
were blu.hins violen,ly-~ere in n state Of
awful seriousness edi:yins to behold. and no
one spoke a single word. Unel. Oliver gave
u. q peculiar quirrieal glance, and proceed.
ed
Il, was very near the dinner hour; and
after exchanging greetings with my uncle
and aunt, was shown TO my apartment. to
make some requisite changes in my travel.
ing costume. I, was q very different room
from ,ha, Of the old farm house, where !
had .lep, jus, one year before but, some
how. I half expected to see the bright ap.
partition steal from between the ilo..y lace
curtains, or rise from behind the fireplace.
as stood combing my hair and arranging
my craya, before the toile,.glass between
the windows.
The jinner.bell recalled mo TO myself,
and opened the door to descend into the
dining. room. a. stepped into the ball, l
stood directly opposite nigh, OF broad
stair, covered with rich velvet carpet. aud
lit by q pendant lamp Of amber glass. Up
on those stairs I saw something gliding tow.
ard me. TransfIed with aston'hment, l
s,rcd upon il. Golden curl'. snowy 'houl'
ders. blue eyes. a dimple in the chin.
brown mole upon the cheek, o mouth ike
rosebud! All. I had felt the pressure OF
those lips-it was once more my appari'ion;
not clad IN white this time. but draped in
glossy robes OF tender purple. like the hue
Of an angels wing. The amber lamplisht
Heated down upon her. and she came tow.
ard mo slowly. but surely. did not faint
this time. but retrcated to my room, double
locked the door. and fell into chair, trem'
bling like IN aspen leaf. A knock shortly
after somswha, restored my 'ell'possessiOn,
and 1 answered. Come IN with the iu'l
determination no, to admit the spectre u
tins were che. The servants voice re'pond'
ed, Please sir dinner is ready Aud with
renewed cell. possession. l descended 10 the
dinins'room.
Mis-. Star. my nephew. Mr. Oliver Ian.
don.'
1, was my un,lo who spoke. II was my
appari,ion. golden curls, timpled chin and
rosebud mouth. who bent in acknowleds.
men,. II WIS I, with my hair standing on
end and my heart in my mouth, who NUT
tered some words in reply-whas. neither
nor any ono el'o knew. She had como o.
last. 10 living aesh aud blood shc stood
before me. the realization OF my vision