, 1863-01-29
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF
sTEtLAcooM WASHINGTON TERRITORY THURSDAY

At the same time he requested the magistrate
to take measures for ascertaining the reality Of
the ipparitinn, and the truth Of his supernatural
adventure; for in no other way could he retrieve
his lost honor in the estimation Of the ncredulous
public. -s...,.....- ..-.,.. ,.--.,..'....
The magistrate complied with his request, and
the town sergeant was vent Er with four courage:
Qua fellows to pass the next night in the haunted
chamber. Whether the spirit deemed its Oppo.
nents In this instance 100 formidable, or whether
Il had actually decamped 70 much Is certain,
that Il d,d not show itself to the party which was
anxious fOr its appearance. The men repaired to
their posts the two succeeding nights, but the
obstinate ghost was not to be seen.
Robert had thus put himself to useless ex.
pense and, if he had previously beeh the talk
Of the whne town; now became the butt Of
general ridicule. r.-g3. rb-l.l .a1uagH
Il was not long before Sgismund, in company
with q friend, again passed through the place
ne wa. ih"1ihed tna' tue sPeeue. ~nIc" n.u y.
once gwen him such apPa'ing evidence OF us
ySlStencs, had Sl"ee terrlned thc Ianuioru aho
Peter almost OUT 0i tnrir nVes' ana resolved pot
10 seeP any more ~ US Hss'',sn ~. n = hne eouI.
troaS sohcitatloIIs o. Ins Iar nos'ms, nomessr,
nao grrat iinue"es over nun; ns cou'l ~. Te'sSe
ller 'nsI!ano'l, ann ventures once n'oIs !" 'ouse
unuer ",e snme s;.;',, IL. ~ ~ L,S "sL a. % ,hs s
haunted chamber:
hls Iriend and iem"w'traVe'er VAS m e'Hercnt
way oi thInklne. Des'rous I" an interview WIN
the ghost, ne INSISTED o" havihg Deu pIepIrvt,
Tor him in the very room which tue Epr't hau
Deen accU.tofned 70 Visit. ine 'a"u,ora was not
ietIe g'auned 20 tmnE that ne hna Al 'ast mel
with person wiling 10 avehge As ne termed H.
the honor OF the house
Slglsmunds irlei'n t"oK us measures WIN ae'
hoeiat'on ana coo'ness. ne placed on the tao'e
~ ms hed . brace oi ,oadtd p'sto'S, Provi"eo
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Sig'smund, sensible that MS iriends exhoFta-
tons were wetheAni, pluSkec Up spirit ana ~
Ealred with hlm o. oedtns TO nis ior'ner chamber.
All the lnmats u ths mouse had retired 10 resi-,
and not sound diSturoeu the mldnlghi silence.
AL at once ialnt Steps were heard ascending the
stairs aud Slowly approaching nearer to the room
The same pale spectre. dressed ~ whitt, which
had terrified HIM once Oelore again made rs ap-
praranee. glElnundt oSerwhe!ned WIN fright,
never thoneht 1t Tie pistols which lay near ne
he'd uut again sought safety ~ n'ght leaving DIS
friend to cope alone WIN tgr gu ~
MS ytIIow.traveler' thougn not ntue stArtled,
closely watched the appar'tion y approached
him, and ne could not nelp snuodcfinE wnen ne
sa~ preparing % get INTO oed WIN nun. ne
sprung nut aaa hal . good h'lhd pot onIy 70
quit that, but, like Sgism1nd, to aoandon the
field altogether. On second Thought however.
he mustered r"urag"' selsed pistol W owe hand
and candle in the other, drew lack little, and
thus awaited Whist was to happen. aa a-
The gh0St seemed to take no notice of its armed
antagonist, but SO much the more closely dii be
watch the aPparitiOn. II seemed to be 81 the
female SEX TO judge from the bosoiii, which, was
not very carefully covered. he appToacheu
nearer 10 the bed, on which tue unwele0nIe Wis
ilor lay most quietly and Scruin'zed it, features
His trrrnr gradually subs'bvti; and cTls'd 70 De-
wilder hissenses. Hcavensl how deteral'ly WAS
he surprised to recognize in the SlumhrIlng hguTe
the lovely RsWsinal For fear oi disturbing the
fair Right.~alkrr, he dnrst not, though strongly
tempted, steal single kiss, but softly quite the
room to rail- her parents aud bis friend. sl.8-
None Of them, however; were in any hurry to
obey the summons The jOcOse and confident
manner in which their guest SPOKE Of his discOv.
cry, and word which he whispered in the raf
0f the laRdlady, induced the latter 10 fdll0w him
alone to the haunted chamlrF, iar the purpose VI
asceFtaiuing the nature Of the nocturnal appaTi.
tion. Ashamed to be SURPASSED in courage by
woman, Robert and Sigiswuhd could mt stay
behind. They sneak'd alter the advanced guard,
and, before they ventured to go into the chamber,
cautiously peeped in at the door. while the mo
theirs ewes had been tnr eoIae time t0ndly liked
on her darling. She knew h"m Inrnher expert.
enee that RoSina had pFrdispositi"r Z" walking
IN her sleep, and she enR too thoroughly cOiI.