The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-03
THE SCHRAPTON ESTATE.

ana mourn my 1ate sweet o. NJ L.
THE SCHRAPTON ESTA1 E.
Harvey Wis n, ar icled clerk TO the
firm Of Cash, Son, & COMPANY. WAS re-
turning 20 hi Iodring> one dismal Novem-
Der evening with his especial chum. Fred
Miller. his cn-cierk. with whom also he
lodged when AS thew entered the house
their landladv met them in the little en-
trahce-hal, with an ominous looking blue
envelope in her hand
"A letter for you, Mr. Wilson, said
she .. ,s..
nallo what's up now :" said Harvey.
taking the letter, and hurrying 10 the
lamp in their cosy sitting room. "Con>
graduate me, Fred, old boy; there's that
jolly old godfather of mine, old jack Har
ve,. gone and lef. me a fortune This is
a letter from old Barlow, the lawyer; he
wonld like to see me as soon as conve-
nient, which will be tomorrow. shall
see governor Cash and he off at onre"
Hoorav. oil! fellow am delighted
To hear it, exclaimed HE friend Miller
- What Is the sum total 2"
The Sch,apton estate. WA Harry'~
reply, /; :" thar is ali the fellow SAWS |
don't know where it is. Suppose | must
wait ~, d See"
Curly expressed, | must saw" said
Fred laughing
Accordingly the next morning saw IIar-
vey posting away a. fast az The train VIVID
carry him to the town of B.. 10 s.
shire. wfere Mr. Barlow resided. WIN
! smiled when the eager face Of the youuy
man WAS presented 1t his .ffire the mo, n
ing after his arrival. lie began to ex
plain that The S"hrapt"n e.ta,e WAS srtua
Ted about thirty mlies from the town OF
b, and "nght o ne worth about one
| thousand oun,ls. ..... ....
And WHY i>n't il Z" asked Harvey
Because" said he law>er 1.-The man
sion on the property is >ai2 TO be haunted
>eve. al people have aiken it. Int no one
has remained more than few weeks; in
! fact. it has not zen occupied now for
( some years. An old couple named Peat.
1--we IN the kitchen part. with their son.
but The rest of the house Is falling sadly
out Of repair. The late Mr. Harvey resi-
! ded always il Lond n.
" WhsI lark - exclaimed the Young
man " ! don'l belr.e the least 10 ghosts
| shall 60 there mvsef" ....
:" wish Won every Success IN la, ing the
uneasy spirit" said Mr. Barlow, who pro-
cs-ded to explain some other points 20 his
Noung client, and then wished hun good
| morning r....-r .... Pa. u
Harvey next paid short visit TO his
| widow ed mo- her and sister. wi DO rongraru-
la'ed bun on his good fortune, but endea
| vore1 TO dis>uade him from hi> IN enrinn
of taking up his residences in the haunted
mansion Harvey onI, laughed a, their
| arguments. ..... .,
AT least -aid his mother At las,
do not 90 alone: have Won no friend
who would accompany YOU g
That is well thought Of mother" said
Harve, Il will write to Fred Miller to
| meet me there; it will be great fun to
have him "
SO saying he dispatched lwo letters. one
to bis friend Fred, acquainting him with
the circumstances. and asking him to join
hIm at Schrap, on. IN certain 'tas. aid
another TO The old man no lived at the
place. bidding him air some Of the rooms
for their reception This lone. he waited
lmpaienliy for the appointed day. and -e-
Iert-d pair Of the best pistols he conid
procure in readiness for the expes., ell en-
counter. and IN 'Ine time he arrived at
>chrap,on. II was Certainly dismal old
place buried in overyrnwn trees, and sur,
rounded on one side by damp. unhealthy
moat
Plenty Tor me to do here" thought
Harry. s. II is not TO he wondered a, thai
p ghost. out Of lodgings, should take M
his abode here [, Is The very place Tor
one; bur I will try and make aie quarters
less congenial
Old Peat now made his appearance,
and Harvey inquired if any one had arr'v.
ed, or if there were any letters for him -
! The old man replied IN the negative, and
| Harvey entered the house. the inside OF
which correspondent well with the exteri-
or. Large gloomy rooms. filed with
some bu, olh-fsshioned and deoayny fur
nitae, and long passages through which
the W nd whstled drearily. Even Har.
vey, with all his contemp, Cor snperst,ious
crecuitv cnuld MOI forhesr .hndlering =
Moreover. the gloomipe,s of Ae dsv add.
e. TO the dreariness Of things, for it was a
cold raw log ..,..-
Peai's wife had lighted FIRE in one OF
the smaller rooms. and Harvey gladly SAW
preparations for dinner going on. lie
asked the old man 10 show him what bed
room had been prepared Tor him, and said
he would postpone The examination Of The
rest Of the house till The mex, 6sv. Peat
showed him room in one Of The wings oil
the house. |. was hung with dark mo-
resp, mote eaten and faded ;; spite Of the