Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-01-11
ALICE REDwOOD,S GHOST.
BY LESLIE WALTER.

ing look IN her soft eyes. She had 4 su-
perst.tion, and was ashamed to confess or
defend it Colonel Garter was her half
uncle, if such re 'ationship there be, and
i Paul was her half cousin. IF she loved
him any dearcr-if he wished her any
nearer, how can | tell As he sat op-
positc her now, apparently absorbed in a
big vo'ume bound in law calf which
was in this instance medical bus stadx-
ing from under his black eyelashes only
the pretty face at The other side of the
table
"Onc can't disbelieTc every thing" ral
tered she at last
but one needn't be credulous fool
returned the colonel, severely, without
any idea that he was rebuking his young
!. relatives secret weakness, but merely sus-
tanning an argument lie followed mp the
accidental blow by long lecture on silly
fears and unfounded fantasies, which she
received in sweet submissive silence, as
she usually did any dictum OF his. She
c.me twice = year to the family reunion
a. Carter Hall, ana in spite Of her tremors,
her tcrrors, her weakness and cowardice,
for which her very youngest cousins ridi-
culcd and corrected her. made holiday
WHENEVER she came. Without her pres
cnce Chr; tmas merry makings would
have been but dull ceremonies, and mid
summer vacations a. dreary waste Thus
It was said by the younger children. and
thus it seemed t. Paul
\ long pause followed the closing Of the
ColoneTs oration, which was broken by
the shrill voice Of a young cousin, belong
ing to the band Of ..inrans tcrribles,' who
spare nobody Cousin Alice is afraid Of
ghosts - he announced and then dead
silence feL
Victoria, tall, handsome girl Of TWEEN
tv, smiled across the table At the blushing
accused, ard a slim miss of fourteen, the
prize scholar of nei9hloring academy.
looked up from her Latin composition in
scornTal surprise. Paul lifted his fine
eyes from his hook, and nodded craveIy
at the offender, in q way that Indicated
future penitcnre AMI penance.
.Nonsenser r cried the colonel, darting
an inquirins look at his niece,
.On. NJ, stammered she family, "onIv
$50 many people say so It's not true,
Of courze-that is, l suppose''-anJ she
broke down utt rlv
Here Paul came to the rescue.
"ATy dear father, said he ar9umcnta-
lively. Won surely don't mean to dispute
the testimony Of ages
Yes do, intcrposed the unvielding
authority.
The evidence ormany learned and sci
entifc persons Baron Riechenbach' 5
theory"
"Humbug,"
"Nrs Groves Night Side ofNature.' p
Trash r.
Professor Owens Revelations from
the Other World
Pooh -
oThe Witch Of Eado-
"Fi1dlestick -
Here becoming conscious from PauTs
mischievous look. Of the had example he
was setting the children in this disrcspcct
toward Holy Writ. the Colonel suddenly
stopped to order the juniors to bed, and
then he and Paul fell upon the argument
"hammcr and tongs." rs the vulgar saw
Victoria had remained to finish 4 piece OF
fancy work in which she was much inter~
estcd the studious Mittie was preparing
Latin essay for the approaching cxhi-
biyion, and Alice stayed beside her cous-
ms, listening with innocent delight to her
champions warm adsocacy Of a cause in
which she knew him to have even less
faith than his opponent
Il was sufficient reward for him that
she pressed his ha>d and thanked him
= gently. when he lighted her candle in the
hall, as they all separated for the night
You were 50 kind TO take 1ny part, she
whispered, sauI was very foolish"
No, at all, vou wsr, Just right only
hope YOU won't believe all that awful
trash was talking. 1t was merely FOR
the sake Of arcument YOU know Oi
course no sane person faucies there are
such things as ghosts"
"N-no. certainly not" assentad she
hesitatin-, and looking UP the great back
stairway while the candle trembleI in
( har hsnd; hut sapposc | an coward
~"
Say womanly, instead, said Paul
. warmly ~oolody can wonder at your be
F in- frightened in this gloomy old barraek
: ofours, coming from your snug city house.
hut yoo hnvc no need Not one OF our
ancestors has committed any worse mur-
E der than upon deer AMI woadcock, or King
/ George scarlet invaders; 50 there are
i no un4uiet spirits oG Victims slain TO haun.
; Us And thc Carriers .re sensible race
wien they 20 TO bed they stay there
None Of them ever dream of walking out
: OF their graves, to the discomfort an3 dis
! credit of their descendants, or of rcte0-