The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-10-18
MISCELLANY.
What Do You Think of It
A SINGULAR GHOST STORY.
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She was bright and brisk old lady,
with clear, busy eyes, and cheek which.
no longer young, looked as if it would be
pleasant and comfortable to kiss. That
she was careful and wide-awake old
lady, was proved by her-rather sharply
for her. -reproving another guest who,
on entering, had nearly trippcd over II
bundle she had placed on the floor
That's all the property have in the
world, ynung man, said the old dame,
'and if you'd broke your nose over it, it
wouldn't have done any good to you or
me-.
The guest, admitting that there was
an absence of any perceptibc advantage
to either in such catastrophe, begged
respectfully TO ask why it was necessary
to place her property quite SO close to the
! threshold.
why, to be ready for a start, young
man. was the reply. i don't know
what moment | may be come for, you
see
Il think whoever's coming treats you
very bad said TIE hndladv. 'llcre
you've been. with your bundle packed
and your bonnet on, two whole days
I'm noways impatient, said the old
lady.
'Do you mind my asking where your
going 2 asked the landlady.
Not ], my dear. lis 'corden as ]
dreams
According as you dreams ? echoed
the landIady.
TO be sure retorted the old lady,
cheerily. We comes OF a dreaming fam
lily, and we always goes by it. | say,
my dear, can get Il horse and cart if [
want lift, Ebby Vale way?'
Yes, sure. When shall you 60 7?
when my young man comes. But
he'll be IA walking, and pr'aps won't like
to carry my luggage
'He must be very devoted Young
man if he do said the landlady, laugh
ing. What's he like
Hes a handsome young man, also
pale, which I'm afraid he takes too much
out of hIsself, in the pint of study said
the old lady. He's not far off now
'Am | the young man ? inquired the
male guest, a young farmer of the neigh
borhood.
Hush = exclaimed the old lady, Il do
believe that's him, Yes, he's coming in.
see him turn
The next moment the door opened, and
Richard Gauntrell entered.
The old dame started up
'Here am, young man, I'll 60
Go! exclaimed Gauntrell, who at
tracted by the appearance of the clean
little hostel, had turned in for some re-
freshment. 'What does this good lady
mean +"
"Iou'rc wanting a cook ?
very much, replied the young man,
laughing.
Here | am, SIR said the old lady, ty-
ing her bonnet-strinSs.
'l'ut you don't know about the place
Nor don't care, was the answer.
Character ? suggested Gauntrell.
Heres a hatful, said the old lady,
producing several letters. Two of these
the hostess pronounced to be from adie:
of station, resident in the country.
The young man hesitated Here wal
prize indeed. He felt, however, thai
the peculiar circumstances of the case
should not be concealed, and the CUES
Withdrawing, and the hostess being sum
moned away, an opportunity was afford
ed him of giving the cheerful old lady tC
understand that there was in fact, ghos
in the case.
Il don't care for no ghostes, was hel
reply. Il rather likes 'em. When al
alone, they gives quite relish to one
tea
Under such circumstances, there could
be no further scrnple on either part
light carriage was obtained, and the oil,
lady and her long-expected young man,
did really depart in company.