Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17
VI I = & L. Lila v Y.
TIE BROTHERS.

strange. norose. uisanthropic man. uho
mixed IN no socis,y. thoegh. At the same
time. h. sppcarrd to derive iittle plea.ars
IRON 'he exquisite gardens and Other amen.
iiies wfh which. uith a most lavish hand
his Beautifully situated mansion had been
surrounded. IL "a. At length offered for
saie. and mech 20 the surpri.e Of those ubo
Snew Hs value. passcd-at n very nodrr-
ate pricc-into The hand. Of a jeweicr. Vel
known 70 many an Engish tourist. re.iden,
ln Geneva
Delighted AZ his bargain. Monsieur g
lost no time M making svcry arrangement
for adapting the chateau Go the taste OF
sorae '' M lord Anglai..- ~ho was certain
10 cove' 90 lovely a sPoi Tor L.. Summer
residencs.
Tie ~as right IN his anticipation. A cen.
ti~man. nth his wife ard two daarhtsr..
soon esiabhshcl themselves AZ Belle 4.
tak'ng the place not for the summer only.
bui b. ih~ year
icw weeks elapsed. and they Lal be-
gan 90 irei fhcusrlsr, az home IN tl,. ir
pleasant dsvliing. Wien. one evening. NJ.
M-. While rvading aloud 90 Lis family. .n.
cCunterrd dificuli pbra.~. -hirh Il "a.
Necessary 20 ciacidafe by means Of The die
tiousr, and ths younger sister. Ea.il,. Las
tened 70 The library % procure thar work.
>be ~as gone rather longer Than "a. *.
Peetod' and ~hen she Jid return. booked
- pale and AgiiAied. that her moiber anx.
iousiy inquired ttc cause.
Wei. ~as the rrpiy. u have had ,
sori of adventure bui uay ghost (forI have
certainly seen ons) vas BY no m,an, tern
bic. and dnut kno- Wy I shos.d feel %
hsrricd. h h-as very bandsome yosr-
man
Pressed f9r details. 'he Young LADY ~ Ia,-
Cd that sbe Lai s~cu noih,ug 90 her way to
the library. bot thai oa hrr return. is,s =.
she ~as descrndiag ih- frst ,,ep Of the
STAIR. shc heard noi.r behind her. AMI
looking rouni. observed q yo,4ng and hand
'oa,r nan "a a naval uniiorm. lie looked
sadly az her ior some SECONDS. dsfir- uh,.b
sie never removed hcr ewes from Lis f.c..
pointed wiih his fnger % the .,d~ o. ,h~
corridor. All vanished. a. it we're. ilto tie
waut
lhis story sas received. 90 the siori,v
oi 'urh stories arr destined TO D.. -,,h some
iacrvdsiiy. NeveriLelc... % m.,b i'm.
pressed wssIr VI wiib shat be had hesri
'h.'. when their iaa-itrrs bad retired. De-
and his ste re-discussed tLs. natter. ana
came 20 thr rcsolution that Mr. n. .houil
VISIT the 90 haunted corridor about th.
sane boar. and sce q any similar appear.
ancc ~ouid BE- voacb .aica % Lim.
Accordingly on the flliosin- cr,n;r-.
he mounted guard. ani ~alked o. and fro
for c9nsiicrahic tinie without result.
Tired a. ias, q his vigil. o. ~. wheeling
rouni % commence shat be- had received
should bc bis lasi torn. uhrn be- almost ran
in'o tie arms ofs oung naval ofi'cr. pre-
ci'eiy ansssrins tbe description given o.
BIS daughter. Tie feure pointed % ths
~aii. aaa before sir. ~ hal folly ierainrd
his scii po,-c.sion. disappeared.
Mr. A.. counfenancs. on crtsrir, tb..
dra-in- room. safsci-niiy denoted tsas h.,
search bal been su-crssiul. but D. declined
90 say ~hat hs had a-taaily seen. aad De-.
quc-ici BIS isul.iy. ior the prcscnt. 90 con-
trol their curiosity.
Eafiy n~St morning hs procce.ied 90
Gcness. and cslled uPon bis ian.iiord.
e" have come. sir.~ b. ssid. % ssk
your permission 20 move portion O. the
~a.l in the corridor q tbe obateaa- All
finding che proprietor hesuaied. d. A. ,.-.
related ths double SEPARATION. aJdia- that
uni-ss BE- proposais sere complied unb. D.
musi deciiue to oout,aae q tenant of the
mansioo
Tie ianliorl shrugged his .bouiIrrs. er.
tended his paius and ieciling uihia h.-,.
feu iAai this uas but De- example Of tbst
Engiish ecceutriciiy vh,,L t is impossible
20 comprehend and rtsi.t. gave ths permi,-
sion relaircd.
Somc masons beng scnf Co.,. ths sork q
once began As it proceeded. Nir. II -.
moch sfraek by the sinxuiar manner a. al.
master mason. sho. having 6rst d,.eog,,y.
I'd tbe idea of disturbing thc val stan.
threw every imaginabie obstacie rs the -,v
and fuoscqucntiy. sbrn BE- men I'D -.
taaily sc % sorE. uatchcd their proved.
ings wiih q fsed stare. an face eradssl.
ly becom.ng deadly pale
An bour. ho-ever. elapsed before ary
discoveries weIe ma-e. Bat e. CO. end Of
tsat tiHle there vss tarncl forth 90 ths I,. lf
al upTight skeleton of msn. uhirh. ss
a. al "a rsuiove,i. isil topping iorssri
amorg h. ~orkers. A. tbs izhi the mas.
llr r-.l.. rr.--I A. - 60 L. a.