Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-21

. | SAYS tlley are Ill tDc house.
| hardly think it was rats but we will
wait awhile.
| Mr.. Burton had brought lamp and
matches, so that we could have light when
we wished it five heard anything more
overhead, | knew he would examine the
attic. There was lull in the rain ; as we
sat expectant. the pushing sound was short
ly followed by light, regular patter, as of
soft footsteps. along the floor of the garret.
[ had heard rats make precisely similar
sounds traycrsng a ceiling and though
my heart beat little faster, was still
quite certain it was these troublesome Yer
min. The next thing which fixed our at
tcntion was glmmer of light. think the
most spectral visitant could hardly have
affected me as did that sudden ray of light.
shooting through the kcv-holc AID under
the bottom of the door. Silently it crcpt
along over the carpet, moving as if the oh
ject which threw it was carried in the hand
of a person walking. do not know exactly
what did expect when it paused in front
of the door except that the door would open
and should see--thc my stery. An instant
of suspense, then the Pickering light waver-
ed and moved around to the opposite angle
from that at which it had first appeared
it was going through the corridor and down
t the stairs.
All right brcathcd my companion, in a
scarcely audible whisper. Wait
The hand which he laid on my own was
cold with excitement. .ls tho last yellow
CLEAN trcmblcd and disappeared. the clc-
lnents conspired in u grand attack upon
our citadel we could hear nothing but the
roar of their artillcry---thc tramp of their
hattallons. We waited perhaps five min.
4 utcs.
I Now and arose, following Mr.. burton
! through the darkness, as hc silently opcn-
I ed the door, crossed the corridor. and lean
=: ing over the railing. looked down into the
lower hall. We could sea nothng, until.
as we descended the stairs. a faint etlui
u grnce from some distant room penetrated
+ the obscurity. With cautions steps we
t followed it up through the hall and library
t; to the family room, from which it will be
: recollcctcd, Mrs. Scott assured me she had
heard mysterious noiscs The door was
open little distance hut not sufficiently
1 to give Us II view Of the interior. As We
Il paused on the threshold we heard Il sigh
D deep, long drawn, tramuiouS. sigh. With
3: Il delft hand my companion pushed the door
1 aiar, so tslt we could step in, and we both
II entered. Ih's room, III summer was
the tavoritc sitting room "i Mrs. MoreIaad;
and here "pen the wallis lie ilad tue i'nr-
{ traits, lIte-Slze HI OIL, OF her mite lalhtlH
5 III lfont oi us. as we stepped iii' htinS the
c llkcht oil Henry Mofciand. before 1t
. stood = Woman' one hand holding ai4lt a
t lighted candle, in small chamber candle
u stuck, the other pressed upon her he"'t, as
e If t" keep down ihose painful SlShs. VI"
Il ti"hlesS. rapt, absorbed she stout; we lhadt
N no sound and II We iad' dn not tl'lnk she
> would nave heafd Us; hcr niick was toward
us 'he Il5i'' was 'tF"" II ''1li "' inc picture
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Il nc woman N"S i'r' - s"'l''"h'
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ed from u.s. Ilttf 1T last we i.,'o ,o"n''
'It i'ati1Ne Mo I"'a"t' "'u,'''''a '.t nun
= "' inc man III Nh"s' ''"r"t' ny .n'.5H.,
accused i'tr' s,.Hoi''s "''".t HIS l'o''''''
) N tue aea" %! i''sa'' u''Ni''''S VINO "e'I
= me witnesses I'll aer "es'1'. rs sue "e'''! ~
now y. ii"S ~, ''o u'',''''I,' aeo.eS ~
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mate 'e't 10 ''t"'e ''1T"''! !" "ua'''P'
'hr present Ne'nc was "i' e,'S'"SS'nS
II y long !"''s-'""s t'''ir sue S'"'" ,''t,e
t we diu ii"t interrupt He'' IL was '''''"'s '"'
= expectation 1'''t si'1 "'"', u''P' S"'''e ~
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Il US as ',''''"7 ""'': ""' va ~ >,';I n'':
which kept my companion quiet Hhe Sai'
: nothlnS' however; oii'l drawing lH"se uPfl
e SIEl>; until at inc iaS'' si'e Te' ''i' ''S','
II "m ''ic nun, '.I ,,''
: illtns up both hands with il passionate
T. gesture toWafd't' sonpe" one "oi"-.'iiei'
l. N
Z lhcn' SLOWLY a' !! her eyes refuse" u
" leave the"hjtct "l atf a,lrac''"''' sue o'Sa'
Z to turn ava. we haa "ae '"s'','t
y glance at her lace helore she d'Sco,efe rs
Is there was "A burning spot upon ci'hef 'n''
e check and NV" great tears, ito"e''' Us
e welc, upon her eycidS; ana tF'','ul"o>
y curve t" the inll' red ups '' inc tel'9F ail,
r beautiful mouth as II the! l0iNerto M't'
is grlct and love. 1hcfe was nothing VIA .,, o
II severe about her ~ that 'no'nen'' ni'', lnih
e lnS slowly shc perceived us s'a,iuil,'
d there III the sha'iow-two cruel men, lluht
m ing her even III tins sacred solitude. ha
ie was the iceiins she gave us hV INC io"l
y which passed over her c"nnttnanc'' ! i'l'
IS ashamed an aii)artil'ca uf'ii l i"fet" III.
- sell to rcccol'ect all
! She did not scream, enc nau l''sSe'
: through too many shocks ana NiciSSl'nue
| 10 betray any ir'sht; she ohll turned "h','
a and pnt her hand ON the table 10 stead
m herself
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