The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-05-02
For the Hillsborough Recorder.
A GHosTLY ADVENTURE.
ny LUCY sxow.


iihad been invited TO spend the christ
mas hol ydays q, the old-iashioned. bu, state
" mansion Of my uncle Clinton, who lived
on a plantation about ten miles from mad.
anne BIS Seminary, and three frum the
nearest railway station.
My bos0m friend and first cousin, jose
phene Stanley, was invited also. and a.
was detained at the Seminary tv slight
sickness, "losey." as we called her at
school. preceded me by several DAYS. sad
wa, the first to meet me At the door OF Cln.
ton Hall.
Il was my frst visit to my relatives, and
INV lancy had painted dreary pile. with
heasy oaken ,looes and rambling passages
and the usual accompaniments of haunt.
ed chambers" aud whaieyer else ms roman.
TIC an,l vivid Imagination could picture to
my curious and excited mind. Nor Was |
disappointed when after the hasty greet.
ing Of nv uncle and his family. followed
losephenr through just such passage as
my lancy bad pictured. 20 a small bur cssy
apartment in the sccund story. and entire
Is remote from TIE part Of the building oc.
cuplrd bs the family.
:" am so glad that you have come. Lou"
was J"sey's exclamation as soon as we were
atone; - selected this r,nm on account
oi the hne view from the windows, but nur
maid KITTY has been giving me the horrors
with her frishtiui tales Of ghosts and
"llaun,s." a. She calls them, and II you had
act come to share il with me, had made
np my mind to ask aunt Mary TO let me
take another room, nearer che family"
"Oh. this i. delightful. Josry." eI.
cla,mr'i. "yos knuw ! always had fancy
Ter sach things. AMI perlap, NAV be graf.
ihed AZ last by the sight Of ghost"
Well. every one to his notion. but ex
euse me frnm an introduction 10 ,nur ghost.
ly friends" said Josey. as after hssls tei-
let wr descen,td the long staircase md en-.
tered the ball leading 10 the Ismly sitting
room.
lea" had jus, been anraarcedi and
ss We took our places al the table, my un
Gle remarked that We sLovld eat iearli.
ly. aud dance merrily tonight, 10 scare 81
tie hobgoblins. a !, vas just the kind ol
weather TO bring Get such dismal crea-
lures" II was cnld and cloudy: and the
wind whis,led mournfrlly through The tall
cedar. aud stately paFlars that surroGnded
tie mansion. Bet here were merry hears
vlihiu: and as one after another OF the
Youthful neighbor entered the cheerful
parlsr. tie sigliing Of tie wind was soon
los, 10 the mere joyous tones oi the piano.
aud the old oakcn flours shook undrr tue
merry leet uf tile dancers.
II was twelve o'clock before my weary
limbs began TO remind me that bad iray.
eiled ten mtlcs that afternoon, aud that 1
was not 1s strong either rs | had been a
week ago; and way not unwilling 70 obey
N, uncle speremptory orderlO % u bed,
and save ourselves SCR abather lrolic.'
- away we went, Josey and |, 10 uur
little room Up the lDnels winding stars
and in twenty minutes after our exit from
Tue parlor. Josey was fast aslcep--ie nv
great annoyanec, as being unusually exgit
ed myself. was very wide awake. and
woald have much preferred lively chat
over the events II tie lay. 81, Josey
wo,id sleep. and A. there was ~ waking
nsr, proceeded silently and deliberately
10 prepsSc for bed.
Was Just unlaeing my last galter. when
lie waning light ut the candle suddenly
hlckerej for moment. and then disap.
pearcd in The socket, Saving me With only
Toe din and uncertain light II lev fading
,nbers. the bright fire ,ha, Kitty had male
foe ". having burnt out while We were
daneing.
| am not naturally timid. nor much in.
elIned TO superstition, but could not re.
sst feeling Of dread aud loneliness. that
led me 20 move inyOIubtarily toward my
sleeping friend. sly shoe string had be.
come tangled into knot. and with nervous
hngers tried TO unite il, while nv exeit.