Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-07

panes oil glass, made her clasp her hand
together and utter cry.
did indeed now laugh at her pale face
answering. in some vexation:
1T was the snow breaking from the cave
and slipping down against the window
oh drawing u long breath. You ar,
provoked at me, Mr.. Redfeld. If yo,
knew all, you wouldn't be-
well, tell nc all, al once, then. and le
ME judge
Again she gave cautious look about
as if invisible guests might hear aud moi
relish her revelation, drew her chair q lit
tie nearer mine, and said impressively:
That house is launtcd..'
is that all = l asked, feeling quite re
lieved, for her manner had startled me il
spite Of myself.
ITS enough = was the significant re
sponsc. TO tell You, flatly, sir, john,
about concluded to write to Mr. Moreland
and give up the situation
Your husband Is he 90 foolish, too
There arc no such things as haunted hous.
es, Mrs. Scott; and to give up perlna
nent and excellent home like this, upo,
any such idle fancy, set md to me very ull-
wise.'
Goodness knows I've liked the place,
she cried, bursting into tears, and that we
don't know what to turn to when we leave
this. But I'm worn OUT with it, CAM
stand it no longer. You see how unsettled
| am now
Unsettled enough certainly, from the
usually composed and sclf-reliant woman
in whose judgment had placed considera.
bic confidence.
'Ysu haven't told me ANYTHING to prove
your asser ion d, mt believe in ghosts
WARN you; hut I'd like to hear your rea
sons for thinking the villa has got Onn.'
Il always made fun Of ghosts myself and
so did John. until this happened. He
won't own up now. 'cept that he's ready
to leave the place, and he won't 90 in with
me. in broad daylight, to tend to the rooms
SO know he's just as seal as am. And
you know Johns no coward with anything
he can see or handle. and it's 10 Disgrace
to a body to be shy Of onearthly things
Pm bold woman myself, but amt read,
y to face spo"k.'
What makes you think the house il
haunted |!
PLENTY of things
please mention few. I'm a lawye,
you know, and demand the proofs
1--we seen curious light lowering Ovei
the roof of the house, of nights
Did your husband see it, also ,
.les, he did see it, night before last
lie wouldn't believe me till he see it, Eve
seen it seven or eight times myself
What was it like =
.Oh, Lordy. I'm sure | cant tell exact
~ what it was like, when never saw any
thing of t:hc kind before | suppose its like
them dead lights that's been seen over
graves. It's more like bright shadow
than an actual Iight--you can see through
it like air 1t walrlers about the roof then
stops over one partickclrr place. 1t would
make your flesh creep to see it. sir -
Il would like above all things, to trv it
DO vou suppose. if we went out rOw, We
should have the opportunity ?
Its too early; ltastways, I've never
seen it so ear,v in the evening. The frs,
time, my baby was sick, and got up il,
the night to give him some drops. and as
looked out the window, there was tn,
thing shining
is that all makes YOU think the hous,
haunted =
No, sir; we've heard things-cllriuu,
sounds-evcn in the day time
What were the sounds like ?
Il couldn't rightly explain 'cm to YOU
sir. They were nor human sounds
Try and givo me some idea of them
They'd rise and fall; rise and t;Ll-nol
like singing, nor crying. nor talking;
kind of wailiny music, only not like it ci
ther-that is. not like, anything | eve1
heard. 1t seems to come mostly from tn,
famiiv-roonl, back of the library. join,
and me followed it up, one evening. W,
went close up on the porch, and put oul
ears to the shutters. We heard it plain
We was 50 frightened, we've been yat
not to gn near the house again. don
feel as if ever could
Il think ! know what it was | sau
half inclined to laugh. The doors or sash
es have been left open in such a wav IA tt
make draught. 1t is the wind, singin.
through the crevices of the deserted man
sion. I.mysclf, have heard the wind max,
most mncarthly music under such circ;;m
stances.
.Twa'n't wind at ALL said the garden
er's wife, in an offended tone.
perhaps persons have obtained access
to the house who have no business there
They NAV defaoc the furniture, or carr,
off articles of value. You really ought t,
look to it, Mrs. Scott is part Of YOU
DUTY
.There's nobody got in-Fm certain o
that. We've examined every door an,
window. Thcre'smot the least sign of an,
human hcing about the premises. tel
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