The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-05-18
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terness at her bereavement now
scheming to rob her sister and or.
phan OF her bounty? adT
d "oh, woman, false as fair! Yet
she was not arwoman; che was n de.
: ''nolH Honn. ,.u.tnltaup hut W8L s|
The clock struck twelve, and I
turned from my reflections TO attend
to the corpse. The alcohol which
hNd been. provided to wet the face
was II weed, and I needed n further
Supply Iakins the dish in my hand.
| wentlto' the ttoor with the intention
ot calling upon Mrs. Colebrool, fnr 70
y First rapping on the door. 40 as
not to surprise them, | opened il ana
stepped into the room.
vi need a little more ..lcohol, Mrs
Colebrook," l began.
she rose from her chair. and will
one long and most unearthly shrek,
she fell upon the foor. ~ r
DE- Rowne's knees smote eneb
other, and he shrank back to the fur.
lhesJ corner OF the room
wv no are yon!' he gasped.
VI course, was very much sur.
prised at this singular reception :
Long familiarity with the dead had
me so indifferent to those breads and
le"rs, which disturb many persons.
That had little consideration for ner
vousnsss on this subject.
"W ho are you?' groaned the doc.
'or ms teeth chattering with terror.
lhon it flashed upon my mind that
The quilt which enveloped NV body
was the cause Of the mischief was
'nvoinhtarily personating the ghost
OF The deceased Mr.. Colebrooll and |
40 not wonder that the guilty wife
and the more wrctchcd accomnlicc
were terrified, when at midmnbt |
stalked into the room.
] had pinned the countcrpane
around my neck, so that nothing
could be seen Of me but my face.
l was ghostly spectre, coming
How awful IN that hour whom conscience
stincs.-
to curse her for the base treacIicrv
she was connecting. No wonder she
tainted; no wonder even the doctor
.trembled.
| threw Off the quilt, and told the
doctor who | was
"See what you have done!" said
fe' polnling to the PROSTATE lady
81 heard some voices here, and |
came for some alcohol"
Need you have come in that
.garbi"
II had quite forgotten that I had
the quilt on" ..IN
"Iou have killed her, | believe,
he continued, bending over the pos.
trate form of Mrs. Colebrook.
we raised her up, and placed her
upon a lounge. She was not dead.
and presently her eyes opened.
"Where is hep" gasped she, sha.
king convulsively. H. y 3
abe calm!" a..
"lle will haunt me all my days"
"It was only Mr.. Mortal" ONO .
Her eyes glarcd upon me, and then
rolled up in her head. Heaven grant
that may never see such a hideoue
expression again. She was in q lit.
lhe house was alarmed, and DR.
Rowne uscdeYery exertion to restore
her, but all in vain. t-.. -.
"She will die she said savagely;
you have killed hertz ..
Nv hlch will dl0 you destroy, doe
tor?' | asked ...
Ho staggered into the corncro OF Lhe
room, unable to reply. lilo would
never accuse me again, and yet
promised not to expose him; hot il
was IN Difference to the invalid sister
of the deceased, that | allowed nv.
sell to be silent in the presence OF
lnfamy.
Before daylight there was another
corpse IN the house, and it was told
Tor two months after that Mrs. Cole.
brook had been killed by the shock
of her husbands death.
| buried them both two DAYS after,
and had the pleasure Of seeing the
Colebrook fortune pass into the hands
OF the poor and deserving sister.
have never seen or heard from
DR.. Rowne from that day to this. 1t
is said he went To the East Indies.
If he did, the devil is with him there,
and always will be.