The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-05
PA, THURSDAY, DEGEAIBER s. 1867.

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and attention to their aged relatives
whom they truly loved and honored-
would probably be homeless.
One morning Mrs. Culverton sat over
her breakfast, after the others had left the
room, thinking # this, when Jessie came
In.
''l've something to tell you ma'am,"
she said. There's change in the old
gentleman.
''Nhat do you mean p, asked Mrs.
CulVerton.
''I've seen him twice at the foot of my
bed in the night, and though always be-
fore he has been kind and pleasant look
ing, now he frowns and looks angry. He
beckons me to 90 somewhere, and dou't
dare-in the night time"
"Iou must" said Mrs. Culverton. al
know he'll come again; and I'll sit up
with you all night, and you 60 1t may
be of great use to US all, Jessie.
81 shan't be afraid, ma'am, if have
company" said Jessie, in the most mat
ter of fact manner, and carried out the
breakfast things
All day they never spoke on the sub
.ject, but on retiring Jessie found her mis-
tress in her bedroom wrapped in shawl.
''Tm ready, you see," she said And
Jessie merely loosened some buttons and
hooks, and lay down dressed.
Ten O'Clock -elcven-twelve.
Mrs Culverton began to doubt, when sud-
denly she saw Jessie's eyes dilale in u most
peculiar manner.
"Why, here he is, ma'am f"
"There's no one here" said Mrs. Cul-
verton.
sob, yes. ma'am, 1 see him. said the
girl. ''He's in great excitement, ma am
he's taking out his watch to look at, and
the chain is made of such bright yellow
hair, thought at first it was gold"
s'His viies hair" said Mrs. Culverton.
old Uncle Hiram. Does he look at nc!''
EYES. ma 'am,' said Jessie
"Uncle,'' said Mrs. c., 'sdo you know
me after all these years ?"
s'IIe nods," said the girl.
''Have you come to help US, dear un-
Gle 2" said the lady.
Uncle Hiram was described as nodding
very kindly, and beckoning
''IIe wants us TO follow him." said the
girl, taking up the light. The moment
she opened the door Jessie saw the figure
pass through it. Mrs. Culverton still
could see nothing.
Obedient to the girls movement. Mrs.
c. descended the stairs and stood in the
library.
The ghost paused before book case.
"He wants me to open it, said Jessie,
''Do so,'' said the lady.
"He signs to take down the books, "
said the girl.
And Mrs. Culverton's own hands went
to work. Book after book was taker
! novels and romances, poems and plays
| A pile of volumes lay upon the library
/ carpet, and still the ghost pointed to th,
! rest, till they were all down.
( ''He looks troubled, ma'am. He seems
trying to Think" said the girl. 'Oh
ma am, he's gone to the other case y
And so, to cut long story short, tn
four great bookcases were emptied with
out apparent result.
Suddenly jessie screamed:
'Ie's in the chair. He's risen, ma am
to the top of the case. He wants me t
climb up"
Sect the steps, Jessie" said her mis-
tress-and Jessie obeyed,
On the very top of one of the cases
covered by cobwebs, she found an old Ger
man book and brought it down
"This was there" she said. Mrs. Gu
verton took it out of her hand; from be
tween the leaves dropped folded paper
fastened with red tape and sealed
The lady picked it up and read on tn
outside these words:
'sIHe last rcM and testament Of Hnul
Hardy"
For little while she could only wee
and tremble; soon she found words:
''Gncie," she SAID, ''in the name of m
husband, and my dear children, L than
you from my soul. Does he hear m
Jessie ?"
eyes; he mods and smiles,'' said IL
girl.
"Wiil you let me see you, uncle % sa
Mrs. Culverton.
"He has gone," said the girl. ''He h;
kissed his hand and gone"
And so he had-for good for fro
: that moment he was never seen again |
: mortal eyes.
Nobody believed the story of his a
, pearance but the will had been disco
cred without doubt, and the CuIverto
+, were no longer in danger from expulsi
D from their old home. There they liv
: and died, and Jessie remained until 5
f married, and all her life received eve
e kindness from the family, who were
debted to her singular peculiarly for til,
r comfort and happiness.
q Whether uncle Hiram's spirit rea
# came back to earth or not is a questio