Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-11-15
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.


The following is SIMPLE narrative
taken down in short hand from the lips ol
the narrator. lie il man now getting
on in years, who, distrusiiul Of oil Other
peoples experience verging on what we
imperiinentIy term the supernatural scarce
ly even ventures 10 believe his own. AZ
a statement at frst hand of an appearance
testified to by the narrator, aud corrobora
ted by bis wife, both living. il has seemed
TO me, while simply transcribing the potes
to possess an interest often wanting In
more artistic stories Of artificial manufac
ture:
NV wifes sister. Mrs. W.. was left a
widow at the age Of thirty five, with two
children, of whom she was passionatel,
fond She carried on the Diapers bust
ness at Bognor, establised by her husband
Being q very handsome woman, there
were several suitors for her hand. The
only favored one among them was Mr.
Barton. My wife never liked this Mr.
Barton, and made no secret Of her feelings
to her sister, whom she frequently told
that Barton only wanted to be master OF
the little haberdasharv shop in Bognor
He was a man In poor circumstances, and
had no motive in his proposal Of marriage
so my wife thought, than to better him
self.
On the 23d Of August, 1881 Mrs NJ,
arranged to 20 with Mr. Barton to pic.
mic party at Greenwood Park, the seat oil
the Duke Of Richmond. who had kindly
thrown open his grounds to the public for
ths day. My wife. little annoyed at her
going out with this maD, told her she had
much better remain at home 10 look after
her children aud attend to the business.
Mrs NJ. however, bent on going, made
arrangements about leaving the shop. aud
got my wife to promise TO ses to her little
girls while she was away.
Tie party set out in a four-wheel
pheton with pairo of ponies driven by Ars.
M.. and a zig for which lent my horse
Now We did not expect them to come
back till uiue or ten clock at any rate.
| mentioned this particularly to show that
there could be no expectation Of their
earlier return ia the mind OF my wife, to
account for what follows.
At q o'clock that bright summers eve
ming my wife went out into the garden to
call the children. Not finding them she
went all around the place in her search
until she came to the empty stable. Think
ing they might have run in there 10 play.
she pushed open the door; there, standing
in the darkest corner she saw Mrs. NJ
My wife was surprised 10 see her certainly.
Tor rlfe did not expect her return so soon;
but oddly enough, il did not strike her n.
being singular to see her there. Vexed
she had fell with her all day for going
aud rather glad ia her womanish way to
have something entirely d.lfcrnt from the
genuine casus Jetfi 20 hang a retort upon,
my wife said We'll, Harriet, | should
have thought another dress NJ we'll for
your picnic as that black silk you have on
Ny wife was the elder Of the twain, aud
had always assumed little air Of counsel
Ior 10 her slsser. Black silks were thought
great deal more Of at that time than
they are just now, and silk of any kind
was held particularly inconsistent wear
for Wesleyan Methoiists, to which do
nomination we belonged.
Receiving no answer, mr. wife said, "Oh,
we'll, Harriet, il you cant take word OF
reproof without being sulky, III leave
you to YOURSELF aud then came into The
house to tell me the party had returned,
aud tLa, shc had seen her sister in the
stable, not in the best of tempers. Al
the moment it did not seem extraordinary
10 me that my wife thoad have met her
sister IN the stable
| waited indoors some time expecting
them TO return my horse. Mrs. NJ was
my neighbor aud living so close, aud bc.
ing AWAY on friendly terms, | wondered
that none Of the party had come in to tell
Us about tho day . pleasure. thought |
would just run in aud see how they had
got on, Tony great surprise, the ser
want told me they had not returned
began then TO feel anxiety about the result
Ny vile however, haviag seen Harriet In
the stable refused to believe the servant
assertion. and said there was no doubt
OF their return, but that they had probably
left word to say that they were not come
back, Ia order TO oifer a plausible excuse
Tor taking further drive aud OBTAINING
my horse for another hour or so
At eleven o'clock, MIR. Pinnock, my
brother in-law, who had been one of th.
party. came. apparently much agitated
@ke rVoh 30 oho "a" utHii uuu VtloIt ut udu
time to speak, my wife seemed 20 know
what he had TO say.
What is the matter?' she said "Soms-
thing has happened to Harriet, knowl"
Yes replied MIR. Pinnoek. "if you
wish to see her alive. you must come with
me directly To Goodwood
From what he said il appears that one
OF the ponies had never been properly
broken in, that the man frou whom the
turnout was hired for the day had caution
ed Mrs. NJ respecting II before they start.
ed; and that he had let il reluctantly, being
the only pony TO match he had Ia the sta
Bile at the time. aud would not have lent
II at all had be not known Mrs. NJ. to be
an excellent whip. On reiching Good
wood. Il seems the gentlemen Of tho party
had got out leaving the lad'e TO take u
drive round the park in the phpton. 0ne
or both ot the ponies must have taken
fright at something In the road, for Mrs
NJ. had scarcely taken the reins when the
ponies SHE'D. Had there been plenty oi
room she would readily have mastered the
difficulty, but IL was IN narrow road
where gate had obstructed tho way
Some neu rushed to open the gate; toe
late The three other ladies Jumped oui
at the beginning OF the accident, bul
Mrs. NJ. still held on to the roins seek
a