The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-15
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'vertons in their dilemma, and the
lawsuit was nearly terminated, with
out the shadow Of doubt, in Jabez
Hardy's favor. ee ~
In three days, all would be over;
and the Culvertons, who had earned
their property, il ever mortals did,
by Kindness and attention to their
aged relatives-whom they truly
loved and honored-would probably
be homeless.
e One morning, Mrs. Culverton sat
over her breakfast after the others
had left the room, thinking of this,
when Jessie came in.
"Pve something to tell you,
ma'am, I" she said. "There's change
in the old gentleman"
: "What do You meanP" asked Mrs.
Culverton.
"I've seen him twice at the foot of
my bed in the night" said the girl;
sand though always before he has
been kind and pleasant looking, now
he frowns and looks angry. He
, beckons me to go somewhere, and I
, don't dare-in the night time"
"You must" said Mrs. Culverton.
/ ST know he'll come again; and I'll
sit with you all night and go where
you go. It may be Of great use to
rs all, JESSIE"
: 81 shan't be afraid, ma'am, if I
have company, said Jessie, in the
most matter-of fact manner, and car
ried out the breakfast things.
all day, they never spoke on the
z subject; but, on retiring, Jessie found
her mistress in her bed d-room, wrapped
in shawl.
, 'I'm ready. you see," she said.
And Jessie merely loosaned some
buttons and hooks, and lay down
dressed.
p 10 o'clock passed-11-12. Mrs.
Culverton began to doubt, when sud-
denlr she saw Jessie's eyes dilate in o
most peculiar manner, and in an in
slant more the girl said:
"Why, here he is, ma'am."
"There's no one there" said Mrs.
Culverton. ~
ooh, yes, ma'am! I see him." said
the girl. "He's in great excitement,
ma'am, he's taking ont his watch to
look at. md the chain is made of
such bright yellow hair, T thought at
first it was eold.''
ellis wife's hair" said Mrs. Cul-
verton. ','It was buried with him.
You see dear old Uncle Hiram. Does
he look at me?' l
eyes, ma'am," said Jessie.
"Uncle," said Mrs. c., edo you
know me after oil these years?"
"He mods, said the girl.
"Have you come to help us-dear
uncle?" said the lady.
Uncle Hiram was described as nod
ding very kindly and beckoning.
Gle wants us to follow him." sal d
! the lady, and took 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 movements,
Mrs. @. descended the stairs and
stood in the library.
The ghost paused before book
case.
tsHe 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
taken down-novels and romances,
poems and plays.
A pile of volumes lay upon the IL
brary carpet and still the ghost point
ed to the rest, till they were all down.
''He looks troubled, ma'am. He
seems trying to think" said the girl.
sob, ma'am, he's gone to the other
caseP'
And so, to cut long story short,
the four great bookcases were emp
tied. without apparent result.
Suddenly Jessie screamed:
"He's in the air. He's risen,
ma'am, to the top of the case. He
wants me to climb mp"
sect the steps, jessie" said her
mistress--and Jessie obeyed.
On the very top of one of the
cases, covered by cobwebs, she found
an old German book, and brought it
down.
"Tbis was there" she said. Mrs.
Culverton took it in her hand; from
between tho leaves dropped a folded
paper, fastened with red tape and
sealed.
The lady picked it up, and read on