Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-09-27

oil Il mortagc that was cndangerlng his
possession Of the property. One night
soon afterward the governcss suddenly and
nvsteriously left the cottage. 1T was sup.
posed that the husband, brought to sense
Of duty by the generosity of his mother in
law sea; her away that he hight again take
his deserted wife into his household.
The name of the govcrncss was Alice,
and tn, aged servant states that directly
before her disappearance she was sight
to melt the coolest heart to pity. Her
flesh was wasted, her0nce blooming checks
were white as SNOW, and her large dark
eyes blazcd wi h II hectic fire that seemed
burning at her vitals. By day she would
keep her room weeping and lameutiur. and
often at dead of night the old servant would
come upon her walking in the lower hall.
Wringing Ler hands and moaning as If her
heat were breaking. She was never seen
or heard of afterward.
The wife returned to her cottage. hut her
presence wrought no immediate change,
in the habits of her husband Day and
night he wonld be shu: in his library, his
senses drowned iu intoyicaton. Gradual.
", however. the long suffering woman
lured him from his evil ways, and won
him back to himself and his children
Then some few months ntaway-monthr
when the faithful wife thought she saw
some returning CLEAN ef the peaceful li.h,
which had shed such blessings on the ear
" days OF their marriage. But again in
an evil hour. another strange woman
crossed the unhappy threshold.
She was neicc of the Colonc's-by
that title was he known portionless
child of widowed sister, AMI Young and
very beautiful. She too taught the child
rrn; and, cn>nared by the arts of this
wicked man. size too fell from true wo-
nanhood Then the sad history was re-
pcatcd, Again the wife was driven away,
and again the conscience of the woman
wasted her frame, and made of her u liv-
ing skeleton. Once more. too his finan
cal affairs began to trouble the Colonel
The estate Was again mortgagcd, but the
avails paid only his pressing debts, aud soon
he WAS again bankrupt fo, Il dinner.
Suddenly, however, he was seen in pos
esSion Of considerable sums of money
Where this money came from was a mis-
terry ,bat no one connected. .his having it
with the disappearance OF II certain timer
ant vendor OF watches and ,iewclry, who
fnr Years had been in the habit of making
periodical visits tothe neigl!borhood. This
pedller is well remembered by the old
residents IN the vicinity. He WAS fur
elgncr and had no settled place Of resi-
deuce in this country. All that was GER
tainly known of him was that his nani1
was Carroll, and that lie often carried
hoat with him large amounts III money
and jcwelfp.
0lr afternoon. about the time of the
peddler'S Disappearance, TIL nrice aud tn,
unce were heard in luud alteration in the
library. The same day the Young womai
lett lhe cottage, and went to live with some
relations aud saOn aitc" the children were
takenaway by their grandmother Then
the solitary man was left alone in hi,
w:etched home with only the old servant
who through all his wichedness had chung
to him With the affection ot a mother.
But not long We're the Wretched mastei
Fand the faithful servant left .togcthcr-
Soon the silent messenger came and tore
him from the scene of his crilscS tnrcvcr.--
l;nt WIS it forever, Could the history o
the .lIaunted House be trnly told an au
swcr might be found to this question.
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house remained vacant until sold under
foreclosure some four years aiterwarL.-
Then it was occupied by gentleman o1
Boston. who designed to make it the per-
nanrnt residence OF his family. They re-
manned only few months, AMI then re-
moved, unable to longer endure the mystic
lous noises which, day and night. they
said echoed through every apartment n
the cottage. Another family succrcle,
them i'll the occupancy, and then another
but all were Guah!c to enlurc the strange
sounds and ali soon sought more peacctu
hablTatlons.
Then it began to be noisGd abroad thai
he nu,sc was haudtcd. 1t was left va
cant, tic country people stunned it tinid
,Hcht- travellers went hv on another road
and the unknown author Of the nlystcrI-
Eous sounds. whether spirit or mortal, wac
! left to hoilAis noisy carnival i'll It's ding,
rooms urcstraincd ny the presence o
living man or woman.
How long this house was without n ten
ant have not been able to ascertain: but
it is certain that about iour years ago il
passed into the hands OF II we'll known
gentleman of Watcrtowu, aid then once
more bccanea n human hahtaiion
This gentleman" was proprietor OF 'h'
adjoining estate ana having a"a'a i" u
this pr1perty-which contains about forty
fertile acrcs-he appropriated the Haunt
ed House to the use oi his newly ehSaS
ed farm supcrcntcndent. This person
hose name is King, isa robust man, II
the prime OF me- WIN NERVES '' 't"'' ,l' "'''
an unusai drsfte % e'',t''sr "i. ,''"'G
ton. To h's absolute le"fltsSn'Ss II y