The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-10-31

: soon began to believe this VISION OF the
cause.
, The next morning she went into the
kitchen, and shutting the door. said to
5essiee:
Z. miss you. so be quite frank with me.
do not believe that these forms are optical
Illusions. | feel sure that they ere actual
spirits. What 10 you think ?''
/ L think as you do, ma ana, said the
fgirl. Our folks have always seen ghosts
and grandfather had the second sight for
ten years before he died .
If yon should see the old gentleman
YOU told me of, again, said Mrs Culver
ton, be sure and tell me. I'll keep the
story from the young folks, and Mr. Gull
verton would only laugh at it; but you
described my dear old grand uncle, and
nv belief is you saw him
The girl promised to mention anything
that might happen to her mistress: and
from that day an interchange of glances
between them, and subsequent confer
ence In the kitchen. was OF regular occur
renee.
The girl saw her arparition seated on
the sofa in the parlcr, seated at the din
ner table, walking in the garden, and so
hfe-like was it that she found it impos-
slble to refrain from passing plates and
cups and saucers to 1t, to the infinite
amazement OF, people who saw only empty
ar lii the same spot.
By and by she invariably spoke of her
ghost as the old gentleman, and was no
more affected by his presence than by that
of living being. If it merely an optical
| illusion, it was the most singular on re-
I cord.
But all this while-ghost or no ghost
the figure never spoke, and never did
anything to help the Culvertons in their
| dilemma, and the lawsuit was nearly ter
minated without the shadow Of doubt
in Jabez !ardy's favor
| In three days ali would be over and
the Culvertons who had earned their
property, if ever nortals did, by kindness
and attention to their aged relatives
who they truely loved aud honored-.
would probably be homeless
One morning Mrs Culverton sat over
her breakfast after the others had left
the room, thinking OF this, when Jessie
came in
i've something to tell you, ma an"
she said. There 5 change in the old
gentleman.
'sWhat 10 you mean?" asked Mrs
Culverton.
I've seen him twice at the foot of my
| bed in the night" said the girl ''and,
| though always before he has been kind
and pleasant looking, now he frowns and
looks angry. He beckons me to go some
where, and L don t dare-in the night
| time.
''You must" said Mrs Culverton II
know he'll come again and I'll sit with
! You all night and go where you go. 1t
may be of great use to us ALL Jessie.
:. shan be afraid, ma am, if | have
company, said Jessie, in the most uat
! ter-of- fact manner, and carried out the
| break fast things
All day they never spoke on the sub
/ ject; but, on retiring, Jessie found her
mistress in her bedroom wrapped In
! shawl.
I'm ready you see" she said. And
Jessie merely loosened some buttons and
hooks, and lay down dressed.
Ten O'Clock sed-eleven-twelve
Mrs. Cuiverton began to doubt, when
suddenly she saw Jessie's eyes dilate in
/ a most peculiar manner and IN an instant
more the girl said
! why, here he is, ma am
| ''Therc's no one there said Mrs
/ Culverton
''Oh, yes. ma am I see him. said
the girl. Hes 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. y
His wife's hair, said Mrs. Culver
ton. It was buried with him. You
see dear old Uncle Hiram Does he look
at me p
Eyes, ma am" said Jessie.
';Unele, said Mrs. c., do you know
me after all these years ?''
He mods, said the girl.
''Have you come to help us, dear
uncle p said the lady.
Uncle Hiram was described as nodding
very kindly and reckoning
''iIe wants us to follow him." said the
lady, and took up the light The mo-
ment she opened the door, Jessie saw the
figure pass through it. Mrs Culverton
still could see nothing
Obedent to the girl 5 movements, Mrs.
e. 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,
sal the girl
And Mrs Culyerton own hands went
TO work. Book after book was taken
down-novels and romances, poems and
plays.
A pile of volumes lay uoon the library,
carpet, and still the ghost pointed to the
rest til! 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 -
And so, to cut a long story short, the
four great book cases were emptied with
out apparent result.
Suddenly Jessie screamed:
He in the air. He's risen, ma am,
TO the top of the case. He wants me TO
limb up.
Get 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
, German book, and brought it down.
This was there, she said Mrs Cul-
verton took it in her hand from be
tween the leaves dropped folded paper
fast. ned with red tape and sealed.
: The lady picked it uo, and read on the
outside these words:
ne tnst ecu da6 testament Of Hiram
Harcly.'
For little while she could only weep
and tremble; soon she found words:
Uucle, she said, ''in the name OF
my husband, and my dear children,
: thank you from my soul. Does he hear
me, Jessie?'
| Yes, he mods and smiles" said tn,
girl.
viii you let me see you, uncle p
/ said Mrs. Culverton.
= He has gone, said the girl. ''H<
/ has kissed his hand aud gone"