Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-09

That was all very we'll, he returned, after
we had Sat listening for awhile, and be ought
tC know something u the wind and wires. he
who had SO often passed long winter nights
there, alone and watching. Bat he would
beg to remark that he had not finished.
| asked his pardon, and he slowly added
these words, touching my arm:
Within Fix hours after the appearar &c,
the memorable accident on this Line hap
pened, and within hours the dead and
wounded were brought along through the
tunnel over the spot where the figure stood"
A dsa ,teeable shudder crep: over me bur
,i,d my best against It. IL was not to be
deried, L rejOined, that this remarka
bic Col incidence, calculated TO deeply impress
the mini. Bat 1t Was unquestionable, that
remarkable condolences did continually occur
and they may be taken INTO account IN deal
ing with such a subject. Though to be sure
1 must admit, | added Gor thought | saw
that be going to bring the o; lection to
bear upon me,) men OF common sense did not
allow much tor Condolences making the Or
binary calculation OF life.
lie AZ IN begged to remark that he bad nos
finished.
| again beg led his pardon for being be-
trayed into Interruptions
This,' ne saId, again laying his hand up
on my arm and glancing over his shoulder
with hollow eyes, :" was Just year ago. SIX
or seven months passed away, and had re-
covered from ;he surprise and shock. when,
one morning, as she day breaking. l..
standing at that door. looked toward the red
light, and saw The spectre again" He stopped
with fixed look at me.
- DID 1t cry out?
:" No 1t was silent
- Did il wave its arms >
No it leaned against the shaft of the
light, with both hands before the face. Like
this -
Once more | followed his action with my
eyer. /, was an action OF mourning. | have
seen such an attitude in stoae figures on
t0mbs.
- Did you 60 up to it7 >
9 | came in and sat down, partly to collect
my thoug hts, partly because II had turned me
faint. " hen went 10 the door again, day
light was above me, and the ghost was gone.
: But nothing followed NothIng came
OF this ;"
lie touched me on the arm with his fore
finger twice or thrice, giving CHASTITY nod
each time:
- That very day, as the train came out of
the tunnel, | noticed at q carriage window on
my side, what looked like a confusion of
hands and he ds, and something waved. |
saw It Just in time TO signal the driver, Stop.
lie shut of, and put MS brake oD, but the
train drIlted past here hundred and Fifty
yards or more. / ran after it, aud as | went
along heard terrible screams and cries. A
beautiful young lady had died instanEaueously
in ore OF the compartments, and Was brought
10 here and laid down on the hOOr between
us'
voluntarily pushed my chair back, as
looked from the boards AZ which he poIntsd
to himself
:. True, sir True. Precisely as 1t hap
pened So | tell II 70 You"
| could think OF nothing 10 sly, to any pur-
pose, ard my mouth was very dry. rhe
wind and the wires took up the story with 4
long lamer:Iog vail.
Judge how my mind is troubled. rne spectre
came back, d wesE ago. Ever since, 1t has
been there now AMI again, by tEs aui starts.
=. A. The night p
''At the Danger hight
= " hat does II seem 10 d. 2
lie repeated, If possible, with increased
passion and vehemence, tha, former gsstlculs
ton OF TOR Gods sake clear the way F."
Tnen he went on. - have no peace or
resi- Tor It. 1t calls to me, for many minutes
together, IN agonizsd manner.
Below there LJok out' Look out Is
stands waving to me. 1t rings my little
bell
caugnt 81 that. D.d it rlng your bell
ve.terd1v evening" when was beqe. and Won
went 10 Inc door p
Twice"
"Why see,' SAID /, g how your imagina-
tion misleadz you. Ny eyes were on the bell
and my ears acre open to the bell, and II
an a liyinO man lc 1Id not ring at those
times, No, nor at any other time, except
uban II vs. r,ng in me natural cour-e If
,.,;.I H.. - ~, s+a .;Cr commune,
20 ~ ,.,, - -
III ~, ~. ha,d .Thava ,eva- ,n.da q
,ni.taka .. IN that vet sir have never
,., - ,t,s .,,o,.,-.,s nm, u;+h tho unon,
~ -, - >trant7a v,hr,t;,r th,., :,
- t-o,,, I>tL;r,, eIse and lave M,
asserted that The bell s.irs TO the eve. do
~, p,ncar that Won f.liad 10 here IT Rut
ha,.d,,,
's,, 90, ~, ,t soon, 20 ~, ,bsrs ,vben
yc,, .l.,ked ,n,p,
:. Itw.. ttcr..'
B,gb dimes ?'
| He rere.ted yfinly: Both times
iii YOU come to the door with me, and
look Tor 1t low p
lie bit bis under lip as though he vas some
what unwll1ng. bur rose. opened the door
and STOOD on ,he step, wnle he stood in the
doorway. There, was tne danger light
| There, Was the tIsmal mouth of the tunnel.
There were the high wet st lne walls of tue
cutting. There,w were the stars above them.
| Do you II > L asked him taking
piTtcular note of mis- face. His eyes were
| prominent ami strained but not very much
more 20, peru lps than my own had beer
when | erected them earnestly toward the
same point.
:. No" he answered. g IL Is not there
| Agreed" said L.
We went in again. shut the door; and re
sumed our seats. | was thinking how best tC
improve this aovantage, if 1T might b e callec