Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-11-27
for while Johanna remains here l shall

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rand girl ran in, frightened on. Of her
senses to tell how Johanna, lifting the
wash boiler, had fallen with it and scaldcd
herself
Mrs, 1ulyerton followed the young girl
into the kitchen, aud found Johanna in q
wIetched condition and the doctor being
sent for she was put to bed and declared
usoles for her domestic capacity for at
least month to come. A temporary sub
stitute must be had, and Mrs. Culverton,
that very afternoon, went to New York to
find one At the intelligence Office
Strange to say, in the hustle she had
quite forgotten her dream, nutil she sud
denly s;otl face to face with the very girl
she had sten in it. A Asma.l young wOmln
with very singular blue eyes in a while
face, and whose features betrayed Scottish
origin. She had risen-thi5 giri--lTom
seat in the office, aud stood before her
twisting her apron strings and courtesying
I'D ike to hire with you, ma am,
he said.
The very words OF the dream. also
Mrs Culverion started, and in ker con
fusion could only say;
Why "
The girl blushel.
Il don't know she said, "only it seems
10 ne I'd Ike to live with you"
|. seemed fatal thiag to Mrs Culver
ton, but she put the usual questions and
received the most satisfactory answers, ex-
cept as to references.
Blu. [ cant employ you without ref
ereuce, said Mrs = knowing that fate
had decreed that this girl should take =
place in her kitchen.
If you cant must ont with it, SAID
The girl There's my ladys nar.e, ma am
She viii tell you an honest and capa-
! h!a; hnt she turned me off .or ightor-
| lag he family
"IIow ?" asked Mrs Culyertcn.
"Seeing ghosts I" replied the girl
Every day | saw little child in white
/ playing about the house; and all said
there was no such child there, though
there had been oao once, bat lie was dead.
Mistress said | pretended TO see it for tbs
sake Of imper;Inepce, and she discharged
me, but knew by her trembling that
she thought | had seen ghost | went
/ 10 doctor and he called It optical della
sion, and it wouId soon pass away; and
sure enough, have not seen it since |
left tAe house"
1t was a queer story; but Mrs. Culver
ten believed it, and before she left the Of
tice, had hired Jessie TO eli johanna 5
place, for the space Of ooc month from
hat day. That evening she came and
wcnt to work with a Will.
Dinaer time passed comfortably and
tea-time came. The Culver;ons never ate
anything but biscuit or cake at this
meal, and cups were handed about in the
sitting room. Jessie came in at the ap.
pointed hour with her tray, served every
one, and then stood smiling before Mrs.
CulyeTtOn as she said:
Please ma'am let ne pass you, :he cd
gentleman has not YET been Lelpsd. Yes,
sir in minute"
Neutrality-suspicious. - cried Mrs,
CuiyeIton.
YES, a'am-behind you in the cor
ner there, please
There's no gentleman, young Or old ,
there" said the lady. Il can't imagine
what you took for one
The girl made no answer but turned
quite white and left the roon. Mrs c.,
followed.
Atfrst she could extor; no explanation,
but by and BY the cir! declared she saw
an old gentleman sitting in an arm chair
in the corner, who beckoned to her, and
she fancied in hurry for his tea.
What did he look Ike % asked Mrs.
Culyerton.
lie was thin and tall, " said the girl
"hs hair was white and very long, and l
noticed that one of lis knees looked stiff,
and thick gold headed cane beside him"
Uncle Hiram ?" cried Mrs. Culverton,
upon my word you've described my great
grand-uncis, who has been dead for twenty
years"
Jessie began to cry.
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