Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-09-27
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The Haunted House at Water
town.


II is low raofed, rambling structure
half hidden iy grove OF sonibfe hcmiochs,
and standing not tar from the man road
which leads from Cambridge to altman,
in Massachusetts,. In IFS front cluster a
few graceful elns aud naples, and IN It's
rear ploWed field slopes gently up to lev,
ei ridge from which one may see, spread
out at lis feet, the town ol Boston and the
net work Of roads winch. branching out
from it like the smokes OF IA Wheel hihas lis
gittoring tire oi Villages to the 'iiub ol the
Universe.
The place has been human habitaton
for twenty wears, aud yet an air OF dcseia-
ton and decay hangs over 1t, winch we'll
accortls with the received notion OF II house
that il haunted. The glass around Is tin
and starved the weed, grow thick and rank
ON the lawn the cncircllng wall Is fast
crumlling away and the one window
which looks out Oh the drive way Is board
ca up, as ii the mortal tenants would sdut
from view the ghostly visitors who are sup
poScd To alight nightly from spectral Ne-
hif.lr mt It's doorway.
From the high road it seems modest
cottage Of ye1y moderate dlzRensloas but
As our comes nearer he SETS, stretching
back ita!a the main c.liiice, 4 rambling roy
# low. di=iointpi buildings. containing
mare than "A dozen roGnis. and giving the
Nh hole u spacious l9ok which Wei 9ee9ttles
!, country 'nansiou In these secluded
rooms. sim; out hl dense masses o. Shruh-
berry from the gazr ot pa, sets by were 1t
il said, enacted the dark dceds tu4t have
aiycn the Haunted House It's gloomy rep
Iltation in the neig ighhothood.
It's original owner Wus Il cultivated gen
tlelnal. lineally descended IRON an early
Governor OF Massachusetts, aud connect
ed with some OF the most distinguished
statcsHlen OF Ne" Ensiai4' MS ."iie =
life was Wild ana dissiPat t. h"t Hitei NJ
was graduated ne Is sa'a 10 H"fo ieto' me-
aud, marrying hauahtei ei "iit Vi tue
Judges oi tne supreme NUo'' VI '"o '3''''t
to haze settled down III lhe P'taH'n' ep'
tage winch ii&o preh o"ll' ,'' MS "e'"'''''''
Here Tor several years lie ieu an "''ii''sS '"'
othcrWlee b9ainr!rsS me- io"o"''s ho
uiar pursuit, ANA iiFihS' aS WAS sn'poSru'
on tne income oi an ''n'P'' l'o!'''a. ii.s 40
widowed mother III law c''''V ~ i's'l' III
the neIShnoIh"oa' ana Soo.i 'So Vi 'iii' !
children were pofh III HIS '""'t't
HIS was iot iat lloi'i ."e"tl .'"is ~
and the lc" o' is n''o' +" nv "' s,.''
rli IA The Nicliil's sIe"N VI NV "''' "''s'
affection "ltlth theh see"ieu 10 eA''' III '''e
LITTLE honsthV'u'
But III an eN'i t"u' 'ie oo''eS..o .'' nv
ny was bin%eh' y ot''io Hoi'a" CANT ~
reside III Tie mouse "S soNe'''VsS ~ u.
'lii"1 '"' - 80, :,
lt,.I(i-. anu IL Is ~ tilt - ''iii''i -
Nflo 'hrn serve" ''le i'''''9 ~ ''''N'
ttln' ''NAe" an" N'' - "''.''', INV "
% a. o'', -,
"'"4"H III va. ~ ''''
def |" io"A Ut
At first no change occurred III the feit-
tiun> OF the households; but before many
months the servant observed glowing
GOODNESS between the hushaud ana Wlic ana
a growing intimacy between the iortncr
aud the young woman. his intimacy III
creased unui the appfGacll NJ summer ana
then the husband. leaving MS aesoiate
wife mt home, began to go upon long fiaes
with the 9oFeiHess' in'' """i" ~ "''''os'
daily. setting out late III the afternoon
and often not returning ,l'' i''u''s"''-
Then. giving the door, Dell Saa'P fin3 "l
quickly turning the bolt with Tue iatch Key
the governcss would enter the house and
with hight step auu 'l iuiais { i"'h' n l'isS
swiftly up the front stairway t" her cham
Der in remote part oi the upper Story
On such occasions she always were "a dress
oi black silk, heavily hinged black man
tie, and Il black lace bonnet with Ven "l
green barcgc, thrown back so us 10 i0l'!
disclose her features l., Ill,
Mornings and afternoons she Wohla 90
with the children lht" tue it,faff' ana 'hrfe
the two would read or tax together tue
young mnocentS being unconscious VII
ucsses of their father shame, -,
Meanwhile the neglected @ W'i1 anu llo' Il
cr l,ined away un,'l sac ote'sihe ittIir ti"fe
than II skeIrten' M'th patience hSA9Aa