The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-15

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ed from my reflections to attend TN
b 5corpse.G The alcohol which had beol
prepare ed to wet the face had all dbeeI
4 used, aud I needed further supply,-
Taking the dish in>Dy hand, went 4
the door with the intention of calling
4 Mrs dCoiebrook for il. teify
First rapping en- the door not t
/ surprise them,a I opened it and stepped
into the room.
81 need little more alcohol. Mrs
! Colebrook,pp began. gJi -
1 She rose from her chair, and will
one long and most unearthly shrek
fell upon tie floor. 12Et ~
l. DIR. Rowne's knees smote agains
each other, and he shrunk back to the
furtherest conner of the! room.
@"Who are you" he gasped. 20
OtJ course, 1 was very much sur
prised at that singular reception =
Long familiarity with the dead had
made me Sd indifferent to those dread.
and fears which disturb many persons
that / had little consideration for ner-
" ,usuess ON this subject.
"Who are you ?'' groaoed the Doc
tor, his teeth chattering with terror.
E sTben itifas}ied into my mind that
the guilt which, oenveloped my body
/ was the cause Of The mischiefsi1 was
involuntarily personating the ghost of
the deceased, MIR. Colsbrook, and | do
linet wonder the guilty wife and wretch
cd midnight accomplice were terrified
-whep YatYRidnight 1 stalked into the
room. 80 G. n9oft
+ Il had piE Bed the counterpahe around
my neck, so that nothing could be seen
of me but my Face col" z a
was ghostly spectre, coming
stiDgs y ssffEt
to curse her for the base treachery she
was con coctiDg. No wonder she faint
ed no wonder even the Doctor trem-
bled ..-eo
Z I threw off the quilt and told the
Doctor who 1 was
See what you have done - said he
pointing to the prostrate lady.
"I heard voices here here, and cam e
for some alcohol
"Nesd you have come in that garb %
I "I hadlquite forgotten that 1 had
the quilt on"
You have killed her, believe
he Continued, bending over the pros
trate form of Mrs Colebrook.
/ We raised her up and placed her
upon the lounge She was not dead,
and presently her eyes opened. rrl d,
8 d"Where is;he 2, easped she, shak-
ing conFulsiVely. .sa,
"Be calm ~ ii.9
ale will haunt me all my days"
-N"1t was only Mr. Morton" Sa 90
Her eyes sglafed upon me, and then
rolled up in her head. Heaven grant
that may never see such an express
sion again. yShewas in fit.
The house was alarmed, and DR.
Rowne used every exertion to restore
her, but all in vain. ....
'She will die," he said savagely,
I"and you have killed her." -.
(which viii did you destroy, Doc
tor" Itasked. El-5
+. He staggered into the corner of the
room, unable to reply. He would new
er accuse me again, and yet promised
not to expose him but it was in defer
euce to the invalid sister of the de-
ceased that I allowed myself to be 81
lent in the presence of infamy.
Before daylight there was another
corpse in the house and it was told
for two months after, that Mrs Cole
brock Fad been killed by the shock OF
ber husbands death. esf,
l buried them both two days af
ter, and I had the pleasure of seeing
the Colebrook fortune pass into the
hands of the poor and deserving sister
1 have never seen nor heard from
Doctor Rowne from that time to this.
1t is said that he went to the East
Indies. tlIf fhhe did the devil is with
him. there, and always will be. sags a'i
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