Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-03-19
NV uncle's Ghost.

sing. Eugslgagg
My uncle's Ghost.
The scenes / am about to describ
occurred about the year ] $50 to re
spectacle family by the name of Cul
verton, in Orange county New York
The Culvertons had lived in tn,
old family mansion and enjoyed tn,
revenues of the family for man,
years, without the the slightest doub
that they had right to it, when sud
denly there started up from goodnes'
knows where, an individual who
laid claims on the property, an(
seemed likely to prove his claims t
all but the Culvertons themselves.
1t is certain that Jabez Hardy wa:
the nearest relative, and certain tina
Mrs Culverton was only grand
neice of Hiram Hardy, deceased; bu
the Culvertons bad lived with the ole
man for many years, and he had
promised, time and again, to leay,
them everything He had even de.
clared that his will was in their IA
vor, and that such a document was &C.
tually in existence Mr.. Culvertor
could not doubt but diligent search
had been made in vain, and Jabe7
Hardy. whom the old man never saw
was to take the place of people he
loved so fondly, and who had beer
his comfort in his last hours.
cit was shame ~ said every one
ga cruel wicked thing" sobbed
Mrs Culverton.
And Mr.. Culverton, who had never
expected reverse, was quito rush
ed as the pending lawsuit p ress-
Ell.
A thousand times day he said
"How providential it would be il
Uncle Hiram's will would turn. up at
this moment"
81 wonder how he can rest, poor
man, with such injustice going on ~
But no matter what they said, or
how they managed, no will was
found and Jabez rubbed his hands in
triumph.
1t was strange that while matters
were in this condition, one so deep
ly interested i'm this subject as Mrs.
Culverton necessarily was should
dream of anything else; but dream
she did, one night, of an entirely diff
rent subject.
Inevitably, for week at least, she
hid no sooner closed her eyes than
she found herself in an intelligence
Office, full of employees of all ages
ard nations, and face to face with
g.rl or small statute, with white
Scotch features, and singular blue
eyes, wide apart and staring, who
desired the situation of cook.
AT first she did not like the girl,
but IN every dream she found her
aversion vanish.
After a few moments conversat: on,
and invariably, it had began 70 melt
when the girl looked at her and said /:
"I'dlike to hire with you, ma am"
1t was always the same Official
ways the same girl-always the same
words were uttered-until Mrs. Gull
verton began to think that there must
be something in the dream. AAt
Though il can't come true" said
she, s'for while Johanna remains
shall never hire another cook"
And just as she said this there was
a scream in the kitchen, and the little
GRAND girl ran in frightened out of
her senses, to tell how Johanna, lift
ing the wash boiler, had fallen with
it and scalded herself.
Mrs. Culverton followed the young
girl into the kitchen, and found 10
hanna in wretched condition > and
the doctor being sent for, she was
put to bed ahd declared useless for
her domestic capacity for at least a
month to come. A temporary sub
stitute must be had, and Mrs. Culver
ton went to New York to find one at
the intelligence Office.
Strange to say, in the hustle she
had quite forgotten her dream, until
she su ldenly stood face to face with
the very girl she had seen in it. A
small young woman, with very sin
gular blue eyes in white face and
whose features betrayed Scottish orr
gin. She had risen-this girl-from
a seat in the office, and stood before
her, twisting her apron strings, and
curtseying
"I'd like to hire with you ma'am,' -
she said. as- xssF
The very words Of the dream, also.
Mrs. Culverton started, and in her
confusion could only say: 8
"Whyf"
The girl blushed. .rta Z -
sssI don't know" she said, s'only il
seems to me I'd like to live with
you, ' - :. ..' .'.'...,. - -.
1t seemed a fatal thing to -krs
Culverton, but she put the usual
questions, and received the most sat
isfaetory answers, except as to refer
ences. -
'.But can't employ you without
a reference" said Mrs. Culverton
knowing that fate had decreed tina,
this girl should take . place in Lei
kitchen.
s1fyoo ean'tI must ont with il
said the girl. There's my lady's
name, ma'am. She viii tell you I'm
honest and capable; but she turned
me off for frightening the family"
"How 20 .s8q5a eslfur
Seeing ghosts, 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 one once, bu1