Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-11-13

your grounds unperceived by all except
your children. and seeing strong resem'
blance between them and their father, my
very dear friend, sought to win their love
by sweetmeats precious and rare. Strange
to say. they one by one left this heartless
world for a SUMNER cline. And your
blue-eyed, bonny bride. too. has left you
to buffet alone the hardships of a cruel
uncompromising world. While you were
away on your search for your Gypsy queen
I, in pity for her loneliness and sorrow
sent her often rare flowers; but behold
their fragrance stole the lovelight from
the sweet blue eyes you loved better thar
the black ones of Tara, and stifened bel
dainty limbs for their narrow bed. Your
wife is lying in yonder churchyard. She
died during your absence; and the domes:
tics, terrified by the tragedies enacted in
this house fed, leaving it to ruin and de-
cay. Therefore I took up my abode here
awaiting your coming. I leave you now
and may you never prove so ;ungratefu
as to forget Tara, your gypsy queen
During her heartless revelation. hi:
limbs stitfened, and he sank helpless t.
the floor. Lying there, mute and rigid
his ears drank in every taunting word
>, : Nothing was, heard Of the gypsy unit
many weeks after, whenathe body of &
woman was foundin the forest, wrapped
in long scarlet CLOAK. 1t was identified
as Tara. How she came by her death
will remain a mystery till that last day
when all secrets shall be revealed. .,
"All through that terrible night Judge
Linwood lay on the floor, raving in deli:
rum. Kindly neigh bors found him there
the following day and took him away from
the scene 50 fraught with misery Ten,
der:care and quietude rescued him from
bis illness, but his reason had fed, /: For
several years he lived aquiet, melancholy
man, sometimes talking in loving tones t.
his loved ones, whom he-imagined arounc
him, but oftenest gazing s, sadly out Of The
window. as if.watchiug for some familiar
face. ''-'2 :, :. r
His reason partially returned to hin
a few days before bis death. and he told
bis sad history to the kind hearted ones
who soothed his, troubled heart. 4 od' Isl
-''Gently and accomplishing he passed
from the world so full Of misery to The
shining shore where his lost ones awaited
him '='i/' s''' ''-s. '''-
THE place IS fast falling to decay. NJ
one could be induced to occupy the house
after the. tragedies related. The lofty
rooms, which once echoed to merry voices,
now resouud withtha hooting of owls, aud
but little ofthe splendor Of eLiuwood re.
MAINS ,i,ais,1- = Ie3w t2i1sq eai z9;T1
ss'Tis said midnight brings the shadow
form Of the 1murderess 70 The house. and
cries and groaans sound through the rooms
aud lights fash from the windows, show.
ing the restless spirit Of the gypsy. as she
fits from room to room ,. till the faint CLEAN
Of dawn drives ber1away.a. How true thi'
is I cannot say; but true it is that Lin wooc
Graugeisshunued alike by'n,an and beast
And now to your rest dearies; but no.
to dreamof the story I have told you"
With tender sympathy for the wretchel
master Of Linwood. we took our lamps ano
hurried, up the. broad staircase. casting
timid glances around US, nor breathing
freely till the bars and bolts Of our <oom.
told u. that we were safe. = Nor did, WI
draw aside the curtains toigaze upon the
moonlight ruins Of the Grange, as hac
been our Afesring to behold tn,
ghostly lights flashing from the Windows
Of the haunted house. -. : ~. '-''-