, 1869-05-30

E6tirC pt3Et WAS n10t+ II ktcuGs@ IL 6uAlE oNA !
~, 10 d.s:urb h.1l ! Naa more Intimate win
vii th.n baz Companions Hcte, and this Gaa29e
/ MOOD, 10 uausoa! With HIN, struck ne very
Agco,u:nsty when Missed him uow, st5ollca
way across The little tzia1d IN search u hin lie
rns .esh4n9 ag:a..!s: :Tce y tha waters eaEt.
/ IlcwcI Ietr ern LIN and Inc buckingham +hosc,
si,s cuI1yrS1aseEaps.- liz wcs IN deep thoaght,
nd cv!drE,ly IN thought Of no pleasant k.E4: hls
zee was wL!tE, t.s bsuwB were contracted IE1nk-
az re u.u:l be III, s11ct..s approached atlo,
III, laT:nS ny ha7,s On lis shoulder, cacd:
"Wh5, WIN, Old 10y, what's the matter
4au 10 rep.st m5 qrral,oa before he seemed 70
,cE ne. Then he s.aR q. and. w1sa . 81 suse !
sorurintss Of m.uner. r2rsa:
.So,sins !; the 1os.teF. "aas DO JON fa'''ose
sYon lcoS pale. n said, "arl you've rot been
ycarttu al 'iay. In sure there's something
y fcll yoa there Is nothing rroag. wish Jon
woClh leave nc a!ont ior minute Or kwo- lls
ha7d can't tx showed TO be quiet u ny own
WY he answered riia rocSnncss that sur
i kep1 M as,onl:anent TO rvscu, and tanned
A"4Ss, Sel5 sS'te veil Have your ozn WAY, But reco-
lcet We must sta-t IN hall an hour, or It Willie
oar esmran,o:s appeared 70 hare no curiosity
as 10 any body movements, NOT did they see!a 10
rave MtsseG either NE O. Viii found them 70
eliatng, otlYtous q NJ earthly things, With tnee
pres IL thet. Eoa:hs and thSI S11H hsss Lltsa
conversation Ehat fel& II Fas Of no use TO en-
deayos TO arousc anT lntesc st n their tnina - 10
VIII and his ecrentHcres. Making the best Of
GAZING drcanu5 up at tho bright h11e eky through
q grateful screen OF overhanZog leaves, and
watching tho smoke Of my plre ~ 1t noa.ed 60
Giinme7, az pipe gfadoxily lropptA from my Lips.
and fell lnscnsi5fy into heavy kleep
lswoke presently with .tart, and disposed. as
is Tie custom with mos, midday sleepeEs, 20 de-
c!a1e hahn = closed an eye The assertion wa1
unnecessary. My compantonA whe were lively
enough now were husy engaged tn y1Hl:nt NETS.
Suitable 10 such an occasion, nca were not even
disposed 10. osh Jokes Al my expense, Tee sub
ject Immediately unCtr Treatment *17 ;he CO.
crossing one Of ga3sts and arrartEious; and The
| ton eoply TOW afd II along tho path, more like
htnlsen than when hsd left him " Tie river, but
kt1u with disturbed look upon his face. Know
tnK 1t was tine to start, interrupted the eager
| s.lkc1s.
"Non, Jou fellows, II you mean to get
10 NARROW Tonight you mast drop the
subject. and take to y0.r oars instesd+ 1o1
| 1n.r ..r
"yeI. vsn:~ ssia ntts jack Lons, nc smallest
| tlotl, But r1ust say that Of all the nonsense
" er htanl, these two men Eave been taking the
worst fre,i FL. be Erml5 believes IL ghosts. nj.
| though he knoNH nothing about them except
| from iooEs; and thr Other luua..c knoss . fellow
| who knoNs another fellow whose grandmother
| saw one, or something OF that ho:t ] don't be-
| liese In ghosts myself. fncler 6aT o2e, aad I
rtSer SAN nEyhody else who ettr seen one; aud
| what's morc, dtnt believe that any nan efcr
| wts told II i chest by the man mno had seen It.
! They Ie always 8: second haoG-' -.-.
/ Viii I}1Eton hail stopped shuE as he hcanf the
Mh!nItnc OK tEl3 speech. Ills s1ce1 pale before,
b. .7:me taltr now: some Strange fear seemed to
01hS aae FS NJ ana ssssa
| VII 1uthc'l, aal. with m irritable excitement
,eTy uI..Ac hs us-a1 H. !ltsEEupted the laughing
tEltGtts q Jack.s antagonists oy cs5lns, IS liz
"Ivu! i:.u ,lnn', tclleve In ghosts Yva've
never been tod Of Ehess by t'aan "so saw II
e'i lie nsn hastly CHECKED huose., the nusa iaaet
fft1i hs cheek oIce more ue oecatOa dead!
Pale, p1,,., r,,
matter no~ :: Arc you the particular trend o.
the spectral world. or IL that VOC. polite Way d
iu,!clatihg Joc- lelef n snosta: Here. yot
so .sts 81 n 9sn III v5sa a ah
And II ron are going to stop taking here mnen
., al ss 80 ie' eans ase, ST to NARROW
.sf4ete.i state 1,eeu IN By The rircr ode
and tak,rg ny am, vent mechanically with tat
"YouI teitcs steer. WILL" sall little JAG,
Long. Don't look we'll, you eee TO ne-"ant
then can sec that notody sa,tks =
l took the stsuke o1r, and We starred
A. We ra.ted tnc end q the island, WI
| looked BcryouAly Across the river, and q.
We left lrreulA,lds behind and nearcd Ham
bleIou Lock, he wns evidently under the innucnc.
Of strung mental excitement AZ We waited fo
the lock to open, lie Rh1ddcred, as II with cold
ard, when We wrrr IL TIC lock tic looked hucl
more thAa cncc touarl The way We had come
A. rs 9s he e sx as Of e
-10rN WAS GctttnR da1k-he seemed 10 revive
| lily the time ~c reached NARROW he waa, hnt 10
lis unaeenstmcd s!lcnte, apparently I. ea$e, and
| the ESpNtDH RAC1NEjHl. med frCnYff him
| telf completely.
It was se1y vsrm IN cur room, sud as1d
for rome time about the pretty garden q
the lnu, snd leaning Presently on she wal
ovrs.ooSins Inc wetr. nlleu uy pspc anl besaa Il
smoke. Twas hcs,sttsui clsaE moonlight night
The water At my feet dash Cd In a mlmfc torsen
over the weir With cool and pleasant sound; i
the shade beside nc Tho river was dark enough
hut further on nnl past the lock It rnu. stttAm
ElttcEtnG siiTer, 10 the harkllnG hills bcEon,l @
| MY rCE. h1Ond meadow stretched away In Ii
moonlight 70 the glorious BaAnam woods, and III
smell Of It's new-,roNn hay mlnglinz with IN
pleasant gasden scents, lo7ded the warm air vii
EeH1Ee. No sou: but The rnsh OF The ~ate,
n1o now md tntn the distant barking OF ,toz
brokc the calm 6ilcnce Of the ntSn:- I,oosctlon
rsNn tue besuufu! scene. lur1rttinc oil but III
Eight btlore nc, Until was aroused frotn Z,
wall by ~ side It rs Vii 1a-son. lie w
calm enough now. As he Ea1ed out tnto The 40
Summer night, but for sonc tine he was SILL s
..charley, old fellow, beg Jour pardon for m
.aaenets anl n ]. nanntfs to-day, 1haa n5 rca
s.Don1 Fay another word on the subject, :"
sald- II saw 5un wcfe III, and thought 10 mol
Of
Il Fssas:'; Sa "''s could n'' A'F' as 's''' 'a''
"It:"1 asked, cu.toasly. .--.
t4The thought hat" lie broke OF for III
Neut, AID looked 1nicDty over the la1dhcap4
tnra rcsrmiur with touch OF the lH..aoulty hi
noticed In him In the morning. said: "Tou hca,
JACK lonSs profession OF saia tn the matter
when Jou 1laar : seem to usc: Te."
"ne SAID that be ha!. neEer heasd Of . ghot
ef e. ssoss aaa ~ao nss ssa
shook my head with q smile Then you sha
} hear The siofy DOW. should mot nke % tell il I
'fss s.es ~ - ssasi s 70 sou dor
.. CRED
~ .sssses + n! ~, icing epssss = s'
Tss he line I saA seea ailnx down i
river for couple Of 1on.ns votttnS hard no
and then Nd s,ktas spells Of res. as tae a. e.
: as ueniey. hal iAneJ ioe being sndepende
| Of railways And cf all sasI4 OF focom0t1on not
ny own control md I hah bought beat for Il
J wanted and TO Accom- nodase q friend or 70 nc
: aaA then Often, during the carry part Of t
I FGSAXE1 l.Q AkA EElHpA{HQef3 1ll1X u
, win &c lof tHo or ,nree da.s, ana you ,oinsi |
II 50u remember tor week. ldlsnR about suea
lcJ and rangboarne- I had q companion. zoo,
i Who vas, 10 matter now, hat he len ule Al nc
! =. xs.:asT: NY i,1oT.sle :ot ~ pa:aess: nd
Ra:sS' sasS .sssSbooe ,sss "a .aa 4 T m,sos = =
! niet many more, bat ny tine Was growing sho
q and Il xas Necessary taat saoald make no.
: Al the tine had heen Ut Hcaley, eome cu1o
: fascination seemed to tAke nc down 10 ReEa'
e ls]and Often when had planned long oa
q inc woods of Palt placr, 11clt IN Irresistible |
Z pulss TO tutn baes md to row down the reach.
Z suppose mast havt patnted taaI horrible
s f.,.od ead s 1alen uass S1a o Il is.a ssese
+ any occasion toe nc to do usesl TO feel disEu
= ID with myself 81 the saue views over and q
= could not set away DON ,hai paTt ot he rtyrs.
e rp that had naae III ny arzan.cnes
/: ro,c m from h.lrynplc, Il old fstead sad va,
"a col.r ra1tct Ike ny SELF to say tnat be bad I'll
J. little cottage opposite hanhcdon Lock. and 1
sas aOsp l0s g. ssS .1a
6 g,vc him call before 1 tcit. Wei, hsd
seen Dal1JHpbe for BONE unae aad, a,tnouEn I
Accent prrsentt1cnt thxt 1t would be well fos
toreI1se the int1t attnn, wrote 10 ksy would Il
r with htn ne1t day. The dsy af:er test, lntent
u dropping down the river to Cooknara, where !
y | pIE0&T u WQIk CN4bte We-
* slept Iii; thaf rtgn:, harcssed by knaw
e wtal tcs1 and ragce scnee Of troSnsc. WGcs
h a~ose In the eaIy nnyn.az there were he
,e clouds 1hort the esJ, threatening thanlef.
lt stared tn the Ale1nunu. hsd Intended % {
= ii my usps aau paddle On. Gsc1 hsl 1efs I
u ! r,mplc, to Marrow, bat was oai!Se 70 a1ant
ae thastntcnrton and 10 ararse TO rct..n 20 lie
+ | that hight
1t Tbs thunder eloc18 hrns heavily shout the b
"a | when bsAl1cd Aodlne river hzd tA31 dan- k
r eolorea huc, 70 cE1tnou1 Of tad weather. 4
10 rowcd past The Pnpl1zs, \ feK heavy drops
he srattez1nE about nc, and a1rnost decided ru1n
T. back. But Il WIS my only chance for Some 4
L. Of scetrE..- DAtrJmplr, whom wanted n'
8 70 see yon Know he married ny Il.
~ ! 23tetEa1tt, and HEut On Al roErd on
70 air cleared, and by the tine reached tho Isl:
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