The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
With O. touch of rcbukc in his ghostly

voice.
"Not more than the case demands,
was the rcjoindcr. "lon arc pean
man now, and have nothing 10 40 WIN
the business" Its my affair, and l
shall do Us think proper.
The dreamer. as we'll rs his VISITOR
was ccttin. slightly warmed rs the
dispute progressed. -
II am comm. TO tell you that YOU
have not Thoroughly searched tor my
will" rcioiucd the spectre. In 1t YOU
will lind ;ust what wish done with
my money. ,
Your will" laughed thr dreamcr.
eve have searched high and low for
it, and i, can't be found. Why did YOU
hide it away ffrou wished VI to toll
low its instructions!
"Louk YOU" cried the spectre, slip
ping up To the bedside and resting his
"ho>tlv form upon the covering. "y"ur
search for the will has been very care
| less. In the fourth story back room OF
nv house YOU will find an old burcau'
! Have YOU looked into II:
No." responded the dreamer; :"
| have seen no such bureau.
{" In the top drawer OF this old bu-
reau," continued the spectre. ";hcrr l.
IA package OF old letters. Open the
bundle the will is in the middle OF IT,
| With that the spectre bent forward.
as il 10 touch the dreamer. who Sprang
/ in terror from the bed. and was
awakened bv the shock. To find him
! Sr,i stamdin. in the middle of th" room
! On the following day the a'lninl>'
I traitor related his vision 10 the MEM
! bcrS OF the family. ami again ut hi
place OF business he ran over the "r'
ruyrrucr. buI gave II no serious thought
for mumrnt. In thu evening h'
called upon the widow on 1 matter u
BUSINESS and after that MAS transacted
related TO her his singular dream o
the prrcrdin" night.
Il had FORGOTTEN all about it. sal,
the widow but there is an old bu
rrau in the lumhrr-r"um uI in the car
! ret. But my husband would not hay,
placed anything o!valuc there for safe
! Keeping.
! This ended the conversation. an'
the administrators i"urncv"'l home
war,l. H. hail just thrown himself II
his easy chair before the fire, IN slip
prr< and Arc>>in"-"own. when thrr'
ranr violrntpu!ling nj the d""r-h"il
In another moment the widow VA
u>hrrcu into ihr parsor. She WAS III
! boring unlrr considerable rNrilr.nrni
AMI held folded paper III her hand.
Here j. tn. missing Will. iii" rN
claimed. iIiru,tin" the l"ng->"u=h
document into the hands OF her a>iun
I isErd friend.
/ "Whcrc did you find liz: hc in
uuirrd.
! ".iu>t whrrr my husband told y"'
! he had placed il in y"ur dream las
night. ran ur stairs IL soon ~ You
lett the house. AMI found the packa@'
OF Oil letters in the top draw"r u: tn
bureau. and there WAS thcLwiH rI2h
in ,;.c middle OF il.
: Such i the singular vision and It
strict luitillmrnt. We have told
"plain. unvarni>hrl tale. without t.
>rn,ial omissions. and without amy taa
! ci.ul embellishments. The only thing It
be- added j. thr fact that the admlnI>tra
tor knew nuihin. of the existence o
this old bureau until the widow r.
called to miul that there WAS such IL
article OF furniture in the house; an'
that he WAS Tor the first time made
aware that there was in the house
bundle OF old L.ttrrS which he had no
, examined. when the missing will Wa
placed in his hands.