Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-06-10

know Tenfsnded the iratc spinster
wheeling suddenly around with = ri'e oi
saucers In her hand, and ct nfroniing
sonas Smith.
Because the house ia full o creatures
from another world-ghosts, Miss Han,
nor!'
oh aunty. trembled Mary, getting Closer
to Jonas. away from that ugly shadow IN
the angle of the chimney
stuff and NONSENSE. was all Miss Peck
ham S comment.
i tell you I've seen 'em myself, said
Jonas. speaking In a husky, sepulchrsl
tone, white figures, with their faces tied
up In grsve>clothes, and clsnkin' chains
draggin' arter 'cm-sat old Bonnie SHE'D
so, couldn't hardly get him past the
door,
well. shant shy said Aunt Hans
nah.
4 wouldn't live in that ar house for a
Thousand dollars year. said Jonas.
Nobody wants yon to, rs know ot,'
retorted the spinstSr.
oh, very we.l--if you don't wont my
sarvices 40 locFtr----'
Hold on-seems to me you're getting
on pretty fast, said Miss Peckham. You re
n master hand 10 work, Jonas Smith, and
hant no iault 10 find with you. but if
you don't choose to 20 with us to Glen
Cottage, there's rs t6od fish in the sea as
ever jnmped out Of II. Traits all I've got
&c say
I'll help ye move, said Jonas. some
what mollfied; but a for Iivln. in ths
goblin Sesct place. for ono won't do 1t. :
Just as yoo please said Miss Peck,
ham.
And when shall you want 10 move? Next
month";
III move a. Thursday. said sIiss Peck>
ham.
.'Thurfday,' gasped Jrnas, and this ie
Monday and I've got TO go to Bellcville to
morrow
: We'll so 1ong--what bindc-sye?'
Jonas looked dlscomfted, and devoted
himself to his dinner, but he asked no
more teestions Of the resoluie spiDsier.
MARY Grcen.' said Aunt Hannah, the
next afternoon about TIVE O'Clock, 'ge
your bonnet
what for auniy?'
I'm going up TO Glen Cottage 10 take
look at matters and things
Mary tremblcd inwardly. but she knew
her auni's determination of character toe
well To dcnur, and got her bonnett accor,
dinghy,
'Aun;y, what are you going to 10 With
,ha, basket uf gingerbread and apples
Eat en- when ! get there.
Eat gingerbread and apples in haunted
house? Mary's flesh crcpt at the idea-but
she SAID nothing.
Glen Cottage was somewhat 4 misnorner
for the glen lay down in the -avinc. and the
cottage crested the hill bcyond--a diiapi-
dated structure with loose board Tapping
in the wind! and dicary. wooden shutters,
with crcscents cut in their top.
On, aunty, how dismai it looks? said
MARY, rs they paused Ia the solitary road
opposite the weed grown doorstep
"A few pounds o paint and a few days
work will set all that straight said Aunt
Hannah, resoluteiy ihrusting the rusty
key into the still rus:ier lock.
From empty sounding reea. 20 empty
sounding room Aunt peckham s,rode, audi
bly, commenting on their adaptation to
her household purposes, Mary following
cl-,ss behind like frightened hare, until
they reached the garret, where the win.
dows at either end were painless and a
sepulchral rustling sound greeted them.
oh, aunty, what is that? shrieked Mary
grasping her sunt's shawl.
'Nothin' on nirth, put LOT o that wall
paper that was torn oG the cast bedroom.
and-----'
Aunt Hannah paused and contemplated
scene with both hands on her lips.
Now Iiell you what, Mary Green, she
said In measured accents, no ghost GeYtr
hung that paper ircn. string in the mid>
dle OF the garnet 50 twould catch every
breath O. wind and keep up racket
enough TO account forty hobgeblins. No.
no ghost never catched an old sheet ON
the sail by the window SO as to make it
dutter back and forth, Jest for all the wide
world like white figure dodgin. Ghosts,
Fid-dle>stick!'
.Aunty. nunty!' supplicated Mary, what
il that dreadful sOund7'
Its rain on the Shingles overhead,
child.
Mary nestled close up to her aunt, Al Q
peal OF thunder sounded overhead.
Bless the child. one would think she
never had been out in a thunder storm
before? said Miss Peckham. reproachfully.
But do wish knowed where the key
to the lower cellar door was.
Mary and her aunt left the dismal garrot
and descended e more habitxble apan>
ment, where Miss Hannah spread her
blanket shawl on the floor, aud seated
herself. In Turkish fashion, to regale hcr>
self and her niece on apples.
Ill keep the gingerbread said Miss
Peckhsrn, shfewdly; for, judgin, by the
set o. the wind, and the look o the clouds,
we II have 10 stay here all night roi.s
Mary uttered a scream.
Stay here all night, adfty.
.Of cnurse--why not? We never could
walk all that way home in the rain; and
vilh lots O. gingerb.csd Tor our. supper.
and good blanket shawl TO sleep on, and
lantern In the basket, we II be as snug as
crickets.'
'A1niy, what will Jonas do for bis sup
per-
Don't cousarn yourself. said Aunt Peck
ham, driIy. Jonas told me he couldn't
a.