, 1870-01-16

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O, yet mtlhouaht eaw the Holy GRAIL,
Ali palld 10 eI1nson asmlte, md around
Great sreels, As1ol ahapes, and Wings and eyes.
Aud then my swoo1lpR, had awoEn Isaw
Ana coTe1d asd tSI qusss vss not ior nc"
A CAPITAL GHOST STORY.
Related By Lady macuamata.
From An ths Year Round.
It was eight And.tofrty yeats ago. and hed
been ~ married tye q ~ ysass Thse xe1s % lyo
= hncoySs,e Logs The aain "a rnsh s,a ~ ~
He had R:t his rank II Commander, but hAu 10
immediate prnepect OF employment anoIt, 80 hi.
mind Naturally torned TO tho oecup alton no loved
zion fol- 9hich tport came to him BY nature. ~
the second lon OF LtEcopshtre squire. us young.
cr.sons portion. with ny oo1fy aod nla pay:
not ounce tor THAI very expensive Amusement.
s:ast,,on, at "a .Is m5ders.e s.. rent; .od sse
Dick cane 10, raftlDt with expectation. to tell
me be had heard Of ore beyond tbs dreaug Of
avar,ce. or ra;hef Of economy: II was ta ~
heart Of tho thlreg, within t1sy rtaCn OF three
trtt-c1sss packs, had CAPITAL stsb.l1F sud WAS au
10 be let bJ the Jesr At fab1Ioasy iow Rental:
It u maxim Win me that nothing is 70 be bad
for Iets Than III value 80 WAS not quite 20 ean.
eu'ne - Dick; hut agreed With him In thinking
i worth bile that be should ran down and 1901
Ne went, and caue back delighted. He had
Epared no pains To nnd ont wnat there could ht
an isa with the house, bot had come 70 tue conc1,
ston thar i Whs sltnoat faut1ess indeed, 4
lore It by delay, and had t1ken 1t as obeo Tor !
year cettsln- am <ure yoc vii Ike Il ny
love, he said. .'lt IA an old noaae, gIeat deal
lAlgtt and handsomer than We xant, but thai
does cot matter" WAS quite content 70 that hs
r'esIed hltrse!f and very few days Ssw ns net
fourd tns place iii ths. Dick had
tad Il vaA Tne hoase - It now s,ood had ap
partutiJ been Only wing OF The ancient manGlon-
Pm Of II pr1ncfpsl building had been completely
lion abu:,ln9 upon Inc present honte hhd been
INTO cart-6ouSe, and the tlnt door Into ptace
,s' ,s Ssnts g assP Ppd IL :ss
> door had formerly opened upon pas.sge run:
fs ss r.n s8ss a1f q IL iss &C., se;;
the dIsused part Of The aouse was dtEided from
re o.ellisE op!y BY stsong ossen e. door: neat!y
ourd ] ~n ioof % tn. % I'D of II ~ u @ eos1do1; sa
bnt II. .vss seldom Used, u VI
,nnabitea the rooms 4 the e,ass e1trsa:
Tsened a.o s9 asasns as ~ aoor 81
locked u II Il could resist everything except
treActeU n the garrison, md eYen traitor
delerces, 70 T1sted were hey il their places
There vas nothing at al gloomy soous
TIE honEt The rooms were large and
tsf1ssstc Of E1Rtsa houses erected 6eiqlo toe n
poaition Of Tho wlndow.'ax gave our Builders thet
present tr1olliopa The principal attstng-room
nesr1 soutn. ana cs.ehiug III the sansaine IL IL
bay.wiedovs These opened On as1ned serracet
atab.es werr q much later date than tns noule,
ard weye excellent
or course We eoon made acquaintance with onr
AMI q q 4 fIaaf \ EAa h6 ~
throw on on nue rotuinR we're very pleasant
and eoctable. We had 60 cl0so carriage. mad our
hou.e wa1 a. considerable dltsnce from any
yts1tah3e families, 70 At drBt We declined nj ttn>
ner inv1tsIona- But shat sort Of shing never
goes on long when those coEcerped 1rp st,lt
JourR, cheerful. aud sociaole. and 1ery so1n We
q tnete dinner parties. the truth came out About
"It 4 ve1y nice naytpg you and cap:a!n
Ascnsuars st hauoroere,' said certsin
AIelJ MIA Brodrict to ne, when 70 tsales sent
hag.nG house shut mp: and. indeed. tnere was 3
tag isst ye.I q tts belfs pulled DOM, sinea no-
*bnt Wy Tooid rosody ta1s It. think Il 10
1Weli perhsps It u foolish: but Jon Know
great many people really DO not Ike hsips In q
"a nxue for wnlt7"
=. Beng haunted"
Iburs out laughing $50 that Il The reason Of
o ops Eet1tsE I: g a eneap' an really 'er1 much
"How cd mat you should nos haya beard OF
I'll But nm sor1J mentioned It. Ton are 80
much slone there fhopei won't mate you IN
"Tnsnf Jou IT only mstes mo laugh But DO
tel the stsIJ OF The hou.e" - ,>
sbont IT Cow. Here cones Mn. Dorues'' {our
hoalesa), " and abe DeTef quite likes tho SUBJECT "
ny eurioeity, however,, peioR roosed. nezHed
oGerrd for fsts o.tas, 10 gtve me pan!ca.at. =
TO cur Ge7A pdrt At NAnG1bete- And thls Il tho
substnnca OF her nanss1ve:
was thas OF Cnatel Fea1un, wido Scr Win
three daoRhterA They, were .verJ ple2s.
ant chetrlu! set; nospltAola 81 far IS their
aoa nnss s Ts g oS e % s js II
thing that Was rfoposed in the way Of socil
snnieuenI Bat unfortunately few months
sfts1 thets aInval toe Colonel got Pa ~ o1t
Id He recovered ultimately, but a that Period
1t was feared that be 1eTeI woaid bo htused
egatu- BIS nervous system Nks 40 Antcted BY tae
eear hardly any .poise Or company. s5d no
Wa 10 Ne1k as to be reduced to = Wneel chair In
.ntea 2 ~ tsse ~ and exststss In9 ~ dnn.ly naa
Of roorns VIC Ind chosen for ourselreA At the
opposite end Of tue corridor ftrm the condemned
ss Sse u afa5 e, = ! I'd III s
hsd, however, for soue Tina become quits chung
60 q chs1se q. the girls 1tvtng up = s2cetI a
EIesnof, @ 10 e1desh taouza5 AoTe1ss. sifer
ume. tnsst VA ply het young atsser4 Enc
aEd Lucy, should BE- teh&.fed from taking part IN
o. dn1iI tsc Tntss sIe 10 IL 81 Ill took IN nm
to 90 out two Emu sWo eoRetneg, some ualgaoor-
Ing na'fnn being NHaJt ready 70 act q chAperon
wnep theY iotned her a. The ball q sotIea on
cone to J0e g1Ie patty from SQn1s dl4t2nCe
on tho other Ode Of Mauoiberr, had oeen
sTs ,s.a r. oas saSa a1 = s .t psis z
and aao thai they might sooompsoJ the Fear-
ooa 70 : h&n on the ensuing e1enlng Though Is
sno nysd Ia ls;rsd 70 91 le I'D Eesao1 aas
re1dy 10 follow his example, when she beard her
Estet1 and tneft fucnda ecndnR up s,alss, and
So 1n1t tne5 nac III ihngs comfortable IN iheit
ruoma. The ntrla we1e Ia nixh sptd9. and. though
snsdutEg saer Voees 'est tosI snoola ..1en Their
Or exclamation might disturb htu; 20 enjolu.n2
slenea by se.tose, she Nd the way 20 ne cham
eeE = the aaLhsf fo eng a. o. ~ sna1f ~. "0sSa ~
into hixhs hlk1e, hKnred tue candIss, and
told than COW they n1Tnt Laugh and Chatter
.Ss;f A. r. 5o9pk hs ds1s o'a n% nsass
oyee the1 ere dsctsairs the pa9 Of tnkt
e,ceiSs, and The ptu9pects Of tho m0row s bail.
nj E&-snot declared ,he nost tsks oer snsefs
talIov hs1. 1 ana wn,. row standing 1ttn the door
pAT open 10 her haac cAtlpR to1 than, when
they saw her suudeely pus her doges on
81 down hef esedle. a md .;eppsd al suftS mo
the p8aeAse. Tne others ceased taking In 4
mipbte, md lookrd iaqois1uRay to~hrds tner.
Whist II, Eeanos:" Thhpesed Lacy. coming
"Tbe mo,s extraordinary thing: Thought /
beard ~ seor open..',
aHny the krsAt barred door,
"AJ dear Nellie, you must b drefclinz.
isasntne, spd atag nr d ner : c.5dte Eleanor @ Ioor
saked sr!aiEht up 10 tne door ind e1aulued Il
clossll. followed BY Lacy, VINO looked At n9 in
. Al yoa saa.o.d, dear p sas aid. po.naug to
sese.s IRON sas door @ . ii. ia,tlp p'A'' '3s''A''
~! ~1st; 81 /, russ have Desp nistasen But Is
wbat nd Jou ness. Nelue,'' essc,y s.ted the
tboneht I neard fooistsas co1ioe seatly and
esu1'oa,ly up The s:.f. ana tans1sd i sas eaa q
- ssi,ed % sts e ase u y w, ne; :ssuas t1a 10
g.. s.s 5 ss:,t ~ 9 as 70 oos ss Bat
seemed to Stop ii tae top OF the ssa:1s, and lnsa
the door tutIea A]o III % IL nlngts."
"On! TO 1t onty sounded 60"
"Ine Wind or aonttntng." ...
"PefnspA Nov DO 60 10 bed, onldrt1-' And
.he9 ali ttpAl1ted
Tne rcxI evening oue OF shetr vlfttara, IgaeeI
Murray, being rather tred. declined 10 50 70 ii.
oaL, aad sajd Ahe would prefer stay lag TO Keep
con pany wttn LucE, whott turn tt wka 10 70 uAu
attn hes iAtner. Alres no nad zoue 70 bed. tbs
= 0 s1n becaue 70 ah.orhed Ia 1ana o. cha*s
1neY tneu betnonads tnen OF s,sunS a. fof
.neis asts1s, 2 give saem Hn.. !, g iat =
tetnrp. The mtg6k IDEA VA lmmoaiately
ca1rs*d rnf Tbe ieA thn q vnfe aet ID ~ xaets-
chanbeE, the fro EAA made Mp. tas ea4lds vets
tng; nAe to9Dthef Vf1pt IN tAef dressing % saa
70 aeyoy the stet1 Teey had oeouEnt 1p thar
ehasEhoafd a2a esekz bat peassaity a&1ssd tnst