New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-24

| closet QUOS, hu<l- WlLuUul W'siJIuE c'on w
snatch up my beck, ran along the gallery
TO the other part OF the house.
Should ] tell my sister and brotner-in-
| law No / still shrank from the thought
of their laughter. Should | return 10 the
room which appeared haunted 10y some in-
visible presence, and sleep there again
alone ] must confess that did not like
| the idea: Vet what good reason could give
| for 50 suddenly changing my apartment
! Flnally-and the reader viii credit me with
| the pUssession OF almost more than feminine
courage ID 50 DOING resolved TO keep
silence for the present, and spend the night,
! as usual III my little office room.
The first few hours passed away quietly.
! and ! was just falling into doZe, when
! was aroused uy the door Of the corner closet
/ slowly creaking. 4 faint moonlight il
Illuminated the room sufficiently 10 enable me
/ 10 perceive that this door stood agar.
though ] distinctly recoliected having
/ closed Il before retiring. Ii had neither
lock nor Dol: br which IL could be secured.
sat up III lied. watching III" closet ant
! looking half teariulir around the room: and
! as ] Tucked, with my ewes fixed upon the
half open door. ! heard within jingle u
/ glasses and puials. 1t was d sound hot 10
1 be mistaken. and almost al The same instant
| d voice sand near me, IL h0arse Whisper
! ''BrtEg G hgitt - ~
started NJ JrrIl blllE' ftlt " t'ii q 49,
| PRESENTATION breakup out VI MY turehtaC.
! reached for q natch,and the lamp and tried
! IT, strike a light hut il vain. mao OUT one
| or two matches lett and as / dropped me
| ltst III despair ] heard the voice winch haa
before spo,er say, slowly Inu distinctly
"pots.. -
Nv trar impulse now was 70 tee from
/ tins haunted room; but, as ] AROSE Io' tu&t
nnrrn,a, y feeling suci as ! had never be
# nm .tGa
and MISUNDERSTANDING me, and had my lie
deuended upon i. ] could not have passed
f,s- closet and slrd through that long de
/ se,t..T o., lazy alone J sank back upon nv
, pillow and drew tne sheets about ny mead,
! and rau1ained tilus nutil davhreak
II wse nov no longer d question with me
I os ~ vbn+hpr Ahould or should nor inform
. nv Relatives of what mad occurred ] told
! rbe,n +he whol. and. AS | expected, was
met win Iaugi,ter and baGinare
! ..Try = ,,nnrself . WIS al could say IL
! answer, and on ti,.+ rjplt my brother id
! jav Mr. Walton. agreed 10 occupy the
1 office robin ! remaining with nv sister
;. WI RirharG did To,1. sec Gr hear any
! +hiu5 nj T,orisa-s y!iust ~ incurred nv sis
! 1pr ,IarfuHv. ON our meeting at the break
/ fast table m the morning.
y saw nothing he answered rather
! +hnup}rf,I1lv But really, Emma. /; Gld
/ amear as Though more than one. during the
! nf,r,,r beard same unaccuuutab,e sounds
! +i,. tnr,ino of kew in a lock: ID sort of
moYuinr and soothing child's voice and
very Distinctly the shutting OF a small
/ dupr. And tuis last sound he added de-
/ cidadi, certainly came from the closet D,
cuIboard IL the corner of the room"
Emua ureued her eyes and looked fright
4 pned
..f-ood gracious Richard YOU don really
! +l,iu- mr. van heard these sounds III that
r,n,r with NO one there but vourself}'
/ ..Tr l. very ur.ac.ouutable at present.
admit i'm, Won know that do not believe
!, iii. Supernatural. We must examine
r,or. F,5r1y mo rms matter"
For some DAYS he kept sole possession Of
the rno1, rpI,prtirc once or twice that he
had ,rtin hanrd I'M, mysterious noises and IL
.s,,er5al ~. ,r,tfi,e- II 2 rusty kew as IL the
! it ~ - rnrrar ct1i,bu;lrc. was very dis
I .;,,,.,1, ordil1a Ttr,..t- times he saiG l.. had
/ b.arf +Itis spurd and vet. as W al knew:
4 tLara uas neither Lock nor KEY 10 jn.-
/ rlnAe- door only traces OF one that mad
b.a,, -be,a
II. lac ryau,inrd All the doors and win
I drDs nd sagrrhrd the whole room min
rt.lv INT v;-nort discovering the slightest
+ cIey - -i,p mystery. There wac 10 room
,Tin;,;rr no cellar mellow or garnet above
4 ,.t.y.z He Lpu-,aS could have Droce. Qed
a,,l III. xybuI. rt,;,- v-ae most singular and
I rrscnnuurabi. And once ht even unsI-
! -.t;r,rl, s,1oaas-i,T. could il bt possible
( .f,., ~ -ia- rher. were In reality such
rl,i,,,r. - nal maui ,esla+iUne' NV UNl
4 mind artald tie ,uuuirv
~, ,,as,.... Ia;r-.-.,or WIS > farmer who
r;,.I mon, a nil. distant. and Of himself
t,G I,is VII. W. Ina,is. inquiries IL regard to
-, 80. ,,..,.,,,,a-r-s al The house
Ill 4, r,,,,,-1- ,-.,,rs within, ms mem
49,, M f.,q,,ar said 'belurued to small