The Republican journal., 1873-02-13

through the schoolroom to wake Miss
May | was left alone in the gallery,
satisfied that something awful was going
on overhead, with the French teacher and
one of my schoolfellows swooning on the
floor.
"a low voice spoke through the open
window I hailed it with transport. 1t
was Edward. | felt safe with his strong
arm around me. | was clad only in my
dressing gown. The other women were
likewise partly dressed. Edward was for
Drawing all, and rushing upstairs. break
ing open doors, and finding out whence
came those fearfully human cries But |
restrained him; and just got him out
thr ough the window as the household
came trooping into the gallery.
Edward | whispered in his ear,
pray leave me. l am ill-and l will
never elopen
Il saw him go up not down his ladder.
"Miss Maybrick imperturbable as ever,
entered the room, holding on high q
chamber candle. She was followed by
Barnes, and all the servants and teachers.
She ordered the Frenchwoman and the
falnting girl TO be removed to her room,
and told the housekeeper to sit with them,
and quickly added
"'And the first person | see frightened,
| shall be ashamed of. We know these
alarming noises must proceed from natural
| causes. | shall at once investigate the
matter. Barnes bring the keys of the
room overhead, and a crowbar.'
| "ln ihe wake of Barnes and Miss May
brick, at respectful distance, we followed
Up the stairs that Barnes declared would
break under our weight, along old rooms
with great bedsteads in them, their legs
rotted and broken away, past old mirrors,
boxes. lesless chairs and shattered dress
| ing tables-all covered with the dust of
ages-we walked trembling in the wake
of that Spartan woman.
"In reply to question of hers, her
| henchman said
"'This is over che pictu-er gallery,
ma'am
"'Then we must look
"'S She looked up first, and there on the
| beams sat the cause Of our fearful fright
"About dozen great buff screech
owls, sitting as calmly as if nothing had
happened
81 shrieked, and fell into one of the
kitchen maids arms now.
"Edward-braye man had been be-
| fore US. He had got in with his ladder,
and lay crouching behind q pile of cid
| furniture, with Miss MAVERICKS candle
lighting his face, and Miss Maybrck' $
Mortified gaze upon him.
1.-The principal of Wellesdean Hall was
not afraid of ghosts, but she was of young
| gentlemen.
edward suffered himself to be arrested
by Barnes and to be seen off the premises
after he had given his name and address
| 'ln tones OF scorching ire, Miss May
| brick said
"'I need not ask who it is. There is
the bad girl-a disgrace to her sex and to
my care. | was prepared for something
of this sort, and I had written to hel
father. He will judge her in the morn
ing
Il was locked up, in what state of mind
you can guess. The morning and my
father came. He was always very change
able. Most unexpectedly, he torgave me,
| hushed the matter up, and told me if
loved Edward might have him. as he
was a very excellent young man. Soldiers
We're always daring. He recollected when
| he would have done the same thing fol
mother.
"Next day, I read in the morning
Chronicle Of the death Of poor Edwards
uncle. | am afraid my father knew it be-
fore | did
81 was married to your grandfather in
four months time, and we were happy
ever after
Such was my grandmother's little bit o
| romance.
Poor dear old lady at the very last
Christmas party she lived to be present at,
she told it with as much gusto as she had
done on any such an occasion years and
| wears before