The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-01-11
VOLUME 10. NuMBEE %.


Nc Alleus ears. sad 90 hssflHg be !
knock .hs sss indsessl 10 oren the
door
"ln heavens name Cell hss, girls,
he asked, "~has l. ths nisitsfi Are
you mad
"Coms inJ' shouted q trio ei
voices. sThs chairs ere moving
abou, the room aud sspering IN a
frlghiiul manner Il
A peal Of laughter answered u.s.
"ChaIrs waking Il tha, alll "
thought at lsas, an army Of brigands
bad captured snl wsrs carrying you
off, Good nightf'
lie was walking of, when we
screamed TO him 20 stop.
"Come H." We cried, "and see II
yourself"
"You don't know what you are
saying, ladiesl In your desire to
play of some practical joke on me,
you seem TO forget how you will dis
like to meet me st breakfast il
enter your room to>niglt."
ats no jokel | tell you the chair
did cut horrid eapers,' cried Cecile,
"We're so frightened we don't care
for anything. Please come in and
stay till daylight"
"No, mo- Please stay where you
are hastily put in Fannie and my
self, as sense Of woman!y modcsty |
struggled with terror.
"You know pcrfectly well that
chairs can't walk or Dance he re-
torted, sunless there's medium
among you. Can you sec across the
room distinctly a,~,
! "It is quite light, and all four OF
us sawit," answered Fannie, though
it is all right now. Dohave a loange
dragged out in the hall, like dear,
good Willie, and be on hand il il
happens again. We are scared to
death"
"As 7 possess no sxill to exercise
the spirits in moving chairs and Ia.
bles, Fan, l can't for the life Of me
see what possible good my freezing
out here can do; but won't 20 to
bed, as you're all so nervous, and i
; IT occurs again call me down, for !
| must say / should enjoy tho sight,
So saying, Mr.. Allen returned to
his dormitory, the door was again
! locked, another log was thrown on
! the fire, and all was quiet except oul
I tongues. This state Of things Tasted
. for an hour, and our enemy was u
: inotionless we began to thinkitmrs
Q have been over excited Imagination
!, and talked of sleep. | was falling
i into a deze, when my arm wa
!, clutched with a irenzied grasp, ant
: | started up to see Cecils transRg
v urcd with terror, with eyes nearl,
|, starting out Of thoir sockets, speeah
+ lessly staring across the room
i, The chair was dancing violently
and intervals the fourth foot woul
Ie leave tns floor, and the chair han
70 suspended In the air. Spcll-boun,
f we gazed, until suddenly II com
], menced moving across to our bet
p when Cscile, with one gasping sol
2 fell back lifeless on the pillow.
il How we summoned Willie / car
l. not tell; but IN the face of this d
/, lemma he entered the room with
d out thought of protest from an
party. Cecile lay still and cold :
er a marble image, and as exqnisitel
" lovely; and il was so long before sh
% recovered consciousness that we b.
in lieyed her dead. In view Of th
terrible calamity all our previo,
8 fears were forgotten, and it WI
ID when Cecile, partially revived, glare
r wildly round, that sc recalled then
at Mr.. Aliens bitter selfrcproacl
10 however, now revealed the trut
ID which only our senselcss cowardi'
Il prevented cur finding out sooner.
IS, Our incredulity about spiritu
I'll manifestations had aroused a desi
g. TO test us, and have some fun at Il
" girls expense. a5a saf
te As soon as we had fallen aslet
st, he passed cords through the k'
Ill hole, over and under the door al
Id across the room under Lucy's cha
III She, previously bribed and instruc
to cd, fastened them at the foot Of Il
1t, destined chair. The other ends
lr. these cords, worked by Lucy al
on himself, caused the effects we vi
ry messed. BY his order the fire h'
ID. been 30 arranged as to shine impe
OF, fectly, SOFAS to conceal the cords !
, q ing on the carpet, and bis trick W
ng a perfect success. But the lesson
,ed the night bad been a bitter ono, Al
nd his agony At the thought Of havi
,e4 killed UeciIe cured him Of any desi
y's ever to p)a, practical joke aga
ac- So we consented to pardon hi
al for the suffering he had caused
hat all. We all felt what adangerc
ing earnest his jest might have prove
ut and were grateful it had ended
we'll. 9aadsi sieaa sj Isyisaas sN
On They forbade him the house, q
,ast all intercourse between tie two ia
ed, lilies was suspended.
we'd That Willie managed in Sol
md way to get the decision revoked
,gs. very certain, sincsI danced with |
1, I colonel a year later at wedding !
self they gave Fannie and himself.
ked We are still friends, spite Of
est lapse Of time, but to this day
bile Allen cannot bear an alluslon to I
,ut- youthful escapade, while the m
.ain tion Of it always brings smile
a blush to the still fair face Of Fl
hen ME.