The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-04
again remarked our self-elected Joke
OWEN monge-
~ usxbudse6yA kH In Reaeling shayned hsusa The
shd shsds If IaS d eYeSmk S{aiK tef6uA

ADDS i ersiiat SaS SNlER.. .1amuu
even these were not able to lend an air
OF romance to the place. It was the
most .mromantic, unghostlyh looking
house possible, being, in fact, nothing
more nor less than 8 perky villa, Of the
kind usually abutting on the main thor
oughfare of q suburb. ~ 10 1o5asn 4
/. Chester had the key, and between us
we had brought material for mild sym
postum. We did not want to give warn
ing to the aborigines of g our noctufnal
visit, by purchasing articles on the spot,
50 we brought down everything even
candles-with psa and we, had every rea-
son to believe we entered the house un-
perceived by any one. a-iss8 4 :stt
% Brush" was the first TO make an In
spection of the basement, and we did the
same with the whole mansion, peering
into every hole and corner capable of
containing the ghost of a deceased
mouse. 1t did not take us long; for the
villa was not te1tensive. There were sun
dry articles of furniture left behind by
the Inst family who had skedaddled--all
the heavier movables, in fact. We light
ed candles, therefore, in the front parlor,
closed the shutters and drew the, cur
tains, 80 as not to attract attention from
outside, and then paused to deliberate
on the plan of proceeding. Is, " 'S.@
We had no notion /; SO we agreed to sit
where we were, in the front parlor, and
if the ghost did not put in an appear
ance there, try another etage afterward.
We were quite prepared to "make q
night of it, or are number Of nights,
for the matter of that. ;, ..-.,- ~. "a
Brown, Jones and Robinson, who as
sumed the humble position of '.supefs"
on this occasion, lighted pipes, and after
duly gaining permission, devoted them
sebes I'd tie updpirhualS ssnhsehent of
thfeeApenhy io6. s"Brusha coifed him
self up on the hearth rug, hsvihg no
doubt exercised his imagination 30 far
siis 6 nv yHTEs.; sslff eas.se1 tn l'Dns sns
the chief actors of the occa-
sion, devoted ourselves to semi-spiritual
so as to keep ourselves en-
rapport with any ghost who might wish
to communicate with us.
We had purposely left open the doors
of both the front and back parlors COM
with the passage or.sntrance
hall, and also the folding doors between
the two rooms, % fhnt wesmfght hear
any noises about the house, and also
place no material obstacR IN Tie way of
entrsnoe,i hethoughs proper
to pay us his respects. s-es ,sbaoW
OF course the stairs creaked, and the
boards in the floor and cupboard doors
creaked in the uslaa way. and, as they
did SO, drew our eyes ever and anon to
the door in appreciation. of -sesing- some
thing. There were noises like things
tumbling down in the kitchen, and the
equally lucid explanation2of rats. ETC.
Gradually tie. Ssturdsy night b<awlars
in als0sksSy sihsss1&Sades ha4s
the church clock struck twelve, Chester
in his most sepulchral tone,
the wordss lla9Tq O3E,5T
"Tis now the very witching time Of night,
When grsveysrds yswn-"a
81 wouldn't continue the, quotation"
I said; sit is suggestive, to say the
Iesstk WA III 3NIG
The trio, tired of their loo, began IS
look insufferably bored; and Brown, or
Jones, or Robinson was in, the oct of
making up the following practical re-