The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-10-22

II know he'll come again; III sit up
all night and go. 1t may be of great
use to us all, Jessie"
81 shan't be afraid ma am, if | have
company" said Jesse, in the most
matter-of-fact manner, and carried
out the breakfast things.
All day they never spoke on the
subject but on retiring Jessie found
her mistress in her bed room wrap
ped in shawl.
"I'm ready you see" said Mrs. c.
Jessie merely loosed some buttons
and hooks and lay down dressed.
Ten o'closk passed-cleven-twelYe,
Mrs. Culverion began to doubt, when
suddenly she saw JesSie's eyes dilate
in most peculiar manner, and in an
instant the girl said;
why, here he is ma'am"
There's no one there" said Mrs.
Culverton.
"Oh, YES, ma'am! see him." said
the girl "He's in great excitement
ma'am, he's taking out his watch to
look at, and the chain is made of such
bright yellow hair, | thought at first
it was gold"
Ills wife's hair" said Mrs Culver
ton. 1T was buried with him. You
see dear Uncle Hiram Does he look
at me p
"Yes, ma'am,n said Jessie
"Uncle," said Mrs. c. "do YOU
know me after these years -
Gle mods" said the girl.
"Have you come to help us-dcar
uncle?r said the lady.
Uncle Hiram was described nod
ding very kindly, and beckoning.
"He wants us to follow him." said
the girl, and took up the light The
moment she opened the door Jessie
saw the figure pass through it. Mrs.
Culverton still could see nothing.
Obedient to the girls movement
Mrs. c., descended the stairs and
stood in the library.
The ghost paused before book
case.
"IIc wants me to open it," said
Jessie
"Do So" said the lady.
He signs to take down the books" "
said the girl
And Mrs. CnlycrtOn's own hands
went to work. Book after book was
taken down; novels and romances,
poems and plays.
4 pile of volumes lay upon the IL
brary carpet, and still the ghostpoint-
ed to the rest till they were ali down.
"He looks troubled, ma'am. He
seems trying to think" said the girl.
"Oh, ma'am he's gone to the other
casei'
And so, to cut long story short,
the four great book cases were emp
tied without apparant result.
Suddenly Jessie screamed
He's in the chair. He's risen,
ma'am, to the top of the case He
wants me 10 climb up"
"Gct the steps, Jessie" said her
misstrcss-and Jessie obeyed.
On the very top of one of the cases,
covered by cobwebs, she found an
old German book and brought it
down.
This was there" she said. Mrs
Culverton took it out of her hand; |
from between its leaves dropped a
folded paper, fastened with red tape and /
sealed.
The lady picked it up, and read on
he outside these words:
The last ,riU and tes'G aenf Of III I
ram Hardy.
For a little while she could only !
weep and tremble; soon she found /
words.
"Uncle," she said, in the name of /
my husband, and my dear children,
[ thank you from my soul Does he /
hear me, .Iessie?'
Yes; he mods, and smiles" said |
he girl
"Will you let me see You uncle?"
said Mrs. Culverton.
"He has gone" said the girl. "Hc
las kissed his hand and gone
And so he had-for good; for from
hat moment he was never seen again
" mortal eyes.
Nobody believed the story of his
but the will had been
discovered without doubt, and the
CulvertOns were no longer 10 danger
rom their old home. There they liv-
d and Died. Jessie remained until
he was married, and all her life re-
.eived every kindness from the family
Who were indebted to her singular pc
for their comfort and happi-
less.
Whether Uncle Hiram's spirit real
V came back to earth or not, is a
question; but Mrs. Culverton always
sscrts that it did. and quarrels with
very one who ventures to doubt the