The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-03-05

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NM M ah n t,o ",Srs Sramincroom nn, u VINO
oao,o,.r, ~ ae"0i uoe. vne thronGh tbn din;nn'
,ieoesS"rk o.s W op p"oS o% Law bmt could
hoon Ioo,ni hor - Lsoafhino " how'd Ifor hor stont.
ness made her very short Of breath) as
sbe made her wav round the table that
occnnied the center OF the room. Fear
lent me wings, and hurried round the
other wav to meet her, and rushed into
her arms lust as she was feeling for the
drawing-room doorway. Directly /
did 80. she uttered shrill scream, and
fell on the floor in dead faint. | had
forgotten that the poor dear did not
know was pursuing her, and she very
naturally took me for t he robbers. |
snppose / tainted. too: for the first
thing remembered was hearing loud
purr close to my ear, which proceeded
from our favorite cat, who, having
knocked down the fre-irons in the next
room (which was the noise we had
heard. had come, as it were, to assure
ma that there was nothing the matter.
That was the last night we spent in our
country house and remained in town
for three whole summers afterward.
Though fresh air and "change," was
rold. were indispensable, resolved to
do without them, since one might lust
as we'll die MS be frightened to death.
7. H. r,1,, &c tl,a forrt, voor bow-
- VIC c;noa oni au ;muita+; ;on 70 tha
ovoi' I';oL ~ I'll, t,,""aIt - snfo
so"sioe, WV NJ teSt ~ "to,a l;',nJ
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Az IlSne = oiut, t,a ~ ,ma, IUt ona !, rI;ob L
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lio pui9i"i n"'t u,Ii 80 D .GTbona
WlVilin 'lo iio @ " ,untn mo Wv f,;nnda
weto n.y. riu D"n 1872 m narv,ra @ nnnniiar'
t Wno "eie s;.Sm aSo "a y hyynd,ed 1, nJ9 na;oS nf
t%os, .Tioa, "h Whnn Troanhnd tbo;r bonse T
onein. Ivy ;ai;naI ~ I,aI;n,,n +hot H.
was iualiy ,no' n,o,o W. % hoont;f,,I ond
'o.;,a mas sao 10Y oI thon tha l;+tIo v;llaae IN
rJU;l1u ,.,;aI o Ipu' dmaIt % nor ono ;nbahiteJ br
",a,on ,ono Ivy 80 ona ;nnocent snt of moo.
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PIE, IL ;to+oa M"s ldl dlpoHoD, !" woodnT LAY @ ror;,n
thr,,,,sl Wus eLO0"'pI mhioh . trout stronn
snaoasn, VII. aea, 30 % tho coo and rnon tbe bilI
t'h m 'oMm t .U VIZ - od nv iha u oooan % woro tho
ast rop oo;%pnn ;oturesnn" % cburch I and church
80 o',an, ono,s oyo oyer bahaIJ
Ynru =, VI any o,,o o,'iI uiJ' on1T, " hoon tto
5i tor tro In;snor HU"So of We the % wavnS iLe tho
uis.aru Mn,su b,,n, " -, @ hoes hut thnu voro
niont nian t waues % and the rocks vera @ torr
and T Sr,it With thair furv into wiard and
horrid shapes. 1t was the grandest
sea.coast I had ever visited, aud all day
lone sat beside il with nv sketch. book
or merely watching the white wrath of
the breakers. and listening to the taun.
der in the caverns at my feet. | was
not at all afraid of the sea--when was
upon the land. Indeed. | am not
alarmed at anything Notwithstanding
what some people say to the contrary
unless there is n reasonable cause for
fear. For instance, | am not afraid
at least, was not until the catastrophe
occurred of which am about to relate,
of supernatural apparitions. When /
announced my intention, one evening,
of going up the hill to sketch the
churchyard by moonlight, there arose
duite rude litter in my drawing room.
"Surely not alone, Mary Anne? Let
one of the girls go with you,' said my
hostess. v
"What is there to be afraid of in q
church ? No, I thank you,' re-
piled | proudly. "The miserable su-
perstitions of the country do not aillict
me, [ do assure you"
"R,t Il ia so lonely nm there. nv
doorn
What Of thatp Solitude and still
rosa ore tho tit acromnaniments of sucL
a solenon aronc had much rather 90
thoro by ,oyselfn
ru,,. ,,ooo,nod 10 ovb;b;t ~, ;,5o
MaS reso'veu ,'oI, W w t Nnio'' w. my mi, n';.l
pen'eno' en 40 rn.a;on meaa " o u" away yooITnnt T
auy iaso ip'to''ono 80 ii ,., r,i'. ,ienO
nos'ess nitS u. nmnI M 'r" roa,ot e,u,, In o,
lotVe pr oei,.ih wl.n ,t?poo' w. w. iiy Jo.'it
age; pus ~ 'ne satI tIat r.'He ~ Su' .,oeI ro'
L"ru ru," arn" Ia Ala I mot ovnoot W to ',' .;l
~ up uuu,u, s1V ti noO nt" ont'o' 'S rn uii'
ol'noy uu"aouS". ,n0 o"a., W. :.:. ias,ti,
or vi Su1 sIeo m ~ ;.ht I 'acu,',o,t AZ i'Tl''o
1t" ven ,, y u'o'N e,,;ns m al y ,n,,, uu",ao ne'
and Of the % same time il made NV bI"Gd
rnn cold However when thS NOON
rose SO did + and sketch. book in
hand to;Iod mn In the, old church
which was also. from its prominent
nosition n Landmark used Inv sailors
which taugbt them to avoid the rocks nj
Disney Point. Whatever might be bhe
matter there was always wind I'M
there, and even in that still summer
n;ght IL was wandering about the
grasses of the graves. and whispering
into the ears of the stone gargoYles of
tLe cbnrcb which seemed 70 grin in
malice at it's news of storm and wreck
to come.
I seated myself on nv camp.stool.
incl in front of tho norcb and haoon