St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-02

| Hliht Shbl Il IhbSSlbIt retreat ana then
more boldly. rs she hccamc convinced
of her security and absolute loneliness
In one OF the chambers. the largest
there were fresh flowers in II VASE
evidently gathered that morning: and
what seemed still more remarkable. the
pitchers and cWcr> were freshly filled
with water. This obliged Miss NELLY
To notice another singular fact. namely
that the house was free from duSt-the
one most obtrII>iNc and penetrating
visitor of Five Forks. The floors and
carpets had been recently swept. the
chairs and furniture carefully wiped
and busted. II the house rdS haunted.
it WIS pnSSt>Scd 10y IL spirit who had
none of the usual Indifference To decay
and mold. And Vet the beds had ,.>i-
dchly never been slept in, the very
CHAIR i'll which she sat crcakcd StiiflN at
the novelty. the closet doors opened
with the reluctance of fresh paint and
V:tlnI>h. and in spite of the Warmth
cleanliness. and checIfulncSS of furmi-
turc and decoration. there WAS none of
the ease of tenancy and occupation.
" Miss Nelly attrrWaId confessed. She
I"n"cd (" ''tumhlr things around" and
when she reached the parlnr ur draw
Ii4-I""m again. she could hardly resist
the desire. Particularly WAS she tempt
eel hN i closed piano that stood mutrlN
against the wall. She thought she
would open II iu>t To see who WAS the
nrakcr. That done. il would hc no
harm To Try lis tone. She did 50. with
one little foot on the soft pedal. But
Miss Nelly WAS to" good Il player. and
To" enthusiastic Il musician to stop AT
half measures. She tried it again
this time :" sincerely that the whole
h"u>, seemed /" >priu. int" voice. Then
she stopped and listened. There WIS
no Ir>pnu>c the empty rooms seemed
t. have rrlap~cd int" th,il old stiffness
She stepped ont ON the NcIamda a
un"drcrkrr RECOMMENDED his tappim"
on Idiacrut tIrc. the rattle at Il cant in
tine rocky gulch below the hill came
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"i near. Miss Nelly. rcl>>urcd. return
ed. She again ran her fingers over The
key stopped. caught at Il mel" il run
iug in her mind. halt played it, and then
threw away all caution. Before five
minutes had elapsed she had entirely
forgotten herself. and with her linen
du~rrr throw II aside. her straw hat fun"
on the. piano. her White hands barred.
aud II black loop of hen braided hair
hanging up"r, lrl >h"ullcr. WAS fairly
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rIIc keys. she heard >rlN distinctly and
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