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JOHN MONROE HAD DISAPPEARED,
and was not present on either occasion
when the spirit of his late love made It's
appearance The reader may be assured
that the tenants of the house, daily re-
minded by neighbors and inquisitive
parties, did not forget the second visi: or
the date of its occurrence. On the con.
trarv, as the time approached for the
monthly return of the spirit, the gentle
man of the house made preparation to
fully satisfy any doubts he might have
as to the genuineness Of the
ghost. He therefore moved the
kitchen stove into an adjoining
room, and on the evening of the goth Of
February, just two months after the first
call, it appeared once more and took its
customary place-near the kitchen stove.
How it got into the room even the man
OF the house has not the least idea, for he
had taken every possible means that
could be suggested by door-locks and
window fastenings to prevent anything
of the kind. But there it was, without u
doubt, the image of Anna Reynolds,
doubled up as on previous occasions, her
hands folded in her lap, and every feature
natural. The gentleman this time had
ample opportunity to view his unbidden
guest There could be no question that
IL was like the woman who had died here
ill fact, the woman herself, if the
shadowy substance before him could be
called woman. The
GHOsTLY SPECTACLE
was not one to be long dwelt upon. The
visits OF the colored female spoOk were
brief, and at the termination of ten min
utcs il faded from view, while the wit
ness and host of the occasion watched
with eager eye, but unsucceSsfully, TO
find out by what trick it would escape
from the room, This was its third APP
peurance. We need not say that it Gre
ated profound impression upon the
minds of those converSant with the
facts. Up to this sine there had been no
demonstration of any kind, either by the
spector or by the people whom 1t took
occasion to patroniZe with its presence.
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occupant of the dwelling at once decided
to speak to the shadow if it ever came
again. He had only thirty days to wait;
for the fourth time, on the 10Th of March,
the spirit Of the departed took seat by
the kitchen stove. The gentleman, true
to his promise, but with some mIsglylngs
as to the consequences, approached the
shadow, and rcverently crossing his arms
over his breast he asked, ain Gods name,
what do you want here?"
az WANT JOHN MONROE"
slowly and sadly replied the thing ad-
dressed. The man was thunderstruck
ut hearing an answer to his question.
He summoned all of his courage, and
managed to say that John Monroe had
gone into the country. The ghost
heavcd an audible sigh and vanished
and the York street house has not since
been troubled by her visionary perfor-
manccs.
These are the plain facts in the case,
which, as we have already said, can be
supported BY the testimony of witnesses.
1t is also said that John Monroe, after
leaving Quincy, went to labor for an
honest farmer in the town Of Ellington,
but the spirit Oft the dusiy Anna followed |
him. and he gave up his situation and |
sought other employment, He has been
in the city several times since, but on
each occasion he said he was followed by
a shadow resemblance to the women
with whom he lived. The ghost of Anna |
Reynolds will probably not be satisfied
till il has John Monroc's for company.