Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-13

ing into the house.
"'Where is my wife, and how is
she?' we're his first words, and
even after he had me in his arms
he appeared agltated.
"'You are sure yor have been
we'll, and are welIY' he repeated,
constantly, spd there was some
thing in his Ace that l had never
seen there before.
AT last l thought my time for
cross.questioning had arrived.
"'You have been well, Carl2 /
asked. g
"'Perfectly,' he answered.
"'And nothing unforeseen has
b~appenedT
"'Nothing of Importance
"'Yet you wrote me you would
be gone a week, and you are at
home to-day
"'That is certainly the CASE
"'You must have had some good
reason for this change of plan
"'That does not follow
IA reason you thought good at
all events
"'There you are right
"'You must tell me what it was,
/ said.
you promised to obey me, my
dear, l did not promise to obey
you,' replied Carl.
"'But you promised all sorts Of
things-to cherish and protect me,
and endow me with everything you
possessed. You have a secret. l
insist on having it shared with me-
1 persisted.
every WE'LL he said, there is
only one reason why / dislike to
tell YOU the truth. You have hith.
erto considered your Carl Gregorle
a very fine sort Of q fellow-a mar
with some mind. After | have
told you what you want to know,
you may consider him an idiot.
You will he sorry to lose your high
opinion Of him; however, since
you insist, / obey.
az came home, Lisette, because
l saw your ghost
"'My ghost ! said.
"'Yes, your wraith-or your
double. Also the wrath and the
double of your blue wrapper with
the white silk braid and the but
tons; and of your little dressing
slippers said my husband.
.Tell me all about it, said l.
81 had had a busy day. said
nv husband, and it was nine
o'clock, and | had ordered some
thing to eat in my own room at
the hotel, and was about to enjoy
1t as only a hungry man can, when
| suddenly began to feel the most
inpxplicable anxiety concerning
you. l felt assured that some
thing unusual had occurred to you
Indeed, my dear, it seemed to me
that you were dead or dying. Oh
course my appetite fed at once.
sat before the table but | could mol
eat
"'I must go home, I said.
must catch the Owl Train, and
leave everything to fly to Lisette.
and at the same time | knew that
| had q letter not twenty-foul
hours old from you in my pocket
and then there was no reason fol
my alarm that could have beer
called a sufficient one by any NAL
in his sober senses.
"'Psha! | said, l will not go.
will telegraph and request an i'm
mediate reply; and l was about t.
ring for a messenger when / sud
denly saw something like a little
cloud of smoke floating midway
between the floor and the ceiling
q cloud at first, then q column. L
was a singular spectacle. l re
garded it with amazement, thel
terror possessed me, for | saw i
slowly shaping itself into the sem
blance Of Il human form. l couIC
not speak, l could not move.
remained riveted to the cnalr oil
which l sat; and my blood curdled
and my flesh quaked as | saw frs
a ghostly-white woman-then you
Out of the smoky mass grew SHAPE
and color. i saw your fair skin
your blue eyes, your hair falling
over your shoulders; then l recog
, nized your blue pegnolr. your slip
pers, the rings l had given you
upon your hands.
"'Lisette! l cried. Lisette!
could say nothing more, out
found strength to arise and ad
vance toward you.
"'What is it ?--I remember say
ing--have / gone mad ?
4 "'Then you answered "Carl
darling. it is only a dream. l wa