The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-12

She turned to obey my orders, but
was too late, for at that very moment
a venerable white haired old
gentleman, clad in a velvet dressing
gown and scarlet slippers entered the
room.
81 beg your paldon,' he said rather
81 hope do not disturb
YOU. was not aware you haunted to-
night. believe you are fresh ghosts,
orS-here he lowered his voice-''are
YOU ghosts in embryo?'
s.Sir.'' exclaimed, ''you must know
that this house is mine.'
"Indeed - said the creature, sitting |
down in my armchair and drinking
nv grog sshas my cousin Tom let 1t
to YOU, or are you Balcombe :"
st am not Balcombe." cried. I'M
patiently. for knew now he could not
be ghost-spectres don't drink splr-
its; sstill, this house is mine from
the chimneypots to the cellars, all
.sBut one room," interrupted my
mysterious guest; "that Tom could
not-would not-let. You would not
have been happy had he done so. l
keep the ghosts in there. Sometimes
one or two escape, and then come
out to hunt for them. | thought you
were ghosts stray ones, you KNOW
at first. I'll take little more brandy
and water. That room is cold, ana
ghosts are dull fellows at best; they
are never lively. Come, my dear slr,
sit down and be cheerful.
Man or ghost, the creature evident
lv knew the art of making himself at
home. He mixed some more brandy
and water, then took up my pipe, III
it. and commenced smoking.
"Janet!" l whispered, che IS not a
ghost; he is mailman.
..Madman - cried the thing, looking
up suddenly, for his ears were evident.
ly as sharp as his eyes. ''Madman
why, that is what Cousin Tom used TO
call me, but he was wrong. l was mao
when I had fierce passions and tried
TO strangle him but then the change
came. and was light, etheral-a splr-
it. Tom saw this, and knowing that
talked to the ghosts OF our ancestors,
gave me room to collect them H.
That's the room. Give us some more
glasses he confined, turning tc
Jdlct, HIOlO Siesoooo ""~ PNP
will be merry
..He is mad whispered. "Do a:
he bids you; we must humor MIN
But hurry back. Janet.
"Come that looks we'll, he crled
when we all had some hot grog ant
| was smoking. ''YOur health, MI
- beg pardon, what name =
"Judberrv, SIR" l replied sternly
ssJudberry.'
mulberry, Judbcrry e. he mutter
, ed. absently ;-"don't know the name
9 Perhaps he is a butler
2 "No, SIR" | exclaimed, sWellin
D with Indignation, 81 am not butler
$ This house is mine, sir; the brand
i YOU are drinking is mine, sir, and tn
v pipe YOU are smoking is mine, sir.
J. "All of them very nice, too, MI
l. Judberry, I am sure,' he answered
it calmly putting out his smoke and clio
e ing his bright eyes in luxurious el
p ioyment every nice indeed. SO yo
4 are Judberry l am Briareus ia
l. combe. You know me, of course
IS II csn't say l do, sir. To tell.you tt
a; truth. | never saw or heard of you u
I'LL uOW-diIu, auoCN W ny
% never wish to again.
ne "Never heard of met he cried
VI establishment. Then lowering his vol
m to a sweet melancholy, he added, 9TH
ne I will tell you my history. Be sller
n stir not. but listen to the history
ut Briareus, the poet of the Balcombe
We the betrayed lover-he OF the brok
iii heart.
II, was in my glory-I was about
ed hear the mystery of the Bluebea
chamber.
US s.When was but ayouth," CO.
oi menced Briareus,"M My uncle, who tn
- owned this mansion, returned ire
10 Italy, bringing with him lovely 81
d. How can l describe her beauty! 1t
W. impossible! It was the beauty OF
al dark. wild night, wherein the pla'
jill moon and gentle stars are shining,
the signing of the wind proclalms
y. coming storm. So shone her glorlt
'on face, calm and pure, yet ever and al
COG the flashes from those wondr Gus or
l her ewes, told of the fire within
sol soul. l loved her. Time passed
and at last she owned that she retu
=. ~ ed nv passion, but made me keep
. ~. love secret, as she dreaded my unci
a." wrath. Just at this time my cOu
Tom procured me lucrative bertf
.n India, and with light heart st
. O ed for that land of fortune, for l
ia lieved should soon amass riches
Ia be able to return to claim Elvlna.
"On my arrival in India l lear
n that my uncle had died, and that
,aw had come into his estates. My III
INV dead, one obstacle to my marrlag
in removed cried, and | worked
the with renewed vigor. But, alas |
ack. struck down by a sun-stroke. fever
the lowed, and was ordered home.
look s'How long we were making the
and age know not. A gentleman-ra
arm a rough fellow, though-who had
self unteered to be my constant compan
/, lit said it was short voyage: to N
need seemed years. At length we arri
.ales and taking a stage, we drove to
Just sYews.' told my companion on
ton, way that did not require his conn
VIC. any more but he would not leav'
'ush- until he saw me, as he said, ssa1
INV Cousins care But WHY dwell