The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-04-19


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AIMING them MI nnna II mats ssmsskaile
aud sual.hafFu~ihE than shs riar jaal
ahons Il, w. narrated The farte ~~t~
given ~ the wf,s.f rr~rasIs, and "a IA ~.
li~v~a that The, arr nov rahlssh~l ief
thv af~t Time
In thr town III kslmsre, IN the North
VI 1fvlonl, reside many families III liz.
tinraaun. The hea.i II unc III these was
Mr. Dell = young grntlsman a ~.
HI inherited large estate from hts nm.
Gle, and econ nitrrwari removed frcm
his former alsosle IL take tussvNeicn III
The family mansiun In k,lmara. liz mar.
rtssl tile only chilli ~ d wealthy East In.
dia m~rhanl residing iii Livrrpsl. by
fourth year III their welded life Mira.
Bell VIVA taken suddenly i'll, and expired
the next day. Tho symptoms were of
peculiar nature, md the limba 70 In.
creased Iii tigs immediately after death
that 4 magnificent diamond ring III great
value could not bc removed from tile ID.
dy'a finger. and was buried with her. on
coufar, this fact was wvll-known ID tho
inhabitants 81 kilmArc, N Mira. He'll waa
Che wife of the moNt considerable man
thereahout, and naturally. therefore, all
concerning her wHx matter of conycrsa.
ton and rnmor.
Tho old chnrchyard VI Kilmarc atoo.l
on Tho side ri hill, and Immediately In
the fras vi the church and a.ljoining the
chAncel wAA the tomb vi the Bell fAmi.
y. Here, ia accordance with immen.o.
rial usage, the holy ~ the deceased ia.
dy was 10 rcpose, aud there II wmw ispos.
itrd On the thirn ,lay after hcr demisr,
After thu ceremony the key of the vault
was put In its usual place hy tho nexton
In Tho v~stry Of the church.
Tho day hal hccn gloomy, md M
night drew on thin rain fell, which In.
crrascl n about midnight 10 smart
shower. MIR. Bell. who VIVA about ~.
firing, went n MI open widow, and M he
did ~ lancied he raw white figure
crOssing the lawn Id front III the mouse.
The next moment II disappeared, and,
satisfying himself that he was the sub.
ject ri hrlusion, he commenced To I'm
dress. Suddenly tho clcnr tones " thu
door hell rang through Tho building
Mr., BELL pn,ls.,l, aud moved toward tho
door II The apartment ~ listen. IN u
few s.canda the sound again rcvrrlerat.
ri through thu house, md Mr.. Hell
opened tho door md stepped out into tl,e
corridor. Al TINT moment, nm he glanced
down the stairway. lao INV tho house.
keeper moving toward tim front tloor,
Then liz heard her Mt the small lamp
she carried OH the table, md open illr
lock- aud bolts ri The massive door.
Then y dreadful md prolonged shrek
followed, mud al the saino moment, Mr..
Bella butler ran along the hill TOW Krd
The front door. Mr.. Rell hal reached
the hcad of tho vtAir~. anil wns In tle acl
of descending when the butler reached
tho spot where the honrckeeprr Inv on
the do0r apparently In 4 swoOn, What
wna Mr.. Bells surprise 10 see tho butler
raise liiH hands, fix his gnsc upon the
door, and then kink 10 the floor a. though
struck dead.
Utterly bewilsleFed and confuudc.l.
ME-. Bell hAatcncd down stairs. Thu
sight that met hin gaze when he reached
Tho center u the hail almost irose Nj.
bleed. There stool TIN hgur. of his
vito in her grave clothes. leaning Againnl
tho pillar II the door. with ono hand
thrown acro%s her brcast. For mo.
mcnt Mr.. hell waA almont overcome.
Then he remembered the white figure
Which no cav crossing the lAwn few
scsondH before thc bell rang. and Anoth.
" glance showed him that tie garments
of the ngurc before him we're dripping
with rain.
Julia, my darling. my wife, Mr..
hell exclaimed. and stepped toward The
figure.
II made move mcnt toward him. and
the neat Instant II was .infold@i In his
Mrma.
Tho Hcsnc that cnsnci haiIira Ill des.
cription. II wAa indeed thu wife, hu,
thst day buried, who Wan restored 10 the
arms of the bcrenvci husband anil chi
drcn. The explanation which Abe of
fcrcd wns very imperfect md nnsatisiac.
tory. For Nhort time after her ann.
po~ed death she was Mwnra of Nil TINT
went on around her, hut before she war
placed In the coilln .he lost nl connc,ois.
r.s%. She said that the frat .enxation
81 consciousness sllc had VIVA one III pntr.
Then klle AN nh lndirtinei Hlimmer aud
ilnally = severe panH thut through hoI
frame. With a powerful rit.rt rhc rpse
AMI Hnw woman standing Nv her side.
The woman Ahrieked an fied, aud then
MSM. Hill discovered tint she WAS lyinu
in = ~ Mn In thc family vanll.
Freah strength came 81 her every ma.
mcnt. and, releasing herself from the
tlrea!. sl'c stepped TO the ground and
PASSED ont 81 the vanlt. tho dor ii
which wAs Wide open. Down thu church.
yard path che vent 10 thu street. alonn
which thc walked for Init 4 mile. untIl
she reached her late home, Fortunate.
~ tho large Rn'c ~ the park was uufss
toned, aud she hnslcnVd MP Tho rad wAv
~ tho dwelling. Tho rest The resle,
knows. ahe rapidly rrgained h.I
health, and livei 10 a good old Axr.
hut Who waA thu woman who stood ~
the y u " thu rafiln when The corn |.
.ndslehly rose aud startled her into su.I !.
den nighti
Nrxt day The lamp was found txtin.
Rniahrd on tho nODr III clio vanlt. n
WA identified ~ onc which nsu ,lly sl.ssl
IN tho vestry. and VIVA nsed ~ tI,e srx.
tn II lind doubtless he~n removed u
Clio AalDe timc when Tho kay II The vAull
was taken. Beyond thAt MI was 1 mys.
tAyy.
Tho object of the woman, however.
WA .aAily disnoyerrd. A. already stat
~, Mra. He'll was buried With 4 valun.
biz diamond ring on her finger. Tho III
sign 0f Che woman was ~ steal tins from
She supposed corpse. Finding II im,nH-
sibl- ~ remove Il, tho darling thief hAl
raised the htni Vi The drAd wOo.nn IL l.rr
mouth, aud IN hor attempt d Withdraw
the nn9 Win her loeth cnunosl Ma Mans