Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

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Itsd scarcely kzfshed speaking when
I thers care = xust q wizd md = crsshinR
Of ElAas, and he sloE,n neksaTIy swept
ini0 TIE room. We sianeed ar0und n
in dismky Tie hruRAa Il . imrrn elm
I tr~~ thet sfoed IN fFee4 - - sien~e hae
[ fallen 2xxinsl the wfodew.
Charlie sATe = rseazzzr lnok 81 esns.
cred over the FIRE. SD fhen Snrrrd The
window In Ench q nazunsE "a 70 Keep cut
the rain. A strnnxe Rzoom anveioped us
both. and ne did n1k zel4En axnin 70 the
sublect we bad t<sa dzeemminR. Oar
conversation w2z fEfel. sd Il sesnr.I .
relief when ne aer4sf<ea Il hedasne
There : 10 uss eezxznx hat I wzs
tr0uhsed with zzxzT s1rarx*s<sous fenrs.
I peered snxionsly inAa every carner os
7 sian os xuy myrserSo.4 fnnt I had
/ that let the candle s1fafnK.
The fury of the storm had D0t shztsd,
and lay 3wAke for aone time fisserinr
TO The wiDd. At lasz. however, I fell
INTO an Hnesrv siumf~r. How long
had slept / know not. when was awak.
ened By an icy touch upon my head.
] started up with thrill oI sppgehen-
sioD. The light emitled faint, sepulch-
raj gle4n. Oh, horrus what was that
saw A figure, robed in white, came
gliding toward me from the foot OF the
bed. The fAc@ was hi1ssen fr0m my
view, but knew from the TORN thai Il
was the ghost Of Ansztzsiz-
william Raymond, came in hoarse
voice from the figure, came here 70
&venge voar infidetity, and 20 drag you
down 70 the grave in my erpbrMce"
/ shrieked with terror A. ! felt her
clutch at my throat. and cried, faintly:
Mercy, mercy
" You would marry Kate Nielsen.
would you 7" Whispered the ghost, mock
irxIy. II yen DO not wish to die
and here ske scr@6agez4 pressed 80 tight
that I gnsped for bre4kh--" prumise me
that ron viii not nsrry Kate Nelson. /"
Oh, | rzcmise, ! promise . z4id 1,
half dead with terror.
Woe be unto yon II you deceive
me !" answered the ghost, s1lemnly and
heard no more.
IL wns some time hefnre I ventured 70
&C.. : sl=.ee armand ske rnnrn The
ghost had disappeared. The storm, too.
wss beginning 20 sHhsi0s: but 4 csuld
not 70 TO sleep again, for found II i'm
possible 70 forget that phantom and it,
deadly clutch upon nv throat ]
resolved 70 say nothing about IL Oh
eoprse, people would ridieule the idea Of
s gho<t. Nevertheless. did not dare 70
wed Kate Nelson; yes kox could ex-
plain tie sEsdden chz8xe of purpcse2
frequently hoped that she would not die
OF broken heart. What shouh ] zay
70 the poor girig
% rusl thh <el3cstS Nfxfr y Ch1Tsfe
Tde PROPOSED marriage wss 80 sodi0us in
ais eyes tazs | k-Sv be would justify
my apparent treAehrIy " her, il possible.
Morning came, and arose in teverish
state Of mird. How | dreaded 10 meet
KAfe a. the breakfast table. But .fcr-
fupstelv. he did not make her appear
xnce. Charlie looked ~ troubled that
almost fAncisd that be, too, mad seen the
ghnst-
Afser breakfast / sAid to him, with an
emh@rrzssmeat that / sfrove TO hide :
. Ny dear boy, do yoa remember wkss
=s =es4 talking sboat izst evening
have been thinking the matter over So
rionsly, and 1m afraid that marriage
between Katie and myself viii result IN
unhxpuirseAS. but have not tie courage
~ brave her repEosehts Now, Charlie,
viii vnu act &s r3editator, and make
known this change in my vievsg"
a. ra- ==eAe y ke sas4eseA and ] Ees
xlrnost sure that / could see q CLEAN OF
mischief in lis eyes, 8 something extra.
ordinary must have happened; y0u are
not usually 50 hekle-"
We won't discuss The matter" s2id
/, in an irritzted tone. VIII you or
win vou not grant nay requestg"
s.0f course will, he replied, " but it
win be difEcnlt tAsk. The Eoor child
will be 20 disappointed."
detected joyous ring in his veice,
and looked At him rather suspiciouslv.
His diplomatic mission was successful.
however. Late in the afternoon Katie
cau-e down into the Library where was
sitting. 1 had never s@en her look 20
pretty.
'Oh. Mr.. Raymond - she said,
eagerly, "a am 50 glad that you have
changed your mind Il was 20 unex-
pected yesterday. / never dreamed BE-
fore that you loved me Ia any other
way th2n As q daughter"
Was this actinEg Was she trying 10
deceive me In Der pure and sweet EEssa-
fzhnkss1
Then ven never loved Eer
Dsar Mr.. Rzynond, you kuow
better. oniy il was not exartiy the kind
OF love one ought 10 feel townrd hus
band. YOa are - dear . me n If you
were nay s=z f1tAss: bat sou Ar -
much older than shst-fhst--"
She hesitatcd, &nd did not fnish her
sentence rensmksssd my gray hairs
with . p3ng Of nnrziffd vanity. Va.
not the ghossiy vikik en0nghs MEzz !
I be tortured in this aznnax xfterwmrasf
lie spell was tsEn swsy ffum the as-
lusion ! CHERISHED Alszl had rai.zn-
I terpr~Eed har ckildAzA AEs.eEEsn. Il zixhf
oe thAt SIC loged 4aoEAsz- aoo1aa dewn
Z into the saex whers : vzT1d ssz--,. Z xAez.
ed. and there read hs< own neeze
Mw Gear chiid !" i excAa ~e4. St
tempting - cozssal ~ sxitasioa, ssssll
ne everything"
ia consnzsa. aCazrles las ssksd nne .
beorne his vie
The nzsesli No mnrdsr hs remnines
with her fnek iung tine that nusninx:
nor that he bo&ssed * f.as satisfactory
nsAssaex il whieA svsxs Ehinx h.d hsen
+. sxEssszsszzzzzas- sxEsszsszzzza
sThe fmpnseas fsIAow, : nutsersd
insrs&fisntly. What Dc VOC ansmer,
child % va is*S hsz
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