, 1879-03-16

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Tho Dead Fighting in Their Graves!
! Atlantic for Nutca.
| II It appears strange to us mortals, md even
awful, that the disemboded spirit can, under
certain conditions unknown to us, revisit the
scenes Of its previous existence, how much
more awful and difficult Of belief is it that spirits
which haye quilted their earthly lille IN the ur-
restrained indulgence of angry and malevo1ent
| passions can ret exercise such an influence over
the cotruptinS clay, which they apparently left
| tehind them, as to violate the sacred repose OF
the tomb amt terrifv and appal the living Such
! q circumstance certainly occutded at H-k
| Hall, In Lincolnshire, and was long the theme
OF conversation in that county H--k Hall
had been in possession Of the IL family for
| hundreds of years; at the time Of which / am
| writing the ancient line had tlwindied down to
! Two indivduais,-the old Squire, in present
possession, and bis only brother and destined
| successor, who was unmarried, and very little
younger than himself. The hall, which had
come the abode OF sorrow and gloosu, in con-
sequence OF the carly death Of the 'S1uires
Young daughter, his ouly child, and the heiress
Of all his possessions. This death, followed in
was deeply attached, had quick broken down
Inc ou 'S4uire's health and happiness. The
lady aud her daughter were deposited in the
family vault amid the tears aud regrets Ut the
YilI4EErSt DJ WQ0Iu IlET were ulHCu anu uGSefE-
euly beloved. For years tie Squire had had
no intercourse whatever with his brother,
between whom and the lady Ut the ball there
had been lifelong feud the hatred on her
part having been quite OF passive nature, as
she was never heard TO mention his name; tut
on his, of the most abusive aud girulent kind,
which made lis exclusion from the hall all ab-
solute necessity The cause OF this hatred
could onty be guessed at. eren by the most
curious, Us none was ever assigned By either
hnr,t t1,a n1 +u,,ir,A nFtn r.
bereavement, became almost heart-oroken, the
good pastor of the village. WHOSE friendship with
the family had existed for fifty wears, effected
meeting md .horourh reconciliation between
the long-estrangcd brothers. and the younger
one took up his abode once more III the huuse
vi ILLS uncesl.rs. One ouly condition waS made,
that the name OF his deceased sister-iu-law
should never pass bis lips. A yeas passed away.
The old Squire, soothcd and conforted br the
compauiolship Of 1is early playfeilow, began to
time malignant fever broke out IN the village.
Among its victims was the 'Squirc's brother,
who during his whole Life had KNOWN neither
sickness nor diseaSe: s;;e, H. f. was p:ostrated at
fore mentioned. who well knew the tamily
history, untnovel by that fear Of Infection witch
made.,hitn y sotitary.watci1er, root his stant BY
the bed OF the diving man aud yainly cndeavored
to draw his thoughts to the eternity which was
fast opening bcforc him. His p,ous words fell
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