The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-06-12

Ullen, Will dH dlUlOSt SOleluH uOHe, ne
member, sir, the proposal came from
you, and if fate should
1.-THE astonishment expressed, no
doubt, upon my face at this peculiar ad-
dress, caused him to stop. Then he
laughed pleasantly, and resuming his
usual manner, said, Excuse me, but
my mind, just now, is so occupied with
affairs very important to me that I'm
afraid my attention sometimes wanders.
You are very kind to offer me half of
your room. | accept with many thanks.
And we passed into the tavern, where a
good supper was awaiting us.
"There were no other guests at the
table. 'All gone to the wedding the
landlord said.
1--WE did not regret in the least having
the house to ourselves, and supper being
concluded, we went to the wide front
porch, where we spent the evening in
pleasant talk.
GO gave my companion sketch of my
| life for the past three or tour years. He
reciprocated by telling me about his
family--his wife, and his lovely daugh-
ter, who was very dear to him.
"' She is a good girl, and very pretty
girl, too; everybody says so. Stay-Ive
her miniature in my carpet-bag, and my
wife's too. I'll show them to YOU
He rose from his seat, when sud-
den thought seemed to strike him, and
he resumed his chair, saying, I'd for
gotten. They have taken my carpet-bag
up stalfs 10 the room. lou can see them
aC nedtlllle.
ApoHt eleven, we rose 10 60 70 our
room. MY companion preCeued me. !
sougllI tl1e lanal9ru or 10 ASK tliat l sioulq y
nc IaiiIu % av illiPiss ioui, 81 ;,,, rl,S
,hlslI a[ess ana oreaki'st a! my lelsure'
before taklng the coacn aSain.
nngeteu, chdttlng' lVr WL te,l iiiiIu.e9 Il. lnu.
or SO WIN lllil1 % ilosI. Ii1n f aC i''sU l.
room-maIe hau MAGE go9u use oI ms
lime, ana was already IN peu' VIII liie
eoTerIei uraWh up 10 MS very ears, as II
II II, nag peen Decemoer insteau h ol : une.
MAKING no colnLlenl, however 1 was
soon occupy lnS litc seI',i!u coucn. Wllicll
sto3a IN recess III !i1e ltlIer 1t eNlrenity
oi Ilie rooln' oil ohe sue Va 'he srea' pre-
PIare., 1,,..
uiu hot steep well. 1 nau teasing
cream, q ". Wlilcn required again ana again.
II seGinet. 70 10 me tlla' soi1e one was NOV
ing ABOUT lhe room Witn eyes nNeu on
me. once VI L o1ouglI tnis 1gure hapil
plo'cieo my oeu' anu ii''nu 'ou'iie''
me. e:r , 1v,.o
reused WIN start w ilen my eyes
Itcauie aGcuslollleu W ihe ual lhlless' +
>aW llie oIu gel!leihan IoohinS ouC Vi
INC WINDOW by ms peusloe;
ne salu ne ilaa oeen disturbed, ana
ne suppos?u t1e Weuaing gues.s were
lusI re.uTnlng; gay voices OUTSIDE, pres
pn'lS loiioweo ny io1's'eps ascell.ils oile
sii't.ls, i'ilu niu..lal goou-nlsll,s eN-
c'..tgeu' cIIrpoorn.eo p ,,ils col,JIcf,are,
~ soon III pecanle qule!, ane L hSalh
1r'l rn asieep' anu was aSaiti @ .tu nlsturpeu,
IilS iiliie 4 was sur tllau Iiigie were
s.e;IltLiS ~ zee. crceping trouno ' .,it looin'
if''4 Una. = 'loalSe t2ltS WIS u,.ering h5 NJ
~ M 'ui;1 l;i, oe sIi.1 ,i1c
"orVT' W., ne o WI %, ~ r"'e' caiie'' ouI:
~ ~ ho 1 - LIZ eo,,ood Tho ,,,,+.o
;,r no oo,sad a,i1" hoaU5 T tho font nrnau;no iur
a"S v',to to,uard +ho othnr ,o hod @ opI,iS
nW"S NV +I ,owi,o tho s r,o uv.aei d u5o ] uou,u m
nnd r,mJ I;"i,ta5 ;t a., tI dio /, 'a up
any TEa, .ile C'e,e ~ ; an tn
tI,o old rentiep,an who was sittina ',n
;,I ot' I.;, ui,','h TmT was 'i''ihS up
u S,,tS;, Sou 't ,it. ani'od iio'e' e" oi' S0o
""'H1Hs NV aiL;n@ ju' ,bnntp" % ba rar,iod Il
an, onIv n ,,S3 Ills moment awai,o
hna,.J ~ ,;o,, oa1I n,,+ and ,o,,Sod ~ 500
J,t mLat 80 ~ +ho -, otter 1, ~ 'oo
",,t' 20. TN, " - sure srrr heard footstans .rd
ro;cos foo in this roon,,, P' ''-'
'o.VVS, Voices @ ~ in the the room yonro srrolv
r,;s+.I,on '''' Wy
-. t'il T,,, ,,ot n,ist.kon,, renoo+ed +ost;-
" .yWhw conId evan diStin1 1u;Sb r
,yyords Snmath;n@ was said ahnnf tha
:. viii of Fate $, ''''>' "' 'i'0
"ITo Ian@bed conf,,sedlv ~ be ren1iod
.I,m AFRAID I've heen tallinr in NV
sIenn again NV friends saw Pm ad,
dicted 70 that had habit, and sInnose T
sny oil sorts Of th;ngS 7 tb;nIy Il i
vn,v Eixelv Won hoard mo and ne to the
foofst- ms. nerhnns our friends newt door
have been restless.
~ listened but could hear no sound
"This explanation did NOT satisfy me
T looked ot nv watch. II was inst two
O'clock.
"eTt is very strange. but those stems
were in this room I said. I will let
tho candle hurn fo,. the rest of tho n;obt
II will he daylight. now. in an hour and
n half and t. for one. shall he clad to
see it. If | believed in ghosts. I Should
think this room was haunted | Law
down again, determined, if possible.
not to 90 to sleep.
1.-THE noises were not repeated. ST.
lence pervaded the house, unbroken.
except by the breathing of the old zen,
tleman. who, it was evident, was now
sleeping soundly. He was not fright
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