Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-29
MISS MllDRED'S WARNING.

"Ibere, girls !"
Llirida Moore held aloft before us
a dreadful image. "A house made
ghost" she called it, laughing at the
terrific result of her half hour of
sedulous occupation.
1t was horrible!
We had been reading that after.
noon about the Princess Amelia,
the Inflated sister of Frederick,
King of Prussia.
One thing brought up another.
And when an allusion WAS made To
the "Wouan with the Broom" who
was said To have haunted the Prus.
sian palace, ut that time, Ellrlda
sought carpet brush, with long
handle ~ the closet at the head OF
the stairs, and standing in the outer
chamber alone, began to dress il
artlstlcally in IA sheet, 10y way OF
showing us her own idea OF the
phantom that troubled the rest of
Prussia's kings.
We girls were alone in the wing
chamber, which had been allotted
for our occupancy by Mildred Fay,
the owner of the lovely farm, aud
the comfortable, old.fashioned farm.
house III Western PENNSYLVANIA,
where, with our parents aud other
friends. we were spending the early
vacation months of the opening
summer.
One other girl, Effrida's first
cousin, Evelyn Moore, shared the
wing chamber with us.
She had now gone to the village,
two miles distant, for the evening
mail.
And Eltrida, who was somewhat
envious OF Evelyn's scholarship,
social position and good looks, de.
clared that she would leave her
"woman with the broom" SO near
the door OF our chamber, aud in
such a position, that il would in.
evitably fall against Evelyn, as soon
rs she entered, TO bring our letters.
"She says that she is afraid Of
nothing-that she does not believe
in ghosts and apparitions,' she said
TO us. "Now let's try her courage.
We will hide in the unfinished cham.
Der, outside, where we can see and
hear all that passes between her
and my phantom"
While We were cycling the image
from a respectful distance and feel.
ing half afraid of the hldeous face
and the flaming eyes, which Elirida
had drawn with a few touches of
her crayon and little PHOSPHORUS
OH the white surface of the sheet,
rustling sound and movement in the
outer chamber made us all huddle
together and strain our eyes fear
fully toward its dusky entrance.
We all felt relieved, | think Il
own that did, for ouc,) when our
hostess, Miss Mildred, emerged from
the gloom and entered our room
without pauslng TO knock.
Eltrida tried TO thrust the home.
made ghost into "A corner, quite out
of sight. But it was useless to try
and conceal from Miss Mildred's
searrhlngly comprehensive glance
the helpless apparition.
(which of you girls made thisi
Why did you make itl" she asked,
holding it out at arms length.
Eltrida told her.
"And please, Miss Mildred, don't
tell Evelyn she said, coaxingIy.
1--WE only wish to find out whether
she is really Drawer about such
things than we are. She says she
is; and she declared the other even.
ing that the real "wOman with
broom" would not have frightened
her in the least-if she had seen
and heard her sweeping, l mean, in
the passages of the royal palace
"And did you believe herr asked
Miss Mildred, bending her keen,
gray eyes on Elirida's eager face.
mo; did not" confessed Elirida.
"Dld your
Miss Mildred addressed us.
] owned that l had my doubts.
Marian Hurst, with a half averted,
timid look at the dreaded object,
that was still held by our hostess,
declared that she had no doubt
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