The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-30

WnllsU we were out WIFI our guns anu
when you have heard his story, think
you will agree with me In believing
that he has thrown such strong light
upon the spectres that they will never
again venture to show themselves in
this neighborhood.
Addressing himself to the squire, Mr..
Bradley said
i" Although have been In orders al
most forty years, never Till to-day was
called upon to lay ghost In former
times, l believe, it was considered to be
one part of the priests duty, and prob
ably very profitable part, for who
would not pay n pretty round sum of
money to get rid of such unwelcome
visitors as those you have just described.
Ct must tell you then that about six
teen years ago, whilst was still resi-
dent in this parish, was sent for one
day to see Mrs. Lofty, the old house
keeper here, who was dying. 1 had
buried her husband few weeks before.
The old couple had for great many
years been considered as most trustwor-
thy and conscientious servants of the
old Squire, your father for you were
called the young Squire them, but 1t
seems in one particular they had not
deserved the confidence which was re-
posed in them. The woman, 1t seems,
was greatly afraid of her husband, for
whilst he was alive she had never had
sufficient courage to confess the guilty
part she had taken in deceiving her
master. After his death, and feeling
that her own end was approaching, she
determined to relieve her conscience by
making full confession of the decep-
ton they had practised. She told me
that in his youth, her husband, like a
great many men of his class on this
coast, had often been actively engaged
in smuggling spirits, and that long
after he had discontinued going out to
sea, and had to all appearance become a
steady man he had kept up a connection
with smugglers, and aided them in vari-
GUS ways, but so cunningly that he had
never been suspected by his MASTER
You Observed" continued Mr.. Bradley.
addressing himself to me, "the beautiful
view of the sea from the windows of
the haunted room, as it has been called
for many years? Now there are only
two bedrooms in the house which COM
mand this particular view, looking
down the great avenue-the one Just
mentioned and the adjoining one, occupi-
ed by the man-servant. 1t was well
known that very favorite place for
running a cargo of spirits on shore was
just that opposite the end of the ave-
nue., where it was easy to conceal the
kegs amongst the black rocks at low
water, and where the proximity of so
many trees afforded concealment to the
boats crew. In order to prevent, if
possible, the room from being used at
night, they gave it a bad name, and af-
fected to believe that it was haunted,
and so long as this scheme answered
their purpose, they took no other means
but if, in spite of the dark hints that
the housekeeper threw out, any person
should persist in sleeping there, they
were prepared with some frightful dis
guises with which to terrify him suf-
ficiently to prevent second attempt at
such indiscretion. "Still," continued
Mr.. Bradley, again addressing the
Squire, "this does not account for the
most perpleXing part of the business. L
have no doubt that it was the belief
that there was no other means of enter
inu tho room, avnept NV tho donr or win
dows, which were known to be securely
fastened, which caused the terror that
was felt by both your late father and by
his friend. But there was, and there
still is, if have not been misinformed,
a perfectly easy means of access from
one of these rooms to the other, which,
with your permission, sir, we will now
go and examine. / expect that we
shall find other proofs of roguery which
will leave no doubt as to the character
of the monstrous apparitions you have
just described"
We went up stairs into the man.ser-
wants room. MIR. Bradley opened the
door of closet by the side of fireplace
at the back of which were five or six
brass hooks, on which hung the mans
great coat, water proof cape, and some
other garments.
81 think if we remove these things"
said Mr.. Bradley, 1--WE shall discover the
entrance into the other room"
The coats were instantly taken down,
but still we could see no signs of any