The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12

and moaning. It was bitterly cola, ana persuaded her not to go af the irsi call. Then there was whiInpering on the stairs.
 One night we had both been lyIng awake for some time. listening to what seemed like cautious steps. first on the landing and then Tn our room itself. We had tried 10 persuade ourselves that If might be mice. But no there were dis tinct steps as of a person walking. Yet. though we followed the sound with our eyes. we saw nothing. Suddenly there was howl of anguish. like the cry of large animal in pain. l, thrilled us with horror. for il came from our daughters room. though it was not possible for t to be their voices. When we reached their bedside they were calmly sleeping and were not even reused by OUT entrance with ,he light, made quie; observa- tions next day, both inside and outside of the house.
 If you please. ma am. may have my sister to sleep with me: ?" said Saltwater ] to her mistress.
 Are you afraid 10 sleep alone J No. I'm not afraid.
 Then why do you wish 1t =
 No answer : only veH earnest look.
 Why, Still~ater. you look as if you had seen d ghost" said her mistress laughingiy.
 "Yes. ma'am have she replied very quietly.
 And wha, did t look like =
 Like Mrs. N. just as she was of afternoons.
 Come. come. she ough, to have been all in white. you know
 No. she was not Tn white. She had on the same sor of cap she always wore. and the same dress and white apron.
 .'I hope you asked for what she wanted.
 No. ma am : lay still and looked al her. and then sat up and looked al her hard, and presently could not see her.
 '' IL was ne doub;a dream. and you will probably never have such another.
 No am sure 1t was not a dream Besides. have seen her twice before. when aas walking about.
 Out doors.''
 .No. ma am in the house onc a.- temoon. toward dusk. she came and looked a, me through the window. wondered how she could be there. and locked al her for l good little :ime.
 And then :''
 And then she was not there. And r wen, to the window and looked ou, bu, she was gone
 "Wha, was the use of going to the win dow. when you knew she was dead:-
 Il don't know; she looked just IS if she was alive. The other time was kneel- ing down on the rug. making your fire burn up. She passed siraish, before me.
 "oh nonsense. She wouli have set rre to her clothe,.
 Still looked injured bu, quietly per sisted-
 She did. ma'am. She passed straight between me and the lire.
 How could she do that !: Really. Still. for sensible young woman. you are very full of fancies.
 .lt was no, fancy either of the times. ma am, did see her. did indeed. hope you will believe me.
 Yes I quite believe that you think you saw Mrs. N. You may have your sister to sleep with you.
 Now i, is not a pleasan, thing for any man. still less for one of my profession. to confess that he has felt creepy on ac- count of certain inexplicable sounds. But as this is a perfectly true account, am com pelled to acknowledge that it happened to me again and again. during the time of my dwelling in the Old Lodge and declare that my wife and were perfectly we'll in health: and that we had never before been the victims of similar terrors. Fur thcrmore though we spoke of the noises. we. at first. abstained from mentioning our sensations to each other. -.9---'
 After an hours sleep. would be aroused: as if at the command of some person. un seen indeed. but certainly in the room. Then a small something. say marble. would be gently dropped. more than once. on the carpet. close at my bedside: some times on the tioorcloth. just outside the gently rolled on the boards of the room and up against the skirting board.
 It was an immense relief when, one night. we encountered each others eyes as we lay listening. and both made a clean breast of our terors. Yes. nothing short of that word will do. We agreed that the first sufferer should wake the other But my wife found il no, always possible to carry out thi, determination. What do you hear :" l asked her once.
 The chest of drawers was dragged over the t,oor." she replied. Il am thank ful you spoke to me. for have for some time been trying to wake you but was not allowed. In fact. have been kept per fectly mo,lonless."
 l had heard precisely the same sound. yet the drawers did not appear to have been actually moved. The sounds were so distinct that we always connected them with some special article. Now. it was d chair. or the towel-horse. that was moved. Now, it was the loud snapping of thick stick in the hall. Now. il was a violent blow on the hall table. struck as fl with my own walking stick, which remem bered to have left there. and which found there in the morning. Once. the heaviest book on my writing table ap- peared to be dropped. as if from tRe height of man. on the tioorcloth in the hall. Then smaller one. always my self shut the doors of the rooms leading into the hall.
 Of course. tried in every way to ac- E~~ .l Ix,.. .t,.