Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-02

"What was it? l heard a voice"
Eyes" l answered; you heard mine.
spoke to you"
"Who are your" asked the voice,
TREMENDOUSLY; "are you spirit 2''
~ am living man." | returned.
Can you not see me?"
NO" answered the voice. II can
only hear you. Oh, where are your
Pray do not frighten me. Come out
of your cencealment and let me see
YOU"
Indeed, don't wish to alarm you"
| replied. II am not hidden l am
standing directly in front of the spot
whence your voice seems to come"
you are invisible" was the trem-
bling answer. "Iour voice comes to
me out of the air. Holy Virgin! you
must be spirit What have / done to
deserve thisg"
"Have no fear of me, l entreat you,"
| said, earnestly. 1T is as much of a
mystery to me as it is to you. l hear
you speak, but you are otherwise in
visible.
"Are you real living being?" asked
the voice, doubtfully. "Then why do
| not see you? Come to me. l will
sit here. will not fly"
"Tell me where | am to come"
said.
Here in my garden in the arbor."
There is no arbor here" returned,
only solid rock, out of which you
seem to be speaking"
Saints protect me-" answered the
voice. at is too awful. | dare not
stay here longer. Spirit or man. fare
WELL"
but you will come again" | plead
ed. "Let me hear you speak once
more. Will you not be here at the
same hour"
81 dare not-but yet your voice sounds
rs if you would do me no harm. Yes,
| will come"
Then there was utter silence-the
mysterious speaker had gone. re-
turned home in state of stupid Won
der, questioning myself if had lost
my senses, and if the whole occurrence
was not delusion. | was faithful to
my appointment with the voice on the
following morning, however. | had
waited but few moments, when the
soft, trembling accents broke the silence,
saying;
81 am here"
"And / too" / answered 81 am
grateful to you for coming"
II have not slept the whole night,
said the voice, 81 was so terrified. Am
| doing wrong to Gomez"
"Are you still afraid of me?"
"Will you tell me your nameY'
81 don't know-Lenore. What is
yours?"
George" answered, initiating her
example and giving my first name
only. "Shall we not be friends, Le-
nore?"
"Oh, yes" answered the voice with a
silvery peal of laughter. Evidently
its owner was getting over her fears
Don't be offended, George. 1t is SC
strange-two people who cannot see
each other and perhaps never will,
making friends"
81 will solve the mystery yet, Lee
nore," | answered, "and find out what
you are. Would you be glad to see
me in my proper person?"
iOo, oio iSPHCu, oHouiu hhc W
see you"
"And l would give great deal to
see you, Lenore. You must be very
beautiful if your face is like your
voice.
"Oh, hush" was the agitated answer.
at is not right to speak thus"
"Why not? Do you know, Lenore,
that if this goes on, | shall end by fall
ing in love with you, though l never
see you"
"You are very audacious," was the
reply. If you were really here before
me, should punish you for it. AS it
Is, | am going now"
'But you will come again tomorrow,
| Lenore?"
of you will promise to be more dis
Greet, George, yes"
AS may be imagined, l did not fail
to keep my engagement with my in
visible friend. For many consecutive
days these strange meetings continued.
As absurd rs it may seem, the voice
was beginning to make a powerful
impression upon me. felt in its soft
tones the manifestation of sweet, re-
| fined wOman's soul.
True, had made no progress towards
unraveling the mystery. Nevertheless,
| was confident that through some in
explicable dispensation of Providence
had been permitted to hold commun-
ion with real, living, lovely woman,
from an unknown distance. She had
not yet told me more than her first
name, and did not press her for more
as yet. Her only answer to my question
as to where she was, was, Sin the
garden" She did not seem capable of
grasping the fact that | was not invis-
IDLY near her. She seemed content with
matters rs they stood, and for the pres
ent could do no more.
made no one my confident as to my
daily occupation; first because knew
that should be regarded as mailman
upon my mere statement of the facts,
and, next, because | shrank from hav-
ing an auditor at my mysterious con
ferences VIII it be believed? / was
in love with the invisible girl--in love
| with a voicei hsurd of course but |