New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-03

who good -humoredly received me aV3Weu Ill.,
dulty of his friends, always finished the cohversa-
tion by say ing that the key OF the room was III s
strong box where he intended 1t to remain inlnsS
might have gone on III TINS que, au1 ib nature and
extent of which will become presently aPra5iOhh; III:
All misforunes, said the sage lwho marrieu niS
oo Ve, wUo won;d have thought that the lumbing
of The Memblmgs would have followed upon 80 sl,l,
pie and natural thing as the ehgage.ont " S"cIf
Dalmahoy TO Lauraf Certainly not she ncIsciI,
% nor ia thor nor her sisters and brothers, because
DalmahOy WAS Ill every reSpcct u mosii ennblu'I
norti benc not only Young, tOieraDly well on, anu
handsome a good walter, good 1der, g0od snot
n good actor, and one of those gallant hea1lohg low
ers before whom feminine courage breaks uo"h o o
he was alsO-a point naturally insisted upon ny nuo
Mcmblings-a man of uhdeniaDly g2ou ia,h INA
There was or faint OF trade III the iong 'o
OF DalmahoNs. ,,,,,uu Hall
the girls almost believed that the place ha9 never
possessed any other name, so that theI cOuln ny
pleased cal themselves the Membihg' oil Mello,iiis
one of the first things they DID al ef SHOWING nI
their gardens. stables, ana other ltoIcStlHs NJ ~
OF the establishment. was TO tell nun OF inc !h' diS
ghost He naturally laughed, ana SPOKE WI us
respect Of the spectre Laura va va 10 he
il be understood quite plainly that sho wa
taken with her ghost or MOI al an. Mno trdni Il
void gladly said Jack. have the ghost III my room
| every night II that would give you any peasuIe'
Invite INN, Laura, to witt me. ,
| Iaurt pravcly shook her head This was not the
proper spirit in winch TO speak OF an ancestor VINO
walked. lie might even De listening d. 'tSo roS
] Il
OF furni -ure gave some color OF prObaOly 10 tho
| superstition. H. Il;oo hoa roro Jocl
asked the Sauire to allow him to pass the night IN
TN. haunted room. His request was refused, gently
but firmly. am not SAID he chief OF the Mem
lungs "a particularly supestiOus man, but the fact
that there Is undoubtedly some hing supernatural
IN the room and the equally undOubtea fact that
the appearances and Il authorizations are connected
win NV nr.udiath make me respect his desire to
remain after death unmolrstcd Ill what was III MS
llfcnme his faYOrte room.
Laura was angry when she heard OF this proposal
Did JACK she asked, consider her great grandfather
III the ii mt Of common ill-bTcd ghost, one OF those
unthinhlng and va gar Osts VINO DIedK lhe CROCK
erv throw the iurnture about, rattle CHAINS, ana
are di sagreeaue N the hOuSef For my part she
sand, look upon the tenancy OF this room 10y my
dead ancestor a singular proof OF the affection III
winch he continues to regard us. HIS spirit remains
with us, She added, casplng her hanuS ana turning
her soft eyes, winch were as llmpld as a par Or
Opas w 10 be heavens, because lie loves us ILL.,
lie Is our guard angel he watches over the house
We are under ais sp CdI protection, and II we were
sion fare el. the luck Of McmblInG Hal"
Jack dcssted though lOtD To leInqliSn ms inter-
view with tn, ghost indeed, when one thinks how
q Loom one gets the chance OF talk lace 10 lace
with ghost, II is not Surprising that Jack was sOr-
IOwful wnen II vanished. nave never myself hhu
such talk, and with the exception OF friend VINO
saw the RnOst OF Jos Morgan, another VINO was
privileged 10 amuse Lady Kitty, and third who
received Lazy Btu, think know no one who has
actually talked with them. And without going
quite sOTar a certain learned counsel OF my ac-
duaintancc. who aTUcntly desires haIi-hours
friendly interview with the devil, must say there
are MANY ghosts Tor whom would suffer a great
deal of inconvenience and time Doctor Johnson,
Emanuel owedeubOrg, CagllOstro. Doctor Dee, Cot
ton Mather, George Pa manazar the aie Count OF
Albany, hObe>pIcTTe, and Cornelius Agnppa all
occur 10 one breath as most interesting ghosS,li
they would My come and alk III u friendly way and
without Frightening one Two or taIec days alter
watd j ok tIIed another line As he could not be
above TO sit up all night and converse with the
old MATCHMAKER, he begged permission Just to see
the room. lie would not III, only open the door
and look round. III Is not, Laura he SAID, as II
one wanted To. go against your ancestors express
rule bu simply TO pay KIND oi--nark oil respect
YOU Accommodating call-.ust to look at the place,
not even 10 go INTO tne ro0m.
/ believe mat one of tho reasons why the Squire
refused permission TO spend the night III the room
was thai ne was AFRAID OF revelations on see he
knew more than us children. he entertained we'll
founded doubts to the greatness OF the House. he
knew all about the shop sind II did occur to him
that conversation between his grandfather and
hls sOn-ln-aw mi2ht be awkward. Fancy apo0rre-
latIOn turning up when you have been comfortably
established Tor generation and half to remind |
your trends ina the family crest only forty
wears old or So that the family history fudge,
and that the SHOP, the good, old, honest, desplsed
shop the foundation and not the restoration at
al of the House; ana fancy MeTh6ng asked TO turn
n guest INTO a room where he might, aud very likely
would, be informed by the purchaser OF Menblng
Hal how his money was made We have
The Squire might have reasoned,
highly respectable family ghost. But there are
reasons why that ghost should be kept IN the family
ANA II 1t nave disclosures TO make or garruons rem-
nscenCes 10 piatto upon, let these things he cor
ycyed TO the Oi member OF the fallly only. Or,
a. the gnOst shows no lncllna ON to leave ms own
room let there be 10 disclosures at all There Is AZ
least no occasion to invite revelations ABOUT The
shop
The least ghostly time in the whole day, take It,
is the afternoon. No one expects even a medium 10
have any luck in the afternoon SedHce& are always
conducted aicr dark; old. fashioned WIZ Tds used
to cOnJure M splrtS az midnight; II devils spec
tres tQiinS, hObgObIus lasted TIL the morning they
were zone at all events by GAVIN. The gaIlsh
nght OF day IS painful TO supernatural eyes they
Wink when 1t begins, they wIuE horribly II they
have IA
Ioou they away and III niGlng VINO would
have thought, tnen, that Old McnbIng would nave
prayed the tricks he diU, actually III inc altcIhooh
l. was an afternoon in January--in the first week
OF the year. SNOW was spread upon mo HeldS,
though 1t Lad melted on the roads; theIc was Il
gentlc mist rising from the Garth, through wncn
the sun was shining teebly, blurred circle of pale
Q,oTv without warmth. But the sun was already
sinking and he pale winter twilight was gong
to begin, the mist and tie white snow
making II lighter tAan usual and yet gho,tlY, II one
can use the WOri of q iour-O'cock appeaIance-an
al, crnOOn-,ca-timc manifestation Inc Aghl was
strange.
Jack Dalmahoy and Laura after luncheon SAT TO-
<, ther talking the little nOthngS winch please
Young lovers. Presently the converse ION tagged.
Tnen some young ana sprghtiy UeNH, seeing the
chance OF doing u little mischief by hiring jacks
in3glnattOn " Iich Ina! at the moment nothing 10
work upon ,bcng tIed Of pretending imaginary
projections III has Laura, whispered III his ear mat
II would be something 10 pay visit To tho haunted
room The very thing cred Jack with alacrity.
What is the very thing, JACK = asked Laura,
looking up with surprise.
90, beg The KEY, viii pay visit to the haunted
room = Laura hesitated.
You know dear girl said her lover, that You
are Yourself as curious to VI it the room as my
self
i have seen it, she replied and heard
Yes LAURA Jack had heard the story before. 1
pprlec,Iy + member But we snail only open the
do aId look in. Co. dear, and ask your father for
the key
The squire gave Eis consent with some reluctance.
He even returned wiki his daughter, bearing the
kew with as much respect as if II were .he key oil
cIty's gates such "a that which, the citizens OF
md -rxll tnANn nscd 10 bLlng ont whom they had