New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-28

trayc closod over my husband Thought that there
Was ne place lett Tor me IA the world, 49,, a, ,,,,
WAS riCh, Young; aud my friends ana my own
reflections in the glass told inc that was "'""''
OF course had many acguaiutauccs; what rich
Young widow has not Rrt acquaintance aud
friends di0cr widely. did not care Tor the people
who ilattcrcd and made much OF me, hut turned,
even in the first DAYS 81 my trouble, to one TREND
she. too, Was young and beautiful We were
schoolfellows: we were ENGAGED ut the same time:
we were married IN the Same month OF the same
wear. 5000
seen little of each other. hut when my husband
died and Mary Clifford wrote To me tcndcrly out OF
hrr full hent answered back her loyc.
She asked me Ia stay with her, and went.
How peaceful were theso days spent IN her heantl-
ful home. The house and place were ca led AspenS
Vale The house wa many centuries o'd It's
architecture was remarkable; its rooms curious.
Ii was a rambling old place, ard of course Il mad
a ghost IL stood IN the midst of very lovely
grounds overlooking wood and river. Altogether.
II was Que OF the show-PlaCcS IN shire.
During that time the house quiet, visitors few
they cSchewed company for my sake
aud Helped and with many promises OF return
Cirrnlistancos however. too varied and too many
to mention, prevented that second visit taking
,acc for couple of years At the end of that time
n great longing came over me . see Mary 'lUofd
again. must write to her. and promise visit. l
Iiy return Of post got q short but characteristic
reply:
DEAREST HONOR: OF course long to see you but IN
fortunaieiy the house J., fun Largo rs it is 1t Is
c FT@ dS egH Ta 'o 10 refuse you do long 20 oc
you Wul You Irep !" I anf , renyoT else there Inn
dor ,'in$ Won Homo, Will he afraid Of me Ghost. +
the Tapestry will do, come; and a thousand wei
comes 60" T'' VI MARY CIIrroED.
To this letter made a short answ~r:
lido no. believe I'm the ghost The tapestry room Will
d. pcauf.uly. Expect me tomorrow.
Tia, next evening | arrived nj ASpeus Vale IN
time for dinner. The Tapestry room looked c"'lhl,
ING. ''i! y. , 'U' -" IL ,J | ,ronlJ make
friends. ,.,. ,,,.,.- ,,,. ;o.,i,,,,
MY mana. upN'r y, ,St r. }e'.r,cd IN SINNER.
T T',n,a ;;, J., n,'I '.,''''
rHS'N Q" ~ T. LII i,j,,, 'c or NV old tfirrl'.
h 20, Ir',,, fIt b,n,'i,, th,u had done since ruy
tVHiPI' T.. III . .r,, a. r,r,- d.h,,l,tfrl even
hnsban Hs e., % ro '' f.s raI enough to ,
ing ir'ht' 10 IVY i.'' f i+ ,i,at ,,i,ht rioo.c IN
visit me. .,...
OF the 'usc-lt Was at th'r> rome emu ~ 'ir VIZ
NocfIer bedrooms were lh tht IhI; i.i' W'tl
smoil l--,o'ta me- nhi .n1 nm a,,I " ..,t, iif
chamber which Mis- 'lll'id IN h' t.S nl,'i i
had ,ufIou-Iv itted up loi i>'N' ''u h"N -. i,
Or,upo@ Neither 9id ,!c h'HNr lh lht Ln'I' ',,
size confessed that tins lt'' "llci 'u"nl''i H'' d."
ecrie feel.
The mouiinr-room oppo> &C.. cheerful ahV P''t'l
enough WAS unused It, furniture was antique M
tion.'i toa by- eouc day. aud rs iuhohtont. V'r"
dead lh" ,mohnel1 o'9 H.s' N't' '',., '', w."
the fumes If tooa''9 h't ,i't' u, ,,I, ,,,t
ring n i'nlo central apartment III 'h' H'''''" t.'''
Oi ihr house . . Ga, all Lors, so,,,,l
Altoae'her TINS WINE "' ',' ',o ,, ',u,ln.,i,
thew plid brief visits, aud preferred doin- b" ln
ht'ad ''N l-h'' - .....,. , i,.,,,l,,J ro,,, elmo.
u W'.i nave N"h '"'' ''t .it1 ,,,.,. l.,t
thr lHr. .'N ioom ~ lNE l'l t nU W. '' i U ,i'
h'rn -II' IT, wy" vs. ~. ,,,,, ,l,, ,,,l,, az
loohrh lAe tapestry ',"' "'i, .'., ' ,,t A..
ancient hrrNAh' 70" 'N w. W. ttI MIMI.
oi W'rtV'' W ~ NV R,,',, u,,,,,, W, ''' '
m1si 1907 nav -'''u '.' ~ tl, iI,,l,.t r,l.. tlr
'hr 'W.lWo We ~. nt, am Mimi ,t,
en,csto,a le>ed to sur"h 'WW'',,N-, wv" ,, 'vI
tuii"na l''t"'D w Wv t,,'' ~ ,r n,lb rt ,br
lla h"u. va Wv" - NAV Mo bnne ,,npictrly
with NsU an,icnt ana tr'N ,Ugu ,,P',o ,s n,'ng
va PVT , I,n' Il, come ,ays hnd worked IT,
tuhnh" Yl iu"s "ns ~ -' eh, bnJ ,nmr 10 am
WITH th' hrlr "l h't 'n"'u , -" ,rIi,h IN, ,r,t,
uulm' IN o"" GA W. N wv ' .r.l W "
WGik "l hr' me nav 't.'' ltr, What h.c,u,. of
II doe, not mailer i" In t''f T, 'o.h,.t vi'tl
~, t 80 LanIt the y, ina aud the Tape~tr, cham
prr In u'rti.llar Warden NY maid, MS she helped
mo In ,,u,lrr,s looked quite lNlc with terror.
" The, do saw ma am a. Dame Clare Clifford aI-
IV"to t.,, tbc nlI tapr,try hanging To her sEcIc-
I'M I'M Grs shes dressed in gray silk. that don't
rUstir never a hit though MS so thick 1t 'n-ht
Sind 9Il alone they do SAY. lis awin' lonesome
5'''' o. I IAN, IA 'sI,au here alone and I'll ,tay
1or }oo' MADAM, 10 S,r # IL come. to that though
WIZ -, H,r ann none of tie Strongest
~ No. IWar1eI however and assured her that
tAahH'" N"'O''. ".,..;t ,.,l She with . we'll
was hn, III 'i' -. -" in. | heard her foot,trp-
reieN'" ~ ', tbc ,rriJor-th.y died away. was
cch"h- u1Wu 'u' - Ill L,,,an h.n for i'm This dis
now oar OF letiu W a. az, ,,-;, No no.-jblc sounds
TAM io'l' III ,'o tbeT nLahitaIt, Of Aspen, Vale
tmnS have mp"yu ,,,., hi" even m the sad
S.1,. a., If nv early widovhood. ! had never
known lhN,c..u ara' ,ioad n1t and died and that
Wardru~ footsteps tC""'" "lii u ',, H. ,,,,n,c.
profound s,l ,..',,s i se,sst Ion
slye h1d curious s'IS 'i, not lrovr il for that
dad not call II lcai' uiu n.y. ,,,I ,'o ,,,,l.,'
grim aud paleiGced tvIahl oHI II '' i edy
The sensation was this iolt that was not a no
pi c"Nt'e II vas '''
with fancy ,.;.k Til ,or, Portable feeling
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