Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

On nv return To GarlS Mr.. W WeStOn re
newed his offer and | accepted him. A
few months of married happiness effect
ually dispersed the cloud that overshad
owed me.
My mind-warped, weakened. as 4
had been by giving way to morbiC
fame es gained tone and vigor daily b,
assOciating with my husbands, whici
was eminently matter of fact and prac
/ tical. IL was, therefore. without tn,
slightest fOrboding of evil that we SCI
Oh for Dashshire to spend the summer
months at CrOwsnest. George was muci
! pleased with the old house; above al
with the cedar chamber. which l founC
W thout any orders 10 that effect-hac
/ been prepared foc us. 1t WAS late a
I night when we arrived and there wa:
not time to alter the arrangement: be
| sides. there seemed no need. for be
lieved. as have stated, that | had out
lived my fears.
Both George and were tired bv oui
/ journey and on retiring To rest we soor
fell fast asleep. Towards morning
I uwule
A stream of moonlight flooded the
chamber. As OF old. the shadow of tho
pear tree lay along the floor. fliekerine
IN the night wind. watched it foi
awhile, then-this shadow being close.
ly associated i'm my mind with something
else looSed towards the bay window.
and could scarcely suppress cry.
There, In the old place. between the
gaslight and the moonlight, appeared -
the face,
''George." | whispered. trembling.
wake feel 80 frightened"
What is it. Nina? Have you seen .
ghost?' he inquired lightly.
liuShi Look there.
RAISING himself upon his elbow he
Obcyed.
"Why, there is woman in the
roOm!' ne exclaimed, in the greatest
cOnSternat on. Then. after pausing a
few moments. he continued slowly and
delibc ately. rs though reading bv q
bad lioht from book. "No, il : only
an illusion -- but What an illusion, i
seem To SEE most distinctly a beautiful
woman, her head turned this way, sup
ported by her hand. Her hair-a bright
auburn hangs loose about her shOul-
derS. 1t is n handsome face. but sor.
rOwful-"
- Stay! what are you about to do?"
/ a>ked, aS, r.s NJ, he made q quick
movement forward.
ITO dispel the illusion. darling"
So saying he shook the curtain vio-
lently.
=. May all ghostly visitants be as east
~ dispersed! he continued, laughing.
rs the figure quivered, swayed, became
distorted. then. in q moment, vanished.
But what I1Hs it?''
- ! will reproduce it and you shall
see"
He loosed the curtain and it fell to the
ground in the old folds and creaseS. rs
il was before. There, sure enough, she
was again.
And is his what scared you on your
first visit here?n he inquired, turning
to me suddenly as though a new light
broke on him.
" Yes. / thought it was the spirit of
my stcp-mo her. / imagined the like
ness of course Then. between laugh
ter and tears. l made full confession of
all my Supersti;iouS folly.
Next morning we closely interrogated
NJ :. Stevens. She expressed her belief
that the cedar chamb r was haunt d.
and that the communication her ms
trcss had desired to make to me was To
{ at elect.
We read of strange results brought
abou by the juxtaposition of certain
hcav, MY bodies. Here was an instance,
unique in its way. in which heavenly
body--the moon aided by such common
place earthly materials as a modern gas
Jet and an old faded silken curtain, pro-
duced a perfect specimen of Il beauti-
full female ghost rs ever visited our
world.-Beigrdcid AHnudl.