Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-01-10

haunt me? Was it such a heinou
crime not to have gone in time to SCI
her diep
Suddenly became possessed with ,
strange longing to revisit Crowsnest
to SEQ again the weird apparition tina
had exercised so subtle an influence OF
my life. With the persistent wayward
ness of a spoit child insisted on go
ing to Crowsnest. Insisted also that nj
one but Justine should accompany me
My indulgent guardian yielded to my
wishes, and / went. But not once
during my months visit did see the
haunting face. | believed then tha
nv persecution was ended.
On my return to Paris Mr.. Weston
renewed his offer and accepted him
A f,w months of married happines:
etfectually dispersed the cloud thai
had overshadowed mo.
My mind-warped, weakened, as il
had been by giving way to morbid fan.
cies-gained tone and vigOr daily by
aSsociatiDg with my husbands, which
was eminently matter OF fact and prac.
tical 1t was, therefore, without the
slightest foreboding of evil that we sci
Off for DaShshrc to spend the summer
months at Crowsnost. George wa,
much pleased with tire old house; above
all with the cedar chamber, which
found-without any orders to that
elect-had been prepared for us. 1t
was late at night when we arrived
and there was not time to alter the ar
rangoment; besides, there seemed no
need, for | believed, as have stated,
that had outlived my fears.
Both George and | were tired by our
journey and on retiring TO rest we soon
fell fast asleep. Towards morning
awOke.
A stream Of moonlight flooded the
chamber. As of old, The shadow of
pear tree lay along the flor, flicker.
ing in the night wind. | watched it
for awhile, then--this shadow being
closely associated in my mind with
something else--I looked towards the
bay window, and could scarcely sup.
press cry. There, in the old place,
between the gaslight and the moon
light, appcarCd-the face!
"Georgc," | whispered. trembling.
"Nakc! feel so frightened"
What is it, NlnaP Have you seen n
ghcst?" he inquired lightly.
"Hush, look there"
Raising himself upon his elbow he
obeyed.
"Why, there is woman in the
room!" he exclaimed in tho greatest
CONSERVATION Then, after pausing a
few momen ;, he continued slowly and
deliberately, rs though reading by n
had light from book. "No! il is only
IN illusiOn-but Wiai an illusionl
seem to see most distinctly beautiful
woman, her head turned this way, sup
ported by her hand. Her hair-a
bright auburn-hangs loose about her
shoulders. 1t is a handsome face, but
s0rrowful--"
"SLay what are you about to dop
asked, as, rising, he made II quick
movement forward.
$40 di.pel the illusion, darling"
So saying he shook the curtain vic.
lently.
"May all ghostly visitants be as
easily dispersed!' he continued, laugh.
ing, as the figure quivercd, swaycd, be-
came distorted, then, in moment,
vanished.
"But what WaS it2"
81 will reproduce it and you shall
see
He loosed the curtain and it fell to
the ground in the old folds and creases,
as il was before. There, sure enough,
she was again.
"And is this what scared YOU on
your first visit hers?' he inquired,
turning to me suddenly as though Il
new light rJkc on him.
"Yes, | thought it was tho spirit OF
my stcp-mothcr. imagined the like
ness OF course Then between
laughter and tears, made full con
fessiun of all my superslitious folly.
Nhxt morning we closely iutclr)gat-
ed Mrs, Stevens. She expressed her
belief that the cedar chamb,r was
haunted, and that the communication
h,r III ress had desired to make TO me
was to that effect.
We read of strange results brought
about by tho iuXtapoSition of certain
heavenly bodies. HyrJ was an in
s.ance, unique in its way, in which Il
heavenly bOdV-Llo mOOu-nilgd hv