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cares and commit myself tosAe arms of
Morpheus. However, ] at last fell
asleep.
My repose was uf troubled nature. /
fancied | heard strange noises in the room,
but at any rate | nwukc after being s'eep
short tlme-I suppose about two or
three o'clock III the morning, fnncying 1
heard the curtain Rugs rafting !
thought it must be nv agitated state of
mind which caused this idea. Imagine,
then, my horror and fright when [ saw,
by the faint glimmer of the now explod-
ing fire, that the curtain on one side of
the bed was being forcibly jerked aside
by some unseen hand. Itrembed from
head to foot, and covered beneath the
blankets, expecting | hardly knew what
Again and again dill this unseen hand
| jerk the curtain. 1t could not have been
II trick Of the Imagination. | was unable
to cry uut even ii I had been inclined to
do so. At last, after having given about
half dozen angry jerks, Intellectually as
regards pulling the curtain aside, l was
left to enjoy such rest as could reason
ably expect to get before morning
| Never was daylight more eagerly vel
coined by ANYBODY than it was by me that
morning. With the earliest dawn |
spraug out OF bed-feeling better than l
had done few hours beforehand pro-
ceeded first to dress, and then to examine
my room, in order to ascertain, If posi-
BILE, by what means my ghostly visitor
had made his entrance and exit. The
door, being hidden from my view when in
bed by the curtains, presented itself as
the most probable means. l examined
it as well ~ my agitated state of mind
would permit. Nothing, however, ap
peared to show any sings Of my visitors
entrance. 1t was securely locked, as
left il the night before, and there was no
sliding panel or anything of that sort
which could have admitted anybody. L
then turned toward the window, but that
too, was fastened and | confess | gave
the affair up as incomprehensible. | went
down stairs more thoroughly impressed
with regard to eeris visitants than I re-
member ever to have been before My
preoccupied air---for 1 was debating
whether or not to mention my adventure
attracted attention, aud drew forth
many questions, to all of which replied
with very guarded answers. At last
told the whole story, adding that l had
never believed in ghosts before, and
should like to find out the truth of this
one My story seemed to them incredi-
BILE. But ut last, in spite of the solemn
proceedings we had witnessed the day be.
fore, a smile stole over the face Of my
grandmother 1t was quickly suppressed
as she said
81 think I can explain the mystery
Young man let us come and trv."
We all followed the Old lady up stairs
into the room where had passed the
night. She went to the side of the bee
and pointed to the curtain rings. We ther
saw the explanation of the whole matter
which is as follows:
Nv grandfather was. AS I have said
: very crIebrated in ms dav. and Conse
l ourutly had n large practice. His uitht
: bell. in order not to disturb the other in
l mates of the house. was hung IN his ro N
! close by his side. Wueu the old gentle
ru.n was taken ILL., absolute silence wa:
euioiued Thia he'll therefore WAS tliel
anwn and the wir, listened +, the cnrtail
e riuns. On the night in Question. som,
e vnI.np men struger, in th. p,a.e. an,
4 ,se1uentlv IGNORANT uf nv ftthrr's Ill
ness and death we're GONG home r,tar
< nuisilv at the somew ,at early hour 4
t wllrn NV adventure took pace. B-inl
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|
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