The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-02-06

0nany return tbParis Mt Wes
ton renewed his offer and | accept
ed.him. A few months 0i martiec
Ehappiness tiieclaally dispersed the
cloud that oyefshsddwed me.
My mind warped, Weakened Al
lit had been, by giving eaSlo NOR
IBID iabcies gained tone aud yigoI
daily by associating With NY fas.
bands, whichiwas erninently mat
Iter Of fact aud practical, Itwas
therefore, without the slightesl
ioteboding oilseyil that We set of
fct Dashshite to spend the summer
monthslat CtoEshest. George wa
much plsasedwilh tie ell house
above all wiih The cedar chamber
Nile'' 'atn' i'nant anF ol
der g illai eaec. llad bsu re
pafed8for u.s. II was lateat night
when "a arrived and there was
npi timetoalter The arrangement
besides, there seemed no need, fol
FBelieyed, as ! have stated, that
Ehad outiiysd my fears.
Both George and'I were tired BY
opr journey and on retiring to res
we soon fell fast asleep. Toward,
morning ! awoke.
A stream Of moonlight flooded
the chamber, AS Of old, the shad
ow of the pear tree lay along the
floor, Pickering in the night wind
l watched it for awhile, then-lhi,
shadow being closely associated IL
my mind with something else-l
Looked towards the bay.window
and could scarcely suppress a cry
There, in the old place, between
the gaslight and the moonlight, up
peared-the facel
"George," | whispered, tremb
ling, "wakel l feel 50 frightened.
"What Is Il, Nina9 Have yol
seen ghosl?" he inquired lightly
Hash! Look there"
Raising himself upon his elbow
he obeyed.
"Why, there is a woman in thl
room!1 he exclaimed, in tho great
est CONSERVATION. Then, afle
pausing a few momentsr he con
tinned slowly and deliberately, a
though reading by a biGd light from
a bouk. "Nolitis only an ILLUSION
but what an lllnsionl | seem /,
see most distinctly a beautiful
woman, her head litrnel this way
supported by her hand Her hal
La bright auburn-ha loos,
about her shoulders. IL is a hand
some face, but sorrowful=p
STAY what are you about .todo2
| asked, as, rising, he made quicl
movement forward.
"To dispel the Illusion, darling.
So saying he shook the curtail
violently.
"May all ghosily yisitdn!s be a.
easily Dispersed ho continued
laughing, as the figure quiyered
swayed, became distorted, then, ii
a moment, vanished.
"Bnt what was il?"
" will reproduce it and you shall
seo."
He loosed the curtain and it fel
to the ground in the. old folds anc
creases, as it was before. There
sure enongh, she was again.
"And is this what scared you OF
your first visit here21 he inquired
turning to me suddenly as thougl
II new light broke on him.
"Yes. l thought it was thr
spirit of my step mother. / imag
ined the Likeness Of course" Thel
between Laughter aud tears, madI
full confession Of all my supersti
lious folly,
Next horning we closely inter
rogated Mrs. Stevens. She ex
pressed her belief that the cedai
chamber was haunted, and lhar
the Communication her mistress
had desired to make to me was t.
that effect.
We read Of strange results
brought about by the jaxtaposi
tioh of certain heavenly bodies
Here was an instance, unique ii
its way, in which a heavenly body
the moon-aided liy puch com
monplaco earthly materials as {
modern gas jet and an old faded
sllEen curtain, produced US perfect
a specimen If u beautiful female
ghOst as ever vi.iied our world.
Getting Even.
1t willpot alwaysdo to play prac
tical jnkes VI on "lhe old man." fol