Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-22

NAAkkNA ahtA ~ TIC C1AAQu VI tue AnkOAAG
By Legends yiyidlI before my mind. There
vas something Just 3 little depressing. too,
in the vide steps that led up to the terrace
With It's Wondering balustrads, in the utter
absence Of any bright color to relieve the
m~onolooy-lhe gardens being on the 9th
or side-and in the dEeary rustling Of the
bme trees as they bent to the chilly autumn
breeze.
Nor was this impression removed on en-
teFiDg the hall. The present craze for es-
thetiS browns and greens had not otcourse,
come 10; but modern msdiHyslism had just
6een discovered. Pugin was Its prophet,
AID Mrs. Gore was evidently one Ofhis most
advsactd disciples. Old oak furniture had
been cole ctCd from various parts OF the
counuS and made tododuty as family pieces
Ancestral Cores scowled at you from the
p%reled walls, and armored figures seemed
20 hreaten one FROM old Iecesses and coz
ntgs.
II, vas quite a rsliefto escape from these
somewhat gloomy surrounding into the
bright morning room looking upon the gar,
dttS aud 10 receive the cordial welcome Oh
Mrs. Gore. She was, indeed, the most las
chatting Of hosyesSes, aud wlthai u very
bfaUtfBI woman. She had the peculiar
krack Of making YOU feel, after the FIRST
I've minutes, rs if you had known her all
YOUR life; and though cavaliers might pos
.ibly Gnd fault with her manner, as being,
De,bsas. \ ,rife too empresse, no doubt 1t
vas a r:sst deal owing TO the freedom Of
Lsr colonial bringing up. Besides, who
could have the heart to %criticIse when what
ever detect there might be arose from an
sE1ious-rossibly a teo anNOus-wish too
please.
so very glad to see you at last, dear
Miss CAgewt as she advanced 10 meet me.
I began to be quite sireid that We we're
never to know each other, So wrong OF
Harry not 10 have beeu here to Introduce
us; out now that those poor, dreadful par
triGges have to be shot. never see him
irom morning ill night. l have taken you
at your word ard put you in the haunt
ID room. You are sure Yoa do not
mi1dT
OF course l did 0 mind. was posi-,
lively delighted, Tor in those days |
owned 10 nerves l don't say that it is so
Low. bat AZ hat time | was certainly not
fanciFcl. AID should have regarded the
oEer Q eleven 3 night light as a personal in.
SUI.
The ghost at Mani5ere Court had GER
talnlT secured one Of the best rooms in the
hogse. It was comfortable, and even
chee,iul. its three windows commanding a
iiuc view of the gardens and woods backed
by the hills. II was furnished in a delight
fully gocoCo and altogether mixed style
Which would suffice to set on edge the teeth
81 cultured persons OF to-day. A high
narrow mau,lpTiece called aloud for spin.
dlc-skauked chairs and c~hiDpendale tables,
whereas il was evident that up here only a
martial reformation from utter Philistiuism
hsG as set been effected. Sundyy gaudily
covered tablebins cropped up in higaly in
cor1ect but convenient places, aud p par
t;crlar snug but too utterly armchair stood
clothed in d species OF white peticoat be-
side u severely ORTHODOXY carved oak
bed.
And this is really Your dressing room,
~exp'ained Mrs. Gore, indicating a door near
the fireplace. That absurd Harry insisted
on your maid being put in there, lest you
should be seized with panic in the night.
But if you do not Ike it you have only to
say so, and / will have her moved
BY no means / said. Dear old Pin
fold has been with me so long-from my
childhood, in fact-tha. | think OF her COM
fort almost before ms own, and know there
is nothing she will like SO much as being
near me.
AS you please said pretty Mrs. Gore,
with lust the SLIGHTEST bit of n shrug: but If
you should change o Il mind you have
only to tell the housckeeper. and have her
things moved up stairs ct once.
al need not say that ! did not change my
mind. After spending a very happy even
ing | found myself in due course in my room
with Piniold brushing out my hair. As
our habit was, we were passing in review
The various toilets. Mrs. Cores dress, Of a
lovely shade Of mauve, Just then come into
fashion, had particularly csptivated Pin
iold's fancy, az, with q privileged few, she
had watched rs from the gallery, trooping
into dinner. She was, however, happy in
the conviction that none OF the jewely
worn By the other ladies at all came up to
mine.
There was nothing that could besteyen
Your Tttlest' cross, Miss Florence, let alone
your whole parure. What will they say
when they see it to morrow night, Won
derY
They have seen it, l replied; Mr.,
Gore made me fetch it down after din.
ner.
well, 10 be be sure said Piufold, what
a funny thing fer q gentleman to do! l
wouldn't have fetched itthen, il | had been
YOU.
" Mrs. Gore wanted to show it to Lady
Elizabeth MOgg, who is leaving tO-mor-
row.
And what did she think Of. itY iu-
ouired Pinfold, when she had relieved her
mind BY giving a few hard tugs at my
hair.
Nothing much | said, impelled By the
love of teasing the dear old woman. 'Oh,
yCs, l forgot, Mrs. Gore said it wanted clean
Ing. Of course you will think she was jeal-
Gus ofit.'
al am sure she was, returned Pinfold,
vieiously. Perhaps she would ike to have
the lob herself
"IShe would. | said. She offered to
DO them for me tomorrow. She has got
some wonderful new stuff she does her own
With. She is goiug to give me q lesson; so
prepare to have all the big stones dropping
cut Of their settings all over the place,
Pooh, you silly old woman! 1t is all a joke,
Of course; out possibly she vas right, and
they really do Want cleaning; but o lets
get 10 bed before the clock strikes II, or we
shall lose al chance of seeing or hearing
the ghost; sud, Pinfold, mind you sleep
With n eve open and both ears, 80 ssto be
able to come in the moment / call, if any
body should try TO play us a trick and
fighten u.s..
Il have said that | never had a nerve in
those DAYS, and | had drawn too many
houses blank already to feel much excite
ment about the ghost. So when Piutold
extinguished my candle and had ceased to
move about I soon dropped into a deep
clean spd allowed the witchin0 hours TO mass