Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18

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them, and every one was well, but Mrs.
Savage looked anxious.
So did her sister.
So also did Mr.. Savage.
The ladies exchanged mysterious
chances with each other, and the gen
tleman often shook his head warming
ly at his eldest boy, when he had just
opened his lips to say something.
Mr.. Savage often asked his wife what
could Trouble her, and she frequent
ly said:
'sWhy are you so serious, my dear ?"
At last Olivia was found in hyster-
les in the hall, and matters grew too
serious to be kept quiet any longer.
81 must know what it is" said Mrs.
Savage.
s'Don't tell him." sobbed Olivia.
~ don't see why you should be
ashamed of it," said Mrs. Savage.
"You can't help it. It's nerves, sup
pose. We'd better send for adoctor."
"rm not nervous" sobbed Olivia.
ooh, dear, dear, dear'
There, now" said Mrs. Savage. 81
declare | can't bear it any longer.
My dear, poor Livy has taken to ghost
seeing aud she's SO affected me that I
really have imagined something of the
sort myself. She sees q woman exact
ly like Peggy over and over again, when
Peggy is somewhere else, to my GER
tain knowledge, and I've seen the
same thing twice. It's an optical IL
fusion, l presume; I've read OF such
things"
Mr.. Savage turned pale.
"My dear girls" said he, ''Thomas
is as bad as you are. I've been threat
ening to fog the poor fellow if he fright
ened you with his stories; but he sees
Peggy in the garden, in the meadow
here, there, everywhere. And he speaks
to her, and she does not answer. And
then he runs home, and finds her in the
kitchen, or where not, and naturally
feels odd about it. myself have seen
the same thing twice.
"You have" cried Mrs. Savage.
"Youp' screamed Olivia. con, I'm
so thankful I'm not crazy, then"
ooh, dear, no." said Mr.. Savage
"oh. dear, no. You see it is becoming
plain to me that certain old super
stition of which have read is founded
on fact. You've heard of people who
had doubles. Peggy evidently has a
double. The wrath does not speak,
you say. That comedies with all the
stories on thesubiect. Yes, that's the
solution of the mystery. Peggy has a
double"
''But we can't keep such a mysteri-
Gus girl about the house. It'slike hir
ing a ghost" said Mrs. Savage.
Suppose we talk to Peggy" said
Mr.. Savage.
The proposition met with favor.
Peggy was sent for and came at
once.
''Now, my good girl, don't want to
frighten YOU" said Mr.. Savage, "but
something odd has happened Did
you ever have anything singular said
to you about yourselt-for instance,
that you were seen where you never
went, you know. or something like
that?"
ooh, yes" said Peggy-"Yes, sir, to
be sure; [ always hear thesame story.
There's two of me. 1t scares folks,
but l can't help it,
Doesn't it brighten your" asked Mrs.
Savage.
"I'm used to it, "said Peggy. 'Being
two of me got me lots OF seedlings
where [ was before, cause | can't help
where t'other one of me goes, or what
it does"
eyes, she has a DOUBLE" said Mr..
Savage-'yes, yes. Very singular
very"
'I'm sorry, Peggy" said Mrs. Saw
age, "but it frightens my sister very
much, and we shall be obliged to part
You've been a good girl, Peggy. I'll
pay you months wages, but | can't
bear ghost-seeing any longer"
Every well ma'am," said Peggy,
"I'll pack up. You must excuse there
being two of mel can't help it.
every singular" said Mr.. Savage,
Every, very, very"
Peggy went upstairs to pack her
clothes, and came down with her box.
eff you'd like to look over my things,
ma'am," said she, 'sthere they are.
If there is two of me, why, Pm hon
est.''
Then Peggy slowly proceeded to
spread upon the floor her worldly
possessions.
Nothing that amt mine," she
said; "and there's my pocket.
She turned this receptacle inside
out, as she spoke, and spread out her
hands.
I'm honest, if there is two of me-"
she said again. "I can't help that"
"Ma," cried Thomas, just then
bursting in at the door, "Peggy is 60
ing over the bridge with big bundle
oh why, here is Peggy. Oh, my,
look"
The three elder folks rushed to the
window, and stood solemnly gazing
out.
In the room beside them stood Peggy
with her black calico dress, pink calico
apron and round black hat, and a.
bundle under her arm.
Over the bridge, slowly, as a. phan-
tom should, passed Peggy's double
black dress, pink apron, round hat,
bundle and all.
They all saw it at once.
It was frightful.
Miss Olivia sank into a. chair
trembling.
Mrs Savaoa oraaped hor bushand'c