The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-06

Boars Head, and to his landlords anxious
inquiry, I" Hev ye seen it ihe paid no at
tention, but went directly to bed
The next evening Stanton wended his
way 10 the church and again followed the
spirit home. He went through the same
walk for q whole week, until mine host of
the Boar's Head mentioned 1t to his chums
over the bar.
"He be queer one," he would say
"he was bright and chatty when he first
come; said he was u painter; but now he
never says word, but walks about like q
stick, and never out of the graveyard.
Shouldn't wonder If the,ghost had worked
a spell on him.
And so the ghost had. Young Stanton
was madly in love with the " Chelvey
ghost. " 4
On the last night of the week he reached
his sad trysting place rather late. The
ghost was already there. This time he
came close to the sleeping girl aud nerN--
ously touched her hands. They dropped
before her.
"Ah she awakes y he cried. Beauti-
full being, be ye spirit, mortal or demon.
love you Aye, love you better than life
itself" clasping her in tight embrace,
his passion making q madman OF him.
Sweetest, ah, heavens / have killed
her
The girl, with shudder, had awoke,
and finding herself in the mournful place
and at such q time, had fallen back into
Stanton's arms
Without moments thought he gath
cred her in his embrace, and finding his
burden light, ran down the gloomy road,
never stopping until he reached the tiny
Sitting-room OF the little cottage and had
laid his lovely charge upon n lounge.
"What shall do,ln he cried, alter
nately wringing his hands and wiping his
damp forehead Is she dead, or was
she : Have killed her, or have | carried
q corpse Z"
The last thought maddened him, and
kneeling by the senseless girl he placed
his ear to her heart.
II beat.
He called loudly. Presently the mother
appeared, and seeing the strange young
man and her daughter so white and still,
staggered against the wall
do not fear, madam, she is not Dead
Stanton said In u faint voice.
"What does it mean :" she gasped.
As well as he could he told her what he
| knew.
And she. my beautiful Lille, is som
nambulist !" Mrs. Graem said, alter she
had restored the girl.
| "Yes. Oh, madam, l love your daugh
| ter, odd as II may seem. never having ad
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strange circumstances. ] adore her. :"
g. do not know you, sir but pity you.
] am sure you have suffered enough al
ready but | must tell you something very
sad. Have you strength 10 bear II ~
Eyes, yes" Stanton says family, throw
ing himself down on a chair.
"You know | had two daughters
twins--Hllda, who is in the churchyard
and my Lille. Two days after Hildt
| died Lille lay In stupor. and | suppose
the reaction Of IL caused her TO haunt tn,
graveyard ut night. God knows what
will come OF this exposure" signing
deeply. "She always was very delicate
and partly on this account and that o
her afiiiction, the neighbors have never
seen my pretty one.
What tortureI'' exclaimed Stanton
rising. Then falling back, he buried hi
head In his arms.
Mrs. Graem waited. 81 am sorry fol
you, she said.
| E"You need not be; 1t is my fate. Ma.
/ kiss her oncef Then will go away for
ever p
Eyes: but"
"Don't cannot bear it, he sobbed.
Kneeling beside Lille, he took her COLI
hand In his hot palm and pressed his lip
once TO her white forehead, then left thu
house and town never to return. He wal
never heard OF again.
Two weeks later Lille was laid beside
Hilda In the churehyard.
"As for the ghost II was never seel
again. they would say at the Boar
Hn,ad; "the young chap who left s
quick, it's my mind, must have laid 1t"
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