West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-21

fairy chariot arrived. and we saw her
4 ride out of the garden perchcd ON top
T of the clothes basket.
/ q" Is she right about the old manH
f asked Fannie
"A remembrance of a certain old Mr.
| Parker, who had sent me several hou.
/ quctS, caused me To rcdden fooli>hlv.
/ and, of course. she tcaScd me after that
But had had no thought of marrying
/ old Mr.. Parker, even If he asked me
My mother had written to me that day.
rather insisting on my speedy return.
My sisters and brothers missed me.
was going home very soon. but. of
/ course, that might be said Of almost
any girl who was on a visit and on
good terms with her relatives Still.
I aS | had never been i'm love, il seemed
to me that il would bc delightful TO be
/ SO; and when after | had gone into my
own room Fannie Knocked at the door
and handed me a glistening white lump
of sugar, did not reject it with scorn.
On the contrary, after undressing |
| actually tied my shoes together by the
Strings, and hung them by two pieces
I of blue elastic To the handle of the door.
and putting out the light laid myself on
my pillow, and laughing at my own
| folly popped the sugar into my mouth.
/ In moment more Fannie Knocked
on the wall of the partition between
our rooms
" Have YOU done itp' she asked
Il made no answer.
" i know YOU have. because YOU
| don't dare to speak, she cried
" threw book at the partition.
/ but ! would not open my hps and
. hTRQL thR l,nn Ia, g.,
was fast asleep Now, what | am
\ about TO tell YOU is perfectly true.
/ every word of IT, | wakencd about
one O'Clock, as | believe. and found
/ the room perfectly dark The house
/ was still; the street was still ! began
4 to think of my promised apparition,
| with little thrill of terror. did not
/ wish To see my future husbands m-
/ real likeness at that moment, and
/ sincerely hoped old Nanny Tlly was
I wrong, and that the night was not de-
voted TO thc appearance of such
wralths; but even as | harbored the
hope in my heart a strange light be-
gan TO glow i'm the midst of the dark
ness a round spot of crimson, that
seemed To approach me more and
more nearly every moment Then the
shade flew up, and the blue moonlight
-trcamcd into the room / saw "A
figure near mc-a man, tall slender,
graceful
"'Who is that?' | gasped.
Only Hal" replied "A voice.
Good Heavcnsr
"Ihen there was silence The
shade was pulled down again Then
an awful sound or report of some
sort, shout and scream some
where, and smell of gun-powder |
lay bathed in cold perspiration for
long while. Then ! found strength
enough TO beat on the partition fcebly.
Fannie wasiw with me in moment
"Ive seen him! I've seen himn |
gasped, and don't dare to stay alone.
Gomez sleep with me.
She came, but slept no more that
night My dear, ] assure YOU that the
face | saw was yours. We've been
married two years now, but I've never
told you before. saw You; and YOU
know your name is Hal, or, at least,
people always call you so, if You were
christcned Henry.
had been laughing softly for full five
minutes. Then said
THAT was in 1902
Yes, she answercd that is when ]
visited Fannie
"In Baltimore. No. 4 - street.
/ went on.
"Ycs, dear
Then said l. Gas the Iamcnted
President Lincoln used 10 say. that ~
minds me OF little story. never was
tipsy but once b.,
you ought TO be ashamed of admit
ting even that, said my wife
$50 ] am, said T. But the only
time ! ever was tipsy was i'm the ys,aI
1869, when was a young law studghic'
! was in Baltimore for few DAYS, and.
was visiting my friend, Tom Lennttssac.S.
who lived at No. 6 - street. .--"
Next door to Fannie" Interrupted
my wife. "Ob, |. knew Tom Lennon
very well,
well on the 2oth Of July" pro-
ceeded j. II was invited to a supper
stag party entirely and / really did
drink very much too much Tom Len
noX did not go with me He did not
know the fellows who asked me And
when ] got home ~ one O'Clock found
the house shut up, and had no latch
key. and being very much under the
influence Of that champagne I resolved
10 mount TO the balcony Nhere were
balconies on All the HOOrS) and enter
Toms room by the window Mine
opened ont of it so / would be- an
right. Up the supports of the veranda
! went accordingly, jumped into the
balcony with my cigar i'm my mouth.
and stepped in at the window I tried
to find my way To- my room door, but
lost myself So pulled up the shade.
Instantly ] saw sight that frightened
me ont Of my senses girl. with her
eyes vide open, staring at me.
Who is that?' she screamed, tuck
ing the counterpart around her cars.
"' Only Hal. ! answered Then
] realized that was i'm the wrong
house
81 pulled the shade down. 90. out
ON the balcony. climbed TO the nest
one. made my way iu at tIe right win
dow, and whiz! bang went q bullet
past my ears. Tom, who always slept
with a pistol under his pillow. was
blazing away at me lie fred twice
more before I could explain things TO
him.
Ny dear, do you sec now9'
Ny wife had risen and stood looking
az me.
II was you, then she said. you
mo ghost at all--no spirit; and the
noise was Tom l@nnox firing st YOU
OH what "a 1haroo f'