The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-13

my eyes. lest on the other side OF the
bed I might see her again. Now,
there is one thing of which could
take my oath, and that is that l did
not mention this circumstance either
to my brother, or to our servant, or
to any one else.
TIL; spooK SEEN AGAIN.
"Exactly u fortnight afterward,
when sitting at breakfast, noticed
that my brother seemed out OF sorts
and did not eat. On my asking If any
thing was the matter, he replied: No,
but I've had q horrible nightmare.
Indeed he went on, it was no
nightmare. 1saw it early this morn
ing, Just us distinctly as / see you
WHAT asked. "a villainous-look.
ing hae,' he answered, with her head
and arms wrapped III II gray shawl,
Shopping over me and looking like
this Hegot upfoldel his arms and
put himsclin hcposture remembered
so well. lie then described how the
figure moved toward the door and
disappeared. Her malevolent face
and her posture struck terror to my
soul. he said.
"a year later, in the month OF July,
one evening about Z O'Clock, my sec.
ond oldest sister and her two little
children, who We're visiting us, were
tine only folks mt home. The eldest
child, u boy OF 5years, wanted adrink
OF water, and on leaving the dining
room to fetch it my sister desired the
children to remain there till her re-
turn, she leaving the door open. Com
ing back as quickly rs possible, she
met the boy, pale and trembling. on
his way to her, and asked why he had
lett the room. oh, he said, who is
that woman 'Where?' she asked.
The old woman who went upstairs
lie answered. She tried to convince
him that there was no one else in the
house. but lie WIS so aeitated and so
eager to prove it that she took his
trembling hand in hers and brought
him upstairs, and went from one
room to another, he searching behind
curtains and under beds, still mann
tanning that u women did 20 up the
sttirs. My sister rightly thought that
the mere fact of a woman .oing up
stairs in u house where she was u
stranger would not account for the
child's terror.
IA neichbor OF ours started when
we first told him what We had seen,
and asked ii We had never heard that
u woman had been murdered in that
house many years previous to our
purchase OF it. lie said it had the
reputation OF being haunted. This
was the first intimation We had OF the
fact. Nothing more was heard OF the
ghost OF the murdered woman, how
ever. for two years.
con the night OF July Z, 1856. Twas
Weakened from u sound sleep by some
one speaking close to me. | turned
round, saying Emily, what is lt?'
thinking that my sister, who slept in
the room next to NINE, had come in.
] saw plainly the figure OF u woman
who deliberately and silently moved
away toward the door, which re-
manned shut, as had lett it.
1.-Two days after this occurrence
was wakened about q o'clock in the
mornin. by rresentiment OF up.
preaching evil. ] opened my eyes and
distinctly saw the form OF u darkly.
clad, elderly female bending over me-
with folded arms, and glaring ut me
with the most intense malgnity.
tried to scream, and struggled to
Withdraw myself from her, when she
slowly and silently receded backward
and seemed to vanish through tue
bedroom door. "-Philadelphia Press.