Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-28

moving FORWARD StoalCnlly ana Win
caution.
"rhe ghostly disturbance, If it was
that, seemed to have reached its height
as we gained the chancel. Gray threw
tho light on the church, but all that
could be seen was here and there dim
pillar, and shadowy outlines; every
thing was indistinct and uncertain, OK
cept the darkness beyond, which
wrapped the interior as in mighty
shroud. Still with stealthy steps, l
climbed into the pulpit, which was one
of tho old fashioned kind. The noise
seemed now to be everywhere, over
head, underfoot, on all sides; clatter,
thump. thump, clatter, mingled with
strange vibrations that sounded almost
like groans The choir seats, in the
middle of which stood the big organ,
were ranged on the left OF the chancel,
and curtains that could be reached from
the pulpit hid the organist from the
eyes Of the congregation during service.
I motioned to Gray to turn on the light,
and sure that all the noise came from
that part of the chancel, I made one
supreme effort, trembling all over, and
pulled the curtain aside. I think was
never more scared in my life than when
did so. My hands shook, my heart
thumped like anvil-beats, and when, as
the curtain-rings ratified aside, heard
wild exclamation, and saw by the
bulls eye, slowly turning towards me,
two lack-luster eyes and the pallid
face Of man, came very near falling
from the platform or which 1 stood.
The seeming mystery was soon solved.
The organist, who had been practising
that afternoon for the coming service,
had probably fallen asleep, and his
mind still on the music had, in q
somnambulistic state, gone on with his
practice. There being no one to blow the
bellows, Of course there was . terrible
noise, and no music. ,ec2 .I,,i'..} ,l,,i,g4 n
II" What is it, what has happened?
what does it mean?, How came I bere9'
he asked all In one breath, why, it's
pitch dark!: What time is it?' he contin-
ued, :dear me, dear mep .Ssn ,%.r %r-
Hs'tI looked at! my watch. It wanted
ten minutes TO- twelve. 3 h. lnI y,r 5I ~,
"'Never was so frightened in my life
as when I saw YOU he, said, getting
down from his high perch. q : Never; did
such q thing before, though / have d
trick Of walking ID MI sleep, sometimes;
but how did you know Twas here?'
!: !!''.''I guess II YOU could have heard the
clatter Of those pedals underneath, you
wouldn't ask, IT sounded tor all, the
world as If a dozen kicking mules had
been let'loose. That and the wind out
side were enough to shake the stoutest
nerves. But we were bound to get at
the mystery, II we were frightened ~ "
That's right, boys said hearty
voice. 'E5.ss}s!%j&:'@ SGl :j>2'JcH
We turned round, and there stood my
uncle.t::i ,frFa ,jH;s F.
2r''' That was the only thing to do, and
! congratulate YOU on syonr' bravery
Jack Hale burst into the rectory, awhile
ago, IN such q state ,of excitement that
I,oame over at once to investigate. "a, /
think he must have q confirmed belief.
in GHOSTS. The. Widest sort Of: stories
might have been In circulation round
town tom orFow, II yyon had not had the,
courage to see1 what, the natter was
How did II happen, Willis?' no asked,
turning to the organist. ..---...--. .-.
1non spout ths masio Rss rs s H.
answer .and after along PINK tice + went,
into the. study, It s,rainedGsov very hard
I thought I'would visit fora ,lull in the
storm 81, had MO umbrella, i suppose
Unjust havefallen asleep, and tho other
tolloxssa! 1 Il l bbseAs t'I WIN
myself. .Qe3t 81 4ssa bst,<l
".I'd advise you after this to keep
awake in church, young man., said my
uncle, lapghingi ff;i1otberwIss there'sypo
knowing what yon might do " '>''S''
''We boys went lbaack to the den quite
elated with our sh arepfn the MISTER, taiid
presently, When, lax Hale came, osreept,;i,,
Ing back, orestfallen enough, We had thet
laugh o. Rur stde ''',p + II z ,3, ,' af
as That's q pretty good story, ? said one
Of the boys +t1sii a ,t1... sIt:s !. 70
".And the best of it is" said Hugh,
..it'satruo one" Mary A. Denison, in
Watchman3 /; SIG
Women ara not vain. g They are in.
terested 50 muchsin their own appear
anoe only because they aund erstand that.
other people are interested in the same