Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-16

sleep-walker.
Minnie, come in and shut the door.
Is that you. Gilbert Cro'ton, the srea t.
grandson of Job? Come you in also.
Children.' with her old hands shaking
as if ralsyslricken. I've seen a
ghost.
"lmpossible. cried Gilbert Crofton.
Dear grandmother. you must have
been dreaming" soothed Minnie,
creeping up to her side and drawing
her down into the OLD armchair beside
the hearth.
''Dreaming" shrieked the old wom-
an; "a was as wide awake as am this
moment | had been over to see Mrs.
Muir's sick child, and it was close on
ten o'clock when got back. And the
minute | crossed the threshold, | had
that queer feeling of some one being
in the room creep all over me. And
there, sure enough, in the chair oppO-
site. where he used to sit thirty good
years ago, was your great-grandfathe
Maple, with his old cue-wig and his
suit OF outternut brown, and the very
green spectacles he used to wear for
his week eyes.
''And he took his pipe out of his
mouth and looked at me just as your
Grandfather Maple has looked at me a
thousand, thousand times"
And says L. Reuben. is that you?
And says he: Yes, it is
"And says /: oh Reuben. what
brings YOU back to this word?'
"And says he: TO wipe out the
stains Of a wicked world
and says |: Are you happy, Rue
ben?'
"And s VS. he: Yes. and that's the
reason l want others to be-
"And then l began to tremble al
over. and says l: is it anything car
do, Reuben?'
And says he: There's no more
offending nor giving offence in the
other world, Lois, and Job Crofton'c
soul and mine are at variance no long
err Says he: Let there be peace
Lois, and let the young man Gilber
be your grandchild's husband
"And then he knocked the bowl o
his pipe on the edge Of the andiron, a.
I've seen him do it so often; and thel
he got up, and he walked out of the
room. just for all the world like
living creature.
ave often heard as ghosts can g
through a keyhole, but your Grand
father Naples ghost opened the door
and forgot to shut it after him into tn
bargain. So when l reused up enoug
to know what was going on around me
the floor was covered with snow, tina
hid drifted in, and the candle wa
blown out"
''Oh, grandmother, do you tn in
this was real?" cried Minnie. wit
startled eyes.
Didn't l see it with my own eyes
and hear it with my own ears?" d.
manded old Mrs. Maple. ''Its yor
grandfather's ghost! And l migl
have known that if he wanted
appear he could, for he had obstinac
enough for anything. rest his sou
You may marry Gilbert Crofton if yo
want to tomorrow. Minnie! And pc
hays your grandfather's ghost will
easy then!'
80 the young people were happil
married, and Gilbert came to live
the farm and managed all the o
lady's affairs for her. And she liv'
to be a hundred years old before 81
closed those keen, blue eyes OF he
upon the matters of this mortal worl
But on, day, in turning over t
relic, of the roomy old garnet, MINI
came across red chest, clamped wi
brass, and f'intly odorous Of dri'
y lavender and rose leaves. She open
it,
"Oh, Gilbert, look herem cried sh
'my great grandfather's best su
laid up in camphor gum and swe
herbs. Why do you suppose tn
~ Grandmother Maple has kept ito"
II don't know. am sure" ST
," Gilbert, with II mischievous twinkle
his eyes. Perhaps for the young
- generation to masquerade in"
:, Minnie sprang to her feet. a sudd
~ light seemed to illuminate her VIII
face:
GILBERT" cried she Ibid you-'
.'No NATTER said Gilbert, laughir
"a "shut up the box, Minnie, your graz
fathers ghost will never haunt
house again."
And it never did.-Nev "
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