Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-19

| its sOis loita 90 90 az = ~ tn.sioW.
81 am ready q admit that | was
startled. but as there was nothing really
frightful IN the app sarance Of my strange
visitor, | raised the window and sd-
dressed him with careful politsness.
"Well. sir asked. what 10 your
wishy
"My question met with no Response,
but the fgurr raised his hand, pointsd 10
his lips and then seemed ~ beckon me
toward him. TAe window WAS 4 low
one, and leaped out, but ss landed IN
the snow, the figure turned, and will
one wild gesture. ran. ! started In pur-
suit. A few r1ls from the house. upon
the other side Of tho street. was IN old
graveyard. its broken shafts and head
stones plainly discsrnibls in the moon
light
"For moment | stood still. swsd by
the silent majesty Of tho scene.
| "Above me rose the sky, like the dome
Of some spacious temple. its sapphire
roof supported on every s,ds by pillars Of
cloud, white like marble. ur purpts il
the distance like porphyry.
Just opposite the house was gap ia
the fenco which surrounded the deserted
burial place, and my ghostly visitor ~
once showed his familiarity with his
surroundings by turning his steps toward
the only place where ono could gain ad-
mittance.
al hurried after him, but he was fleet
Of foot, and a. the tall figure Of the old
man glided In and out smongyt the
broken grave stones he seemed Of no
moro substantial essence than q slim,
grsy shadow driven by the wind.
"Once came % close TO him thss
put my hand to lay hold Of his robs. but
my foot slipped upon piece Of ics, and
l fell PROSTATE across grave.
"A strange. discordant laugh fell upos
my ear. i rose TO my feet. The tail,
gray figure was Just beyond, still bsok-
oning with Its weird white hand, through
which tho pale light Of the moon seemed
10 shine.
II made one more effort and dashed
forward reckIsssly, conscious Of nothing
but that dim. ahadowy figure. fopsvsr
eluding, forever mocking me.
"Suddenly the ground beneath my fsss
gave way. felt myself falling through
space. All around me was darknsO-s
darkness go absolute, % dsnss that I
tried to grasp 1t a. fell in IN unrsassu-
ing effort to Lay hold Of somsthing solid
and substantial.
by quick instinct percsivsd thas
had fallen through the top Of some ruin
Gus old tomb. ! CROPPED wildly In Ne
darkness, felt the damp brick walls thsS
shut me In. the stone steps sliny W.
mold. and saw far above me, thSS~OA
the opening in the roof, . white 49,,
distorted with laughter. pssring Asvn
at me. In vain tried to scale ths wsn;
then l felt blindly for the door. svsry
faculty absorbed in one Wild idsa -
escape The melting mow oossA thps~gh
the broken walls and fell upon my hsaA.
was knee deep In water, and plunOa,S
about In fruitless effort 10 And ~
door, vaguely conscious all the whil.
that was not the only occupant et uAst
loathsome place.
"At last my hands came in contact
with cold iron.
II had found tho door, but could
open it' With the desperation Of -
! spair threw myself against N. II yfsli.
I" ed, and found myrslf outside h ~
snow.
Chow ever got back b the house -
70 bed cannot tell. Three wssks afSG,
woke ~ from some fearful drssn. sn&
found myself In the sams room where
had fallen asleep after that svsssfsl
night. A gentleman whom l rscos,A.sd
Hs the village physician, and . yvns
lady In blue drees, sat In frOos e ~
fire, convereing in low tones.
"why am l herey asked, and W.
aston.hed to find my voice % weak -
thread like. For an instant I had a ~
preston that /, too. had become ghsst.
in which case should probably frightsa
the young lady who sat by the fire.
"But che looked up and answered,
quietly: DO not talk, or you viii - n
again. You have been very sick, bssl
you are better now. You must Ess we'll
81 will get we'll. remarked, Ais>-
ically, II you will so on sitting there u
1.-THE fire..
"Then fell asleep, and when voks
again was strong enough 70 recount ~
incidents Of the night preceding my Ill
nese. and 10 listen TO On eKplsnstioa a
my remarkable experience.
"Ah! then there ~ss an eIplanaten,
after all IL WEE sn haliucination-sim-
ply brain fever Ia All incipisnt statsy
mot III all" said De Wolf. My
friends followed my fUosstsps through
the snow, foand tho broken tomb, and,
wel,--ycs. cnp.uF,d th- ghost
"hh. the "h9.i''
YES. h. hs@. ..rneG tast ths maa whs
had died hal twin sToiher who was q
deaf mute sni h&ru.iss4.y Insane. Lis
! had wandered away from Ii. hops, and
| but fur Kindly h..l..s y ilo found and ros-
cucd h!Ei would No oUg5s have boconae
vcgitable g!ioSt on thai srsut;ul night
And the young lady ia ths blas
dressY'
sDe Wolf ran his fingers through ha
white hair ard laughed.
Are you acquainted with Ni.s Clara
Wright
Clara W.isht Ly own couxin. aAd
ahe spent lust winter u Gisuls. I sos u
all now. Sie wrote NE only last wssk
that she had just become engaged And
you are The lnanY' she added, with nd
den cash of inspiration
Il believe | am." piled DE Wsx,
bowipg. "aAd can ~ ~ yoa, MADAM,