Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-08-13

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heavy eyed from want of sleep.
ut seems to have been an epidemic, >
replied | Leila and l couldn't sleep
because Carol snored so over our
heads"
"It's no such thing I never snored a
bit, but cook was just awful, protested
Carol, Indignantly.
Nonsense" replied l sharply, "the
idea of my hearing the cook through
two floors.''
Just here papa Came upon the scene.
Something had evidently irrltated him.
II must say, Edward, if l snored rs
you do I'd do something TO prevent it.
You must have something the matter
with your throat. Id advise you to
consult a specialist. SIR
Edward made no attempt at contra.
diction. When papa was in that hu.
NOR, 1t was far easier to let him think
you had done something, than to con-
vince him that you hadn't.
The affair had grown funny by this
time, and we all laughingIy declared
that us nobody seemed to snore and ev-
erybody seemed to hear it, we would
individually and separately waken the
next person who disturbed our rest in
the same way.
However, night passed with no dis
! turbance, aud the circumstance was
forgotten until three days later, mamma
came out on the piazza and remarked
casually, "Don't you think, Edna dear,
it wonld be as we'll to wake Carol; it
is nearly ten clock, and papa does
not like hun to lie in bed so late, you
know
"Ca,rol, mammal | exclaimed, "why
he's been up this four hours, and has
ridden oyer to Brenthorpe on an er.
rand for papa"
"Why-" began mamma then turn
ing pale, (she's very nervous, mamma isl
and grasWng me by the arm she whis-
pered hoarselv, then what is it ?'
"What is what:' l asked in alarm,
struck by the expression of her face.
"Why l passed Carols door mo,
ment ago, and distinctly heard him
snoring. | could swear to it.
'It cannot be, mamma" laughed
uneasily, I'VE Il soon 60 see, and you'll
soon see what trick your imagination
has played on YOU
Passing into Carols room mamma
soon saw that she had been mlsta ken,
for no Carol was there, and perfect
quiet reigned. tapped her playfully
on the back and laughed at her imag-
nation when suddenly, WAS it from
the ceiling? Was it from the floor ?
Where was it from? The air was filled
with the most unearthly, long drawn
snore ever heard. We clutched each
other and fed.
Meyer mind, mamma l painted as
soon as | could get breath, as we looked
in each others pale faces, "it is nothing.
| feel sure it can be explained in some
way. 1t is startling at first. | admit,
but it will soon be all right. Don't
speak of it to any one, and I'll try to
find out what it Is"
20 don't, Elna You II be hurt some
way
"Nonsense What can hurt me e::'
Promise me that you won't do any
thing without letting ME know.
"All right. III not take any steps
without consulting you. Now 50 and
sit on the piazza, and rest from your
fright. Who are those ragmutf MS the
children have in tow, | wonder"
There, at the bottom of the yard
stood the twins, Robbie and Norah, in
earnest conversation with two bare
footed urchlns, who accented their re
marks from time to time by thrusting
their bare toes into the soft earth IF the
flower. beds. As this performance was
not to my mind, proceeded to so down
to demonstrate.
| found Robbie and Norah with hair
on end, open mouths, and staring eyes,
gazing on the two baretooted youth
aforesaid, as If fascinated. My pres
ence broke the spell. "Sister Edna,
they cried, "he says it is haunted. he
SAYS there's a ghost in our house.
Nonsense, children y replied l,
sharply, don't you know there isn't
such thing in the whole world as
ghost? You haye no right to say such
things and friyhten these Children l
said severely to the offenders.
IL don't know nothin' about it,
said one of them, cowed by the manner.
"only what folks say; | never seen 1t.
Nobody never seen it, cause it haint
woke up yet. 1t is sleepin' all the
time and they do say it sleeps just aw-
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