Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-01


"Tom, Fyo had communicates from
my mofheri have seen hcs tpo.S
Ills mother had been dsaa for twsnt,
years
"well, nenry." safd l \ . onesess
fashion. "wbat sort OF coflsnunicatior
have you gotr
"Ill show you" ana he arose sGd
handed mo "a document, eay1ng, II TO
ceived that from her own hand"
A wild wind ebail blow.
Apd tho beautiful snow
Shall oover my Mary and mo
And happy Won eloep
Eur down In tho deep,
Ny sinlcss sweet Mary aud INC.
u was with kind Of sve that read
these lines.
AS he took the paper from mo mere.
ly said;
"Ten me the whole afrmr. l supposs
you take that communication, as you
call 1t. 10 refer TO your ssterY
~ do" ho said cmphatid8ny, but Ill
tell You what haYpened
"It hos been my custom b. SIT late IN
this room II tie nights wore fine. The
moon shone fight IN ON mo one night
lately--tho third, think, after Marys
arrival-and could eee,myself reflected
IN the glass Of that chalk drawing hung
above you there. That drawing Is a
portrait Of my mother.
"It was after midnight. Suddenly |
found myself regarding my own refiec-
tion, when behind my chair-m ~
glass saw something shape its(lf.
did not stir, but looked and distinctly
saw q figure drapcd IN white leaning
over me, and tho face was tho face 6f
my motheri saw the figure pass by
that door from this room.
"On tho third night afterward had
gone to bed, but could not sleep
dressed and came down here TO sdect q
book. carried taper.
when entered. standing within
those curtains. close to the wiipdowjand
fr9nting me, was the form had feoen
betre. draped from head to fdet IN
wlSte, tho face visible - my Inotber's
fa( b-and extending toward mo o sheSt
Of paper which was unfolded. took Il
from her hand, ae sho approached and
passed Inc, leaving the room. I eat
down and read tho verses which seem
TO have impressed oven yourself. Now
what do you think Of Yall?"
''Is your sister fliformedr' asked,
evading u direct reply.
"Dy no means"
That's right"
The night was wearing on, but it WIS
beautiful without, and l proposed b
stroll. Tho Indies had retired, so that
wo were free. Not soul in the house
was astir, and out we went. Suddenly
turning toward my moody friend, agaio
rushed into tho subject, reckless u any
feeling Of his own.
"Show me that paper again." l de-
manded.
'I have left Ii, said he, ana Was about
to return b. tho house, when / inter
rupted him.
Never mind. | remember tina lines,
md am determined to sift tho ipatter on
tho spot, 1t seems TO me that Rthere Is
anything supernatural about IL, II Is u
supernatural blunder.
II deny that tho spirit Of your mother
has appeared to You. Two things are at
any ratio deducible from these communj-
cations. Either its effect was not intel
ligently calculated or ii was malignant
ly devised"
drew myself up about this stage Of
my headlong gallop over my friend, Just
to have look at him and TO adjust my
self.
Let Us return" said he, suddenly
linking his arm in nine. Perhaps you
are right, Tom. But you ore driving
mo TO suppose that there is something
wrong with myself"
Our conversation had drifted from the
subject altogether when we approached
tho house.
There Is somc ono on the lookout for
u.s." exclaimed, Us looked toward tho
window Of tho library.
ooh. God" heavd Henry gIoan. AZ
most in the instant, anu saw that taB
face was ashen AZ the faco of the dead.
while he stood gazing toward the win
dow.
There, sufficiently revealed in the
raining moonlight, was tls. sGure Of II
woman, arrayed US for Br<ial but it
fingered only for a moment. and then
deliberately moved away.
1t paralyzed me. For an instant felt
inclined to read in It an easy mockery Of
my own egotism.
Not for long, however; a feeling akin
to anger soon stcadied me, aud said to
Henry:
"This is all an internal piece Of ham
bug, my boy, and | must and will be at
the bottom Of IT.
Weproceoded TO The house and intoit
and into the library, where all wGs silent
as we had quilted 1t.
] LIT the gas. Ilenrys first act was to
survey his mothers portrait Then he
made search for tho mysterious paper.
"lt Is gone," said he, in awod tones.
Iproposed that wo should adjourn till
morning. so that we could have daylight
upon theeubject.
Immediately after breakfast Henry
made for The library, and followed
him.
just then we heard the piano struck
by expert fingers in IN adjoining room,
and rich, low voice sisg the notes Of
Oh air which ! had never heard before
I felt that j could not liston 10 it and
stand. 30 strangely did tho melody float
and lingcr, and futter and die away.
Meantime Henry was wandering about