Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-25

hus''heu Nor ueatn' JOhn was wrap
ped up in SARAH any one could SEQ
that lie was kindness itself 10 hos
II nearly broke his heart when she
d.cd. Bad MS ! felt myself felt sor.
rier for him. It's awful TO sec n strong
man so unstrung. Every one mourncd
for Sarah but L. ddy. 1t never seemed
to mo she cared much
"Wcl ono morning. about n year
AFT ; rah died John came down to
breakfast looking 20 huggurd nnd
white that was frightened rs ,cd
him what was tho natter lie shook
his hcud but when we vcr, alone he
told me that he could no, slcop the
night before, so he got up and Il htcd
hi, pipe aud sat by The ovcn window
smoking. There wa. no hght Il the
room but too moon had ust risen
from behind ho hills lir lelt pres.
cucc near him and, turning saw
sarah in her gjUyo clothes with tho
baby In her arms She camc quito
near him aud sid
John, dcW, | want You TO marry
Lyddy' AMI thea shn vanished.
" Why SAID Joan to me. 1 emit
marry Lyd 81 never can marry any
one
THAT was tho beginning OF our
trouble. After that thers was scarcely
night that we did not have some
Manifestation OF Sarah's spirit hover
Ing about us We all heard stran o
sounds, rupgng- sad music or q baby
crying. Nc ghb,rs passing tho house
late ut hight would tell Of scclnp
light cl,hcr Ia tn carrot or In the
cellar II was moro often in the
Cc,ur
Once Sarah herself cumo to me"
Mrs Blair pau oil and d cw nearer
to her but ! could not sp.uk. sho
went vn3
at was Just after sunset one sum.
mcr evening, Oar well In tho back
yard was low, and had taken my
.rkct oi line white clothes down TO
to spr,uG IN tho mra CIV TO rinse
hem l,u knO" whcro tho spring is
at the loot OF the s.opc, near the
Pine grove. II was u lovely evening.
no sky WI, D,i ght with the cnlo,. OF
sunset bat the pines looked dark "a Il
lonesome, Remember lh,n,Sng so as
read the hugs ON the grass.
had Just finished and was t.. INC nm
ny empty va ket when, Just a. ria, n
~ J see you III X minute. b.Lo d
sarah aud her baby .ust IN the e. re
al tho grove SnD .uN,d her arm O.
ward tho h3,se mi -ud John
Lyddyl and disappeared.
'Ot course, u. tc,o things mad, "A
great deal OF talk the v.liut,. nld
many wild, exaggerated stor e, wcr,
told
"For years hi, state Of Things con
tinucd. Oh those terrible yrars. /
wa never LOIS % ono an o,sung lhat
| did uut har' rl music. weird Ian -l.
To-, or Sc Hi.krrug will-o -tlo.wi.p
1 lights %lcp, would como u lto MA,
I but 40 ot' como In. The whole town.
I OF coulru ri', iu n state OF uscitcm [.
Some irw o'cvod IN tho spirit The
minister dad. Others boil vol tlat
LYDIA Ba"otEH e., The bot om Of tho
whole thing for eve. y ono know she
was posse scd to marry John.
~ party OF mon from tho village
came ono night to investigate. The
minister was with them, 20 we Let
them in. They began at tho gnrret
aud went thro gh the house. The
minister led the scmch, and he wa
standing on .hc ccl,nr' sta ~, half WAY
down, aud II lille nboye him. when
In the FAR 60 ner OF tho dark cellar
flashed that curious light Only for
an instant and though we waited II
long timo II did not como again.
81 he minister came up into the yard
and told the others. While they were
talking Of II in hushod whispers stand.
ing In groups about tho yard, Sarah
appeared with her baby gtill held
closely In her arms and gldcl among
the group almost touching them aud
disappear. cd rs mystcriously us she
cane.
II his was tho last time she over
appeared bat nearly every one DO.
loved n ter that night Until last
nigh ! had nca.d nothing for several
years,
W, rat In silence long Will, aftor
she had finished Then ! asked.
''Nhorc Is John now, and LiddyPm
After TINT night John wont 10 sea-
We did not hear from him I'LL n
yoar ago lie returned. llo Snow mas
Tor Of II large vessel that carrlcs rian-
ito from here 10 New York. Wo.cx.
pcct him very ,uy Iyddy ndtor
married. Shr has lived ri rht horr.
John wont 10 Sos her when he came
home. Everyone cXccp mo seems to
have oryOtlcn about Surah's spirit.
Lyddy is away somewhere now on
v,ril.
/ ihnn5cd hcr for telling mo tho
stor. bndp her goodnight and went
10 b d 10 dream Of this strange rO-
nance In real life.
When | came from school II few
DAYS later Mr., Bluire met me at tho
door greatly excited;
John has come" she exclaimed.
'and and Lyddy. They aro married
-wcr married tn night we heard tho
music N Y Advertiser
.Aculcd in Ght Ease.
Tho DELIGHTFULLY."- shrewd answer Of
the GOOD wife OF Prof. Robson, who
dislikol tho cant expressions Of tho
religion tongue Of that dag. She had
lny''I "a gentleman TO dinner aud no
had rp'od with the reservation. III
] an. .rrcd.
''N eel ,oal. enid Mrs. Robson,
III yo.ro dcnd I'm M aspect sc"
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