The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-06-15

remotely connected or related... And It |
,taef turn e inslaaa shas eey desessea
ancestors whose portraits hung on the |
walls, and whose possessions were un-
der the same roof with themselves.
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and daylight, in the old-fashioned draw
ing no0m. hut Helen, has about per
suaded me to let her have her great
grandmother's wardrobe. I could
never think myself of disturbing those
things which my mother gave me a. .
sacred bequest. But Helen declares
that the time has come when those old
gowns can be wo without remodeling,
and I fancy she build be1sthe6 rroaA
of them as heirlo ms"
II should be al lid the ghost of the
owner would loo over my shoulder"
remarked one OF be cousins present, in
IN awesome tond 81
''Oh. if it coms tosthSt swt aid all
ghosts" said an ther one; I'VE carry
our ghosts withus. But as the good
danes cannot, yen as ghosts, wear
their old garmeafs, why should We be
denied that priviN ge?" .S''ti'
II tell Helen he will only have the
clothes, not the of one born to them.
My grandmothe& was belle and .
beauty. She ha well, there shs~isss
you can all see and Judge for your
Selves" and Mi King led the.,way
down the long pom into the Vista OF
faint darkness the portrait. A can
delabrum was Ii hted, and in tat pale
glimmer they sal the beautiful face Of
q girl of spisetee with the SHOULDERS
and wait of an Heal figure. Her fair
cheeks aid rosy bps, her naughty chm
with d lmplc Sd in 1t, her laFgoy-lns~
trous eyes, werG framed in q mass Of
such cufls as re worn in that day,
They hing o7el her lovely shoulders.
down tosher sma waist
''There." said& Helen, in m eager
voice, "bok at i 1t peach-colored silk
dounce Ito the vaist; see tho pulled
sleeves md the apes-oh! isn't it de-
licious, Just as thy are wearing them
now, anp it's up1 hairs in IN old mahog-
any tru4k, packed in camphor! Great
grandmtmma wore u IS 3 bride. And
those lace mitts and the dear little
Handkerchief bag on her arm, and the
medallion picture of great-grandpa
with his hair.ssing y queue old il
would i tooslosely. AID L" she con
cludcd, with pardonable pride, ''am
said to assemble her."
"You ao," said her mother; Eat least
we think you look like her picture, but
you neeR not imagine. you presumptu-
~,,o o1,s1A hat 1r1,, will uunrs ho ho1f On
beautiful"
Helen, fifth an alluring smile.
81 ake~nat fully decided that you
shall wear that dress. have often
thought that there may be something
in the suggestion that people do re-
turn"
.-~:sN Not - eati1iea2" suggested Hsle rs
aunt. :.
II do not know. All my traditions
teach me to respect that which l can
not understand. have often been
shocked by the unkind haste with
which the living appropriate tho pos
sessions Of the dead, US if they were
eager to obtain the spoilss"'4 G1gs~'
"we brought nothinssinto this world
OcSAN tAc eu0% : +si ~
Don't" interrupted Helen; 4 Fl take
quite another view Of it. As my great
grandmother I'D her dsv,~ntx. should
she object time having miner She
does not mel these gostns of hers lin
her present. pndf tiop. Snnd should %be
pleased tof that otter lying II
state tor a3s mn years hey are. TO be-
brought qut ~, one>of her descendants.
am quite Wiling to run tho risk of in
curing Fer krSth, If you will let me
have thS fowns," added Helen, turning
70 her 1d: ~ ! +
.-:Mr.sHhgshook her Head. md the
''tubjeft VIZ dropped. |. I
R4 slothr one was evolved from IL
=: latef mi theevening,; when Helen and
, he1 lo{si, watsr Harter, And q visiting
{, vol pRssppls dis.ppeared 70 the library,
= (ea7tn9 Aeir elders baslsing in the fire.
light, 80 gfateful u the spring evening,
and telling to.esshsother q collectiop Of
ghost stories, such IS people who don't
believe in ghosts can always tell better
stkSAk tt6& NloYaf more credulous.
y,Thepef awasi Amt d,avinda, from La
Porte. Ind, who told story current
in thesfamilY ever since the first part Of
tbS centdfy, Cor conc eartanin3 heri great aunt;
swdose 46H came home IT niRht from .
-516unneESeAtored her room, took on shts
Observation-Disclosures hung IT, oversa
asaRAissR4yngsthesw water ont Of his. hair;
looked at her steadily. and inteptly hut
did not speak, leaving the room finally
sgat6dt16kktkli1 the1 Ne1des T1,ansxt
20 saaoiAna. the 1aQthe sent n his room e
-,Waken him, but he was not there, nor
had his bed been slept in. An hour
.Z4EsAE 1 1sr%1@s AZ B. r3 q:
ford ON his wszA a1sTgoaE .II.
''That was merely . coincidence" said
. fin dc steele matron who WSs peasant;
:his mother arspnsd i - ~ of course gE 5
:. :f should: and that ashard to account
,s1ortsst thu Ghqstn : eaid eensin. looking i
, e,ov0E 4r shoulder. -
...::}-s-z,..l should hate to think there were NO
ghosts" remarked Virginia branch OF
s1yysf'msuref 'sxsvu1 'enceitn
4onr gallery. bas dres1ed in white
sse1tsA1thh down 1ult.h1e read
3n\SdStd ege. Out dog h0N}ad
:. !: enda lights al burned blue.
II mt up with Aunt Poaa,pa- a11i1aiaana
the night before she died, and heard
three cracks Of q whip right over the
y looking glass. And" they broke the:
glass into three pieces, ~ related on
aunt. .zya.aH n stoIsaI.
T5iA 59d I'm & 1Pa 9193fte9 that Y1 t e!
!, a e2p,;eaaDns1k ntn1axai three. but
e n6 one noticed that the ghostly fact
..l!aeya6ht am ss&a 81 .L.,uat4I
1..hsr sitter e HI, his e:l S1tn ogsl ahe =,