The morning call., 1893-03-20

Ouple and several grown-up sons and
daughters was induced to move in.
They were not TO remain very long in Sc
rene occupancy. One night less shan week
after they had become com fOrtabiy settled
they were startled by peculiar sounds and
sights.
A few minutes after midnight there were
loud raps on the windows, and the next
instant every gasiet in the house blazed
forth brightly.
Every member of the family had been in
bed for over an hour and there were no
strangers in the house. The lights were
soon extinguished, and The family again re-
tired.
An hour later more unnatural sounds
were heard. 1t seem1d as though battering
rams were being used on every wall and
partition i'll the house. The whole house
seemed to rock, as If shaken by an earth
quake.
Were the occupants frightened? That
would be expressing their fear too lightly.
They were panlc-siricken. When the storm
had somewhat subsidized strains of wild,
weird melody were heard issuing from the
piano in the parlor on the ground floor.
When the peculiar music had ceased the
family heard heavy fall and groanS.
They did not sleep any more in that
house, not they. AT daylight they began
packing, and before night had moved in to
another house.
OF course the agents Of the house did all
they could TO show the fOOlishuess of the
CHASTITY stories that began to circulate. and
50 far succeeded MS to induce another family
to secure the place.
This family remained there less than
month. One of the most daring members
spent night in the parlor, thinking that
the nocturnal disturbances might be traced
TO mischievous neighhors. Al least he tried
to stay there all night. He SAYS that he
went 10 sleep, but was awakened some
lime after midnight by a doleful ditty on
the piano.
Springlng up, he rushed to the piano, to
md no one there. Before he recovered from
his amaZement he heard groans and the
sounds OF II body falling upon the carpet
His hair began to straighten and beads of
moisture rolled down his face. Yes, he
admits that lie was a badly frightened man.
Then ray OF light from the moon pene-
trated the parlor window. danced around
over the carpet and gradually assumed the
form OF female in flowing, silvery robes.
Soon after that lie became unconscious. Ii
may be that lie went TO sleep, or perhaps
he tainted.
Be this as it may, the frightened man lost
no time in assisting the family TO Pack up
and move away to a less ghOstly place of
abode.
Other families moved in and as quickly
vacated. They all had similar experiences
and claimed TO have heard the same fright
fu noises. to have seen the gas flare forth
hours after it had been carefully turned out
and to have seen that same shadowy female
form by moonlight.
That is why the place became known as
the haunted house and That is why it has
remained tenantiess so long. The SUPER
stitious believe that the restless spirit of the
suicide haunts the place and so do those
who have tried TO live there since the
unhappy Mrs. McMahon ended her earthly
cares.
Stay. there is one occupant of the house
that has never been frightened away The
occupant is a big yellow cat that howls
and caVorts malcIOusly whenever any one
approaches the house. Perhaps this feline
intruder has had something 10 do with the
unearthly noises, but 1t could not have
caused the peculiar pranks with the gas and
the moon, could it?