Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-03-09

him right his buggy, now that the horse
had cooled of, and he insisted on driv-
ing me home. which permitted him to
do My mother saw me when got out
Of the buggy. The general told me to
think Of bis offer and come to his house
if decided to accept it. My mother.
after she had heard all about the affair
in the river. insisted that 7 should ac-
cept the offer. | argued against It for
long time. but finally yielded to her
wishes The next day belonged to
the generals household, aud Mrs CASH
ley gave me hearty welcome.
General Fawncliffe treated me with
degree Of consideration accorded to DO
other person. | helped him about his
accounts and papers. though was per-
mitted to attend the academy. | really
came to IKE him after awhile. and 7
know that improved his manners and
morals to some extent. His narrow es-
cape from drowning had strongly i'm
pressed him. | discovered He was q
victim to that malady Of sedentary and
lazy people, insomnia. lie had been 10
the habit of drinking more whisky than
was good for him as remedy. He told
me he could not sleep until he had drunk
at least six glasses. reasoned with him.
talking fatty and plainly, as always
did. | asked him to stop II and walk
one or two hours in the Block woods
after 8 in theevening. He tried it with
good results, and after that called me
doctor.
After he had practiced this walking
for couple of weeks, be told me he had
seen ghost in the woods three success
i've nights. | laughed at him and asked
him If he had been drinking whisky
again, but he assured me he had not,
The next night | watched myself in the
grove. Sure enough, saw figure in
white. though | did not believe it was
spirit from the other world saw that
tho figure tried to approach the general.
but from fear. or some other motive, he
kept his distance from it.
had revolver, and with this in my
hand, though it was not loaded, went
with tho general to the woods one bright
moonlight night. The ghost came as
usual, and the general was inclined to
retreat So was the figure when | showed
myself But pursued it. | held up
my revolver and threatened to fire il the
ghost did not halt.
"No, Pardy! Don't fire /! | am your
mother, screamed the ghost, not know
ing that the weapon was not loaded
She halted and went up to her, the
general following me when assured that
the figure was not supernatural one.
She was dressed in white, as she was
usually in summer, and | wondered if
she was troubled with insomnia.
"Pardy, General Fawnclife is your
father and my husband" exclaimed my
mother when the general had come up
with us.
Emily ~ he exclaimed, II wondered
where Pardy got all his impudence, for
I thought he could have inherited it
only from me "
We had long talk in the moonlight.
| knew that my mother had come from
California, but her former home was
one Of the things of which she seldom
spoke. The general acknowledged her
as his wife before me. They disagreed
and had separated. For the sake Of her
son che had followed him, hoping that
years had softened his temper. She did
not care to call upon him at his house.
but when became on such excellent
terms with him she had decided TO meet
him in the woods, where | had told her