The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
FOUND THE HIDDEN COLD
Interesting Story of a Wife's Curios-
ity and Its Rich Reward.
SECRET OF AN OLD DESK
After That Christopher Schuyler, the
FacetiOus Young Benedict, Concluded
II Wus Best Not to Make Fun
OF the Feminine Trait.
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From the Springfield Republican
The study door opened softly. Chris
topher Schuyler finished the sentencehe
was writing, and then looked up.
The dimpled, rosy and altogether well
come face of his bride Of week con-
fronted him.
You said you would be ready in half
an hour" said she, reproachfully, "and
it's more than an hour"
Dimples and roses then betook them
selves outside the door once more and
Mr. Schuyler, suddenly remembering
that he had promised to drive with his
wife that afternoon, wiped his pen on
the wiper which nature provides all
but bald-headed men, turned his manu-
script face down, slammed paper
weight upon it, and rushed hastily ar
ter the departed one, shouting:
'All right, darling; soon as find my
hat"'
II propose not to have hat tree in
every room in this house." observed the
young lady, while Mr.. Schuyler was
frantically instituting an unavailing
search for some kind, any kind Of head
gear. She then contemptuously bent
one finger at a bust of Schopenhauer,
slllu soIluy WIFI Stl VI
relief, captured from the philosopher
soft felt hat and adorned his own head
with it without much loss of time.
But does any one suppose that the
preparations were over?
Button my glove" ordered the head
OF the family, and her husband obeyed
''Oh. my veil! Chris, dear, its on the
dressing case" and Chris, dear, went
upstairs two steps at a time after it,
But that isn't the right one Chris.
Would you have me wear q terra Gotta
veil with Nile green hat? Heavens"
The catastrophe averted, there was
still parasol to subdue, a wandering
ribbon 10 reduce to order, and curls
about, above and around her ears TO ar
range in a more orderly, but not less
coquettish manner
you hear the whispered words she hears,
You little ringlets round her ears"
chanted her bond slave, and lifted his
mistress to her seat in the carriage, be-
slowing hug and receiving pinch on
the way.
Where shall we go, sweetest? said
he.
'Letus go where you have oftenprom-
ised to drive me, but never did, faith
less man." she answered. 'To the an
ccstral halls of the Schuylers."
AS you like, but ] warn you, Wini-
fred, they are now the ancestral halls
o,Priene Tba cchu,,Iars I,oI,a,,;t Ill
there fo, iftv vaars FOR Hhen The mills
vara huilt In SnbuvIarto,vn Tho hands
tool, nossession Of ali tba waste land
anywhere about and anded nv swarnn-
ing into the mansion itself"
mo matter want to oo tbaro inst
,he same And nm Tho yva1, ynu con'to,I
me ali tho legends connectsd Win the
old house Didn't Won sav II vns o00
wears oldP"
"Or thereabouts said he declining
TO commit himself
Wasn't there ever n murder or sui-
eide or something equally shocking in
il? Come. freeze nv vounp blood nj
once with the most unnleasant tradi-
ton YOU can think Of Wasn't there q
bloody crime. and somebody hanged?"
mo SCHUYLER was eyer hanged that T
know Of" said CHRISTOPHER. "but douht-
less. there are MANY even now who
richly deserve II. Concerning legends
can tell YOU about Dancing Damaris
if YOU like"
"'Dancing Damarisr how delicious"
"And about old Syrena SCHUYLER. who
was "a witch I'm the days when witches
were fashionable"
"Ah, my blood is already commence
ing to CONCEAL" said Winifred comfort
ably settling back.
"Old Syrena lived and died in the
house where we are going She ,nnst
have been an uncomfortable nerson bv
all accounts, Her neighbors each side
of her had to give up tying their cat
tie in the stalls. because by her magic
power they became unloosed as fast
as the farmers tied them. Once she
was far away from home and found II
needful to return to get n niece of
cloth she had left behind her. She
retraced her steps and was gone only a
few minutes, bringing the cloth. An
other time some bows near the Schuv-
ler house treed n suuirrel the largest
they had ever seen They shot at II
number of times. but failed 10 hit II
Finally they left 1t and were going
away. when IL ran down ont of the
tree and turned into large striped cat
The eat ran before them and they he
gan to pelt it with stones. but the
ntuneS made no more imnression on
the cat than they did on the solirral
'lue cat ran through a closed window
into the SCHUYLER house. and immedi.
Nt.ly after old Syrena looked ont OF the
window at the boys, who took to their
heels with great unanimity. The the.
ory is, of course. that Syrena took the
form of both squirrel and cat,
Dear old Syrenar' murmured Wini
fred.
But that isn't all about Syrena She
might have lived in ease and comfort
but she wouldn't. She owned farm,
and let them, but never would collect
her rents or any other bills. and wher
people called to pay her. she woulf
not let them into the house. or she wouli
throw the money out of the door. Ot
course she lived ahne: witches al
ways do, you know, except for cats"-
And SQUIRRELS" amended Winifred
"And a person going TO see her ON,
cold day found her starved. frozen anC
dying. The neighbors came To care fo,
her, and she died that night. but il
the midst of a terrible racket I,ou(
voices and footsteps were heard, shout,