The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-25

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Nancy was beginning to nod, whom aud
denly shu islt Nellie start slightly, and
saw that she hal lifted her head, and
Was Iis,eninl iRtenlly,
"WhAt lit, tovey? lIatsP"
"Muaic" whispered NoIlia "Thera
don y0u hsAr|
Nancy uttered a faint cry, aud saI
rigid.
Musicl II was unmlstakeable. Al
lrst light and airy slraln, rising aud
falling with tho breeze, like tho uoIss Of
an aeolau harp. II was iifiul, I'M
JknlaiiuR Gall, as 0I fairy minatrNls sig
mailing with elm norma But presently
1t assumed measured form It gathered
itself into diatoniG melody, warbling
dei0rlahly, What made II? Where
did 1t come lrom2 Allur moment
Nellie jumped up, ran to tho window
aud threw II opOn, Ia came tho crisp
cold air tho stari spnrkled; tho musiC
sounded more distinct, but still aerial
aud remote. 1t was impossible to de,
teTmln0 whence II came. II sounded
now here, now there. Sometimes il
seemed to emanaIe from tho listeners
own heart,
ION, isn't it good Oh, don't let il
stopW murmuTTed Nellie, with groAns
Of delight.
HUT 1t did atop. almost "a il out Of con,
trarines', A last note swelled out, and
went OIL in . diminuOndo, and sank into
silence.
"Oh, doc lot It play some more" che
sighed, AS ii the invisible orchestra
could DO propitiated by entreatY,
"Mammy, you ask ON"
Nancy had all this while remained Ia
her chair, in a state Of breathieIs agita,
ton. she now managed to find a weak
aud Quivaring voice. Come away from
that window, chlld! DoYsy, its ghosts,
the came AS used - DO when your Uncle
Malt was liVIH'. Oh, my sakss-what d
turn II glvRa me
"Gnosts! said Nellie, stepping back
from tho window, in momontay dis.
may. But Shs recovered herself. III
ghosts can make such nice sounds IA
that, | like thGm."
ut won't play no more this time,
once It stoDs, said Nancy. II rec isct
how't used TO ho we'll enough! 1t nd
play bit, an thon stop, an then times
It I'D say someIhln', and then you
wouldn't hear no more. That's how
twas when poor Matt was Twin, an |
guess this is sh' same ghost"
"But did It ever do any harm TO UnclO
Matt? Didn't he like it?' inquired the
child.
81 don know as hs ever acl'iy heard it
himself; it I'D mostly come when I'd
DO alone, an he OF on his bu,'ness,
som'ers. When I'd toll him about it,
he'd. look grave, an then he'd say:
Well, Nance, he'd say, mind you
aPAys listen what it says, he'd say, an
whatever 1t says, mind you do it; Tor
ghosts know mors'n We do, he'd say.
All the same it scared mo awful"
MAY be- It isn't ghosts, but fairies
good fairies; and they mean to do Us
good somehow. Didn't they do Uncl9
Matt goodY'
"Well b'lisvs he did sort oil ioller
what they said, whsu wasn't too scared
to reCOlect it, an he used to say. times,
that the Voices, as he called EN-, was as
good for his bus n8ss as what spelliu'
book 10 for child learnin' to read. But
all the same. I'm scared OF what can't
SEQ, and don't know what is; an alays
thought 1t way them ghosts that carried
poor Matt of. myAtsr'ous like, at last"
MAY be they'll bring him back again,
then, aud he'll mako Mr.. Corvin stop
troubling u.s."
Nancy shook her head. Ghosts ia
ghosts, lOvey; they may DO good or bad /;
but never heard as they was able to
pay folKs' debts Tor EN-. III they could
do that, don't say but what
Sakes AliVe!"
The cause oil this ejaculation was not
supernatural, but material. There was
q heavy thump on the hearth, and the
wood ashes flow out into tEe room,
Some heavy object bad fallen down the
chimney, and utruck amongst tho
Smoulicring embsrs. Tho next in.
slant light blaze broke out, burnt
actively Tor minute or 90, aud tHcr
diod down.
Land aakes! !. Jest makes mo sici;
Must bo brick out Of the chimney,
s'posc. But what was that burned up
so2 1t didn't sound like u brick,
neither"
Nellie picked up a thin stick, and
poked among tho ashes. "Why, nam.
nv, i!smoncy.-a whole lot Of it!' she
presently exclaimed. III was !oG9 up
Ia paper, aud that's what burnt
money. child? You're crazy! What.
ever would monsY DO dom in our old
chimnOyH"
But it is money" persisted Nellie;
and with that she raked out couple oil
ten dollar gold pieces "Oh, do see
what lot OF 'sml" She continued rak-
ins out gold aud silver coins and brush.
ing away the ashes. There WsIe scores
OF them; hundreds OF them, were
rich now, amt We, nanny NO can pay
Mr. Corviu tomorrow and make him
60 away" said the child, looking up
smiling with excitement and pleasure.
Nancy, her simple soul rent between
fear, curiosity and INTERPRETATIONS Joy,
got down, on hcr kneeN on the hearth
stone. aud picked up one Of the pieces
between her thumb aud finger.
"IHE real truu geld js1t ns aurG's
You're alive" sln murmnrOd; IAN tho
same Kind Of coin poor Matt used to like
10 havo about him. Gold osgles don't
~ away az casy m other kinds, was
what 10 used 10 say. Well, II don't
aeon ike II could ba rsiI, does tt2 'Ii',
though. all tho snmSt But don't know
may be the money amt icstly ours.
Va don't know whore It come from, IA
Of wr was to u'oi an then soln'un was
TO sayit was thoits, what d We do2
"Why, nanny, who would kCop
monry 40 0nr chimney, II II wasn't
ours?" said Nellie, with bcttOr aonio
than grammar. sho kept Oh rGkinF