Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-14
HAMPTON couBr.
The Haunted English Palace and the
Ghost Of tic sh=lckinE Queen.

The Haunted English Palace and the
Ghost Of tic shrlckinE Queen.
Much to m: disappointment, whcnstny-
Ing at this palace, did not bee cycn ycs-
tlge OF a ghost, although slept In tho
blue or haunted room, F" but must own
that l certainly heard some weird sounds
proceeding from tho next room, Some.
thing or some ono tried my door, knocked
several times. and on my opening it there
was 10 ono TO be seen. Doors carefully
locked at night were constantly found
open in tho morning, and l saw ono door
slowly shut itself, although there was no
wind ut all.
Once or twice fancicd that footsteps
seemed TO follow INC along tho passages or
when went up the old oak stairs, My
hostess tells mo that she has heard loud
screams at midnight coming from tho
haunted gallery" which IS near to her
apartment, supposed to bc uttered by tho
"shrleking ghost, " as Mr., Law terms 10
in his new Guide to Hampton Court
Palace" from which 1 quote the follow.
ing passage;
This old mysterious gallery, tho door
Of which Is on the right as you go down
the staircase, has its namo from being sup
pDeSu W nt lluNutCu INV knONu
OF Katherine Howard. II was hurn, at any
rate, that she escaped from her own cham.
Dor In which sho was confined before boing
sent to tho Tower, and rnn along to seek
an interview with Henry VIII, who WINS
hearing mass In tho royal closet In tho
chapel. Just, however, as she reached the
door tho guards seized her and carried her
back, and her ruthless husband, In spite
Of her piercing SCREAMS, which were henrd
almost all owe. the palace, continued his
deyotlons unmoved And In this gallery,
it is said, female form, dressed In white
has been seen coming toward the door Of
the royal pew, and, just Us she reaches 1t,
has been observed to hurry bnck with dis
ordered garments and CHASTITY look Of
despair, tutoring at the same time tho
most unearthly shrieks till she passes
through tho door at tho end of the gallery
Tho gallery Is now the lumber room for
old pictures, and as the staircase Is locked
at night, tile voice of the shrieking
queen is but rarely heard.
Not only is the spector Of Jane Seymour
said to haunt that part OF the palace where
was staying, but the ghost Of Edward
| WIS nurso and foster mother, Mrs. Penn.
1t is also affirmed that In one Of the rooms
In which she lived may be heard the sound
! OF a spinning wheel-sho used TO occupy
| much Of her time in spinning.
Footsteps are also heard here and In
| different parts OF the older portion OF the
\ palace, and Nurse Penn may occasionally
be seon at midnight gliding slowly abous
| the long galleries and staterooms Of tho
| palace, her face partially concealed by "a
large gray hood and dressed In a long mar
| row robe.
Within the last two months no less than
three ghosts bad been plainly seen in ono
room and two In another. A little girl OF
| IL years, sleeping In the same room gives
clear and graphic description of woman
In white who appeared TO her In the small
hours. This child was awakened by honr,
| ing her name called twice, very loudly,
but did not take any notice and lay still.
| Presently tho room became family lighted,
and, to hor establishment, a tall figure np-
| pcnred to glide through the closed door.
Tho figure walked up and down In front
Of tho child and looked Mt her, went to the
! other end Of the room, stood still and
then, still gazing, began to Restioulnte,
| md raising her hand commenced long
speech with these strange words Behold
the enemy cometh. Prepare tho way of
escape" At this point the little girl be-
came so terrified that she hid hes face in
the bedclothes and stopped her ears, 30
that she could not see or hear anything,
Presently she vonturod to look up again
md saw the appnrition slowly fading
away,--Atalnnta,