The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06
MS CRUELTY PUNISHED.
Sir james stuart Haunted to His
Grave by a Woman.
lon u EdInburEh seotsman.

From the Edinburgh Scotsman.
A correspondent sends for publication
the following story OF "PearIin Jean"
taken from letter written by Larry John
Scott 20 the late Mr.. James Gibson-Craig
in 1855:
Toward the end OF the seventeenth cen
tury Sir James Stuart Of Allanbank was
travelling in Spain. While he was az Mad
rid ne saw, and fell I'm love with. a beau
tiful nun. He withdrew her secretly from
the convent and promised her that she
should go with him TO Scotland as his
wife and that he would never fOrsake
her She used to dress magnidcently and
from wearing a quantity of the old lace
called "Pearlins," he called her his Pear
After a time he began to think he
should have an awkward story 10 tell If
he took her home. and he made UP his
mind TO get rid Of her by leaving Mad
rid suddenly, without her knowledge
CIhey did not inhabit the same housed
His carriage and horses stood ready az
his door by daydawn. and he was Just
getting in, when "Pearlin jean" who
had Tor some reason suspected his treacn-
cry. rushed to him and entreated him TO
take her with him. He pushed her away
without speaking, and got into the car
riage. In her frantic despair she threw
herself on her knees in front of the
horses to stop them. Sir James called out
to drive on" They did so. The horses
trampled her under their feet; the wheels
OF the carriage went over her; but ne
without even looking back upon her, pro-
ceeded on his journey.
1t was dark winter night that he drove
up the avenue of Allanbank. His return
had been sudden, and, as he knew, quite
unexpected by his. servants. Therefore
his surprise was great when, on looking
toward the house, he saw that every win
dow was Illuminated. AS the carriage
stopped, the great doors were thrown
open, and in a blaze of light "Pearlin
Jean stood at the top of the steps to
receive him.
From that time she haunted him. As
soon as he lay down in bed she appeared.
and opening the curtains at the foot OF
the bed stood gazing at him. His life be-
came burden to him; he neither ate nor
slept, and he fell away day by day. In
vain his friends tried to persuade him
that his terrors were imaginary. He al
ways replied, She is therev
He had a picture taken of her in Ma
drld. Some of his friends thought they
would try and cure him of his decisions
by placing this picture on the wall oppo-
site his bed, and opening the curtain Sc
CreUy as sOOr as he mad lain down,
hoping that if he declared again he had
seen the ghost they might show him the
picture and laugh him out Of his fears.
Two Of them hid themselves in his room,
and the moment his head was on his pil-
low they drew back the curtains at the
foot of the bed. Sir James started up
with terror in his countenance, and eX-
CLAIM ed My God There are two OF
them and instantly fell back in a fit
After this no attempt was made to ex-
plain away her appearance, and "Pearlin
jean continued to haunt the house of
Allanbank as long as it stood. 1t was
bought and pulled down by Lady Houston
'Pearlin Jean" still wanders about the
site OF the old house don't know.