Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06
Pressed aEntnst the window
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saw "a fair wan face.
raj and mend his ways. 80 kind Ia /
the world. so cruel to his own 4
darter," sighed Mrs. BroadSjdes.
His G3uEhtcr:' echoed MIR. Antos
Yes, his darteT. my young miss
as run off with Il young lieutenant
marching regiment. and married
all for love. She went long of him |
crywhere. and may have died Of IA
in the Crimei. or been masSacred
India. for aughr we've heard Of
since her marriage; for it's as mucI
a~uyone'S lifp's worth 10 mention I
name in masters presence"
And is he so hard all these yaI
that he won't make friends with III
Make friends with her: Yen I'd
know him. He won't even hear \
name" put in Jerry JesSup.
Wish l. was his wally-d de sham u
ding it into his ears morning. uoOn 4
night. Id hiring II up with his \
water and lay IL down with his u
pers. and put II on with his nigltj
every day of his life said Miss LAD
valiantly.
NO you WOULDN'T, far the first m
you tried it you'd get pitched Ogt
tho window. or down the stairs n
have your neck broken. Heaven NJ
me, there 1t is again. cried the Y
man. breaking off in terror.
All looked towards the window u
sup wrung his neck around nearly l
the point Of diSocation. exclafming
Where. now? I tell you thsFI
nothing there. IT'S all your u
nerves Mrs. Broadsides. ma'sm, a
want Il dose Of aSSafiddity-
Its gone again." whispered the v
II
1t never was" snapped Nr. lessr
impatiently.
"Yes. il was. And I know whaI
Was. II was a Banshee come 10 Wsl
me Of my own death. OF my nas'ef'
or my old misSusses."
stuff and nonsense"
1T isn't stuff. and il isn't nonsens
lis a Banshrc. IL eve 4 dpT'cafea
mortal eyes"
Yes. If ever one appeared snee''
Mr., JesSup.
Put | have heard of the BanSa'
myself. said Miss Tabs. coFnins
the assistance Of the houSckepNr
''Ta he sure ynu have, Icy dear W.
i'm this countryside has not hearu
the Banshee that appeared 10 the ~
cradle Mrs. Elverton of EdeniaNI
How Mr.. Elverton a on the CeD'
nent. where he had been many non1D
and Mrs. Elvcrton vas AZ EdenIas
sitting UP late at night. reading ID :
dressing room. The night was y
ard the curtains we're undrdWn, W..
all of n student .sb, heard . y,
meaning. uneurthly voice outsiat
the window. and looking up, she !.
a female figure. I'm flowing %aHS :,
ment float past the window - =
were swimming I'm the air. ana w.
il wall forth the words: Hollis ~.
ton Is no more as IL disappear.
Well. the lady got up and maze a y
Of the day and the hour; anu, :. !.
enough a fortnight after that sne per \
OF the death az her husband at o. i
tershurg. and ne died the yer! y
and hour she had seen the bans
There. What do you think OF In -,
inquired the housekeeper, triunhpD''
ly. nc
WHY, as the Honorable Mrs. h y
ton was Just as hystcrical as you :
suggested Mr.. Jessup. doggediy; i,
But then her husband actuail! :. !.
at st. Petersburg at the very IL. / 1
hour that the Banshee appeared " !
Mt Edenlawn. How do you accou''
that -.
"Just happened so, that's al, "a,
you're as unbelieving as Tnon !
Oh, Lord have mercy upon US. Q,
there: there il is again. ana DO
shee. neither. but the spirit :" !
young mistress. with her very ta,, ~
form, only looking rs IL she Ia" n
from the grave. Look, look, on
the woman covering her face WIZ
hands, a.;. shaking w:.a 20,
Again all looked fearfully wv
the window. -.
Jessup wrung his neck neariy Ia,
in the effort to look hehind il
and upon this occasion perse., /
vas rewarded. Pressed a-a sss
outside af the window. they ~,
fair, wan young face, that sum
sight the instant IL was detecV"