Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-05
A GHOST STORY.
The spectral visitant of Death to the Dissipatedi Lord LyttIeton
 Century Ago.

Lord Lyttletqn, in the winter of the year ITS, had retired from the metrop oils with a party of his dissipated com panions to profane the Christmas at his country house, Pitiplace, near Epsom, in Surrey. They had hot long abana a doned themselves to the indulgence of 4dissolgte orgies when sudden and unexpected gloom was cast over the party by5th extfaordinafy depression of spirits and dejection of countenance which were. observed to take possession of their host. Itswas in vain that he att tempted to silence tile inquiries of the guests on the subject of his dejection. They were convinced that he was ill, or had met. with loss at play, .or was crossed in love; and his denial of all these imputations only excited more eager curiosity to be informed of the origin of his depression. Thus urged. he at last determined to reveal the se- eret that so painfully distressed him.
 The night before, on his retiring to bed, after his servant was dismissed and lis light extinguished, he had heard noise resembling the futtering of as dove ct his chamber window. This at tracted his attention to theSspot, when, looking in the direction of the sound he saw the figure of an unhappy female, whom he had seduced and deserted, and who when deserted, had put a violent end to her own existence3 she was standing in the aperture of the window II. T proceeded. The form approached the foot of the bed-the room was super naturally light, the objects of the cham Der were distinctly visible. Raising her hand and pointing to dial which stood on the mantelpieee of the chimney, the figure, with a severe .solemnity of voice and manner, announced to the appalled, and conseience-stricken man that at that very hour on the third day after the visitation his life and his sins would be concluded, and nothing but their pun ishment remain, if he ayaiIed himself not.of the warning to repentance which lie had received The eye of his lord9 ship glanced 6n.'the dial, the hand was on the stroke of 12. Again the apart- ment was involved in total darkness the warning spirit ( dfsaPpe afed, tand bore away at it's Hepartdre allsthe light ress of heart and buoyancY of spirit which had formerly distinguished the unhappy being 10 whom the tre1nen- dous summons had been delivered.
 On the succeeding day his lordship's guests. with. the .eopniyanee of his at tendants, had provided that the clocks throughout the house should be ad- vanced an hour, without the impog= ture's being discovered. Ten o'clock struck-the nobleman was silent and depressed Eleven struck@tbe depres- sion deepened, and now noteven a1smile indicated him to be conscious of the. eff forts of his associates, as they attempt. ed to dispel his gloom. Twelve struck He returned to his chamber convinced of his security, and believing that the hour of peril was now past.
 Lord Lyttleton's guests, remained to- gether to awsit the completion of the time so ominously designated by the vision. A quarter of an hour had elapsed--they heard the valet descend from his masters room: it was just 12. His lotdsbip's bell now rang violently; the clock struck one at their entrance, and the unhappy lord lay extendedeop ] the bed before them, pale and lifeless, and his conntenanee terribly eonvulsed. ==London Household Words.