The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-01-26
A WRATH ROMANCE.
In which the Cu.t Oma r. Clank OF the
Chain Was the Simon
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Chain Was the SiInon
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The Penorwood girls picked up their
ghost in Italy. 1t was certainly little
lonesome for any ghost 10 inhabit a
ruined and decaying palace. with no
living soul to haunt from years end to
years end. and when the three rosy
checked girls. healthy and independent.
took fancy to the old place and
"camped out" there for week. as they
expressed it, the ghost was delighted,
and worked overtime, with clanking
chains and shrieks and dismal moans
and all that
The Penorwood girls not having an
unruly nerve among them, were also de-
lighted and lost no time in looking up
the ghosts history. 1t was young
lsdy ghost they found. and beautiful
story. Forbidden attachment, stern
geons. and everything there ought to
be. Oh, it was simply perfect; so night
after night they listened to the ghost
and wished they might have it for their
very own.
To say that the ghost was gratiffed il
putting ii mildly. And one could not
help liking the Penorwood girls, so
when their week was up and they made
bee line for Germany, the ghost went
along. 1t brought, it is true, dismay to
the hearts of hysterical Indies and
otherwise phlegmatic men in many a
hostelry, but as no one ever dreamed of
connecting it with the robust Penor-
wood girls. those young ladies enjoyed
the matter hugely. To be sure. there
was question as to how the ghost
would carry herself in the old family
house in Kentucky, but that was
long way off.
1t was by the side of Lake Teuffel-
wasser that they settled next. There
was an old baronial castle there which
they rented for song, fully Of delight-
full passages and leaks and draughts,
and with real moat around 1t. Beside
all that there was a legend.
Out upon the little lake It was said
ghostly cavalier sometimes appeared
on moonlight nights. floating In
ghostly bark and playing upon ghost
ly guitar. That decided the matter.
and they took the castle for the rest
of their stay in Germany.
The young lady ghost got to work
beautifully the very first night. and
seemed perfectly at home, clanlking
from the lowest dungeons to the top Of
the winding stairway that led to the
little room at the top of the tower over
looking the water.
One night the moon shone brightly,
faint, sweet tinkling was heard out
over the water, and the Penorwood
girls clapped their hands in ecstasy.
The cavalier was on duty. At that mo
ment their own ghost was happily
climbing the winding stairway in the
tower, but in little while she had
re eached the top and was silent.
The tinklipg music came nearer, until
it seemed right under the castle walls.
where it played until IL o'clock. Look
ing out. the girls could see it standing
erect in its filmy boat, its eyes upturned
to the tower window. playing sweet
songs Of sentiment. until as their little
ormolu clock chimed the hour It sud-
denly disappeared.
There was little clank and long
drawn sigh from the tower room, and
all was silent.
Every night after that the Penorwood
girls ghost clanked up the tower stair
way, and the cavalier came beneath
their walls at 10 o'clock and gave con-
cert until IL.
Funny. isn't it?" suggested one Of
the girls. "that both ghosts won't work
at once?"
But they little suspected the truth
the truth that should have been fore
seen by young lady especially until
one night there was no clank for any
serenade.
They had almost given up in despair.
when one clear night they chanced to
be looking ont on the lake and saw the
dainty white boat gliding by. carrying
their cavalier-and another-and their
maidenly hearts were happy. for the
two ghosts had eloped. And what was
the use Of clanking chains and tinkling
guitar now?-Cincinnati Enquirer.
1900 Z Il \ 4s