El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

It was early morning, and Thomas,
Lord IS valet, had waited on his
masteI 8 American guest to see what
he desired to do for him.
There certainly was something odd
in the gentleman's manner, and he had
not the look of one who had enjoyed
refreshing slumbers. At last, just as
the man turned to leave the room, he
spoke:
Thomas, 1 have been awake all
night"
"My Lord will regret to hear it," said
Thomas.
Something odd disturbed me-" con-
tinued the gentleman. Zone Of the
maids kept me awake all last night
"One of the maids, sir?" cried
Thomas
Eyes, Thomas. She kept running
into my room at least every half hour
to look in the glass and admire her.
self She came out of that door," and
he pointed to one in a corner, "and
walked straight up to the mirror; the
light from the night lamp fell upon
her face; she seemed to catch my eye
in the glass each time, and smiled at
me as she did so. She wore short,
quilted skirt, a little black bodice, and
full white sleeves. She had a gold
cross tied ABOUT her neck by a black
ribbon, and wore a little cap on her
black braids-a young girl with a
French face, Thomas. Do you know
herr"
Thomas made no answer. He look
ed at the gentleman steadily and grew
pale. At last he spoke:
eff 1 have the honor of understand
ing you, sir, the young person came
through the door,"
YES" said the American.
more than once, sir?"
about once an hour from midnight
until dawn"
And smiled at you in the glass,
where you saw her face? I understand
she did not look toward you as she
passed, sir?"
Right, Thomas
May 1 beg you to do me the favor
of looking into this room, sir?"
The gentleman followed Thomas to
the door through which he asserted
that the young person passed, and saw
nothing but closet about twelve feet
square, with no door save the one that
opened into the large room, and high
in the ceiling a little w ldow through
which a bird could scarcely have
flown. It contained no furniture what
ever.
There must be a secret door-or-
-something!" cried the American.
4 am not mad and I was wide awake"
Eyes, SIR said Thomas, still more
solemnly. "An ordinary young person
could not have contrived to disappear,
but the young person you have seen
has been an apparition, sir, for more
han 200 years."
IAN apparition!" cried the American
gentleman.
Yes, sir" replied Thomas, "an ap-
partition, sir. 1 think you have seen
lady - gentlewoman Rosette, sir.
t is ten years since she was seen be- |
ore to my knowledge, but she has
1een seen often"
Il should like to hear more about |
iosette," said the gentleman.
Yes, SIR said the valet. This is |
IN old family, and about 200 years ago |
here was a Lord Herbert who was a |
Jay, wild young nobleman, and was a |
-reat admirer of the ladies, sir How
'ver, by the time he was 80 he was |
married and settled down, and began |
o be much thought of and respected. |
'o was his lady, too, sir, though she |
vas not handsome, and was naughty. |
''One thing, however, the English |
servants did not like-she brought a |
oreign maid with her from France
girl named Rosette, and as pretty as |
picture.
'One day, sitting before her glass, |
2osette combing her hair for her, she |
leard her husband come into the room
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