The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-12-01

bad lcft us the addresses Of no ledging Il
this little town.
rerhsps tho xaIdeeepk viii htlp "a cut
suggested.
s,mewhat to my surprise, The luidebook
mentioned our oui-of-ihe.wAy to~n and
named Ito dtsen Of hotel. Ard pen.
sions. one Of the latter We chose.
u was ri'l light when we reached Inc
border Of France and drew Into our sta.
ton.
Here there we're several liveritd men,
with the names Of their respective hotels
iet,erd across the fronts OF their csps and
throw i1g cpsn the doors Of their convey.
Anees with great fl,ourish Of hospitality.
Th,ie were more upliveried men who
throngsd about W, each msnifesting the
utmost esaerne. to relieve us Of cur log.
gsge.
To one u these surrendered cur bags
aud gave lin the address to which he
should take thtm.
We had not far to follow him. He took
us through q turn IN .ae road and soon dc
deposited our bags upon the threshold Of
our Lodging.
Here We were beamiogly received by the
proprietor Of the pension, much, indeed, as
" We were lorg looked for guests.
Madame were an old black elk dress,
which tlill bore the stamp OF Its Partisan
origin, She carried bunch OF keys, which
she ling ed IS she talked.
Yes, madame bad rooms two OF them
there was lsrge one, with email one sd.
NJ ilg. She would show them TO us.
Very modest appearing apartments they
were ia! we were shown into, yet upon
upon the tutjac OF their faded p pallrgs
aud Al d Il, stable upholstery madame was
,ltquent ! mansged TO uBderstaid d the
irift Of her discourse, madSme's exp,ess.
We gestures explaining much OF her fluent
French, hut what was this sbous--"lee
,ht vetY blonce, le clair &c Ia lunen and "la
,srfuue des neursf'
What does she say asked my wife.
Oh something about yellow hair and the
moonlight. and fl)wers, | somewhst cor
usedly interpreted.
What could msdime mesIY But that lady
vas row bowing herself away before hsr
dmlring audience, and small boy bear.
ug cur baggage entered aud left 1t on tb,
Dor.
locked at my wife.
Evidently they mean US to hiye IL csc
ooms, said.
My wife did not answer. Suddenly she
egan:
Long ago a beautiful maiden occupied
bis chamber, ana here ber lover was In The
abit Of visiting her, bringing with him
Of qles Of heliotrope, the maiden's favo.
te h)wer. Ole day ss she rested upon
ouch awaiting his arrival her lover stole
! and preseLtod her with a bouquet. As
ne maiden bent her head to inhale the
,sgrance her false lover thrust dagger
! her neck and fed, pulling down her
ing hsir over the wound.
The room Is said to be salll the scene OF
ne maiden's visitation.
In The course OF our travels had become
sed to my wife's random readings from
,e guidebook.
She now looked up from the book.
This room she exclaimed, with entku.
asm.
She must have been woman Of unc5m. =
only bad taste to have occupied this roc IN u
remarked. should Judge II to have been
,e cause Of her death but for the contrary q
gidence OF history. p
But the romantic tale In come ction with
lr chamber must have excited my wife's u
naginstiop, for she sat upon the little
urge and gfz,1 out on the gathering dusk
atil the moonlight began to cast faint
ladows upon the lawn below.
How delightful i. Would be to meet
lost mufcd my wife. '
did not want TO seem uusympathetlc, =,
J | stiff I'd yawn and with all the interest : !.
could summon respor ded
Yes. :.
II you should display tuch animation on
Getting one l'm sure the ghost would cut ;,
,u immediately after the Introduction. ;,
With this r. inder my wife took one Of "
% candles bad lit and carried It to her
om.
/ was soon asleep T..
Ia the night awoke ard found my room
'oded with moonlight. A ray from the l.,
Don had probably fallen upon my face
d auek.rcd mt--.hat or something else.
WHAT
] turned I eislly Ia bed. Ny mind seem.
possessed 9Th strange idea. Some
e was In the room.
| was coniciJus Of a subtle fragrance per- "
eating the air. /. was the odor Of hello.
'pe. recalled the story Of the guide a. -
Ok, and iastinctIvtly turned my eyes '"
the couch by the window.
II WIS won n
A woman was resting on the couch, the
,onlieht falling upon her white dress and
r long light hair that hung on the floor. =,
tried to take my eyes from the strange =, -
hf, half believing that II | did so II -
u'd fade away, and by an ,flort | mar "'
ed to turn from IL to the Wall.
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