Evening star., 1935-08-11
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| At last, when few remained, he en-
treated them to stay with him. But
all pleaded the excuse of a hard days
chase and all at last retired. They
had been in bed about an hour when
they were awakened ry most horrible
screams which issued from the stran-
gers room.
Every one rushed towards IL. The.
door was locked. After a moments
deliberation they burst it open and
found the stranger stretched on the
floor, writhing in agony and welter-
ing In blood. On their entrance he
rose and, collecting himself, appar-
emily with a strong effort, entreated
them to leave him snd not disturb
him. He said he would give every
possible explanation in the morning.
They complied. In the morning his
chamber was vacant and he was seen
no more"
A MOTHER told on the same occa-
sion: "Mylas Andrews. a friend
of Lord Lyttleton. was sitting one
night alone when Lord Lyttleton came
in and informed him he was dead and
this was his ghost which he saw be-
fore him. Andrews told him pettishly
not to play any ridiculous tricks on
him for he was not IL temper to
bear them. The ghost then departed.
In the morning Andrews asked
his servant at what hour Lord Lyttle-
ton had arrived. The servant said he
did not know that he had arrived,
but he would inquire On inquiry
it was found that Lord Lyttleton had
not arrived nor had the door been
opened for any one during the whole
night Andrews sent to Lord Lyttle-
tons and discovered that he had
died precisely at the hour Of the ap-
partition"
Another horror story set down by
Shelly in his notebook:
"A gentleman, on visit 10
friend who lived on the skirts of an
extensive forest in Germany, lost his
way. He wandered for some hours
among the trees when he saw a
light at a distance. On approaching
he was surprised to observe that 1t
proceeded from the interior of
ruined monastery. Before he knocked
at the gate he thought it would be
prudent TO look through the window
He saw a multitude Of cats assembled
around a small grave, four of whom
were at that moment letting down
a coffin with a crown upon 1t. The
gentleman, startled at this unusual
sight and imagining that he had ar
rived at a retreat of fiends and
witches. mounted his horse and rode
away with the utmost precipitation
He arrived at his friends house an
hour later. who had sat up waiting
for him. The friend questioned him
as to the cause of the traces of trou-
BILE visible in his face.
He began to recount his adven-
lures after much difficulty. knowing
that it was scarcely possible that
his friend should give faith to his
relation. No sooner had he mentioned
the coffin with the crown on it thar;
his friends cat, who seemed to have
been lying asleep before the fire. leaptc
up. saying, Then am king OF the
cats. He scrambled up the chimney
and was seen no more"
Among Shelly's friends In Itai,
: was the Chavalier Mengalgo, who re-
galed the poet with some choice ex-
, periences of his own in the super
natural world. AS Shelly recorded
, When the chevalier was at the
university and very young he heard
, the inhabitants of his town had been
, scared by the nightly visits Of a
> ghost who traversed the village from
one side to the other, so much to
q their terror that none would venture
. out after dark The chevalier felt
! great curiosity to see the ghost
! and stationed himself at the window
=, of the house of one of his friends by
, which the specter always passed
> After midnight he grew sleepy and
, determined to return home. The
, town chiefly consisted, like most
! country towns, of one long street.
"As the chevalier was at one end OF
/, it he saw at the other something
!, white. like a rabbit or greyhound. that
appeared to advance toward him. He
perceived that as it advanced it grew
larger and larger and appeared tc
take human form. The chevalier
! could no longer doubt it was the
: ghost and his courage failed him. al
! though he strove to master it as vel
as he could. The figure as it ap-
preached grew gigantic and the chew
alier crouched behind a column rs ii
passed, which it. did with enormous
!, : footsteps AS it went by it appeared
all dressed in white; the face was
long and white and the hand appeared
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