Year: 1877

the ghost"


g am your man them" cried the
doctor, finishing the punch, " and will
bet you a supper at the Green Dragon
that am the first man to see the ghost"


Donel' ~ "Doner" "Done ! ll''


And the session was adjourned.


After the conference at the quarters of
Captain LINDSAY was broken up, our
hero walked deliberately down Hanover
street toward his own abode He was
busily planning operations in accordance
with the result of the council as he walk
ed along But he was not SO much alb
sorbed by his own affairs, or his own
meditations, as to be unconscious of his
approach to the habitation of his lady
love. In those days it was an essential
part of good breeding for gentleman to
call upon his partner on the morning
after ball, "and humbly hope she
caught no cold" though he had to canter
over half county in the service. 1t
was not likely, therefore, that Ingram
would pretermit the performance of this
duty when his path took him past her
very door. So he knocked boldly and
was speedily admitted and ushered into
the presence of the fair Helen, who, of
course, was expecting his visit. She
wore her apple-green silk that morning
"a color would not recommend to my
lady readers, unless they are very sure
that their compilations can bear it-and,
she did look divinely. 1t is provoking
to see how the most unbecoming colors
will set off a complexion and eyes that
need take no thought for themselves
But am not going to rave. only state
the simple truth, in saying that she
looked divinely. AT least, L never saw
any thing prettier than the sweet glow
of consciousness that mantled over her
cheeks and neck and breasts, Il must
say it, for Copley has told you how
many charms the fashion of that day
disclosed), and the smile that kindled
her eyes, as she met the ardent gaze of
her advancing lover. AT any rate, am
quite sure that he agreed with me in this
opinion, for he hardly seemed to know
whether he was in the body or out of
the body, as he walked up the room.
Lovers are foolish creatures. At least,
so l have heard, for / was never one
myself. But, for the life of me, 1 can't
conceive why that silly Ingram should
have gone and seated himselfin the arm
chair on the other side of the fireplace,
when the gentle Helen had taken pains
IN IF fNr l.;
sofa by her side. / am sure l never
should have done that. However, he
did, and it is my business to relate, not
to account for the fact.


They were soon seated Uis q Uis, with
nothing but the little work table between
them, and there seemed to be no reason
why they should not make themselves
agreeable to one another. And l am
by no means sure that they did not, al
though they had very little to say for
themselves, apparently. What Ingram
might have whispered to Helen the night
before, at Concert Hall, as they stood
apart, sheltered by battalion of card
playing dowagers, and covered by the
full burst of a regimental band, am
unable to say, for / was at that time en-.
gagged in overhearing what General
Howe was saying to Governor Gage, at
the other end of the room. But 1 think
it must have been something that alter
ed their relations to each other in some
way, for they were not half as chatty
and conversable as they were the day
before And yet it could not have
amounted to full understanding, oil
that stupid Ingram would not have beer
sitting two yards away, looking at hel
pretty foot, mot but what it was wei
worth looking att ,as it rested on the edge
of the footstool; nor would she have
kept her eyes fixed upon her embroidery
all the time with the prettiest confusion
you ever saw. And don't believe tina
they would have talked over the nigh
before in sort of way that made 1t per
fectly plain that they knew nothing a
all of what they were talking about, 1
they had felt quite at ease in their owl
, minds. 1t was clear that they wer
J thinking of something else than thei
words. Poor Ingram was evidently II
; the state of mind of an unlucky moth
, that has been advised by its wisers ant
betters that candles are dangerou
things in general, and especially tina
specific candle in particular, and WIN
e yet cannot keep itself away from tn
! shining mischief. The attraction of tn,