Part 2 (1/2)

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Master Lewis se of a part of the roo by her side, lish castle

”Grandmother Golden,” said Charlie,--the boys were accustomed to address the chatty, fahosts, haven't you? What is thethat ever happened in your life?”

Grandmother Golden had seated herself in one of the easy piazza chairs After a few minutes she was induced to follow Gentleman Jo in an old-time story

GRANDMOTHER GOLDEN'S ONLY GHOST STORY

The custom in old times, when a person died, was for some one to sit in the roo as it reood, pious custoh it is not common now

Jemmy Robbin was a poor old , and he lived and died alone His sister Dorothea--Dorothy she was coe of the house after his death, and she sent for Grandfather Golden to watch one night with the corpse

We were just randfather and I, and he wanted I should watch with him, for coht aand foolish then, and very fond of grandfather,--ere in our honeyo to the house at a very early hour of the evening; it wasn't custoo until it was nearly time for the family to retire

[Illustration: GRANDMOTHER GOLDEN]

In the course of the evening there came to the house a traveller,--a poor Irishman,--an old man, evidently honest, but rather si

He said he had travelled far, was hungry, weary, and footsore, and if turned away, knew not where he could go

It was a storood heart of Dorothy was touched at the story of the stranger, so she told hiht stay

After he had warmed himself and eaten the food she prepared for hi that she expected co with hiht to have done, she directed hiood-night

The Irishman, as I have said, was an oldhis directions, andthe room, he entered the cha the door the light was blown out He found there hat see him a live bedfellow, quietly lay down, covered himself with a counterpane, and soon fell asleep

About ten o'clock grandfather and I entered the roolanced at the bed What seerandfather sat down in an easy-chair, and I, like a silly hussy, sat down in his lap

We were having a nice ti about ould do and how happy we should be ent to housekeeping, when, all at once, I heard a snore It came frorandfather ”Mercy! that was Je more, and at last concluded that it was the wind that had startled us I gave grandfather a generous kiss, and it calhed at our fright, and were chatting away again as briskly as before, when there was a noise in bed We were silent in a moment The counterpane certainly moved Grandfather's eyes almost started from his head The next instant there was a violent sneeze

I jumped as if shot Grandfather see, but was scared by the sound of his own voice

”Mercy!” says I

”What was it?” said grandfather

”Let's go and call Dorothy,” said I

”She would be frightened out of her senses”