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= YNTAR AND NORT fr Terms.--$1.50 PER ANNUM] VOL. I, No. 31.) atin « Extremes are generally errors; the : ! LO 019 9 The To EL . » + Well. Edith Tire ER -- b Fall] A week after, Edith and I took per threw opch the| * Well, Edith, I will sit o and hamber ag th he. ort Pury Standard ON TARIO BOTRL! Loathy Seat J20: Roses possession of Greystone hall, I bude [door of a Wuber, after we Lad tra-| watch to-night asd 1; a, must | sommon 0° 0 'We took long w a BROCK ST.,. WHITBY. Drop by drop the eps srundry; |Bovd bye to my dear husband, and |versed sev passages. We | keep our vigil # secrat from Mary| We palo. . read, or played and v AND ORTH ONTARIO ADVERTISER > C, DAWES, Proprietor. One by one, beyond rl ! made a little fool of myself and got |entered, n a nd | and: the 0 | Ob 725. she Togs. an letters ta vo resLride : rrm---------------------- ---- . Sammes bepurios fade and die ; a pois of sed eyes in 'consequence of Sloagent 0, "uf only hope our courage will not| where hall Wego? Eden, We tried to the : : S. ut the roses bloom again, my folly, = iis i a ' ; ) : house as el 48 pi TT ST a be fe ca 2 ur SE "TL ly ue Bi te : AT THE OPFOR N.SINCLAIR, - - - PROPRIETOR. | And iho some oor o™ dew. gone, sat down in tho large window Sutrodnotudi a tell Edward whet» goose I have After some time "to wily, more strange, het eyes looked N PAXTON 'S NEW BUILDING, QUEEN -- ee . So in the f despeat gloom sill in the parlor, and chatted about jad i J this wi been I" she udded more gaily. find tho handle of i Avaged to wild, and she uke or in. he li- STREET, PORT PERRY; C. W., HE Subscriber begs to state that having Wher routs of oopeat Ble Tail our two dear absentecs ; for Capt. (had picturcll very diffrent, gloomy 1 promised faithfully. Edith was locked it. Trembli iy: 2a brary, muttering to Then "ud contains Norloss oF the Polflont So- | the rato pod the above sstshighmont, Aud the roses n toe bloom" | Wollaston had accompanied my hus. opnyiment Mer what 'Mary bad | a goung wit at well as 1; und what | jo oe ling, we Yontured a new whim seized her § 1} 1 : 990% the travelling public w 20 bea 4 : + 3 3 # wits) LE we o 3 2 ial 1 i f the day; A, home. A Droop like maiden wan and pale-- band on his vurney. There was : 5 hush on, her. was of E passage with come. up to me, gaze ai nd er) Sy enna; = eer amid attentive Ostlers, and | We shall find some hope that liss-> ..: to talk about ; many past hap-| 'There ) 8Y 0 9 . Hag a mutual im he than then begin to sob and Epitvmo of the General and-Local [Nhe Dest of nceomtsodation aro always at pga Atlant gem apathy. 8%. V.| PY ACeped-to recall ; we were very | nect h- ifs vo 0 not,' | thing -- io pity | (4 0 the 0 Ying ji h hos: the room abruptly. the week, together with carefully selected | yng servios of our customers, Xe fadent = frou caseload eyes romantic, and cousiderod our fords Fasked of of ud i som ives of oli date are not as 0 opened the our jouw, u | Behavio vior made us dreads ig auellany 53 The Bar fe kept constantly supplied | : g the first aud foromobt in the world. | * She repligddrlly, * that there was,' | 9nxfous to Gbtsin the approbation of| 4) hs lh ph nagaun $ cans, d we longed for the time o "M Tenus --$1.50 a year; but $11f paid in | with Liquors of the choicest brands. Some sweet hope to gladness wed, So ed the greater part of the | and ther § ¥ To their Taide © [dle burning on the table, and - Mary attire. * dq ? Parties wishing 10 enjoy a day or two of|* That will apiiig ahem and new, we pass Sit P. en #ald, "in 0 very peculiar 3 still undressed. She screamed as |P . ely : Tages. Alwelf or hunting on Lake Scugog can | When grief's winter shall have fed, | evening, At last Bdith said, draw. | tone, * Sd ell you ubout it lady | Tho Say assed without any inci-| we entered. aud Hose © tile at-| Time passed on, and it wal TERMS OF ADVERTISING. always be accommodated 'with good boats | * Giving place 10 rain and dew ing back the heary curtain, and | (No, nol I' replied hurriedly; | dent , {he behaviour of Mrs. Rayne | tempt to 10h ---- i 2 three days to Christmas. Bertie was Ten lines and under--3 ingertions. and Fishing Tackle. N. SINCLAIR Somme sweet ope thas besathes of Spring, looking out on the dusky avenue 1|*s0me othe tirie--not to-night, beiitg tiie only strange thing. Dect vented 'her moving ; the poor girl | © for us on the morrow, and «Above ten lines, Ist inserlion per Port Perey; Augests, 1556 14 | Buggin ie IEATY: roary. sume, don't think this 'a cheerful place, _ "You hav6 everything you requird { dedly slic was very *quaer i" she | gtond staring with wide distended | We Were busily packing, laughing Kach subsequent insertion... Bart Perry, August 8, 1806. ne ts ir pri inns ia) Why did you choose it, Cura. then, ludies? I will pid you good | Scemed to take a wondwrfal fancy to eyes at tho supposed white spectral | 20d talking as we did so, when the $3" Proffessional and business Cards, six R I Cc di ------------------------ 1told her about Bertie, and how night; and, shy added as she left the | me--a violent and not very agrees: | forms she saw, her hands cl d in [ housc-keeper entered the room ; she lines and under, ¥6 per annum, §3 for six oya van an. SEY ECT READING be liked it. Cull room, * pleasant dreams,' ble partiality--for she scarcely ever mute supplication, NE approached me whisy in my months. From six {0 ten lines, $8 per an- PORT PERRY, C. W. ELECT R AD rr 5 iE. 1 deigued to notice Mrs, Wolston | " i ear, lady, will you come to the IL. num. J.J. SHAW » . '« PROPRIETOR, 3. "2 A 7 TUWHAALIALN CX Uh? she said with a shiver; The door eloped af(er her, ind we |. directed the most pressinz civil. Mary, don't be alarmed,' said I. brary with me.' 5 KF Merchants and others can contract, Fishing or shooting parties for Lake NY GHOST STORY | cand Jouey wy gil), rr ete alone; Tho first thing Edith ities to myself and lingered as long Wee Deither jaets nor robbers ¢ Oh, certainly, I replied, wonder- pn Savuin space, Bhs privilize of Sengog will ud 8t (hia, louse good 'boats, : . oly. oma J nog ¢ ih at lo open i gi as she could beside me on any slight staggercl > * a pi relief "she | i; 'what she coald want with me. ; 1 " : : . i + 8 retext, ' . every three moths, ou favorable terms, wo sew Aad co odious Hall lus lately Bertie and Ihad been married only I laughed at her, and tried to rea-| farviture, wage ut ourselves for A came and with it a roturn 3r| . ' Oh Ma'am, she gasped, I have aie pases gs ale kel ny haud I Displayed Jovertisements meas 23 x 80 fostysklled Port Perry Hall, and | three months ; I suppose "united | son her out of her fears, but my. own such unwontefl precantion. my nervousness We a i been so frightened -- ing. At the'library 'she pitised: You > bib hed ui "is open for Politica Meetings, Balls, Cou- Fouid ue he fashisuable word, 2 un gromery pogo any: Boao 4 hen cried | olig parlor, conversing in subdued | A burst of tears choked her uttor. | said you did hot believe in spirits-- al Afirisonionia sont without pilen The Bar has been rotted! and Is wellonp- ooo pA conple. 11love my dear house I could not e against a r ' i tones ; we did not care to raise our | ance. instructions will be inserted tintil fo en plied with choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Good Stabling and Attentive Ostlers. Port Perry, August, 8, 1866, Tiler _-- THE ROBSON HOUSE! (vars somrierone's HOTEL) DUNDAS STREET WHITBY, C. WV GEORGE ROBSON - - . Proprietor. HE subscriber begs to annqunce that he has leased the building formerly known as Scriptures Hotel, for a term of years, and that be has pow. renovated and re-furnished the building throughout. The ' No ? said I, 'Well, I suppose Mrs. Rayne hls locked. up her best cap, and takensway the key,' I ad- ded, gaily, ' Do you fed] any alarm, Cara? asked my friend, merrily, 'Scarcely aly,' I replied, vervousncss is going.' We locked the door (why I can- uot imagine) before going to bed, My rest was undisturbed. come here |' she s1id, 'dragging me to the window. * There { lool at him, do you see.) " I'did séoin the dusk, a fi amongst the trees. . ? = ' That is Sir Egbert,' she said 3 ! it is the night, and nearly the hours" Her face was rigid and ashy white, as she ra solemnly, * Young lady I have warned you. Mr. Ernest, dear Mr, Ernest, you-will soon be free, . : The housekeeper. moved away, and husband better than anybody in the wide world, and he is fond of his 'little wife. I am tolling you this lest you might think it odd of Bertie to have left me without his protection in an old rambling country mansion. He was obliged to do so, poor fellow ; bie had to hurry away on business to Ireland, and 1 shoul only have been in his way ; 80 I agreed to remain behind and make myself happy in the house he had chosen for me until and charged for full time. IF" No casual Adyertisements inserted unless paid for in advance. Merchants will be expected to pay quarterly. IF" Orders for discontinuing advertise- ments must be in writing, otherwise the publisher will not be responsible, JOB DEPARTMENT. Because of our increased facilities Pamph. lets, Hand Bills; Posters, Programmes, Bill Heads," Blank Forms, Circulars, Check Books, Business Cards, Receipt Books, Ball Cards, &c., &c., of every style and color, presentiment of evil. which possess- ed me. - Wo tulked on in an under tone, not esring to speak aloud ; it seemed an effort in that great lonely room. * I was actually afraid to Took into the dark corners ; but making one trial 1 groped my way to the bell, and rang for lights and tea. The old woman answered my summons, instead of 'my maid, whom I had brought with me. 'I came to serve voices, nor did we ring for lights until a late hour. When Mary brought in the sup- per trayshe did not seem as lively as she had been in the morning ; but she made no more complaints. After much soothing she told us of her fear. Tt seemed that when she went to her room she had bolted har- self in, as usual, and had sat down to finish somo needlework, 'when she heard a noise in the passage as of stealthy footsteps. Fancying that perhaps Mrs. Rayne might be want- ing something, she opened the door. No one was there ;.but she waited, and called the housckeeper by name several times ; receiving no answer RT, ARI RRR ' My Edith and I went to our room with beating hearts, though I was deter-- mised not to acknowiedge that she had'infected me with her @larm, We wrapped ourselves in warm T only dressing gowns, and sat side by side ou, madam,' | lad a confused. dream, in which 1 said the harsh voice of Mrs. Rayne, fancied that Bertie and Mrs, Rayne | at the cheerful fire, I placed two agus Shank siut te der a feeling of terror seemed to parlyzo Zigalhn be Sseculed more PrompUysand a lon premises are pleasantly situs s Obbosite his return. as she stood in the centre of the | were fighting, and that she flew | candles on the high mantlepiece ; hearing a voice say, No, no, not Aid me. 1 did not move from the window 5 oe an y ihe' Post Office, and in the centre o the When he took me-to lnok at Grey- | room--a tull, shadowy phantom in away on a broomstick, after a hard » NO, for sitting in the ' haunted chamber,' in the gloom of a November night wonld not be pleasant, I thought ; E. MUNDY, the gloom: 'I told" your maid 1 Editor and Publisher, would come ; she is a timid girl and does not like a dark house. She The Railway Omnibus calls at the Hotel, and the Stages for Uxbridgeand Beaverton leave thedoor every morning. stone hall I was actually ashamed to let him sce how dissappointed I was. I had pictured to myself a cozy fami. nighl but soon--soon ? and there was contest, a sort of shriek followed by a groan. When I awoke, to my surprise, I found Edith untii Edith came and drew me nly away, she said Mrs. Rayne #4 sent ber 'to me. : asides thy , 18} So frightened was the poor girl i d 3 dressed and cated by and, besides that, supposing the ap-- gl - 81th} Wo returned to the parlor. I i i EF: Sarat sitions vari ot (ly residence--a sort of large cottage [288 she is afraid of gliosts 7 laughed | ype iis. Sho. turned a palo and | Patition were to appear he sar | that she had only strength left to pleaded a sudden indisposition, and Business Directory, os 1008 GEO. OBSON. in fact--standing in the midst of | Mrs. Rayne, harshly and discordant- awestruck fuoe upon me when I| We be sure it was not a moonbe im !| reach a chair: and there she had re- ay TR Se SS ugust 10, 1866. tf, > ly. ' 'Bhe is a silly girl,' IT said 'Lut she will soon be accustomed to Chey: stone hall,' 'This is ,haunted house, lady,' Blyne I suppose fright did really make mo ill. + I did not tell Kdith what Mrs. Rayne had said, tor fear of Waking ler nervons - again ; and then thought * Bertie and Edward would greenfield, a lovely rural spot ; but Greystone hall proved to be a Iarge mansion, quite an imposing edifice, very old and so gloomy, that I felt an Vapleasaiy rsepingy sensation spoke, 'Good heavens, Edie ? what is the matter 1' I asked, ¢ You look as if you had seen a ghost,' * The truth is, Cara, T have leen mained until oir appearance. It was no wonder we had terrified her more. What was tobe done? We did not like to tell Mary the cause of our ACHEUS BURNHAM, - Judge of the . County and Surrogate Gourts. x Office at the Court House. 1 'It really §ecmed ludicrous, Cara,' remarked Edith, 'but I assure you I did see something, and I will not go to bed in this horrid room until [ can find out what it was.' DR. JONES, ASSOCIATE CORONER FOR THE OOUNTY OF ONTARIO, N Esso G. REYNQLDS, Sheriff, -- 1 4, id make ws brave. Oh, how I did . when I stood under the shadow of its | said Mra, 3 'bat you will met |, oY i Ww seeking a retreat in her room ; so we.| long for the next day. SE CoOL TOR S| oan oo lh A bt ot Wi fol Ba LU (1 mr il | ads od LTR oe ot we ne © HAM PERRY, (sd; Warden--P, 0 N. McOLINTON M. D., rope, Clara, that the lousckoep: | + should think not,' said I indig- (ou know I'am uot uperstitious, | 40d them resumed our seats. |! slumbers ; bt we determined. 15 | 00 0f Mia. Rayne dating the even: its; Jd. Address, Whitby, 26 Physician, Su 1 & Acconcheur. er's formidable a) peprance will not nantly, but--? . » x 18 ; bit we determine be five soon wanted replenishin y ing, and Mary said she was asleep, but Mrs, Rane had te 5 We rotired to rest as usual about a Je i os B £4 i to her soft and regular Wreathing, wishing I could follow her exampls, but a restless fit seized me. I could not close my eyes for more than an ~ hour, then I'fell into a light dose. A noise, as if the door opened, awoke me ; I started up--all was still, But as I laid my head again on the pil- low, a hand, cold as ico, was placed upon my forehead. The moonbeams faintly glimmered into my roum, and to my intense horror, I saw a tall, dark--obed form standing beside me, Edith slept on undisturbed, I could not movg--my terror was so great. ¢ It is the time,' said a 'deep hollow alarm you, said rtie, as we waited derous be 0) a speak seriously to morrow, 4 'Hush, hash ¥ said she. 'Do not your candles and stpper.' Mrs. Rayne walked out of the room, an Edith said, in a whisper to me. ' The housckeeper seems an od dity--don't you think so I' * Bertie says she is a very nice old woman,' I replied. At that moment my maid entered with candles. She looked pale. and terrified, ' Oh, ma'am ? she exclaimed, after glancing cautiously round to make sure Mrs. Rayne was not listening, ' this is a nasty horrid place! Mrs, Rayne says that there is a carpe on it, and that some of the rooms are hauuted--and there's an awful mur at the Court Ho, J HAM PERRY, Registrar. OMe dn e Brock St. 1 ects ett ed me semrign Jou SHEIR, Engineer. Office, at the Court House. 1 Mis. Rayne on the L i : * Bat what "aid forgotten to leave KF mal ie ! very cold then, and we sat huddled together, trying to conquer our fears, When the fire died away, my courage also departed, and we were guilty of starting at every sound. The wind moaned round the gables, subbing like a human voice at the window, and shrieking through the leafless branches of the trees in the avenue, added to our dreariness, To crown our misfortune, Edith with a trembling hand, endéavored to shorten the elongated wick of the candle, and snuffed it out ; and bc- fore she could relight it, the other which unfortunately she had taken | v peculiar P ' Rather,' he replied ;. 'but I am assured that it is only her looks, poor thing, which are aguinst her ; you wont mind that, I know.' * Of course not,' said I; 'do you think me so silly p 'The door unclosed at this moment and the person in question stood be- fore us. She wasa gaunt woman, immensely tall, with a +] ght stoop, her face was strongly marked und lined, bat her fine features bore evi- e r Public with the fact that he has now Dee emai of gaat beauty on hand a large quantity of Bricks and her hair w ki dina Drain Tiles, at his ier hair was snowy white, and in a dishevelled condition ; hor complex N NAT PAXTON, Jr, Treasurer. Offic, y- yy area at a * " = really ill; and when the reflec- tion of my face in the mirror I could scarcely believe it was the same I had seen in the morning, su wan and wretched it looked. It seemed as if daybreak would never come, and neither of us was brave enough to seek the housekeep- er. We tried to look'as if nothing had occurred when we went downstairs, Mrs. Rayne was most attentive, and as usual fixed her regards upon me. We did not sleep very well last night; Mrs. Rayne; we _ heard some extraordinary noises, and I fancied uight,! she replied, " and heard yon murmuring something abont Bertie and Mrs. Rayue. I thought you were dreaming uneasily, and tried to wake you calling, 'Cara, Cara to no purpose, shuking yon pretty roughly, too, but you slept on, sud 1 turned away in despair. As [ was laying my head on the pillow, I heard a slight noise in the room, and by the flickering ligk.t of the fire T saw ' Oh, what I'I cried staring at her. * A shadowy form ip white gliding across the room, Cara,' she replied; 'I was so frightened that T could not remove my eyes fiom it, ang it dis. EATING HOUSE! MANCHESTER. Good Accommodations for Travellers. Meas at ff hours of the day. Good Stabling and attentive Ostlers. JAMES PARKIN, Proprietor. Manchester, Oct. 3rd, 866. 81 Bricks & Drain Tiles HE subscriber wishes to acquaint the J HOLDEN, Official Assignee. Office in McMillan's Block, Brock St. 1 ee et CRY J J. HAM, Deputy Clerk of the Crown . e and Pleas; Clerk of County Court § and Registrar of the S; rrogate Court. ? Olice at the Court Ron 1 J. MACDONELL, Clerk of the Peace o and County Solicitor, 1 (P5rANE & COCHRANE, Barristers, Attornies, Conveyancers and Notaries Public, &e.. Office over Mr: Bigelow's stqpe, . i : down from the mantlepieee, 'was | there were footsteps on the corridor,' | Voice. { The curse shall be removed Port Berty, Yard, in Port Perry, |i a deadly pallor, but the eyes Ser Jun bets sve a Youn) and Sppenred=' ; . | blown out by a gust of wind' from |said I, observing the housekeeper's hom Taig Bowes and 1 lifted 8. z Coourans, [> M. Qocanm, Andis prepared 85, Jesus his operations | were fiercely black, and shone with have left, because iis the SY 1 a you have been dreaming ?'| the chimney. countenance, nother ' wash . Cr Atty. Port + | to meet the Increasing demand. z ¥ asked. os on Al y on ferry. The subscriber is also prepared to take a strange, wild lustre, She was al ! from the bed as if 1 had been a fea ther. I was in the grasp of iron arms, chill as a stone--held as in a ' What on carth shall we do |' we both cried at the same instant, We had no matches, and there was year, 3 ' Mary," said I, trying to look very wise, ' don't you listen to such silly She was standing near the win- dow, in a strong light, and I saw her turn. very pale; but she answered emai eit HAMER GREENWOOD, Attorney-at- o Law, Solicitor in Chancery, Notary Public, Conveyancer, &c., Whitby, Rooms together a remarkuble-looking per gon. ' Good morning, Contracts for the furnishing and laying up of Bricks in houses, &c, JAMES GOOD. 'I was awake Cara,' she replied, 'and "strange to say, no calling Mrs. Rayne," suid would rouse you; you seemed to be no help for it bat to sit down again | quietly, ¢ I thought you were not Yic® ) : next to the Registry office, Brock st 1 Port Perry, Aug. 7, 1866, 8m | Bertie, * I have brought m wil. as tales. I assure you tleie is no truth in a deep, heavy "sleep! as I could not induce Edith to go to|affaid of the Banani lady, or I| In my frantic terror I tried to J. WILSON, Barrister, Att v ; 1 I promised. You wil of wry let in thon, , ll & tito It was casy to see that Edith was | bed. should never have 'advised you to scream, but my voice, failed ang was WV N, Barrister, orney-at" ell, ma'am, ry not to be, 3 : i R. Law, Solicitor in Chancery, &o -- NOT OFF THE TRACK « | 18 sec the house.' " y really alarmed, and I confess my dis like a whisper, swiftly away, ¢ Edith! Edith !* I cried ; but how could she hear that choking cry. ' Let ns talk about something plea sant,' said I, 'it will prevent our minds from dwelling on the super-- vatural,' sleep in that room. There is an old 1 felt myself borne tradition about the family ; shall I tell it to you now ? ; I replied in the affirmative ; and in frightened)? said Mary; ¢ but the house iu so gloomy; see Low dark it is even with these two candles, t There was no disputing that fuct; Mrs Rayne mattered some indis tinot reply, and instead of drawing back to let us enter, stood gazing in- Ulfice next to Registry office, Brock street, belief in ghosts was shaken. 1 'I'll not sleep with you again, Cara, said Edith, with a shudder. 1 BUT RUNNING AT THE RATE OF $2 a doz. for Photographs, a LBERT SPRING, LiorNsep AvcTioNeEr ~(. lie supplied with first-class Horses R I : y 1% bel: tory. : : wu Jeold d tones, witl t ex-| Again tried to struggle, but all Toi ok she Sov Sips or Seash, Ssach) : AND Yeuily ne, Stik ge sctutiny be and, 8 the fire Jes laid ready fur "°° 3 ar Wave Dye oy had a Juisluind poe eh eed A oA the [ower was gone, and -- my senses { office, aud days of sale appointed. 9250 Each for Letter, aphs | * Will you'--began my hosband lighting, bade Mary light a matoh, a dream,' said I; 'and Bertie *will | came quite animated. lollowing story : eft me. Shi ---- » gr Pp. again, *, Itis very strange, ma'am,' she laugh at us if he hears why we have After a time, in the dreary mid-| ¢The Congreves are an ancient x x : x TH, BuRyuas, clerk of Third Division --xtso-- Slio started at the sound, of his | 3*id 88 sho kuelt on the rug to do my changed our room, night hour we ceased to talk aud |race, and have been renowned for| I awoke as from a frightfal dseam, Daur ot Carin, rort| WATCHES and CLOCKS, | voico, aud said in a harsh, croaking bidding: , {What is strange? 1 "Don't tell him, or he will think | ouly a whispered question and | wicked deeds as well as noble ones. | and found myself in a darkened Perry. : : + |tone, ' Your ludy is a fuir lady. I like | "eked: i me mad,' said Edith. 'But, Cara, I| answer broke the silenco, but with | More than two hundred years ago a| chamber. "Bertie, my dear husband AND fair ludies," We shall bo great| Sbe looked up with a face of bor. declare I was not dreaming.' my dear Edith's lead drooping on [Sir Egbert Congreve committed o| Was beside me, and a gentleman in ROYAL Jewelry and Accordeons |fricnds.' : ror, and a look as if she had some iis very stravge,' said I, and| my shoulder, her hand clasped in | most cruel murder, enticing a fair| black held my hand, and was feeling 4 a KI Repaired st Bertie laughed and gave me a look | 1°7¥ibly. mysterious circumstance to more sn then agraesule; but, until 1| me, I recalled the days of our girl- and gentle lady to this gloomy man-| my pulse. CA N AD I A N BA NK! : LA CLARK'S of encouragement, drawing my oro communjcate, and hesifated to do so. see this ghostly figure' 1 Meat to | hood, sion. She loved her husband well;| *She is sensible now,' said the ne Photograph Oar, Brock St., Usbridge, within his own, 4 yuat is the matfcr, Mary 1 stay here. ; 'I was startled by hearing a soft but he Soon glow tired of her, and Jester ah Ciarslid a HE ' Uxbridge, Oct. 20, 1866. 14-tf ' ' + | asked. 4 J said Edith, | ['otfall, and my meditations wera | disrega Ing her prayers of mercy| ¢ y darling--my Cara,' sail my . PQRT PERRY AGENOY. | 120i RE TE SET Soa gs wl opts £0 SAR 0 EB nL ea opr i y pered, i X t good, » i rad of yore, a shi LA Eprints i ou have just.quitted. When dyna head, covered his fi with his taste sho'hud before.' of ghoste, miam I" ake said. ho1ld not stay another night in this | ® slight doze, sprang to an upright | ¥ just a ying Gove oy JOSEPH BIGELOW, i * wales * OF course not,' THeplied 81014 oksiay & posture, and cxclaimed," apprehen- | she turned to him, and cursed him hands, and'I heard him sob. Present. Agent. y : + We went over the house, and af, : e not, plied, room, jeg 77 8ively ; 'Suroly, T heard a noise |and all the eldest sons of the race. ly Edith glided forward and drew x p | beheld § Samal lace 1 re antar Jag Shinto tie Ininied We a opt ip Jegiee Then with a 'shriek she cowered | Since that time misfortune has in- him away. el ub the large rooms were | room fo ,' continue rs. Rayne when we we 3 Aly ere OR i RETRY PROGCLA MATION handsomely . furaiehel; and Bertie | Mary, * He said it was te prettiest | down to breakfast. back, drawing me with her forcibly, | deed seemed to pursue the Congreve's. | « Husb I" said the doctor. Da =a nd MARRIAGE LICENSES. ! BY AUTHORITY, Issued at Port Perry. OFFICE --At the Scugog House. - iy HENRY CHARLES, PORT PERRY 'Livery Stables. MACKENZIE. Proprietor, The pub- and carriages, at moderate rates. Port Perry, April 4th, 1867. 34 MRS. W. H. MOORE, of the undersig; tory manner, AND Sash end i Ki OW ALL That it havin hy £5, a th forent Door Factory, , Doors," Mc 00d: Turning, Face-, On fhe SHORTEST NOTION AND AT To All Whom it May Concern !1 -- that individuals Jedident in and about Fort te erecting Dwellin, Towa of Port Perry, 4 Now Tims 1s Tasazrors 10 Nomiry the |b fe id of Port P vicinity that I am | ond Complete t BUILDING §, whether of Wood, Brick MEN by these Presents : come to the knowle: antial and or Stone. WHEREAS Jing leased the am. to Mondiage oeeons there are éertain and its , Erect, ju] said to bo haunted and you know, fell into ruptures with the old and valuable ed cio Greystone_hull he possessor reystone hal had been abroad for a long time, so part of the building was much dis Plautied, and one wing uninhabita- ble. However, these wore but slight drawbacks, and Bertie, who knew that 1 was of rather a roman- tio turn of mind, thought the old paintings which were Lung mind, ace would be more interesting and delightful to me from its very dilapi- dations, : * 'And to crown all,' said my hus- 'band, merrily, 'Greystone hall is you have always expressed a wish not mind it being people a nervous laugh, to sce. down stairs. night, dear,' said course. I am not fear apparitions in the whole house, and you would the room where the ¢ is murdered ¢ Oh, Cara ? exclaimed Edith, with I was silent from consternation. Mary Jit the fire, and, after a glance 8 the effect of her 'Thisis certhinly wiove than I bar- guined for!' I ejaculated. ' Cara, I must sleep with you tc- 'Do, for pity's sake ? for though of myself a little shaky after parting r words, went Edith. foolish enough to 1 most confess I answered in the affirmative; but Edith was sient, * You heard no noises,--saw noth- ing ? she said gazing fixedly at me, 'I! Ob, no? 'Ghosts, if there were any present, did not trouble me.' replied, lightly; and Mrs, Rayne said no more, ; Mary, my little. abigail, had nat seen or heard anything to alarm ler. She looked bright and fresh as a daisy, and seemed .Juite disposed to become reconciled to her temporary abode, But it was morning, clear, aunshiny, and everything wore a dif- ferent aspect from what it had done on the previous and pointing with one hand to tlio farther end of the room. - 'Look ? look, Cara 1" she cried. A figure draped in white stood there : it was tall and sleider, and its long garments trailed upon the floor. You 'can casily imagine the thrill of horror that ran through "me, as I remained fascinated, spellbound nor daring to move, and unable to speak. Edith's contulsive clasp of my arm slackened, and she fell back heavily. Tknew she had fainted, but in the extremity of my terror I conld not turn round to her assistance, for the awful white-robed form still gleamed in the indistinct light. The eldest sons always meet with sudden or violent eads.. E very nine years there has been a terrible" mur- dor in this house. A gloom 'ever sur- rounds it; and Sir Edward Congréve at least heeded his lady's earnest so- licitations, and took her and his only son, dear Mr. Ernest away. . ¢ Mr. Ernest | Then there's a son, I questioned. ~ ¢ There is, young lady, she replied, ' and that [ may be instrumental jn romoving . the doom from him, IT havé remained here, disregarding Lady Congreve's command, for she wished me to accompany her on her journey." not speak. When you are stronget you shall know all.' ' You havo indeed been nearly lost {0 us, dearest Cara, but, thank heaven, your life is saved,' murmured my friend, as she held a composing draughttomy lips, ~~ 3 I suppose the reader will consider and I think so too ; but it was uutil I had almost entirely recovered from my dangerous 'liness. that I knew the facts myself, a It scems that Mrs. Rayne been for some years insane : 'my ghost story needs.an SP auation, Be one of her fancies was, that if a life night. I tried when we 'were alone, to persuade Edith that what she fancied she had seen must have been only a qnivering moonbeam, 'or some optical delusion; were not sacrificed for his, that Bra~ est Congreve would fall o_ victim ta the aaitogary curse. or mind dwelling ever on the one subject, sho imagined that mm : Suddenly a sound broke the still- ness ; it was the village clock faint~ ly chiming the hour --1 o'clock. Then heard a voice say, carthly tone, The woman's strange manner awed me ; suddenly, with a wild excite- ment, she took my hand and contin= in a strange un-| ued ; ¢ The doom can be removed 3 'No, no? not to night ?|it can |--itcan | 1 know it. I am REASONABLE RATES, . Given under my hand at Pbrt Perry, in the Township of Reach, and Douaty of Ontario, this 4th day of April, 1867. N, fo live in a haunted liouse,' he con: | with Bertie,' said I, trying to smile. tinued turning to me. At 10 o'clock Mrs. Rayne came to © 'Did I! T almost forgot' ; I fulter-| show us to rooms. She looked ad ; 3 t, when 1 told her Milliner and Dressmaker, I prepared to execute all orders entrusted to her, in the most fashionable style, and on the shortest notice. surprised, | XJ" Residence first house North of Me. Gamble's store. rN BROCK HOUSE! BROOK. x Tue Subscriber, in returning to the busi- JL ness formerly carried on by him, solicits + & call from his old customers and the pub- licgenerally. Laquors,-~Come § Try Them. Ot'ior, accomodations equal, with good Btabling and an attentive Ostler. - JAMES THOMPSON, Brock, Feb, 5, 1867. 26-1y Flooring for sale, Bept. 15th, by whom the Brock, April 3 \ 5 same is sum of Eleven Dollars, per cent, and payable 12' months after as payment of the (8igaed) GEO, ROE Nora. fei Thousand Feel of Seasoned A NOTE LOST. Th Te rts rt oe 1865, in favor of Truman Wilson, | sndorsed,) for the with interest at ton rd, 1867. Same has been stopped. DONALD STALKER. Wm. Wallace, date, to spend the time with yon 4 birdte, during my ne : sant surprise, in- . Wollaston was my ted. 'Well, you won't be very lonely, Cara,"said he, 'for I have written to ask your friend, Mrs. Wollaston, my timid This was a deed, for Edith earliest and dearest friend ; wo were sisters in affection, and if 1 had to be separated from Bertie she 'would he kuew, in a great measure make np for his absence. So 'F became a little more reconoiled to my fate and S-din Mrs. Woll with me. GL for her, y Let Mary sleep way.) ' 'As Rayne. here she muttered self. went home quite in good spirits. ment to share Fo * But the other fady's room fs ready bed well bright fire burning,' am quite determined to Lave my you please, lad "Bot Th mine, aired, and. a she remonstra- thers,' said Edith, ,' 8aid Mrs, ought! and something to her. but she declared again and again that she knew she was not mistaken and that the ghostly visior, whatever it might prove to be was a reality; that she had been wide awake, and nothing could convince her to the contrary. ; * Edward would think me very silly if I were to toll him how much I am frightened," said my friend. 'I am nervous to a ridiculous extent, and Iam quite ashamed of myself for being so; but if what I saw cou'd be accounsed for in any way, I sl.ould I will do your bidding soon.' Thera, was a hollow groan - The dreadful form swayed and bent as in grief, and then wringing 'its hands, disappeared in the daikness. There was a faint slicking sound, and all was still once more. - - 'Edith ? Edith ? T cried rouse my friend. Happily her swoon was not of long duration, for 'she soon opened ber eyes, and murmured, 'Cara, are you there ? Have I been dreaminc? trying to sorry you came here, or that she saw you. : ¢ Who saw me I' T asked ; ¢ what do you mean. ¢ The murdered Lady Clarissa ap- peared to you last night," she replied' Raising one hand solemnly the housekeeper then. glided from the room, leaving Edith and I in a state of great uneasiness. in another wing, and for several weeks nothing lia penel to disturb be most thankful,' X Ob no? I remember. Is jt gone | We changed our rooms and slept | sho he with the spirits, 2 hela that they Hon 'had bidden her to take away | he stead of that of the \ was her flittin, forth thalso Edith that fre night in the | Taeried night, and left me af ved dsugeraus state in the lone ofih. , ge us, Maury also orcupizd- a small