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kirby’s wonderful museum.
On recognizing Dodge, (for Mr. Talley could not be mis-
taken in him, having known him for years), he exclaimed,
“ Why, cooper ! how came you here ?” He replied, “ that
he came to sleep with the apprentice boy, who, having seen
an old woman descend through the ceiling a few nights ago,
was afraid to sleep alone.” Mr. Talley then begged him
to undress himself, and get into bed ; which the other de-
clined, saying, he would rather lie down with his clothes on.
Mr. Talley then took the precaution to lock all the doors ;
and, taking the keys with him, went into the bed prepared
for him in Sally’s room. Having kept awake some hours,
and finding the ghost not so complaisant to him, as it inva-
riably was to his charge d’affaires, the Rev. Mr. Colton, he
went to sleep, perfectly unmolested either by slaps, or sounds
of any description.
When Mr. Talley drew back the curtain the preceding
night, on discovering Dodge, he observed against the wall
a mop-stick, which he immediately suspected was to be-
come the instrument of the sounds to be produced under-
neath Sally’s room.
On quitting his apartment in the morning, Mr. Talley
■went into the chamber where Dodge was, (who could not
quit his room until Mr. Talley arose to let him out of it, he
having taken the key), and on looking for the mop-stick,
found it had been removed into another part of the room.
Our readers must pay attention to this, and to the ensuing
points of this narrative, as the knavery now rapidly unfolds
itself.
Taking up the mop-stick, Mr. Talley said to Dodge,
(C How came this stick here ?” The other answered, that
he supposed it was always there, and knew nothing about
it. “ That (replied Mr. Talley) is impossible, for this is
the third situation in which I have seen this stick since I
came to these premises last evening. I saw it standing by
the pump trough in the court, when I first entered. I saw
kirby’s wonderful museum.
On recognizing Dodge, (for Mr. Talley could not be mis-
taken in him, having known him for years), he exclaimed,
“ Why, cooper ! how came you here ?” He replied, “ that
he came to sleep with the apprentice boy, who, having seen
an old woman descend through the ceiling a few nights ago,
was afraid to sleep alone.” Mr. Talley then begged him
to undress himself, and get into bed ; which the other de-
clined, saying, he would rather lie down with his clothes on.
Mr. Talley then took the precaution to lock all the doors ;
and, taking the keys with him, went into the bed prepared
for him in Sally’s room. Having kept awake some hours,
and finding the ghost not so complaisant to him, as it inva-
riably was to his charge d’affaires, the Rev. Mr. Colton, he
went to sleep, perfectly unmolested either by slaps, or sounds
of any description.
When Mr. Talley drew back the curtain the preceding
night, on discovering Dodge, he observed against the wall
a mop-stick, which he immediately suspected was to be-
come the instrument of the sounds to be produced under-
neath Sally’s room.
On quitting his apartment in the morning, Mr. Talley
■went into the chamber where Dodge was, (who could not
quit his room until Mr. Talley arose to let him out of it, he
having taken the key), and on looking for the mop-stick,
found it had been removed into another part of the room.
Our readers must pay attention to this, and to the ensuing
points of this narrative, as the knavery now rapidly unfolds
itself.
Taking up the mop-stick, Mr. Talley said to Dodge,
(C How came this stick here ?” The other answered, that
he supposed it was always there, and knew nothing about
it. “ That (replied Mr. Talley) is impossible, for this is
the third situation in which I have seen this stick since I
came to these premises last evening. I saw it standing by
the pump trough in the court, when I first entered. I saw