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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, bought Canterville Chase, everyone told him he was committing a great folly, because the property was haunted.

So Lord Canterville himself, as a man of the most scrupulous honesty, it felt obliged to participárselo Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms.

-We ourselves, 'said Lord Canterville, we have resisted at all tolive in that place from the time my aunt, the Duchess of Bolton, had a fainting fit, from which he never fully recovered, motivated by the fear he experienced to realize that two skeleton hands rested on his shoulders, as he dressed for dinner. I believe in the duty to tell you, Mr. Otis, that the ghost has been seen by several members of my family, now living, as well as by the rector of theparish, the Rev. Augustus Dampier, added the University of Oxford. After the tragic accident to the Duchess, none of the girls wanted to stay home, and Lady Canterville and could not sleep because of the mysterious noises coming from the hall and the library.

'Sir,' said the minister, will acquire the property and the ghost at a valuation. I come from a modern country where we have everything thatmoney can provide, and those lads our young and savvy, walking from one side to the old continent, which take the best actors of you, and your Best prima donnas, I am sure that if there is still a real ghost in Europe soon come looking for placement in one of our public museums or walk him on the road as a phenomenon.

-The ghost there, I'm afraid, 'said Lord Canterville, smiling, though perhapsresists offers you the intrepid entrepreneurs. More than three centuries is known. Data, accurately, in 1574, and no longer displayed when ever to happen any death in the family.

- Bah! General practitioners do the same, Lord Canterville. My friend, a ghost can not exist, and I do not think that the laws of nature admit exceptions for the English aristocracy.

-You really are very natural inAmerica, 'said Lord Canterville, who did not quite understand Mr. Otis's last observation. Now if you like to have a ghost in the house, the better. Remember that I only warned.

Some weeks after the deal closed, and late season the Minister and his family made the journey to Canterville.

Mrs. Otis, who under the name of Miss Lucretia R. Tappan, of West Street, 52, had been an illustrious"beauty" of New York, was still a beautiful woman, regular old, with beautiful eyes and a superb profile.

Many American ladies, when they leave their native airs attacked person adopt a chronic disease, and it is shown that one of the hallmarks of distinction in Europe, but Mrs. Otis never fell into that error.

He had a magnificent nature and an abundance of extraordinary vitality.

In fact,it was entirely English in many ways, and could have citársele fair and square to support the thesis that we have everything in common with America nowadays, except the language, as you can imagine.

Her eldest son, christened Washington by his parents, in a moment of patriotism that he never ceased to regret, was a blond boy, a pretty good figure, which had emerged as a candidate fordiplomacy, leading a cotillion in Newport Casino for three straight seasons, and even in London was regarded as an exceptional dancer.

Their only weaknesses were the gardenias and the homeland; apart from that, it was perfectly sensible.

Miss Virginia E. Otis was a little girl of fifteen, lithe and graceful as a fawn, with a nice air of nonchalance in his big blue eyes.

It was a wonderful rider,and once defeated his horse racing old Lord Bilton, giving twice round the park, winning horse and a half, just in front of the statue of Achilles, which caused so delirious enthusiasm in young Duke of Cheshire, who proposed marriage continuous act, and their guardians had to issue it that night at Elton, in tears.

After Virginia came the twins, usually known by the name of stars and stripes,...