Girls High School - Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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fl LITEIIAIIY I Alt! Vi gfnfia D4 QS'-.-5 ,,f7Z-'-I-'I X fa: The Mystery of Elsworth Manor KA FHRYIN A DIENER There is an old fashioned homeste td III the south which had been un occupied for tears because It xi 1s supposed to be h1unted The colored folk round about claimed that 1t midnight as the old town clock struck the hour through the sleep5 old village ot a II ht suddenly appeared In the little room ofthe east wma for 1 Tell brief minutes tnd 1lI then vt ould be 'IQHIII darkness Although not ever5bodx h1d seen It or granted llS truth neverthe less everwbodw had 1 horror of the place and 1fter dark no one ventured on the premises This old house Elsworth Manor as II w 1s c1lIed held 1 great fascmatton for me as 1 child Its r1ttlmg windows sque1leIne st1Irvt1xs and sqealmg rats appe1led to th1t tdventuresome n Iture of mme 1nd sent me on tours through the dIlapId1ted building Often l would tind seeret doors moving walls and the like XX It tt IIIl.CI'eQled me th most however it 1s the room it Ith the locked door In the east wing VV ti e I tound Qrett delight III exploring the Manor Ill the dai time I would not h1we thought of going th re at night although I laughed at the Idea of Its bem htunted 'Ih thine I w as afraid of w1s that locked room In the east wma I knew as exeribodi tround there d d the stoix ot mx ere1t grtndfather f brother M1rse Henri 1s he it ts c1lled nl o h1d been the last to Ill'1lk6 Elsw orth Manor his home VN hell he it 1s 1l out twentx eight 1 handsome xoung man of good mor1Is 1nd the faxorite of 1ll the colored people he brought home to Elsworth Manor of which he w1s then master a prettt little wite People said these two were wond rfully hftppy to tether during lll'lI tirst ye1r of their wedded life. M'Irse H nry Seellldd to 1dore 'Ind worship his little wife. 1d ' v' cust ring' e church bells when there was a de1th, I5I'OCl'llI'IlIIlg llle lI'e'tdtuI tidings through the whole vill1,e th1t 1n0ther 1 son h1d fillett out of the r'tnks. S it w1s th1t, one ni 'ht the bells rang welve o clock. Pe'lllII e t th ir pitiful e ttrouyrh Ille sil nt town. e ext morninp' t x 5' o yi 'Irwri:e it Q trned th1t the new ntistress of swortlt Vl lIIllI' w1s de1t. X I ti e e 'nown th1t st lt1 exen been s' ' I ' ' 'Q ' 1th 'lllel it h1s I'LIll'1lIILd 'I secre this day. Dr. Johnson, llle old pltytician and advisor ofthe family for years. would say nothing. I arse- Henry from that time Att ns ll cltanged I1 at . He suddenly rew i er and morose. He- s ilt the furniture, licked the room in the east w'ng, 10 'N 1 'WN r N f I-A A 1.1! :I e f- , ,I -Q I- K V ' g ' A ' 'I X ' 1 , 4, N , e LA , fi . 'MA at 5' tl ffl wk .1 4 5 '. fill' , O- .., , .i if 1 -. , f . -.- '- . xl 4- ' f - X 'XA SL,-rig ' 0 s 's 1l: L'f K - 1 Nl: I' -- .- -. it . ffg, A h e 'tF'P':w 'LYL If ' -,Q ., 'I AAA ei 4 I -V . Q, I ,I - ' ', . . -, 41 'b . . It . s 1 K y I it Y re x 1 . . L . . A f 1 I - 7 r 1 1 ' - ye 1 ' - ' e , 9 Y . I 'X ' - e , -' , . 'c I. 1 , 4 ' l . . K, . K' N I 5' . K y , i I IM , 3 ' ,I .' , I l Q' ez U ' - 1 . ' .I t, V ' ' e, e I C I Y ty gk 2 . e 1' ' , ,V - , , -, -.1 , I V . .'. h, ,K k,2 1- X , l bv, K V 'VZ K , 7.1 K I l V Y , ' . X. Y x 'c 4 ls , 'V' 'K' , 1 7' L ' ' A J 1 R 1 ,K t , , K V. - ' -t L: 1 1 1 - ' - 1 It h. .Ili .tis been the ont to K tht ' ' 1 A U x L 1 1 A 0, C A ter . . X 1 . o . . g , att ' ' 1. Q PU e tal I e - e ' Th nf Q If e fer li d s st 1 se, was le: . El I. . he I nehalk . lc .def 1' tck. no one' eot ld tind out the Ieztsoit ot the dc. . . e . 1 . t to X N VI e ei w 1 n g b I x I I