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DAILY ENQUIRER - SUN, COLUMBl’S, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 20. IS8fi. THE MASKED BALL In oue of the broadest streets of the City ,,f Mexico stood, many years ago, a line large old bouse. Over the portal was the coat of arms of the noble family of Voro- Through the delicate iron scroll work of the gates might he seen a large patio or courtyard, with a fountain playing in the middle, and beautiful flowers growing all around. For many years but few visi tors were allowed to enter, for the master of the house was old and feeble, and saw hardly any one but the priest and the doc tor. There was one bright thing in that drea ry house, and that was the old count’s granddaughter. She was sixteen years old and as pretty and sweet a little fairy as ever was seen in the City of Mexico. She was the life of the house, and there was not a creature in it, from the solemn old major domo to the groom in the stable but would would \t illingly have died for the little countess Teresita de Verano. She was small, slight, and agile, with tiny feet and hands. Her head was beautifully set upon her shoulders, and her great black eyes made a curious contrast to the masses of rich brown hair coiled round and round the small head. Her mother had been a beauty and had died when she was born. Her father lived with the old count in the dreary old palace. But nothing could sad den Teresita’s spirits. Her laugh was like a peal of bells, and she had sweet, coaxing ways. Her father was a man of refine ment, and adored by his little daughter, all file more that she resembled in many ways the mother whom he had loved so dearly. At last the old Count Verano died, and his son lived quietly with his daughter in the dreary old palace. The term of mourn ing having expired, the whole city was excited by the news that the Count de Ve rano was going to give a masked ball, to introduce Teresita into society. Many years had passed since his old friends had crossed the threshold, and great was the curiosity of those who were so fortunate os to be invited. The house was said to be haunted, and all were anx ious to see what tlie old palace looked like inside. The evening camel and the old palace was brilliant with a thousand lights. The rooms were hung with choice old tapestries and the silver and gold chandeliers sparkled with lights and re- flected a thousand different colors. The walls were hung with old armor and the broad marble staircases were thronged with people dressed in dominoes and masks, 'ine guests were therefore more or less startled, therefore, at meeting a man dressed entirely in armor, with visor down, who wore neither domino or mask. He seemed to know no one and was al ways uione. The clanking of his armor and sword could be heard a long way off; and as he came near people stepped aside, so chilly did the air become as lie strode pest. It hait been arranged between the count i\:id his daughter that they themselves should not wear dominoes and ni i-fi.s. Teresita' looked very lovely in her white g.oizy draperies, and had no lack of part ners for the dances. Her simplicity and gaiety charmed all hearts, and her lather’s heart swelled when lie heard his darling praised. The only thing that marred the general enjoyment was tne entrance from time to time of the man in armor. He walked st .light through the rooms, and I be con versation and merriment - died away as he passed. lVogle wondered in whispers who the strange knight might he. Some suggested that the house was haunted, and that perhaps this was the ghost. In short, ali sorts of suggestions were made. Teresi ta was at first"too full of pleasure to be dis turbed by the knight, but she could not help noticing the disturbed looks of the people as the knight passed through the rooms, and the dead silence which fell up on them all. “Mi padre,” she said “who istlie strange eabellero dressed in armor, who walks about alone?” “What eabellero?” asked Don Jayme, turning pale. “I have seen no one in ar mor.” •Where are your eyes, papa?” cried Ter esita. “We have all seen him, and you could hear his sword and armor clatter a mile away. Why here he comes now! Don’t you see him? Cun’t you hear him?” Don Jayme turned white to the lips. He saw and heard nothing himself, but lie knew that the appearance of the ghost of the house portended disaster. At last came the time to unmask. It was like a transformation scene; every one bloomed out in gay costume, and lent ad ditional brilliance’to the already beautiful rooms. The servants handed round wine and cuke, chocolate and ices, and the air was filled with the hum of voices. But after the first one guest and then another set down his glass with a look of disgust. The wine looked like a rich, heavy Bur gundy, hut it tasted like blood. At that moment the knight in tiie armor entered the room. The voices were hashed, and all gazed at the figure which strode hur riedly across the floor. But Teresita quiet ly left her seat and approaching the figure said: “Sir knight, will you not join us at sup per?” There was no answer and the guests shuddered and covered their eyes. When they looked again the knight had gone,and Teresita lay on the floor in a dead faint. She soon recovered her senses, however, made light of the matter, and was among the gayest of the company for the rest of the evening. “So much for trying to be polite to strangers,” she said laughing. Perhaps he is mad, poor tiling!” Don Jayme could neither see nor hear the knight in armor, but he had heard enough of the ghost in his boyhood to re member that those whose attention the ghost wished to attract were the very Persons who were both blind and deaf to him. As soon as he could leave his guests unnoticed he made his way to the room of Juan, the old major-domo of tlie house. He had been in the family since Don Jayme was a baby, and to him the ghost was an old acquaintance. For the first time in his life poor Juan appeared frightened. His lips were white and trembling, and his eyes were starting out of their sockets. When his master en tered the room lie held up both hands, and said in a freightoned whisper: “Why, what is the ghost walking for ? i on have doubtless seen him.” “N’o, Juan, I can neither seeorhear him; out the senorita has done so, and all the guests.” Old Juan fell back in his chair with a groan. “You must have heard him, senorcount. He is coming along the passage now. Can't you hear his armor clashing and his sv ortl clanking over the stones? He is in the doorway. Can’t you see him?” Juan Sa " that he was making a great effort and groaned again. . “No,” said Don Jayme, after a few min utes’pause; “I can hear and see nothing!” . “Oh, Dios!” cried poor Juan. “Come into the hall and see if all the armor is there."*’ They went together. Almost ,t the end °‘ the hull one complete suit of ii-mor "'..i missing. Tlu-v looked at «;.eh otner. Donjjames face was as white as Juan’s and he whispered: “What docs it mean?” “It means misfortune,” replied Juan. “There he is coming toward us again. Surely you toe him now, senor,” “No,” replied Don Jayme; “1 gee noth ing.” ‘'Heia makirtg noise enough to Wake the dead,” muttered Juan to himself.” Meanwhile the guests were beginning to (eel uncomfortable. The small hours nad begun, and who could tell how many more ghosts might be seen that night? They moved about uneasily, and made enqui ries for the host. Teresita did her best to amuse them, and begged them to stay for a few more dunces. Her efforts were unavailing, however, and sent a servant to find her father. Don Jayme, the moment that he hud seen the last of his guests, returned to Juan, with whom he remained in consulta tion. Teresita sat alone in the drawing room, where Jshe had thut evening had so much enjoyment.She wondered where her father was, and why he had turned so pale and i had not answered when she pointed out to him the knight coming into the room. She was not at all tired, and could joyfully have kept on dancing two hours longer. She saw herself reflected in a long pier- glass and roBe and stood admiring herself for some time. Site looked almost as fresh as when the evening begun. At Inst she began humming a gay air while her (eit ’ kept time to the music. She danced to her j own reflection in the glass till she was tired and then sank down on a sofa. She wondered why no one hud come to put out the lights and shut up the house. She listened, but could hear no sound of any one Stirl ing except the tramp and clutter of the knight in armor as he made his rounds. The servants were too frightened to move from the kitchen, and Don Jayme and Juan were talking together in the ma jor doom's mom. Juan confessed to feel ing alarm. He said he had been told by his late master that the ghost had walked when Don Jayme’s grandfather was away lighting in the wars. The ghost appeared for two days and three nights in that same suit of mail. At the end of three days the ! niw» c::ne that Don Anar ‘s had heeiislain ; in battle, and the ghost had disappeared as | suddenly as he had come, i Just then Teresita, who had been hunt i ing all over the house for her father, open- | ed the door, and seeing him, she imme- I diately began talking of the ball and the i guests and finally about the man in armor, j “I think he must be tired bv this time,” 1 : she said, “for he has been walking for four i j whole hours. But I do not hear him now, and although 1 have been all over the ; house to find you, I have neither seen nor heard him.” I All this excitement has tired Don Jayme very much. “Let us have a glass of wine,” he said, j “and refresh ourselves before we go to 1 bed;” and he led the way to the dining j room. Juan poured his mater a glass of I wine and then retired. Teresita joined her father in the dining room almost immediately after Juan had I left him. He was sitting in his usual chair at the head of the table, holding Ins half j empty glass in his hand, whit !i was resting on the table. Behind his eliair, erect and immovable, stood the knight in armor. “Why, papa, there is our friend, the knight,” she said, “standing directly be hind you. If you turn your head you can not help seeing him.” Bui her father taking no notice of Iter remark, she touched him, and a shriek re- { sounded through the house which brought the servants hurrying to the room. Don | Jayme was dead. 1 For weeks Teresita’s life hung by a ' thread. When she recovered her gay spirits were gone, and her hair was pur- IVi tly white. It is said that one of the sweetest of the mins, in the days when the church of Sta Maria la Blanca had a con- ] vent attached to it. was Teresita do Vera- 1 no. The old house is empty, and is sup posed to be haunted still by the knight in ' armor. 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HUFF, Fx-Muyor of Maco Savannah. Ga.. January 20, 1886. .FINN’S DIONKUli BLOOD RENEWER hive ulc several cures of blood poison and rbeunuv m among my customers. I most heartily "inmeiid it to •-ii Here is from these ufllietionn. (’. IF HILLMAN, Druggist Ni:w Orleans, La., Jan. 16, 1888. I have been cured sound and well of a bad cast of blood poison bv the use of fifteen bottles at ( II 'INN’S RIONFFR BLOOD RENFAVKR. will sound its praise forever. JACOB KRFTE. I am acquainted with the above case, and moi heartily attest it. EUGENE MAY, Druggist, Cunal Street. Guinn’s Pioneer Blood Renewer Cures all Hlooil ami Skit ^Diseases. ] 111 * ’ 11111 a t i s 111, Scrofula. Old ( Sores. A PERFECT SIT.INC .MEDICINE. PRICE, PER BOTTLE $1.00. LARGE SIZE, $1.75. ESSAY ON BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES MAILED FREE. UUII| Wholesale by Braiumii .V ('.arson and Oily Drug Store. People’s Line of Steamers. F A M I LV FAST PASSENGER SCHEDULE OF THE STEAMER AND "WTMI- ID. SIDXjIS. Tin; Steamer ELLIS wears Ute horns as the fastest “tenner j)lyiii“ tin Chattahoochee, Flint and Apulurhi.-olu Livers. ACCOWMOnmONS FIRST-CLYSS in every cut ltcular 'flu* steamer FUi.iS is now running tli«• fa-test Da and Apulach.colu rivers, making two trip- a week. l* a\ing and 0.1 .Saturday:', for ( liattaliouchee, furnishing rapid tnu Jacksonville, Peiisac ila and all points on in.- (,'huttahooch (111 and af\ci Muy 29th, lMb, the following -rhedulc \\ e*luli 'butt.i hooche*: \pahirhicola. and Api SCHEDULE OF STEAMER WM. D. ELLIS. • other Female Rcguiatqr. Jordan's Bowel Mixture >VIn-re Stic Ill-on the I.!up.; I “Are you a Christian, youii<r man?” ask- 1 ed a melancholy missionary of a bystander whom be thought might prove a hopeful 1 else. ••Oh, dear, no,” was the cherry reply; “I am a choir singer.*’ M. D. HOOD & CO., Manufacturing Druggists, 93 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga, dtf Dr, W. W, Bruce & Son, Physicians and Surgeons, r | , HE Senior of the firm will devote special at- I tention to Female Diseases. Olliee ovei Frazer <fc Dozier’s Store. Residence at Lindsaj place. Dr. Robert Bruce's resilience on Ko-i Hill. dtf Leaves ( omnibus every Saturday at 7:10 a m for Chattahoochee. The Steamer Ellis will take Freight for Warehouse Landings only, but will take Passengers to and from all Landings. SCHEDULE OF STEAMER MILTON H. SMITH. Leaves ('olumbus every Saturday at 6a 111 for Dainbridg*- and Apalachicola. Thi» boat will pass ('hattniioochec Sunday at r ) p in going down, and Tuesday at x p m coming up. This Boat will tak*- freight and passengers to and from all points. Arrival and Departure of Trains at Chattahoochee, Florida. Railway Fast Mail Train Arrives from Savannah ami Jackson- Savannah, Florida and Weste I villi- at i ol p in. Leaves for savannah and Jacksonville at 11.10 a Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad Arrives from Pens for Pensacola. Mobile and New Orleans at P.H p in. The local rates of freight and passage to all points rivers will be as follows: , Flour per barrel Cotton per bale Other freights in proportion. Passage from Columbus to Apalachicola *6 00. Other poi subject t » change without notice. Through tickets sold by all points in Hast Florida. Shippers will plea-e L *j their freight at boat by 8 a m o eeived alter that hour. Boat reserve- the pght of not landing at any point vhen Boat will not strip at any point not named iii the publi-1 for 1886. Our responsibility for freight ceases after it ha- b»-*-n di-c there to receive it. Rates ami sc lied ..«• subject to change without (i). (»\Y ENS. 4 nnrlics. \ ills. A c. Hour, fim-d grades; Rye Flour, Oat Meal, Shreaded Ou f. Grits and Rice. Pig Hams, Breakfast Bacon, &o.; Pure Ix;a laird. Granulated Sugar, Coarse and Fine Cut Loaf, Pulverized and Coffee Sugars. Be t quality Roasted and Green Coffee, Fine Teas. Baking Powders Roval, Cleveland and Dt. Price’s. Flavoring Kxtracts Thurber’sand Dr. Price’s, J. J. WOOD, Vo. 10241) n mnf i m 01*1 \o. i:ih; 1,1 °< lu j)a, Mobile and New Orie the Chattahcsu.hr i-* line to Savani day of leaving. id Apalachicola 10 cents Jacksonville and mme will hr re- THIRD AND LAST CALL ngcrMi* by the pilot, idings lurni'lied -Juppei utrgod at a lauding wh< T. II. MonBE. open, but will close July 1st, 188C el nil Street. J. C. REEDY, R. T. R. M. C. ■ and Whiskey flnb* I its cured at home with- ^urJout l ain Book of nar HWg.nM..ii' «em Fit EE. Q a 3. M. WOOLLEY, M. D. » A \ 1 I t nt i. ha, niUct W hiteliall Street. •