t long. Forsaken
by every one, he cared not for life, and when death came, which was
not long after this occurrence, he welcomed him as his best friend.
Years have passed, but the mysterious story still hangs over the spot;
and at certain times of the year, it is said the apparition,
surrounded by a cloud of fire, keeps its midnight vigils among the
time-worn ruins.

The number of figures required to represent this tableau is
twenty-four. The stage scenery is arranged in the following manner: In
one corner of the background erect a platform two feet high by four
feet square; over this place a canopy of crimson cloth, ornamented
with gold paper. The platform should be decorated in the same manner.
Red shawls or table covers will answer all purposes. Extending from
each side of the stage to the platform, there should be two rows of
seats and a platform behind; the first row of seats is to be eighteen
inches high; the second three feet high, with a platform behind two
feet wide; the platform can be left out at the sides, which will give
more space in the centre of the stage. The seats and platforms can be
formed of boxes and boards and covered with white cloth. Ten ladies,
and the same number of gentlemen are to occupy the seats, while the
platform is reserved for the bridal party. A trap door, two and a half
feet square, should be cut out of the floor four feet from the front,
and at equal distances from each side of the stage. This must be made
secure, when not in use, by the means of bolts. The machinery for
raising the spectre is arranged in the following manner: Strong
blocks, such as are used on board of ships, should be securely
fastened beneath the stage, at the four corners of the square; ropes,
three quarters of an inch in diameter, should be passed through them,
and one end of each fastened to fifty-six pound weights; the other
ends of the ropes are to be fastened to rings attached to a platform
two and a half feet square. A piece of four inch joist should be
fastened near the centre of the platform, which should be three and a
half feet high; small handles, two feet long, should also be fastened
securely at the sides of the platform, on which the person who
personates the spectre will stand. When the time has arrived for the
spectre to appear in the tableau, two persons can easily guide the
platform from the floor to the stage above. All the gentlemen are
required to do, is to guide the platform; the heavy wei