The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

For Fifty Years

Prescott, Harriet E.. "For Fifty Years." New York Saturday Press. (1865-11-11).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Ghost story about a woman who commits suicide after an affair with a preist is stopped. The girl's ghost haunts the home for fifty years until a woman soothes the ghost and compels it to repent and follow the path to heaven.