Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-05-08
,yOLUME a6.-NUMBER 10.
al in the shade"

excited Tone '1aNo you no cages iof
madmeu do you let them run wild
through the woods with rifle in hand or
does your conlodnded Texas breed ghosts
among other curious creatures I"
"No, that know OF" said the Squire.
smilin2y iuterposng, as the fellow stop
ped to catch his breata, shut you look
Hurried enough 10 have seen a ghost
What's happened?p Eyes what is It p
"Out with ii !" "Hayeyo seen the Old
4 Harry Z" Such ordinations as this,
accompanied by laughter, ran around the
table, while Henry drew a long breath.
wiped his forehest, and threw himself into
chair. Our curiosity WIS irreslstibly
excited, and as Henry commenced, the
whole company leant forward eagerly.
'sIf you won't interrupt me, will tell
you the whole affair as il occurred.
mo, no; 60 on"
"Yoa know when we parted. that Sto-
ner aud myself went IN to the right flank
of the timber. Sloner was to take me to
my stand and then pass on to his own,
some miles further down the stream. He
accordingly left me, and | have not seen
him since. BY the way, observe he is
not here" he exclaimed, looking sharp.
ly around the room. "Oh, he'll be here
directly" said several. Ego on 81 hope
So he replied, in rather an under tone:
E"Woll. ! was pretty thoroughly tired OF
waiting before heard the dogs, but that
music, you know, stirs the blood and one
fotgels to be'.ired. In few moments a
fine buck came bounding by, and fired.
He pitched forward on his knees at the
shot, and made off. knew he must be-
badly hit, and sprang upon my horse to
follow him." "Rather yerdant act, that
of yours" interrupted aeSquire. "Yes,
found il TO be so..s After pursuit of
some twenty minutes Of iul speed, i oc-
Cured to me that might get lost among
The motifs, and reined up. But i; was too
late. | was lost already. How cursed
that deer as his white tail disappeared in
the distance between two bushes. had
common sense enough left not TO 60 very
far in any one direction, but kept widen.
T lug my circles about the place where
halted, in the hope OF meeting with the
traces of some one Of the party at last,
to my great relief came upon an old
disused wagon trail, whirh, though the
winding wayt held promised TO lead 10
nowhere in particular, went to show that
could not be very far from some hablta-
lion. | was following il through high.
tangled thicker which rose close Oh either
hand; and STOPPING over my horses neck
was looking closely at the ground TO dis.
cover the track Of some Of you, when the
violent shying OF my horse made me raise
my eycs--and by Heaven, i was enough
to have 'Stampeded' a regiment OF d-s-
gooDs. Just before me on the right, with
one foot advanced, Us ifit had paused in
! the &C, of stepping across the road, stood
tall, ghesty. skeleton-like figure, dress.
! ed in skins with the hair out-a confound-
ed long beard--and such eyes, Ii is i'm.
possible to imagine them. They didn't
move at all in their shaggy, hollow sock
els, more than if they were frozen IN them;
and the glare that streamed out from them
was SO still and freezing! 1t startled my
.nerves so strangely, that ] come near
, dropping my gun, though he was just
swinging long rifle down to the level,
bearing on me. "Why didn't you shoot"
GAY! why didn't | {? | did not think Of
! self.delence, but Of those eyes. The rife
was suspended bu, they continued fairly
to cling upon my features till conceived
could feel the lce.spots curde beneath
, my skin as they crept slowly along each
linament. The fact is, caught myself
, shuddering-it was SO ghosily! After
regarding me IN this way about ten Sc
, conds, he seemed 10 be satisfied The rife
, was slowly thrown back on the shoulder,
, and with an impatient twiich OF his long
srlsly beard with his bony fingers, and
, with single stride which carried him
, across the road, he plunged into the bush
; es without word. started in vexaton
: at my stupidity and shouted. He did not
turn his head. | was now cnraged and
spuried my horse into the tliicket after
him as far as he could penetrate, but lost
. sight OF him in a moment. ielt as II |
, had seen the devil sure enough, and actu-
ally went back TO where he stood to see
liz he had left any tracks behind" Eve.
f ny body drew long breath. 81 warrant
, you found 'em cloven "sald one--"Dld'nt
you smell sui" Never mind what
smei---I found very long moccssined
track, or should have been convinced
THAI had seen something supernatural.
T think he must be some maniac wild man.
Hes strange animal any how
singular affair" was buzzed around the
table. "Hear me out" said Henry
"Afier this incident | continued to follow
the devious winnings OF this read, which
seemed TO turn toward each OF the Card.
nal points IN tho hour, until my patience
was perfectly exhausted. and it was not
until after sunset that il finally led me out
INTO a prairie, the features of which
thought | recognized. stopped, looked
around for the purpose Of satisfying my
self, when suddenly horse burst from the
Ethcket behind me, and went tearing off
over the plain with every indication Of ex-
cessive fright, snorting furlously, bis head
turned back, and struy y flying 10 The
air." "Whal sort of horsei" "What
color was hel" several broke in with
breathless impotence. "He was too far
/ for me to tell in the dusk more Than that