The Mississippi lynx. (Panola, Miss.) 1846-18??, 1846-05-23


dow woman. who had, a few months be-
fore he arrived in that place, died un-
der suspicious circumstances. The
following are the rest of the particulars,
as sworn 10 by Van Woert. The To-
vers Of the marvellous will find food
enough in this statement to last month
Bal. Clipper.
|, Isaac Van Woert. left Livingston
county n. Y, about the middle Of Sep
TENDER, l845, for the purpose Of NOV
ing TO Michigan, with my family, and
arrived on Wednesday, the Oath day
Of September, and took lodgings the
same night in vacant house pointed
out TO me by Jackson Hawkins
On Saturday night the 9th Of Sep
TENDER, between and O'Clock, was
standing in front ofthe window in said
house; my wife had stepped into Mrs.
Mammond's about two rods distant, my
little boys were in The back yard, and
| had just passed through the house,
and was combing my hair, when saw
light through The window sill and
looked in; | saw woman with a can
dlestick in her hand in which was a
candle burning. She held it in her
left hand; she was a middle size wo-
man, and wore a loose gown; had a
white cloth around her head, her right
hand clasped in her clothes near the
waist; she was a little bent forward,
her eyes large and much sunken, very
pale indeed, her lips projected and her
teeth showed some; she moved slowly
across the floor until she entered the
bedroom door, and all was dark. 7
stepped forward and lighted a candle
with a match; looked forward but saw
no one, nor heard no one except just
before opened the bedroom door |
thought | heard one Of the bureau draw
er open and shut.
| spoke Of what | had seen several
days after, and then learned for the
! first time that the house in which then
lived had been previously occupied by
widow NJ, and that she died
there. The second time | saw her was
in October, about one O'Clock in the
morning. | got up and started TO GO
out the back door; as | opened the bed
room door it was light in the outer
room: SdU no candle but | saw the
same woman that had seen before;
was about five feet from her; she said
',dont touch me not" stepped back
a little and asked her what she wanted
she said, "He has got it. He robbed
me little by little, until they kilt me
They kilt me! now he has got it ALL
! then asked her who had it all
She said "J-J--yes J.
has got it at last, but It won't do hin
long. Joseph! Oh, Joseph! wish
Joseph would come away" Then al
F was dark and still.
("They Kilt me!' We never hearc
a ghost talk in brogue before.)
October. The third time | saw her
| awoke in The night, know not wha
, hour, the bedroom was entirely light
| | saw no candle, but saw the same VIC
: -man; she said, "J-can't hurt M
any more No! he can't. | am out @
/, his reach. Why don't they get JOSEF
away? Oh my boy! Why not com
$ away?' And all was darl; and STILL
| OciUber.--The fourth time saw he
was about eleven o'clock, p. m. | wa
> sitting with my feet upon the stow
= hearth. My family had retired and
was eating luuch when all at once tn
f front door stood open, and | saw til
k same IN the door supported by the arm
u of a man whom knew-she wa
stretched back and looked as If she wa
It in the agonies Of death; she said notI
ing. but the man said--"She is dying
/, She will die, &C." and all disappea
. ed-,he door closed Without noise.
! October.-The fifth time saw he
D was little after sunrise; | came out
ID the house TO 90 to my work. saw II
l. same woman in the front yard; 81
said 81 wanted Joseph 10 keep my p
" pcrs, but they are" Here som
v thing seemed TO step her utieranc
= Then she said ''Joseph! Joseph! | le
C. something will befall my boys" and
% was gone.
October.-The sixth time | saw h
was near midnight, it was the sar
woman standing in the bedroom; 1
limit a hptOrP.