Democratic banner., 1848-10-09
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To those who know ths locality this is Ger.
|tsinlyI a plausible stony. Ihave mors than
once heard; it called AIe jumping IF place!
Seorching sunshinst md sand kse deep.
are the strongess indsssnentsto pay assc-
end visit. Tesbs sure. they say something
|sbog. de, sdyss t.ges u ssa-bathing-but
10 Iookait die aIf you venture beyond
your nos Tho, ssdsrsowr oefriss you out.
and death bya1 Enihg issSe.itatls. After
which folisw tks sgrapptag irons,' and then
FsAe ihdiguity Of cofonsrs Inquest!
The spot Is distinguished BY half q dozen
stunted trees, two or three apologies for
Hotels, and three Of four cabins painted
red" .7lsaa .s.s s- -.
"But the story, Mr.. Tatem-the story"
Cali in good time, gentlemen. said Sa-
gers and myself were foolish enough to 60
Some two or three thousand per-
sons were there when We arrived, and eve-
~ nook and corner was .iam'dfull.' After
repeated solicitations, We finally succeeded
Iin getting . room with the privilege of sleep
ing two in a,bed. The thermometer at 80,
and two 10 . bad. The thought Is . warm
bath itself!" ,,as F.. % :..
"Dont descend to particulars, but give nj
the story" - ., d"
"Certsinly. IN the room adjoining our'
slept two beautiful girls--sisters-who, fol
reasons best known to myself, shall be
nameless: One night after our arrival
bad gone to bed early; not wishing to par.
|ticipate 10 any Of the abominsble 'hops'
which we're given atour hotsl."
"Pooh-pooh! it's ghost story" said
Nsthsn Ritter. i:na n. If
"No, gentlemen"
"Then you we're dueksd with cold water
said Blanchard. nli i..F...s g. qer.
"Wrong sgain. Though . cold bath,
would have beea -scceptsbse at thst no
|msnt. I had been asleep for some time,
when / was awakened BY the most musical
voice Imaginable, which said: a,l jess
skate suppose zoe lay spoon Jash;On"
clay how? inquired /. ".a '..i'is'
"Grscious heaven! where am ?" ejacu-
lated my unknown bed fellow, Jumping
three feet from the bed and she (for it was
& woman) would have jumped further, bu,
want Of room permitted no striking display
of sgility: Here was q situation for a mod
est man! Before / could say sangels and
ministers, Of grace defend Us, she had gath.
cred up her dry goods sLdmade good he,
retreat from the room. l an Hot coward,
gentlemen, yet I confess that my nerves
were slightly agitated. Who can she be I
What can she have wanted hsrsP were
questions which I could not answer. Had !
been 6 believer in ghosts, I should prOba.
bly, hsye gone to mygrave with the convic-
|tion indelibly impressed upon my mind, that
I had actually been in bed with one Of the
|Iong fancy gentry! aea RI ra,an .eori.
''Whst took place then? Who was she ?"
"Be patient, you shall hear everything
The two young ladies before mentioned,
sat opposite TO- me at. the table. ! had q
very fsiRt suspicion that q Of them was q
psrty to the transaction, and in order to re-
remove all doubts, the next morning Al
breakfast, / enquired:
"Miss B., shall ! help you to q little Of
the omelet2"4 d.
eff you please sir"
evil you have it SPOON FASHION? ?" said
!, carelessly.
The deep red that mantlsd her handsome
face told mors plainly than words, that she
was my ghost Of the proceeding night
Having gone up p without light, she had mis-
taken my room for her own-and but fol
the spoon fashion, arrangement, Sager'
would probably have discovered US. an
happy to. add gentlemen, that the affair haes
he'd ~sdplsasant disbursement. Miss B.
and myself are now engaged 10 be married.