The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-05-30
LITERARY GLEANINGS,
B1LL WILSON AND THE GHOST
BY MAJOR JONES, OF pIyEvILLE.

IaU.f BY MAjOh JONES, OF PlNENlLLE. ~.
Bout two years ago, the people Of Pine
vile was almost Harmed out of senses by a
ghost what made its appearance every night
in The graveyard. The niggers seed il fust,
md they told such terr BILE tales abouti it that
the wimmen and children was afraid TO GO 10
bed in the dark for "a month, and you couldn't
ge, nigger 10 60 outside the door after dark,
not for Georgy. It was nonstrous talk for
more'n ten miles round the settlement, and
every body was anxious TO find out whose.
ghost il was, and what il wanted. Old Mr..
Walker what had been cheated out of his
property by the lawyers, hadn't been dead a
great while, and as he was monstrous old
chap any how, the general opinion was that
the old man had come back for something.
Il Sammy Sionesrect seed il and Bob More
land seed it, and old Miss Curloo seed it
when she was coming to town to see her dar-
fy Nancy, the night she had her baby, and
they all gave same account the nggers did,
bout its bein' dressed in white, and talkin' to
itself, and cryin' and walkin' about among the
!tombstones Bob Moreland said he heard it
snecz. two or three times just as natural as
amy human. and cry ever so piiful. ,3V
20 A good many of The boys sed they was
gwine TO watch for j. some night and speak
4 to it; but somehow their hearts always failed
'em 'bou, dark and nobody didn't 60. tl.,.
l,s Ons day Bill Wilson came to town, and was
bout half corned, down to Mr.. H,rley's
store, when they got to banterin' him bout
the ghost. IL vF.r i.
"Dinge'd if don't see what it is, scs Bill;
II arn't afraid of no ghost that ever walked
nights" ,u .h eg-a.ar g..l
I With that some of 'em offered TO bet him
\ five dollars that lie dasent 60 inside Of the
graveyard after dark. aofps-s ..t.i 4ssa.., Z
s'Dun.'' says Bill; "plank your money
But Pinto GO jest as I've mind to-" {.
"Yes," ses the boys. .e..e, ~. ,3.s5
Sand s 90, the ghost if see liz" ses he.
ITO be sure" 9.ao,-. q, ,l.,..i,. t,t,r-,
"And I'm to have bottle of old Jimmaky
tokeepmei company" ,g "a, z,.s.
p "Yes," ses all Of 'em. !. n. .s' f7.il
.aAgreed,7 says Bill; "put the stakes in Mr..
Harley's hands" ow asyc yla..e..ylo
The money was staked and the business
settled in no, time atr s,soios, uolf
ses Bill, "giye me q pair olpistols,
and letme load 'em myself, and I'll show you
whether I'm afraid of ghosts" .aa.
Capt. SINNERS big horse pistols was sent
for, and B loaded one of 'em up 10 the
,puzzle, aud after Citing a bottle of Ticker in
his pocket, and takin' two or three more horns
10 raise bis courage, he, waited till j was
dark. i Every body in town was wide awake
TO see how the thing would turn out,and some
of The wimmin was nj onstrous, cpnsarned for
Bill, for fear he'd get carried off by the ghost
shure enulf. tto,u ~ 7aya,dg ef..d i
,Io Just about dark, Bill set ont for the grave
yard, will whole heap Of fellers, who went
40 see him,to the gate. ii 4,f.l, stf ..FF
"Look out now, Bill--you know that ghosts
is monsirous dangerous things 'sed the boys,
asibey was about to Leave him. ...t,, s .",i i
sd 'Never you mind, ses Bill; "but remem.
"Yes," ses all of'em. tgsaa 5, |
I'd Bill marched in the middle of the grave
ward singin' Shiny Night as loud as he could,
bu, monsirously out of tune, and tuck a sea,
on one Of the gravestones. 4
= The night was pretty dark, and Bill thought
j, was very cold, SO he kept takin' drinks eve |