The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-07

No uctrf. thcf c1rlatulrN Ictri
an any rotsElrraiiaa' They hid mad
> far Eesaire oa Ihsf Point. that noihin,
uonii ininre Iaem 70 krezk shEssesA-''
i egusstesPnssed himself JissPpoinl
ed. but dsd noi prs the msifer feFtaer =
the moeenr. he rouiraird himself y n
/, turning the cnBssrssflan quirtIy upon III
sGb;sct. and slIe- whAe ieand The faE
MR. snd h4s vile e,niiFmxd % him every
thing lhat he had heard Ourr mos'
rhep. aud - II Incidentally. h expresses
hrs rrssci l.lst he r0ald nas gralrfs the IN,
riossy uhieh had bsozStsi isn 50 Lar. an
before ne tiERe Tor reriEing hal arrived
again teniuTsd 70 express how rkut hc
ha1 non lrsld hal add 10 his pErtioas
desire - pass . night in that rnosn. ne
did not Pzofess 10 believe hiusself 1hvsIne.
raele 10 ies-s q such : Kind. bur was Gu,
rios- - eDnvinre himself Of the ael al
exisienee Of spiritual agency of this cha.
rartcr.
The EEmer ard IiS wife STEADILY rr6ss-
ee. HEX declared tllst ushsrs uho had
evme wna the same wish. and had been
slleue,l 10 gr5iify Il. hid suffered such Ter
ross as has E,ade their alier lives misera-
lie. fhe last Of these guests was eier.
gymln. uho received such fright fh.t
ne srrang from bis bed 4 N ,hsg.ii. hal
IseseerIsx1 gore intn the sable. aEsl ssrI-
ding his horse. bad rid.leu away a. full
speed Those things hal raased them to
refuse. and thss srrDly, any flesh eSprrt-
nient Of the Kind.
The Spirit visitation was sleSeribrd 10
be generally this. At midnight the siran-
ger steePing r. that roosa ucrld kear the
latch 81 the ,,oor raised. would III the lark
perrfve hight step enter, AMI Is with u
sssalhy teg@d ernss lie NON. AMI zp-
Pruaeh the foatoi the bed The curtains
vouhI be sgiiateJ. and something would
be perceived m5anted On the bed. and
prncsedrEs Up i. Just on the body Of the
person on il. The Supernatural risitlnt
would then seem To stretch itself At fun
sength On The person Of the agttztes guest;
AMI the next moment he weuld teel an op-
preston at his chest as of night-mare.
and something extrsnaely cold would
toseh his Fare.
Al this crisis inc terrified guest weubi
usually 1ttef fearful shrek. and often 20
into swasn. The whole family would
be reused from their beds BIZ the alarm !,
bat ON no ocvasien had any trace Of The
esEse Of terror been found. though the
ke1sa k4.ai kaen. -. s..-h ae-aei.a A. .sar,r.
where diligently searched. The annoy
ing visit Was described as being by no
means uniform. Sometimes II would not
tzke place for a very long time. so that
they vould begin b hope that there woctl
be no more OF it, bat II worid. when leist
again occur. Fev people. Of
late years, however, ftstd ventured to sleep
ia that room. and never since the afore-
Clergyman was so terribly
alafned. and that was two years ago. bad
Il once been occupied.
aThen," said John Basfor,f. = II K pro-
babe that the ANNOYANCE is tsone sish tor
eser. 1.-THE troublesome visitant was still
occasionally present, IL would, no doubt.
take care to manifest itself in some mode
or place. II WIS neeess;ay to test the
matter. 10 see whether thi, particutsr room
still was subject to 30 strange a pheno.
The old man urged his suit all
the more earnestly, and after turther show
of extreme reluctance ON the part Of his
6nally prevailed.
Tie consent once being given. the FAR
mer's uife retired as lf to give ortiets for
this mysterious room being prepared.
Our friend heard sunlry going 10 and fros
but at length it was announced to him thai
al was ready; the farmer snt his wife
both repeating that they weald be much
better pleased il Mr.. Basfetd would be
willing to sleep in some other room. The
Dbl msn. however, remained 6rin to his
purpose; he was shown to his chamber.
md The maid who led tile way stood at
some distance from the dfeaaled door, an
pointing 10 il. babe him good night. and
hurried AWAY.
Mr.. Basfotd found himself alone In the
haunted room. lie locked round, and
nothing that should urike il
litfer from any other god and eomforta
bic chamber. OF tiat should give 10 some
agent so singular 4 propensity as
that uf disturbing any innocent mortal thai
socsurnatpd in il. Whether he felt anv
nervous tertors. ne knaw NOT, but as he
was GENE sto see all that woild or could
occur there. be kept himself most yigilint-
Ii awake. Tie lay down in very good
feather bed. extinguished his light, and
waited In patience. The time anil tide.
as they will wait for 40 ns;in, went on. All
sounds of life ceased i'm the house, nothing
could be heard but the rushing uiud With
out. and the bark Of the yard dog occasion-
ally amid the sooghing blast. Midnight
came. and found john Basford wi,le awake
and watehally expectant. Noshing slit
red, bat he lay still on the watch. AT
length--uas it sos Did he hear a rust
lIng movement, as il were. near his door!
or MAS il his excited Eancys ffc raised
his head from bis pillow. and listened III
teDtly. Hush there is something tho J
IL was his contagious nind. ready to hear
and e-wbat,-thcre WAS dl Hiud
sound Of the lalch be could hear II Eais-