The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-06-14


stretched eyes scanning the extensive
range of ground, ever and anon resting
upon the gray monuments and marble
slabs that remembering friends had erected
TO the memory of the departed, while per-
haps momentary shudder would paralyze
the limbs Of the more timorous of the par
ty. They did not remain long in suspenee
for one of the number soon whispered III
a smothered and tremulous voice-.'Iher
1t conles!r' And true enough, it did come!
An object clothed In the habiliments of the
grave, was vending It's way slowly among
the tombs. One of the brave (!) .'ghost-
hunters" dropped powerless to the ground,
and several others .'cut dirt in tolerably
short space of time! How the balance Of
them got home is best known to them
selves, suffice it to say, they were thor
oughly convinced of the existence of ghosts,
and not one of the party would venture
back, under any consideration, after the
adventures of that night.
The next day the report of the expedi-
ton, on the night before, were wide
spread, and exaggerated to the highest de-
gree. Loafers in the shops, groceries and
stores of the village had got an excellent
fund for conversation, and many were the
hair-straightening adventures with ghosts,
pparitions and goblins that were called
18th on this occasion.
The description given of the expedition,
the persons who had seen the spectre,
Wthat an enormous man, or as they said
d sst, clothed in a shroud, and headless,
ha1 ha1vanced slowly along near the fence,
=. ainss st the tombs, coming directly towards
lhei nd that dim cloudy light shone
arouit
tory was repeated from person TO
perSoAnd house to house, gathering
sTengas it went, and receiving extra
addl'lotrom every mouth it passed
It'll by the time evening had
arrived ID traversed the whole village,
and ihe sok" down at the grlve-Jy1 ard
ma ''was theciting topic of conversation
the whereveAl chanced to 90. Parties of
ere tive and persons were formed to 60,
out when nlashould arrive, and see the
ate wonderfulg that was creating such an
the excltemenM endeavor to speak to it.
ltu- Early lie evening crowd of BOYS
were congaed at a respectful distance
II from DANCE seeing his ghostship, repea-
ra- ting IN theR Rthusiastic simplicity, the
'un- eXaggeratecs of ghosts which they had
ap- heard relatV their old grandmothers.
cry, Pretty soohr persons commenced to
the arrive, whehbout ten O'Clock, there
age. were at leastF or fifty persons congre-
that gated at one Sf the cemetary, awaiting
rick III GREATNESS ice the appearance Of the
rom spectre. In le time dim light was
ing, seen at the Ian side of the cemetary,
lhe which lncfeah brightness until it re-
and sembled the gpf candle, and after
tor lying along tAund for some distance,
sac vanished. Solght or ten of the most
-ersee gorgeous persNho were skeptical on
ana matters reialihAe visibility Of ghosts,
ymg started tor the Pc of discovering the
hool- person whom tnaoined was person
IN OF atlng the ghosta they returned in a
ONE short time withos sompiishing their OBJ
ds- ject. Again that was seen to rise
ndor, gradually, until lhlgent glare illumin-
count ed the hazy atiiere, and the gray
man tomb-stones ehaits dazzling rays
This when it moved aamongst the tombs
with ior little Whlle, Zen disappeared, as
and before. Again thi started TO find the
rela- orlglnators OF the but returned as be-
ed to fore, unsuccesslulhe light then ap-
er to peared for the third. not as bright as
Thus before, bat of a lpr5. like the burning
three OF sulphur apPearli disappearing a
of Its intervals OF TWO Gee seconds, and
When finally disappearing elv. The ligh
louse, did not make its aInce any more.
their and the people return their respective
stout homes, those who vbelievers. were
natter strengthened IN 'nelI ms and grea
wards many. who went hGsbelievers. re-
IN, or turned perfectly sa'lslit the souls o.
,pear- men do return 10 eartiid death.
! and Scientific men were h their ,nves.
irmly legations, endeavoring lain the truf
hin a cause of the appearance, biooted ano
to re- unlearned. 'sIt might : effects O
ection electricity" said one; 4 said. aIt
aanu- was the gas arising from IMPOSED We
stant. getable matter, which lgnie en It come,
" ex- in contact with the externs smosnher
house ic air, forming what is cal 1iIl-'o-the
a far wlsp,' "Jack-with-a-lantes.i s.ionis-Ga
vered. turs,'' &c., another was sun vas nbos
being phorus emitted from the bod the ner
! COM sons there inferred, and cate ,ybe,
,ess in If comes to the air. and ands conf.
ey re- dentlaiiy assef'eu ,ldI :, imagi
arther, nations, VINO, no aouo'' 'ilo hat
on the settled this mooted question tarsa
oblins, satisfaction.
;titious Now scientific men, and M, ,l,r.
: their ted for erudition and wisdom, Nle.
aitions, vor to explain the cause OF ISL, "a
and a appearances" as they are called, H.,