Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-23
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THE HAUNTED HOUSE.

We find related in a late number of the Cour-
rier des Etais Unis, mysterious affair which re-
Gently created quite an excitement in the usual
" quiet city Of Bordeaux, and which puts en-
tirely IN the shade the "mysterious kEockings"
at Rochester, and the diabolical doings in Con-
necticut. Believing that anything that may tend
to throw some light on these dark, fantastical
proceedings and open the eyes of the too cred
uous, as to the absurdity of attaching the slight
est importance to these supe, natural doings, we
translate the ghost story, emitting, however, some
of the less important details.
"About the middle Of the Rue Ndujac, stands
small white house, with green blinds, and
garden, and small yard in the rear. Only two
tenants occupy the house.
During the last fortnight, events Of the most
extraordinary character have occurred in the
garden, in the rooms, and especially in the kitch.
en- chimney of the ll-fated dwelling, and the
whole neighborhood has been thrown into the
highest state OF excitement People talked o.
nothing but ghosts and hobgobins. Fear took
possession of every heart, and crowds congrega'
ted day and night, in front of the little house
with green blinds, anxious to solve the awful
mystery.
Now, these are facts which ocucurrcd at the
little house with green blinds, throwing the hon.
est tenants into dismal CONSERVATION,
One day, at sundown, at the hour when the
soup kettle is placed on the fire, to warm up the
soup for dinner, stone suddenly fell through
= the chimney, smashing the earthen pot, scatter
ing the Goals about the room, and spiling the
broth over the hearth.
The first time this thing happened, it was sup
posed that some fragment of brick or mortar
having become detached from the chimney, hat
: fallen down into the fire. place. That was suf
fiiciently natural supposition, and had we hav
!; been the tenants, we would certainly have indul
l' ged 1t ourselves.
= A new kettle, however, had scarcely bee
d replaced upon the fire, when another big ston
u came, like a thundelbolt, through the window
,, dashing the panes 10 atoms, and striking right
IL the middle of the kitchen, to the utter astonisf
!" ment OF the honest tenants, who could scarcel
believe their own eyes. The inside shutters wer
* instantly Closed, and the family gathered aroun
ID the hearth. to inquire into the meaning of thes
r. mysterious attacks, and what Invisible han
could have thus smashed the soup kettle, ar
broken the window glass. Courage returned a
H. ter while. Perhaps, suggested one, it was oil
3D. y some boy at play, who threw stones on Il
w roof, and against the roof.
lS We would have thought just so.
II This suggestion seemed to dispel the fears
:" the good tenants, and they set about to prepa
]" anew their supper, when, on, horrors the hear
ae is inundated, the fire Is extinguished, a den
'S' smoke fills the room, and considerable quan
;" ty of water is seen running down the chimney
el' A general rush is instantly made towards t
- garden, in search of the evil spirits who dar
thus to disturb the peace Of the inoffensive ci
zens, But at the same moment the back o
py front windows flew open, the glass was smash
n to atoms, and in every room the stones came
is like hail, striking several of the little childrt
ng and inficting severe wounds upon them.
,re The family were in CONSERVATION, and 81
ne. themselves up, carefully closing all the ins
m. shutters, which resounded with constant
of stones. Nobody went to bed that night.
ent The next morning, complaint was made
ore tho cOmmissGre de police, who is supposed
ian have the power to rout all evil spirits. The &C
ma missary came, accompanied by the Dep
wn Sheriff, the Judge of instruction, the clerk,
bu- in fact, the whole judiciary. Every one
in submitted to q severe cross, examination, cart
Xxi. search was made in the garden in the yard
our the rooms, the neighboring houses, adjOin
the gardens and yards, the roof and the chimn
his but to no purpose. Nothing was found, not
,et- slightest trace of spirits, ghosts, hobgobl
ssh witch or coDjurer
'oil- The magistrates returned, believing it
lap haps mystifcation or hollucluatiOn. But
Zee. could 1t be possble2 There we're the ste
aary piled up in the chimney, and scattered about
and rooms. There we're the windows pasted up
hiCh paper, in place of the broken glass, and C
res was laid upon the bed, with the wound in