The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
A HAUNTED HOUSE,

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Ssh the hrccesrxs fact that
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rs II = sn aa1t of the last uasI as'd
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Fri.
Alec, tic ,Dsa,.le q NAujac -.
D;ls desuS,> il q l'i,se Waite sa,hed
b osr. ~ith green iiihd,. two nnsa,s.
snd vs'ri sni garden IN 'he rear --
N,,lsia 6i.een DAYS events have occur
rel ia the garden, chambers, elnnrcy
"a k,,cts.,i .. tina, house, ~ strange
.,,i unlesfd of. the. TIC Sho'c neigh
i,i,ocd has been ,hrc~n into the high
- ,sc,.smcm. pcotie have TALKED
r. no,iiing ia, ghosts. evil SPIRITS and
d,loo,nscs. Pear Las isAci. loss'ss,o;,
e. o,e,y breast, ani c'oads ha,c be
at tie llile house With green blinds,
aa1ious % solve he asiul inys;cry.
Nos attend to tie facts tina, Lave
rccu,Isi a, ,his hole house with green
il.nds aad occasoned tbs co,nmoi:on
AL eons!efna'ion.
nne day a, sun,!oan, tic hour vhcn
tho grca. jouldse T.; is put upon the
brauds 20 cook The supper, there sud
dcnly is.l down Tie chimney s,ohc,
y bach scattered lie cuals about the
raors, brole tho oas,scu r., To smash,
aud s;,!Iei the rosr'agc over the hearth
The hrs, tiine ,l,.s thing happened, it
ras supposed that iragm.n, Of the
masonry had become detached, and
lad fallen dosn in,o the replace.
That ~ss natural SUPP POSITION, and We
,boulI have INDUCED j. ourselves had
VIC been in the Ilacc Of those ten
ants.
A new rorridsc 70, had scarcely re
llaecd the former upon the brands,
~hcn another big stone came, like a
GAP Of thunder. On the window, dash
Cd the glass to atoms, struck and broke
il, the middle Of the kitchen floor, to
tho utter stupcfac,ion Of tho homes,
tchasts, who could scarcely believe
,Ac.g cars and ewes. The inside shut.
.ers we're then closed, aud the family
,.s,hered around the hearth to inquire
VIA, could be the meaning Of this mys.
,cnous attack, and what invisible hand
!ad broken the window and the por
ridse'pot. After while, however,
they began 10 take courage q little
Perhaps, sail one Of them, it was only
s"'ne 10y q. play, who threw stones on
the roof aud agains, the window. We
'hould have though, just 80. They
recovered, and we're beginning to set
The table for supper. But, oh horrors
the hearth is inundated, the FIRE cx,,n.
saishcd, thick smoke fills the room, and
"a considerable quantity Of water is still
running down the chimney. They
were all choked. They ran into the
garden and searched, scattered, and
lmIing. At the same moment both !
the back and from, windows few open,
the glass went to pieces, and in every |
room the stones came in like hail, STIR. !
hing several Of the little children, and !
causing severe wounds in the face.
The family were in CONSERVATION,
,lut themselves up, and closed the in.
ride shutters, which rcsounded with
constant, hail Of stones. Nobody went
- bed ,ha, night. Next day. com.
Plain, was made to the commissary of
police, who has power to rout some c.
vi spirits. The comnissary came, and
the deputy rrocureur Of the Repnblic,
the judge Of Instruction. the clerk,
and indeed the entire Judiciary. Cues.
tons were put, and a careful search
Was made Of garden, court yard,
ne'ghbcrinc houses, neigLboring gar.
IDEAS, tic roof and chimney. Nothing
was found. 10, trace Of spirit, ghost
or eonjurcr. |
The magistrates len. Did they be.
Ieyc i,amys,i6cauon or halucinanon? !
Il vas no. possible. There were the
hundreds Of stones piled up in the fire.
place. There we're all the windows
lasted up with white paper in the room
Il glass, aud child on the bed with
It's head bound up for the wounds. Du.
ring The day, and the following days, /
IN broad dayligh, and well as in the
mgh,, il rained stones from garden and
street, which broke everything, and
torrents Of water poured down the
chimney, which Inundated the kitchen
20 ,ha, twas oi,ea impossible to cook 7
the dinner. And always when search
was made the evil spirits, by their OK. !