The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-14
FISH ER'S CRoST,

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- ,'' s''" """'' h'ed iSr'ne'
~ "' ~" "se''' originally
,d ''' w" "''""- ',rs u, sefv'
'"''""" '"'' an" great ssead'ness
~ '"a'"''e' VA" acquired 'pr HIM u con
.'''''"'v l'"i""t' 'of person IN his sta
w" " ''' ",s ''n'- Hnd stock were not
"''" wa" '""' '""ushhh pounds. Tie
"'' ""''"''eo' an" WAS ABOUT iofiy i've
,o"s "'"'
e"t 's"'f disappeared ana one
" us "e,s"'"'s,-a man han'.d Smith
gave OUT '""' ne "aa gone t" England. but
"""'" io''' '" NV" "r three years. Smith
I"ou"r." document putrot''ng to he *
,euleu ny lshef ava according 10 this
uocu'nen'' ''sneF had appointed Smlif to
was man o' very singular habits and &c
GENTLE character. and has silence about In.
departure instead OF creating surprise, wns
declared to be p" exactly like him.
About six months alter Fishers disap.
pea'ance, an old man called Ben Weir, who
ha' small 'arW near f"nfiib. aud who
sArs,s drove his own cari to market. was
re"r,'oh from y dney one u'eht, when he
hehe'd, seated on rail which bounded the
road lsher The night was very da.k,
aud the distance OF the fence from the mid.
die Of the road was al less, twelve yards
Wen. nevertheless, saw Fishers figure
seated on the rail lie pulled his OLD mare
up, aud called out, Fisher. is that you
No answer was returned; bat there. st.Il
tl.. ti.I .,t ..,l.
whom he had been ~ the most intimate
terms Ncir--whc WIS not drunk, al.
though be had taken several glasses OF
liquor on the road--jumped of bis cart.
aud approached The rail. 10 his surprise,
the tnrm vanished.
Well" exclaimed old Weir, "ihis i.
very curious, anyhow, " and breaking scv.
eral branches Of n sapliog. SO as tn max
the exne, spot, he remounled his cart, put
his old mare into a jog.irot. and soon
reachcd III. bone.
Wen was not l'hely 10 keep this visionA
secrc, iror, bis cid woman. All that ~
had seen he faithfully related TO her.
Hold your nonsense. Benl WIS old
Betys reply. "Nou Know you lave ben
t. drinking aud disturbing OF your imagina
ton. Ain, 'ti.her agnue to England
And il IL had a.comc back, do you think
we shoad'n, a-lcard on ~
"Ay, Betty said odd hen, hug he d
n cruel ga,h IA bis forehead, aud the blood
was all flesh Ike. Faith, II makes me
shuddrr To Ihink on I. lt.mere his ghost
How can YOU talk so foolish. Ben
said tie Old somau. "fo gu mus; be drunk,
surely. Ia ct On about gh"s1.sses.
! tell thee am not drunk, replied old
Ben, angrlly " There's bee" foui play
Betty; im sure ont There sat is"'r
on The rni'--not more INA" matter "' TWO
mile from thIs tgHd, II were on h's own
fence that be sat. ! mere he was IN his shirt
sleeves, WIN hIs arms 'oiaea J"s' as h'
used 10 iii. when he WAS waiting tor any
body coming ~ me road o'ess you,
Betty. srod him wv WAS rs e'"se US
am To thee, "nen, 'iii on u sud"e' u" van
lshed. Ike s"ekr
Nohsensr, Hrn, con 'hi@ OF " sa'n
old Eeuy, "or the n''shh"fs WIZ "n,f
laugh ', NsnA one 10 AGO. ana 70" T"
forget "h ao'e' T" 'e'''" :" '''''"" "'''"'
my g.,
Old Ben went to h'd hot ne 'io no.
next morning forget al about ""i' We VA"
seen on the rf'N''ns nieh'' Q" 'ne con
nary he was more P"s'''," wa" ''''',
However nj The earnest ana "''e" ',Pea'ec
request al the old "on",'. he PROMISE n"'
10 men'ion hs'mg see" 's"e' s,'s,' 'o'
tear that At NIGH, expose HIM I" r'dicnie'
On the following thursday n'sn'' VINE"
old Ben wHs returning 'fo'n ''a'he'-"e"'"
in hrs ea't--hr saw, sealed "rn" ,he '"'''r
RAIL. the laenl'c" Npp'''','h, Tie mao p"''
pcsesy ahs'aii,ed ir'm d'''kng III" ""y'
aud WAS ~ fail pos.esel"" at a's his senses
ON 'h's occasion o.a h'" M"s 10" "'"'"
alarmed TO stop ne "'ss" '"' ''' '''n''
on. aud got ho'nr a' sPe'ous as po'',"c'
As soon ~ he haa ""''rhrsse" anu ''u W.
mate. sod taken his purchases "n' OF ,.e
cart, ne 'h'e'e" w. ''- -,
pipe, sat over The t'r WI" ~, "e''.' nav,
aud gave 10 mn account oi now ne ma
disposed o' h,s produce ana ""a' "' ','o
brought back nos" N''n'N '" ,''''"' ""',
this he said {" her, ven !" nov "'""s
tonight. anyhow. "a"
Ne, ."'d "eHy, "n are q",'' ''oe''
sensiile'hke, ","'sh'' YEA -" "s'''o'''
yon have GENE home without any s"'s' "
yonf heed. Ghosts Don | oe''e>e ''''s
IS such things
Wei, ,e" are ss"'h." NJ" nov o'"'A '
but perfectly .o"et ."'" '"' GU ''""
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