The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-03-19
Stories Of Ghosts.
That's your Superstiuon.'
Pericirs, Prince Of Tyre.
a EscsS9ss G:Yf;sa,1sfrsi Houses.


The tract Of country known as '.Bohemia
Manor" seems TO be particularly protective Of
haunted localities; streams, houses. trees.
churches, Sc; all visited by spirits --disrm-
bodied and othcrwl9e--and made the scene Of
numerous exploits with these peculiar ono
mortal beings, are found in muliliarous places.
Superstition, remarkably prevalent among the
lower classes Of society. has magnifcl these
things into munstroSillCs. and many of the pco-
pie on THIS Manor could be Is easily induced
10 undertake Journey to the stars, as to APP
preach one OF these peculiar places after nshi-
Gail.
The prime pal place rc'ortcd to by these
esprit" is a srqu"stcrcd and beautiful stream,
commonly known as ''Hloore's Run which
flows from the southern boundaries OF the Ma
nor and cmptics into Back Creek, and which il
as remarkable for the inpcnrtIabc ''deep en-
hpwerin@" woods which stand along its Dor
ders as for its "spirlualily" and s!ostly rcpu-
tatlon. Here Capt. Kidd buried enormous
sums OF mon"y--al least tradition says so--and
the report o. tradition bears the appearance Of
nlauSit,,li'y, lrnLI the f1rt--wcl authenticated
that a Transcript found BY two Scolchmrn
the exact locality or one of the ''pots' OF gold
BY a skillIul antiquary the whole paper was
drciphcred and read thus:
"1wenty feet north from a largo gum tree
money lies buried fourteen feet from the sur
face. \ slcc! AFRO" points to il from the east.
and directly opposite is buried the head OF a
steel DART
This was sill the description. save it spoke of
tins stream as the place. The three men who
discovered this, came and dug nine feet in the
ground, and at day-break, feeling certain Of
getting ii, adjourned TO the neighborng hotel
missing, and on going TO the hole il was found
dug farther down and empty. They came at
once to the conclusion that he had decamped
with the spot and pursued him, but after
wards he was never heard OF; and many persons
believe that some evil one bore him off while
digging that night. Very likely. truly.
Since that time numerous supersttious per-
sons have ''dug," but no one yet has discovered
any thing except person who has been ''digg-
ing" the past year, and who one night hat ''his
hand on slate boz, doreialed together, Which on
the entrance Of partner into the circle, immedi-
ately passed from his hands sideways, making a
lo'd noise, and terrifying them all ercsedingly."
During his labors numerous evil spirits appear
ed TO deter, and SATAN himself "came running
by" and pushed him into the hole. seriously
damaging his leg so that his labors were but
lll-paid, and the split Of Capt. Kidd still guards
the treasure.
Another story of this stream tells of u woman
offering child to a negro who was passing
about dusk. He Immediately put spurs TO his
horse and reaching home, loinled with fright,
and never after wards fully recovered his reason +.
How true this may be we cannot say, but there
Is evidently some mystery hanging round the
place which has never yet been solved. Time
may eace these impressions, but in this age oil
popular supersttions and decisions, many per-
sons Will be found who believing firmly in these
'spr'!ual' doctrines, dread the name Of this
haunted stream
There is house, also, near the Delaware
line, ab"u, which sill queercr stories are tod,
but an account Of it must necessarily BE- de-
ierred for u time. ],