The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-14


weak minded, nor de- think YOU fool
said Mr. Grafton but what cnn you have
I" say that you come at thi- late hour. aud
that von require such preface
Thai have seen In. g,,os, Of Fisher.
sir, sald the old mpn; aud b. detailed ,h..
particulars Of which the reader 10 ul,.ad,
IN ross ssipn.
VIZ. Grafton was at first dspoSed 10 ihiak
wit, old Betty, that I.en had seen FISHERS
ghost through an extra glass Of two Of ruu,
on the hrs, night; aud that on the second
night, when perfectly sober, he wa. unable
Ia disest himself of the idea pr.viously en-.
tcr,nined iiul after iii,lr consideration.
the words How very singular 4" involuu
tarl, escaped him
go home. BEN" said Mr. Grafton, "and
let me SEES you To morrow at sunrise. W.
will 20 together 10 She place whore YOU
say yoh saw the rhA1&."
Mr.. Graiipu used To encourage The nh,
orignal natives Of New Sonth " Vie. THAT
race which has been very apliy described
ms +" he last link in the human cham ~ to
remain about bis premises. At The bead Of
little tribe then epcamped on Mr.. Graf
tons estate, was u sharp young man naued
Johnny Crook. = The peculiar i,cnl,e Of
the aboriginal natives OF New South Wales,
tracking ia. human foot not only over grass
but over The hard,s, rack aud af t,aching
the whereRhou,s OF turawavs l., sig,. i'm
perc.ptillr ~ civilized ewes l. well known,
and this nnu. Jnbnuy Crook, was famous
lor h- Kill ~ thi, pas ueuiar ara - tra king
He had recently been Instrumental in the
apprehension OF s.y,tal desperate hush>
rangers, ~ hom be- had Tracked over twenty
seven uies Of rocky country aud i-lds
which they had crossed batotootrd Ia the
hope OF chrckug the hlaca i.llnw In the
progress OF his keen.po spil VIA, The horse
polirr.
When old Ben Weir made his appear
apce in the morui"g nj Mr.. 6faiton's house.
Ia. black eAef Johnny Crook, was sum
noned to attend /, came and brought
with him several of his subjects The
then putty set ont, ol8Weir showing tie
way The leaves on the branches of ih.
saplings which he bad hrokrh o. tn fr.t
night OF seeing the ghsst were vith,fcd.
aud sufficiently pointed out the eSHct tail
ga which the phantom was represented "a
have sat There were stains upon the taii
JOHNNY Crook, WHO had then 90 idea o.
what he was t,qur,d iur, pronounced thesr
stains Ia be- " Is bite iuau's blood - and
altar searching about lof some time. b.
painted to spot Wheieon be- said humlos
body had been lad.
In New South Wales long drough,- are
not very uucommon. and uot IL smgl"
/ shaver OF rain lad illrn Tor s-v,n mouths
previously nos suihc,eut even 10 lal the
dgst upon The roH Is.
In consequence Of the Iinlc TINT had
elapsed. Crouk had no smal difficult, TO
contend with but in about two hours be
succredcd Ia uarhing the ln"t-tep> OF one
man to the uuit,qutul.d side OF p ud at
,,mr distance. iie gave IL 500 us opiniou
TINT another mas bad h,cu dragged iilthrf.
The savage walked round aNd round the
pond eagerly examining H. S1rders nni
seises aud weeds .punging up around it
At frs, he seemed baliied. NJ clcw bad
iecu washed ashore to show dat any thing
unusnl had been sunk IA The pom; hat hay.
luyhni.h.i ,hi- examination b. laid him.
adj dpwn on h. face and locked kreuly
along the surface OF ,he smooth and -tag
naa, 49, p,,s.,,l, f., ;u,,,.d -, a.,
,s,.d , e,v ,.,.Hu r., he, natives when
as.,;s,d ,.y nn,n,, so,,. i,n, ..,u,,h, an
e., e,.nn.J M. L,,ds aud no,,,iug To
H., ,udi, If III. ,.,,,d :, ,TL,,, ,hr d..
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produced a .l,ny cani'sg slieakcd with
,,a tt. h.. ,,,J,,,,.d "VLi,-
n,,s c.,in III . ,,,aJ ,.ns i,,m.di,,.l,
.a,,.ha1. ,,a HIN, m. .n,t Indicated the.
,a,,a,ns Of Rod, war. J;sen,.,,s
Lr,, .,a,s .nd /, ro,,nd silh handkerchief
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ad 70 ,inL :,
rb,, !, v.s N. Lolx If Fisher there
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;a,n,,s,.J y, ~. ,..,h i'm, -. I'M. whist.
soa, ,h.,.. wars som. l,,s bsn.. bo,,ou.
,,,,eh ,e,,. inu,J,n,.l, ,rcosni1.d both
w. ~ c,,can a.J g., ali H., Nj, =.
T.l.,,. ,rooe,,v lie head war, those
l.n,,,,. an ma w,;s,ca,.t Ia, several y.ar.
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ans, frw an..,,ofs ab.,,ya,,ou, said.
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