The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-11-11
FISHERS GHOST.

place called Pcnrith, distant from Sydney
about thirty miles, lived u farmer ma
med Fisher. He had been originally trans.
ported, but had become free by scrvitudc.
| Unceasing toll and great steadincss Of char
acter had acquired for him considerable
property, for a person in his station of life.
His lands and stock were not worth less than
four thousand pounds. lie was unmarried,
and about forty-tve years old.
Suddenly Fisher disappeared; and one Of
his ncighbors, n man named Smith, gave
out that he had gone TO England, but would
return in two or three years. Smith produ-
ccd document. purportng TO be executed
by Fisher; and, according to this docu-
ment, Fisher had appointed Smith 20 act as
his agent during his absence Fisher was a
man of very singular habits and eccentric
character, and his departure instead of Gre
ating surprise, was declared to be exactly
like him."
About six months after Fishers disnppca-
rance, an old man called Ben Wier who
who had small farm near Pcnrith, and who
always drove his own cart to market, was
returning from Sydney, one night when hc
beheld seated on a rail, which bounded the
road, Fisher. The night was very dark,
|
die Of the road was at least twelve yards
Wicr, nevertheless, saw Fishers figure sea
ted on the rail. He pulled up his mare, and
called out, "fisher, is that you?" No an
swcr was returned; but there, still on the
rail, sat the form Of the man with whom he
had occn on the most intimate terms. Wier,
who was not drunk though he had taken Sc
veral glasses Of strong liquor on the road,
jumped off his cart and approached the rail.
To his surprise, the form vanished.
"Wcll," exclaimed old Wicr; "ihs is very
curious, anyhow" :" and breaking several
branches ofa sapling so as to mark the cxac,
spot he re-mountcd his cart, put his old
mare in a jog trot, and soon reached home.
Ben was not likely TO keep his vision Sc
crct from his old woman All he had seen he
faithfully related to her.
"lIold your nonsense, Ben ~ was old Bet
TVS reply. "You know You have been a
drinking and disturbing Of your imagination.
Amt Fishcragonc to Euglandy And il he
had a come back do you think we should not
heard on it?'
"Ah, Betty" said old Ben, "but he'd a
cruel cash in his forehead, and the blood was
all fresh like. Faith, it makes me shudder to
think ont 1t were his own ghost"
"iiow can you TAX so ioohs', bch said
the ola woman, you must bc uruhh, surely,
10 gct on about ghoS'esseN'
u tell thee lam not drunk, rYoihed ola
ben angfily, "lhcrcs been ioui pay betty,
I'm sure ont Ihere sat FISHER on the rail-
not more 't"n matter oi TWO iniicS IRON
this. Esah, II were on ms own fence tha'
he SAT, lhcrc nc wa, IN ms Shlrt sleeves,
.with his arms io!icd just as nc hacd 10 si'
when he was awaiting lor anybody coming
up the road' Bless yo" betty, SEED III,
I'll was as close as am 10 thee when all
on sudden ne vanished iks s'nokc .,
"Nonsehse, Ben don TAX OF II, sad Old
Betty, Tor inc n.IshboI VIII only laugh a,
You. Iome 10 peh, ana you u forget NJ
about IL before tomorrow morning
Ola beh wentto ped nut nc ana not IA,
next morning forget all about what ne had
seen on the previous hlght on the contrary,
he was more positive than before. ioWey
er, at tue earnest ana OF repeated rcqueS. o
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