The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1855-06-23
assultar, DOL rs IN ApyANoE
Volume xvI-N0. s5l.
me Haunted Room.
yERITABLE GHOST STORY.

1e ago, in the town of W, stood an
OLD o ing house occupied by-a Mr. c.. and
iami Il 1t was then used for a tavern or board
ing Ii Sd. low she'd or addition on the
back hle a8dnng and bedroom; the bed
room j the one occupied by travellers.
: On IA .ening ii stranger aiightcd and at bed
time A. shown to the room to pass the night.
Eariy hi 1t morning he arose and ordered his
horse I'd as he had expressed his intention of
renla I H1ew days, it surprised Mr. land
he as n hisfeason for departing soon.
WI sir, to tell yon the truth, l believe this
house, be haunted
r aasked the host
L Awakened several tmes last night by
three t1acksgats the house, Outside, which
NM u7fBTfe to au inytssslie agercyg' I,
w the nose distinct aqueried Nff c.,
think IS tIsatthe must have been dreaming.
QM," he answered.
was tany time the number of raps more
or le4sH asked Mr. G..
NJ Three was the number repeated each
succqtsi,e time
atie to unravcl the mystery in any way,
the sfrelger rode off, and Mr. G. forgot the
occule ce.a
1t hppened that the room was unoccu-
ped "a few weeks, till some necessary ar
rang&s"ts were made making it convenient
that oarder should sleep in the room In
the fls:t he was awakened by noise. Three
d'st' Ncftaps were struck close to him, the
outsde of the house He listened few min
otes; PAT neafd holiliig more, and ~*1llnkiny it
must b: been a fancy, he turned to sleeT. but
scared, had he closed his eyes, before, t;r tap,
tap, WI repeated seemingly closer than ever.
He sta ted bolt upright; but all was silent as
before 1t was mysterious. There was moth
ing abb 1T the house that would make IL noise
like that For IL long time he listened to de-
tectE v at caused it He heard nothing until
tap, ! p, was repeated lie getting
superst tous: 1t mysterious number
Str;tn2 that it should each successive time
make % mistake Perhaps it an hour
attefws rds when it was repeated. The convc-
ton dolcetl itself upon his mind that the house
was tl' abode of supernat turaI visitans.
Ike appeared pale and nervous at the break
fast talle, and his friends were astonished when
he said that he would change his boarding house
'Nh-?' they all asked at once.
'Ibseve this house to be hauntcd,' he re-
plieA
All rst of laughter followed this disclosures;
but his eouutenance remained grave ever.
He toll his nights experience and their salllcs
OF vat, but when his pale cOun tenancc told that
it hed rot shook his belief an uneasy feeling
crcpt ever them, Mr. c. related to the travellers
his n ry and it did not tend to cnlighten the
my tf,9. ia.
Il Foung man was present of dare
devH character, who said he would like to
sleep j the room to have the honor of Al visit
frola lis ghostshp
y ed tire l.e retired, hoping that the noise
Won De repeated, that Ire might nnravel the
myaefF. Everything still in the house,
untl ! ,e clock struck twelve in another room.
I-Seate eely had the sound died away, before
tap. tap, tap, struck distinctly just outside
OF ~ house, seemingly close to the corner.
H'3H:'Sc softly and opened the window, all
was d rk without, and slight noise like cat
movp away the only sound lie heard
He re red again. Again the mysterious num-
Vas repeated d.-IIcarose; but nothing was
heard without \ strange feeling of dread
stols evers him An hour perhaps might have
passed when tap, tap, tap, was repeated An
unde6 able feeling OF fear kept him from aris-
ing. { Vain his efforts to sleep. Each
! trial vas nnavailing. Again the sound
| repea t,d. 81 At last day appeared, the bane Of
ghdet and the mystery was more mysterious
/ thar ser.@
Ri appearance told plainly that there a
myA " and it deusion The effect
| wase ntagious, and before night the major
part the. boartlcrs had engaged board else
whens ~
All ,ough Mr. c. believed that the noise pro-
ccefleG from a natural cause he sought in vain
for erpIaa.a tons. \ few weeks had passed
when ,ne morning Mrs {. was in the garden,
close o the haunted corner, when tap, tap, tap,
went. he mystic noise. She turned around,
and I'll 2 mystery was expaincd: a cat climb
ing. ut to tle low roof, and from thence to
hole i. the gable end Of the building where Il
nest . Juvenile cats We're deposited, pressed
against three loose Notwithstanding producing
three distinct raps \ she descended the noise
was gain rcpcated.
| Wien it was explained many a hearty laugh
was hid at the expense of the poor fellows and
for sntny a year, the ghost Of the haunted room
| euliye led the frcsdc stories Of the town.
A YHNorrY TExr-There was once an time
rant sureacher in West Tennessee, who, posses
sing considerable natural efoquence, had grad
ua Iiv ,ecoiic possessed with the idea that he
was n so an extraordinary Biblical scholar. UA
der,..is delusion he would very frequently, att
thec,Dse of his Sermon ask any member OF his
coips cation, who might have 'knotty text"
to 81 avel, to speak it, and he would explain
it al nee, however much it might have tron-
bled less distinguished divnes." On this ocz
CASH., ina large audience, he particularly
pre- SIg for some one to PROFOUND text, bnt
mol 1te presunlin@ to do so, he was about to
sit lwn without opportunity of shown ghis
!e:,rklg. when chap by the door announced. |.
that ic had Bible matter of great consarn, =
wl,iel he desired to he enlightened upon The
pre- taer, quite animatedly, professed bis wilt
in9nes IS and ability, and the congregation was
in Qr.at excitement.
aAvhat want to know" said the outsider,
"is, whether jobs turkey was hen or COB
TIie "exponnder'' confused and the congrc-
ga4io, tiaered, as the quest'oner capped the
cI 16sxs III excamng in loud voice:
III fotxhed him down the first question !"
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