Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-07-01


myself, This will never do /! Go back and
let the old mans coal-pit burn up? Why,
it would settle the hash with me forever
The next time went to visit Jane Elizabeth
Elvira, he'd up and kick me out of the house;
besides,' reasoned I, what have seen 2
What kind of an excuse could make? No
stree, I'll go through or bust biler.' If
there's anything at the old Indians grave I'll
not see it, fol I'll not look that way
-s. Thus sn ying, started at rapid pace
The rocks were rounded, and keeping my
eyes bent Oh the ground, l had nearly passed
the grave. when bright light blazed across
the path just before me. Befor e L had time
to think, 1 looked up, and oh great Jupiteri
what sight A monster with head about
the size of half bushel measure, was stand
ing upon the Indian grave. Its eyes; as large
as cocoa nuts, were rolling in its great head,
and glaring frightfully at me. From between
its huge teeth bright jets of fire fla shed and
blazed across my path, like streaks Of minia-
ture lightning. In fact, its entire head SEEM
ed to be one great red ball of fire, with small
L
While I stood gazing, completely stupe-
fed with horror, it made low bow to me,
and then raising itself erect, it shook its head
and ratified its teeth together most frigh tful-
ly Then fancied that saw it take few
steps toward where I was standing. This
rather reused me to a sense of action. and in
the next instant I was bobbing down along
the river bank little swifter than was usual
for footmen to pass that way. AT every leap
| imagined it was grabbing at my coat-tail,
for when started thought heard it right
at my heels. Reaching home. did not wait
to open the door, but throwing my weight
| against it bursted it in. The Dutchman who
was sleeping up stairs, hearing the rippit, and
with chair drawn, and crying at the top of
bis voice, Robbers tiefs . murter robbers
tiefs Inchens Oh, nine Gotp
g Seeing nobody but me. he settled down.
All in the family we're aroused. 1 told my
story in as few words as possible. Some be-
lieved it-others laughed at me, the Dutch
man in particular. He said vos Won cow
artly boy and got fright at my own shad-
ow-that there was no such thing as a ghost
and that lie would willingly 60 right up to
anything of the kind that would be shown
him
.ss You would not have went to this I
said, still trembling
=" Peshure would Shust go back NIT
me, and let me see der blace. and I'll show
you if 1 won't
&c I refused at first. but being urged by the
family, and thinking OF Jane Elizabeth Ell
vira Mosier, the coal-pit, and of being kicked
out of the house by the old man. reluctant
ly consented.
" We started back, the Dutchman gassing
along about his bravery, and about how he
had unravelled many ghostly mystery, and
L trembling from the effects of my fright, but
saying nothing. In due time we reached the
cliff.
'' Now, just around this rock is where /
saw it, said [, stopping and turning back,
for the path was not broad enough for us to
walk side by side, and he was following close
at my heels.
&c Oh, go on said he, it makes noting.
I'sh not afraid of ter tfe.'
g We went on. We turned around the
rock. looked. and there it was, blazing and
flashing just as had seen it before. 1 turn
ed to the Dutchman to see what effect it pro-
duced upon him, when 10 he was not there
A glance down the path revealed him streak
ing it like comet around the rock. This
frightened me worse than ever, and so sci
out after him as swift as my locomotive pow
ers would carry me. Being rather the swift
est runner Of the two, passed him just as
we reached the mouth of the long lane which
led to our house. He was fairly hoeing Il
down, and grunting every jump loud enough
to have been heard hundred yards.
81 had not been long in the lead before
heard kind of humping and tusseling jus
behind me, and in the next instant the Dutch.
man cried out, Help murter Oh, mine
Coil it ash got me Tea tife has got me
murter murterp
Up to this time I had been running fas-
ter than l ever ran before, but when these
} sounds reached my ear l doubled my speed
1t seemed to me that Death was right at my
heels, and nothing but the greatest exertion.
on my part could save me. In the twinkline
Of an eye was in the house, where, to my
utter astonishment, found Mosier, laughing
fs3e split his sides. The truth at once flash
edacross my mind. 1t was trick, and rict
one at that. In short time the Dutch
man came limping up, and then ths