Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-03-04

! The rocks were rounded, and keeping my eye
bent on the ground, had nearly passed Tit
grave. wien bright light blazcd across th'
nath Just before me. Before | had time to think
| ooked up, and oh! great Jupiter what
sight 4 monster with head about the sZ(
of halt-buslcl measure, was standing upol
sthc Indian grave. Its eyes as large as cocoa
nuts, were rolling in its great head, and garlnS
frightfullv at me. From between it: huge teetl
bright lets of fire flashed and blazea across my
path like streaks of miniature Lightning. II
fact, its entire head seemed to be one great ret
ball of fire, with small pieces OF the sun set ii
it for eyes.
While stood gazing, completely stupclict
with horror, it made low bow to me and tlcl
raising itself erect. it shook its head and ratified
its teeth together most irightllly. Then
fancicd that saw it take Il few steps towards
where | was standing This rather reused Inc
to q sense of action, and in the next instant
was bobLing along down the river bank Il little
swiCter than it was usual for lootmen to pass
that way. vt every leap [ imagined it was
grabbing at my coat-tail, for when Stared
thought heard it right at my heels. Reach
ing home. | did not wait to open the door, but
throwing my weight against 1t, bnrSted ii In
heard the rppet, and supposnS the house was
beSicgcd came down with Il chair drawn, and
CRYING at the top of his voice:
"Robbers ticfs murter! Robbers tieis
InchinS Oh, mine Gotn
Seeing nobody but me- he settled down. AIl
in tic family We're aroused. | told my story
in a, few words rs possible. Some believed 1t
others laughed at me. the Dutchman in par
ticular lie said ':vos Won cowardly poy.
and 'got fright at my own shadow. That
there was no such thing as ghost, and that he
would willingly 90 right up to anything OF the
kind that could bc shown lim.
"You would not have went up to this"
said, still trembling.
"pe.ue would ShmSt 90 back me, and
let Inc see der blace, an I'll show YOU dere'>
nottin' derc."
refused at first, but being urged by the
G.nly, and tLinginy Of Jane Elizabeth ElviIa
Mosicl, the coal pit: and Of being kicked oGt OF
the house by thc old man: reluctantly con-
sented.
We started back the Dutchman casing
along about his ravcry, and about how he las;
unlayci2l many n ghVS"t mystery, and trenl-
bling from the effects Of my lr;2ht. but saying
notili:iw In dmc time we reached the cllif.
Nov, inst around this rock is where saw
it,: said /, stopping ana turning back, thc tic
pa;h WAS not broad enough for us TO walk side
10y side, and lie was following close at ny
heels.
"Uh, go on; sad he, " it imai:es nothing.
sIl not alrli' oi ter 'Jl".'; ,------.
We went on. We turned around the rock.
looked and there it was blazing an;l flashing
inst as had seen it before. turned to TIE
Dutchlnan. to see what effect it produced upon
him, wien To- lie was not there y glance
down Tic patl! revealed Him strcakin@ il like Il
comet aroHn,l tie rock. This frightened ne
worse taa eve! and 20 set ont after Linn a.
swift rs my locomotive powers would carry Inc.
Bcn. rather tie sw!iie,t runner VI the two.
passed hin Just as we reached the mouth oi TIC
lon. l;lmc wc,l lcd to our house. lie Was
fairly !loeng it down: and granting, every jump,
loud enough to have lren icard a hundred
yards.
ilal not I.cci iuirs in the lead rG,rc heard
Lind o. humping and tu>>tling noise Just be-
:ii.l;; me and in Tie Mc3t Instant tic iJut:,ii
cried ont:
Help! murtcr: .. ln;ac Got il a~il cot
,Gc !! murtcr!! ni'rcr!';
Up to ills tine | i'i !;e:n running faster
than ever ran before, bmt wien these >oill"lS
reached my car doubled my seed 1t seemed
10 he that Death was rig gkt al my heels. amt
nothing but the greatest cXcr;ion Oil my l.art
co.ld save me. In the twinking Of an eye
was in the io,,>c, where TO my a,tonsihneilt
foi;nl AIooicr laughing fit TO split lis sides
Tie truth at once flashed across my mind. II
was trick, and rich one At that. In short
;ne tie Dutcl,nan came linpng up. and lien
the laughing commenced in real earnest; but
YOU may bc certain the Dutcllman and myself
took but little Part in it.
The phenomenon uf the host is easily en-
planned AIosicr and some 81 the fellows at
the coal pit had scoorcd out pumpkin, cut
hideuus looking eyes and mouth in the rind,
and thea setting two candles i'll it, had liked it
up at the Indian grave y long strinswas attach
cd to it, so that one could stand OIL and pull to
make it move 1t was, indeed Il frightfal look
inc thing. The awful scare which the Dutch
man cot while coming down the lane, was &c
c;,sionel by his having run over COW that was
quietly sleeping in the road. As she jumped
up her liorn accidentally caught in his clothes:
and the poor fellow had no otEer thought than
Il e devil had linn for certain.
We got over our scare, but did not hear
the last Of it as long as remained in that re-
"ion