Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-05-06
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1858.

boiler, on tother eide, whsr thar sio, no
graves.
The night was pretty dark, and Bill
thoughi it vas very cold 90 be kep tak,n
drinks every now and then to keep himself
warm, aud sipsin ali the songs and sau
tunes he know d 20 keep awake. Sometimes
he thought be heard something, and then hi.
hair would sort o. crawl up, aud b. would
grab bold OF bis pistols, what he held eocksd
IN his ispi bat IL was 80 dark he couldn't
see nothiu ten steps of T~o or three times
be ielt like baekin out, but he kpow'd that
vouldnt never do; 80 bed take spoib.r
drink and strike up another TUE. Bim.b,
be gotso sleepy that be eOuidu I tell whether
be vas singing Lucy Neal or The Promi.
ed LsuG, aud biBety ne only sung q word
here sud there tbout being very partiskular
What song % belosged TO.
tie was 80 b0minsble sleepy and corn
ed together, that he eosldut keep swAks
IT, spite OF bis fears he began 10 uod a las
tie
just then something .ueszed
Ugh ses Bill, what's that
But he soon cum to the eouclu.ion tbs, be
must have been sneeTing ia his sleep. sud #
ter sesio tha, bio pistols was safe aud tskin
soothsr drink be wAs soon 10 tte lsud Of
Nod sgin
Bout this time old Mr. jenkins. gang
CT gotes cum out Of the tbiekst wbsr th.y
had cum 'bro' tue gap IN the fence apa
with old white BslshsIer ia the lead, cum
tmeliin bout ubAr Bill vas wsiehluE for the
ghost
Old Belsbszsr is one Of the oudseionest
OLD rascals 20 bsti iD all Georgy, aud seein
Bill setin thar all alone by bimself be goes
iup aud smells at him, Bill Boded 20 hin, 10
bis sleep Old BelsbaIer stepped back
little ways, aud Bill NODDED agin The old
feller took it for banter shurs snud. and
back be went few steps, And raising upon
his hind legs little be tuck deliberate AIN
and sprnbg, be tuck Bill right stween the
eyes, hooking him aud his pistol both of at
the same time
Bang goes the pistol, roaring out on the
stall uight air like young i've FOUNDER. 20
every body heard a. aud the next mint ,ou
Night have hearn Blu holler murderlmur.
DER Lord preserve ne for more than
mile
The whole town was out Of bed in a min.
II and every body that could 90 was out 10
tue graveyard as quick as they could git
thar
Thar was Bill Wilson, layin sprawled out
on the ground, with bis eyes bungod up 20
that he couldn't tell daylight, IN dark
Ibe gotes we're scared as bad a. be was
at the pistol, aud was gone tore be fairly
touched the ground; aud Bob Morelaud
aud Tom StAillDs what had gone out there
to scare Bill. aud had seed bis oueouuter
uith old BelshsIer, was siaudiug by him
raped up in their white sheets, laughing
like they would bust their sides
Bill swore that be vas vide awake. and
that When the ghost cum up to him. be tuck
fair crack at Il when al at once be was
struck With clap Of thunder aud ligbtuin
Bob Moreland tried to explain u 10 him
but it wss all 10 use lie sNore tie gLost
vas six foot high, aud that be seed the
lgbtsin Jsst as plain as be ever seed lightuin'
10 all bis life
Bill claimed the stakes. and everybody sed
be ought TO baye the money But you may
depeud be wouldn' have another such ghost
bight for all tie money in Gsorgy tn.
feLce was mend, d Whsr il Was broke in the
tLiekei, aud thar vas u b-Ver suy more ghosts
seed in that graveyard siocc.