The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-06-22


What's that " said Austin, hating.
| advanced, and Julia stepped to nv
side and said
IT'S Bills ghost, sure
'Ou boo-ho WOO .ughn came forth again.
could suppress my laughter no Ion,
ger. 1t proved to be nothing more nor
less shan hog, which was not sleeping
comfortably, and was thus complaining.
What is it Z insisted Austin, who had
not yet found out what it was.
just then we came to the hog bed, and
the hogs all ran off, frightened as badly
rs Bill was.
'uumph ! said Austin its hogs, I'll
swear, that caused Bill so much running
We turned and went back to he house,
and had fine laugh at Bill, about his
ghosts but Bill would not give up but
that his were real ghosts
learned that there were but few per
sons in this neighborhood who were not
! superslitious.
WAS informed that the place where
Bill had heard the ghosts, was really
haunted.
Among other stories that were told
that night concerning the place, one was
| AS follows -
! Some time ago a man WAS coming
through this place; it was very dark he
heard something by the roadside turn
ing IN the direction of the noise, he ret
celved something white. 1t looked he
sad, hike woman, dressed ia white. He
spoke to her she raised her arms above
her head, and said
John kinsler, it you will be happy,
you must marry Jane Merton, and have
the hubert family at the welding. Re
member John KinsIer,'
So saying. she dropped her arms, and
assembled slowly upwards, until she was
on, Of sight.
John afterwards married Jane, and the
Rubcrt family were At the wedding.
expressed desire to sec or hear some
snch ghosts, but Austin thought would
! repent Of my wish when SAW them.
BED time came, and We retired rs the
clock struck Twelve.
lay awake in bed long time, think.
ing OF the incidents OF the day.
| thought Of Adcla and Julia; which
| loved best could not tell
Nothing else took place worth relating
here during my stay at Mr.. Kuberts.
left next morning, living aud loving
Two years after the above mentioned
incident took place was passing through
tha. part OF the country again, and Of
course | called on Mr.. Rubcrt
found that the reighhorhood was as
superstitious as ever. The place where
Bill jenkins had heard the ghost, was
still haunted. Many things had been
heard {; sights had been secu-from au
Angel 10 Beelzebub himself
was very anxious to come across one
OF the ghosts, and during my stay at Mr..
Ruberts passed through the haunted
place at all times e the night, but saw
and bead nothing. finally came to the
conclusion that it was all Imagination.
One dark light il July was passing
through this place, and heard something
make noise in the dry leaves BaaI ne
turning towards the noise beheld some.
thing that looked, | thought, very much
like ghost. 1t seemed to be tue figure
OF woman. There was no waist in aer
dress, and it was very long. All this |
could make out, notwithstanding the
! darkness.
stood still to see what she would do.
| must acknowledge that did not feel
exactly cool just then, but managed to
appear so.
Marion said the ghost, If YOU will
be happy you must marry Julia Ru6ei..
! Remember Marionn
Judge Of my surprise and horror when
the ghost spread out her arms, and as.
ceuded upward, until she was lost in the
timber! What could do Scared as
was, did not run, knocking down the
fence, as Bill jenkins did.
started on slowly toward Mr.. Rubert's;
after had gone a few PAGES, heard a
distant roaring behind me that continued
more than two minutes. | did not look
back, f2F did no. care about coming in
contact With another ghost that night.
a! an early hour |, retired. Next
morning when | came INTO the parIOr Ju
liza WAS there alone. When she entered
she greeted me blushing and trembling
After ! had looked around and con.
vnced mlseIf that no one was near,
said,
Julia, at last have seen ghost
When said this Julia again b!ushed
and turned her face from me.
What kind OF q ghost was it said
sha.
told her al! / had seen, but omitted
what the ghost had said.
| Julia told me that She had seen one
just like !! two or three nights before,
Il supposs,' said she, that you have be.
come surperstitious
Icoud not deny, yet | would not ae-
knowledge that l was. surperstitious,
/ implored Julia not to mention it until
could find out something more about
the ghost, and che promised.
determined to pass through this place
every night during my stay at Mr.. Ru
berts, which was to continue about two
weeks from tha time.
For several nights heard nothing, nor