Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-11
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When [ said this Julia again blushod
and turncd,hc face from nc.
"What kind VI ghost was t?" said
She
told her all had seen, but omitted
what tho ghost had said.
Julia told me that she had seen one lust
like 1T two or three nights before.
" suppose" said she, "that you have
become supcrstitious ?'
L could not deny, yet 1 would not ac-
knowledge that was supcrstitious
| implorcd Julia not to mention it until
| could find out something more about the
ghost, and she promised.
determined to pass through this place
every night during my stay at MIR. Ru-
bcrt'S which was to continue about two
weeks from this time.
For several nights I heard nothing, nor
did | see anything like ghost until the
night before my departure, when, walk
ing along, / behcld the same ghost, at the
same place, standing about twenty feet from
me when first bchcld it. | stopped, and
the ghost said,
" Marion, tomorrow you leave this,
place, and you have not asked Julia to be-
your wife, Go and ask her ut once. Re
member, Marion :"
Instantly | rushed forward and threw
my arms around The ghost. She slrckcd,
and started up; held fast, and up VIC
went.
No pen can describe, no tongue can tell,
III fact no one can Imagine my feelings at
this moment
Up we went Still held on to tho ghost.
But | was becoming sick of my situation.
l had my whole weight to hold up, by
holding to the phantom.
"I4ct me down shouted I.
"Promise income thing" said the ghost.
Promise that you will leave the spot as
soon as you touch the ground"
promise anything to get from here"
said [.
Let US down |" she shouted as loud as
| had
Down we went. But as VIC went down,
| was very busy trying to find out some
thing more about her. found that she
! had large rope around her, and was drawn
up by it. a loop was made for her feet,
then one for each hand and she could stand
upright with the greatest ease
Just as we touched the ground, took
out my knife and cut the rope, Just above
the head of the ghost.
She shrickcd and fell to the ground; |
raised her up
con - said she, Beelzebub will be
here in moment See there he comes
now p
Here she tried to leave nc, but I held
on to her. ! heard terrible noise in the
dry leaves just behind me- | looked
around, and something was approaching.
AS near as / could discern in the dark, it
rcsembled very largeman.
1t came up very close to me, and stood
still for moment then it tapped me on
the shoulder, and said, in rough, hoarse
voice,
"Comnv'
put my hand down TO the ground, and,
as Luck would have it, put it on a stick
about as large az n mans arm / snatchcd
it up, and gave Beclzcbub" blow with
it which brought him to the ground
My ghostly companion again shrickcd
and fell. / caught her up in my arms, and
fctrcated as fast as my legs could carry me.
Presently ran against the fence, and knock
ed as much oft down as Bill jenkins did.
But | did not stop, but went on and into
the house:
I sat the ghost upon chair and called
for light She hero made Great effort
to escape, bat all was in vain. .
y light was brought veil covered her
face, and il, tas with great difficulty that
! removed it. After a considerable strug
gle the veil was removed, and lol IL was
JULIA RUBERT!
She sirieked and fell to the ground, and
Was then carried off to her room.
Just here, in came a negro girl, slave
of Mr.. Rubcft's looking as if she was fright
ened out of her senses.
Massa massa run in dc kitchen fient
quick, cause Sambo come in dar all bloody,
an blccdin' yet lie got he head brokep
Austin and myself went into the kitchen,
to examine Sambo's head There was
very large cash, cut to the bone, just above
his left temple.
Tobc bricf, julia had employed negro
man, Sambo, toassist her lie had procur-
cd a long rope, and tasted it around Julia,
as | have already described; and then,
climbing very largo tree, put the rope
through fork, and then descended. By
thus he could raise Julia as highas the fork
OF the tree, where she would be entirely
out OF sight to any person below. owing to
the thickness Of the timber.
julia was the ghost that told John Kin
sler to marry Jane Merton and Sambo had
always acted" Bcelzebub" when necessary.
But after he had acted I" Beolzcbub" with
me- he sworo he "ncber would do debil
agin."