The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-13
80 90 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.

Julia toldnN shs had seen one just like
il two or three Sights before.
"I suppose" said she, ".hat you have
become superstitious."
| could not deny, yet could not aeknowl-
edge that was assuperstitious.
| Iimplored Julia not to msnlioD it until
could find out something more about the
CHEST, and she promised.
l determined to pass through this place
every night during my stay at Mr.. Rubert's,
which was to continue about two weeks
/ from that time -.
For several nights, heard nothing, nor
did l see anything Ikea ghost until tho
night before ny departare, when walking
along, behelA the same ghost; asths same
place, standing about twenty feet from me
when first behsld it. I stopped and the
ghost said: .
"Marion, tosnerrow you leave this place,
and you have mot asked Julia to be your
wife. Go and ask her at once. Remember,
Marion :"
Instantly rushed forward and threw my
arms around The ghost. She shrieked and
started up; held fast and up we went.
| No pen cansdeseribe, no tongue can tell,
in fact, No one can imagine, my feelings at
this moment.
Up We went. Still hald on to the ghost.
But I was becoming sick Of my situation. l
had my whole weight to hold up by holding
on to the phantom.
"Let me down. shouted.
"Promise me one thing" said the ghost.
'Promise that you will leave the spot as
soon as you touch the ground"
81 promise anything to get from here,"
said l.
"Let Us down." she shouted as loud as
had.
Down we went. But as We went down,
was very busy trying to find out something
moro about her. | found she had large
rope around her and was drawn up by it.
A loop was made for her feet, and 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 shrieked and fell to the ground;
raised her up. "Oh!" said she, "Beelzebub
will be here in a moment. See there he
comes now !"
Here she tried to leave me, but held on
to her. heard a terrible noise in the dry
leaves behind me. looked around and
something was approaching. AS near as
could discern in the dark it resembled very
large man.
1t came up very close to me and stood
still for a moment; then it tapped me on the
shoulder, and said in rough, hoarse voice,
"Come.'
put nv hand down to the ground, and
as luck would have it, pat it on stick
about as large as mans arm. snatched
- p, 1,,Le h,nh
brought him to the ground.
My ghostly companion again shrieked and
fell. caught her up in my arms and re-
treated as fast as my legs could carry me.
Presently ran against the fence and knock
ed as much Of it down as Bill jenkins did.
But did not stop, but went on and into
the house.
sat the ghost upon chair and called
for light. She here made great effort
to escape, but all was in vain
A light was brought a veil covered her
face, and it was with great difficulty that |
removed it. After q considerable struggle,
the veil was removed, and 10 ! it was JULIA
RCBEhT!
She shrieked and fell to the ground, and
was then carried to her room.
just here, in came a Iegro girl, n slave
Of Mr.. Rubert's, looking as though she were
frightened out Of her senses.
'.Massa massa! run into de kitchen right
quick, cause Sambo come in dar all bloody,
am bleedin' yet; he say he got he head
broke.'
Austin and myself went into the kitchen
to examine Sambo's head. There was q
very large cash cut to the bone, just above
the left temple.
To be brief, Julia had employed negro
man, Sambo, to assist her. He had pro-
cured a long rope and fastened it around
Julia, as have already described; and then
climbing a very large tree, put the rope
through the fork, and then descended. By
this he could raise Julia as high as the fork
of the tree, where she woold be entirely out
of sight to any person brlow, owing to the
thickness of the timber.
Julia was the ghost that told John kins-
Ter to marry Jane Merton; and Sambo had
always acted "Beelzebub" when necessary.
But after he had acted " Beelzebub" with
me. he swore he "neber would be debil
agn."
bore no grudge on account of Julia's
manner of courting neon the contrary, |
felt rather pleased and compIimented. In
about SIX months from that time, We were
married.
Years have rolled BY. A robust boy and
a pretty little girl have blessed our union,
and never have repsnted for one moment,
that saw the ghost, or that Julia become
my wife.