Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-11
+" You're not supcrstitlous, are YOU" |

s.icn1 I'l' now, that we all go, Mr.. Ma
ron, Austin, Adcla, and myself. The
,neon Is now UP, and it would be pleasant
walk Tor US, besides VIC might have some
real fun
After some hesitation on Austn's part,
this proposition was accepted. Bill told us
where he had heard the ghost, but would
not go with us.
ON We started. When we came to the
spot, VIC found that Bill had knocked down
aDMt twenty panncs OF the fence.
We had gone two or three hundred
yards talking very lively, when VIC entered
a low dark place in the road; the timber
was very tall and thick, which caused it to
be darker than anywhere else.
When advanced few PAGES into this
place our conversation stopped Scarely
had we ceased talking, when-
Boo-woo-woo-ugh !" went something
near us.
"What's that?" said Austin, halting
advanced, and Julia stepped to my
side and said
" Its Bits ghost, sure"
!" Ou-boo-ho-woo-ugh - came forth
again.
could suppress my laughter no longer.
1t proved to be nothing more nor less than
hog, which was not sleeping comfortably,
and was thus complaining.
" w hat is it % insisted Austin, who Ind
not yet found out what it was.
Just then we came to the lor.bcd and
the hogs all ran off, frightened as badly as
Bill was
"lIumph" said Austin; "its hogs
IL swear, that caused Bill so much run.
ming"
We turned and went back to the 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 but few persons in
this ncighborhood who were not supcrsti
tous.
/ was informed that the place where
l'lll had heard the ghost was really haunt
cd.
Among other stories that were told that
night concerning the place, one was as fol-
Some time ago man was coming through
this place it was very dark he heard
something by the roadside; turning in the
direction of the noise, he perceived some
thing white. 1t looked, he said, like wo-
man, dressed in white. lie spoke to her +;
she raised her arms above her head and
said
"John Kinslcr, if you will be happy,
you must marry Jane Merton, and have the
hubert family. at the wedding. Remember.
John Kinslcr ~
SO saying, she dropped her arms, and as
ccnded slowly upwards, until she was out
Of sight.
John afterwards married Jane, and the
Rubcrt family were at tho wedding.
expressed desire to see or hear some
such ghosts, but Austin thought would
repent of my wish when / saw them.
Bed-tlmo came, and We retired as the
clock struck twelve.
lay awake in bed long time, thinking
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. Rubort's. |
left next morning, I" living and Foying."
Two years after the aforementioned in-
cidcnt took place, | was passing through
that part of the Gntry again, and of course
| called on Mr. Rdbcrt.
/ found the neighborhood was as SUPER
stitiotts as ever, The place where Bill .jcn-
klns had heard the ghost, Ias still hatinted
Many things had been heard sights had
been seen--from an Angel to Btclzcbub
himself
L was very anxious to como across one
of the ghosts, and during my stay at Mr..
Rubert's | passed through the haunted
place at all times of the night, but saw
and heard nothing. finally came to the
conclusion that it was all imagination.
One dark night in July was passing
through this place, and heard something,
make noise in the dry leaves near me
turning towards the noise / beheld some
thing that looked. thought. very mneh
IKEA ghost. 1t seemed to be the figure of
woman There was no waist in her dress,
and twas very long. Ali this | could
make out, notwithstanding the darkness.
Il stood still to see what she would do.-
must acknowledge that did not feel OK
actly cool just then, butt managed to ap-
pear so.
" Marion" said tho ghost, off you will
be happy you must marry Julia Rubert.--
Remember Marion!'
Judge Of my horror and surprise when
the ghost spread out her arms, and ascend
cd upward, until she was lost in tho tim
berl What could do ? Scared as was
! did not.run, knocking down the fence, as
Bill Jenkins did.
/ started on slowly towards Mr.. Rubcrts;
after had go1ea few PAGES, / heard a
distant roaring behind me that continued
more than two minutes. did not look