The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-07
From the ssa1ir.ky Eeziss
a First Rate Ghost Story.

we have received the particulars Of -.
ghostiy interference in the internal arraprsr,sss
Of family residing On the Tine OF the Sa1-I1a
Day ton & Cincinnati Railroad, which NAV \.
teresting to our readers. Tho names al Il. n
ties, or the exact location u the transae,ios
~ motif at liberty 10 publish. A farns,
bercared Of his wife some sixteen vears y.
infant daughter-an only child--6eiay IA .
console him in his Affections. The d,r..
grew up q beautiful and amiab,c Young M, \.
not long since did what maidens have Jon. ~
time immemorial, fell in love. Bu. 49,.
nately for her, the young man upon Jam i.
had lavished the wealth OF her y0uthfl 80.
was poor, although worthy of her asr,,, ~
pect; and when her stern "parient- Sx-.,,.
how matters were drifting, h. ordered ~ \.
tracted daughter to confne herself 10 hsr ~.
and her needle-work, and Commanded ~ -
man Of poor, though honest pareHt4 never -
to darken his door 4 stern, unyjeriirg c, ".
was he; and ~ satisfied Of this fact was III I'm
Ter, after rather intimate acquaintance af NJ.
sixteen years, that she uttered not word y |,
monstrancr, but weAi quietly into seelussu NJ
decline, piniHg away after the approved Wi i
disappointed ard loriorn maidrnhood. The ra.,
man didn't pine. but took school 10 teaeA u
hibiting commendable degree Of enelr n
perseverance. @
About this time wealthy and mise1ly spr
low inthe neighborhocd, who had seen tts ~,
lady few times, and become enamoret ~.
known his fame 70 the father, directing Nm
tcnder to her bis baud in connection viii "
erabie fossil he called his heart. IN hon \
wished to marry her The father was N rx,,ra
with the rDoposed match, rs the old man. ,b@a
old enough to be her grandfather, was kpyss
be immensely rich. The girl however ,-s,g.
the proposition with disdain, mingled With "a
siderable quantity OF disgust ana lntiu,,.ta n
she would die fiTss.' The father, who w,s y
accustomed 10 having his AUTHORITY set a, Mann;
in the slightest particular, storaed and rayedss
a mad:nan, and swoFe his child should obty I'm
Several weeks passed by in which The isr.
ter pined more and more, stiil firm IN Der =
solve, however, and her father became more aHI
more enraged at wha. he termed bes sasae~
obstina~y. AZ length, enc day, after lcng atl
private interview with the miserly Old lover, ID.
father directed his daughter to prepare herssliia
the ceremony, as marry she must, that yery i.s
the husband be had chosen for her. TLen sS
i'm the command with big oath, he threx hin
self upon his horse, standing at the door, ni
srodc away for magistrate 10 make the -assas
- twain ono flesh and blood.
After the expiration ofabout an hour, alG.sa
hoots were heard coming down the road and ns
the yard at a %eakneck speed. aud those VII
ran out Of the house saw the farmer hurrieis
aiight, his face covered with deadly pallor Al
he stepped upon the Threshold Of his door y
sank down insensible. and he was born into Nj
room by the afiri-htcd servants.
Tho wedding did not take place taaA asy, "
after recovering from bis fAiniing fs, the farm
was confined 10 his bed by a long and severs
Of sickRess The daughter nurscd him tender
and after hard struggle hetween life and iaa
the former con iuercd, and Oh. old man began y
recover; Snd one day be told his daughter III
cause Of his great fright on the ,lay Ne rode Arr
for a magistrate. He said, as hc was daaR.
madiy down the road leading to the village al
while passing threngh bit Of woods be wa ct4
seioas OF rustling above his head. Al The saz
time pair or white arms reached down ri
caught the-bridle from his hands, and as be laoi
cd up he saw the form of his dead wife hoeir..
above hiT. her face, most sad and raeIltav,
nearly touching his own. The horse Tssa
suddenly, IS II diret tied hy the ghos,lr hassr
on the bride rein; and then, as iflitte less ten
lied than his rider, went at frighfai rare v
wards home. The vision reiHsincd hoverirs
shove him, With its hands .npon the reins, UNI
the horse tanned into the yard, when IL saddealF
vanished
I The story became known. and Il Hrr.-. beIkr
ed by all the neighbors. They think the 80
OF his wife interiered 70 ave her daughter e.
the fate which threatened her. II had ths II
iect, AZ least: for the old miser's visits ar n
longer received, and H. young lover Of poor u
honest parents Il welcome visitor at tho iss|
house. The young lady has ceased to pine, VI
dressmaker il there at work on nm elegant drs
any aliusion to fundamentally causes the ytzEs
iady 70 blush exceedingly. We suspectit y
wedding dress, bnt don't know.