Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-04-21

INVISIBLE FEET ON THE STAIRCAS


Forty ycnrs ago there lived "a Blue River, in
Indiana, venerable MN It German descent,
by the name of r. with his wife, also well strick-
en- in years. Mr.. X. was highly respectable
citizen, well to do in the world. and settled and
opened his farm on Blue River before it was a
state. His house was large two story build
ing composed of hewn logs, two rooms above
and two below, with two story gallery in 'front.'
running the whole length of the building This
ancient couple had two daughters, their only
children handsome and attractive. The elder,
when about twenty was married to young
gentleman, who resided some eight or ten miles
from Mr.. r. The young couple lived happily
together for about year, when the young wife
came to her parents house TO be confined. Two
or three days after the confinement the mother
and infant both died. This was a sad blow to
all. The bereaved father and husband was
overwhelmed with afiction. While he was a
widower he spent much OF his time in his faith
er-in-law's house. About n year after his be-
reavement he married Mr.. RS second daugh-
ter, with her parents consent, and took her to
his home, leaving the old people alone.
One warm autumn evening, in the year 1920,
old Mr.. X. sat alone in his gallery, while his
wife was engaged about her domestic concerns
IN the house. About dark stranger rode up
and alighted from his horse, and, approaching
Mr.. r., asked him if he could be entertained
for the night. Mr.. r. agreed to entertain the
..iaueei, anu; uesn,i,s nun 70 pe seated 'ook
"e 'o. " ~ ."U .'e, f'la ,etur"su 10 me gai-
iel! .nefI 'ie stranger sun SAT; MI ~ ac-
ioun, % ,ie stranger was Una, ne appeared 70
~ ~ n'an o4 hieuiuiii siIe MS mar
siish'i! grey o' spare make, out 10 all appear
,; ,;,,c' "''l,e anu a.e1| ne ueehheu the INVITA-
II;a koI .o PIP, anu i...eu ~ un eaiii poui
49,, D.u loo maS ~ SUN ,, anu ne also ueS'ihe9
NJ tne oaiuie onereG MN Inc iamiiy retired anu
"n NJ. ~ ~ "'oi' ., t"e stranger 'or Tue nlsnl.
IN h'' as usual rose eari! mex. morning
m'i,ie II W1s .el uIlh "neht' out carry as II was
ne iounu ',ie T stranger up anu equipped ior MS
jIu'l,e!, jI ine morse was orougnt 10 'ne gaze
,vI Wh s.'aise, onIreu 10 pay, oul MI N reused
;" nen aoou' W iea'e' Tue stranger sa'u nc was
s. c. 81; 'Iuo. I. "1'.nei vi not ne ouSH. 10 ;n-
J,,.;, ",I H. "o;o ~ Tn"i hau oeoa'teo 70 nun
Ia. .he n's"S ri ih ms nouse, ou: ne ieis
by ~ Io Io ihe strange, 'heii i',ioi'heu M
f,ca ., ,I io .,u soHe ~ o.u anu "a, WIN ms
,"ee 70 tne 1Peii Minuow sun SO that ne couiu
pee ooJee.s ulsuncuy, ana wnile thuS lying ana
.ooNi's M oul AZ lne Wihuow, ne saw an iniant
NJ "i "Pp."'a p,a ,h new! porn' p"Ss III AZ Tue
~ihuow iii'U 'ie room wnere nc iay-'hat ne
lealu s !. walk 'ne loor-that II repeatedly pass
gu uH"i' a,iu up .he s'airs-'hat ne could us
.;..l =. = ~ ~ = I' Fl ~
Jon'liueu 70 20 aoout 'he Ghamoer' ana up ana
eow" e' 'nc sl"iis an Tue hiSh'' ana that at the
nrs' Growing OF tne COCK Tor dayhght II passed
3.' u. .ne w'iGUw "l wn'cn 1t haa ehtefeu' ana
uisapPeateu' Inc stranger said ne had not
Jai Spp. uu'ihs tnc mghi' mat ne was unuer no
Hed I"' III HIS sooef se'ses h'u seen ai' he
'''H NJ ,e''I a. e., .,
J MI i.,;i ~ ien nuen asIohisieu at .hls accouh.
anu WINE uiuslns upon H. the strunger mount
!; su MS hoise anu u, r9ae away, ana Mr.. IL. saw
mn no inole' W. ~ couiu not account ,or 'he
SS s'1i! ohi{ o! 'he suPPosilioii ,na' ne
nau i:. u,eelseu' OF 'hat ne was uerahgeu; lie
uio not INFORM MS wiie what ne naa heara.
a, Nisnl came again, ana Mr. II; proceeded 10
ene cna'hoer Where tne stranger had slept ana
sea.eu hllhsei' quietly ON the oeusiue' lie
ma,.tu so,ne tille anu heilher saw nor 9earu
:an!tn'he W ccnhrli 'he strange STORY ana was
in 'ne act o. rising 10 proceed aown stars wnen
nc uistlhc.iy nearu iight' nasty STEP IKE that
OF small cnid' coming up the stairway from
.he room peiow' Inc moon partially hghted
.he room ne was IN. Inc step seemed TO come
mo tne room ana 10 pass ABOUT II as II seek
ing iof something invent down the STAIRS again
Us II came anu presently returned again INTO
'he Ghamoer.
Al. th!s Mr.. II, could hear plainly, but he