The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-04-11
From the Sandusky Register.
A Eirst-Tate Ghost story.

From the sandusky Register.
A Eirst-Tate Ghost story.
We have received the particulars Of a re-
cent gho'tIy interference in the internal ar.
rangements of family residing on the line
of the Sandusky, Dayton & Cincinnati rail
road, which may be interesting to our read
ers. The names of the parties, or the exact
location of the transaction, we do not feel
at liberty to publish. A farmer was be
reaved OF his wife some sixteen years ago,
an infant daughter-an only child-being
left to console him in his affections. The
daughter grew up beautiful and amube
young lady, and not long since did what
IN aidens hnve done from time immemoral-
fell in love. But, unfortunately for her, the
young man upon whom she had lavisbed the |
wealth Of her youthful affections was poor,
although worthy in every other respect; and
when her stern "purient" discovered how
matters were driving, he ordered the dis
} trscted daughter to confne herself to her
room and her needle work, and commanded
the young man of poor though honest pa.
+ rents never again to darken his door. A
> stern, unyieldng parent was he; and so
satisfied of this fact was the daughter, after
t a rather intimate acquaintance of about elk.
8 teen years, that she uttered not word of
/. remonstrance, but went quietly into seclu
s sion and decline, pning away after the ap.
: proved style OF disappointed and forlorn
d moidenhood. The young man didn't pine,
n but took a school to teach. exhibiting q
commendable degree of energy and perse-
p verence.
e. About this time weolihy and miserly old
re fellow in the neighborhood, who had seer
ls the young lady few times and became en-
|, mored, made known his fame to the father
g directing him to tender to her his hand r
t. connection with miserable fossil he cal led
le his heart. In short, he wished to marry her
- The father was in ecstacies with the proposed
Is match, as the old man, old enough to be her
e grandfather, was known to be immensely
to rich. The girl, however, treated the propo-
1' sition with disdain. mingled with consider.
oble quantity Of degust, and intimated that
ry she would "die first" The father, who was
to not accustomed to having his authority Sc
d, at naueht in the slightest particular, storm
in ed and raved like madman, and swore hi;
IS child should obey him.
ed Several weeks passed by in which iht
l. daughter pined more and more, still firm il
s, her resolve, however; and her father be
a. came more and more enraged at what h
be termed her senseless obstinacy. At length
nd one day, after long and private inter
tn view with the misery old lover, her fa
nd ther directed his daughter 10 prepare her
in self for the ceremony, for marry she must
of that very day, the husband he had chosel
ii for her. Then. sealing the comman
ry with big oath, he threw himself upon hi
At horse, standing at the door, snd rode ava,
to for a magistrate to make the i'll us,orte
zee twain one flesh and blood.
Vic After the expiration Of about en- hour,
of horses hoofs were heard coming down tn
to road and into the yard at a break neck speed
b and those who ran out of the house saw tn
he farmer hurriedy alight, his fOce covere
ss with deadly pallor. AS he stepped upo
es the thresho d OF his door he sank down in
u sensible and was borne to his room by tn
q. affrghted servants.
e- The wedding did not take place that day
he for after recovering from his fainting fit, th
to farmer was confined to his bed by long an
,r, severe fit of sickness. The daughter nurs
th ed him tenderly, and after hard struggl
al beneath life and death the former conquered
he and the old man began TO recover. He wa
ID. changed man, however, and one day
on told his daughter the cause Of his great frigl
Ia. on the day he rode away for magistrate
he He said, as he was dashing madly down Il
ed road leading to the village, and while pas
ch ing through bit Of woods he was conscior
Of a rustling above his head. At the sam
om time pair of white arms reached down an
N. caught the bride from his hands, and as
he looked up he saw the form OF his dead Wi
9TH lowering above him, her face, most sad ar
ich melancholy, nearly touching his own. Tt
,it horse wheeled suddenly, as If directed by tf
is ghostly hands upon the bride rein; an
ss then. as IL little less terrified than his ride
uls went at frightfu rate towards home. III
ci. vision remained lowering above him, vii
The it's hands upon the teins, until the hort
hal turned into the yard, when it suddenly val
me ished.,
is The story became known, and is firm
ur- believed by all the neighbors. They thin
its the ghost Of his wife interfered to save h'
pc, daughter from the fate which threatene
The her. II had that effect; at least; for the o
ted miser's visits are no longer received, and Il
BILE young lover Of poor but honest parents 10