Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-07-16

below The moon partially lighted sAal
room 10 was in
The step seemed to come into thal
room. TO passabout as seeking ler aons
thing; it went down the stairs again I
came. and presently returned saip 4
to The chamber All this MI, r uould
hear plainly, but be saw nothing shaugh
The sound Ofihe little feet VA around
him and often Fefy near hin. ~ aass
islg himself fully IS " Aho a0Rsee ofE.
tlis lnysserious ioosialll MI r WspsI1
down stairs, and returned With j lighseaf
candle. Again he heard the footatepssE
but they did not now come into The room.
but passed up und down the stairs, andl
walked into the room below. Satisfied
at length that he could nOtsce the rnys.l
terious walker or account for the sound
Of its step, he proceeded to his wife's
apartment and informed her Of the
strange events Of the day
For considerable time Mr.. r. kept
his secret, but he did not relax his et'
forts to discover the cause Of the mysts'
ry but all his efforts proved Intellectual,
and still the footsteps haunted the cham
Der and the staircase, aud walked the
room in darkness, evading the sight Of
all but the stranger who gave Mr.. K tho
first information Of the nocturnal vlsl-
tant. But it began to be whispered
among the neighbors hat Mr. R. s house
was haunted AS usual in such cases,
there was a rush to the scenes Of the all
absorbing mystery. u
Ii this condition of things, Mr' ~
called on the minister and elders Of his
: church. and invited them to visit hls
! house and to witness the supernatural
phenomena, aud aid him in the detection
: Of the trick, If one were being practlsec
e on him Or IL some manner unrayel The
J dreadful mystery. An evening VA
fixed on for their visit, and they oil "
: tended, and.it was from tho lips Of VI
= venerable minister shas theWFiter learn
Z ID lhe psrtisalaTs a tts fiery
The company that net Ras eight .
: ten 10 number,elde and sedate Chris
Y tian men. After solemn prayer and ez
: hortation. they proceeded to their Ste
y tious and awaited the coming Of the myl
terious yisltant. They did mot wal
E' long. The step was distinctly heard .
D. the floor Of the upper room pursuln
u the sounds of the mysterious feet wit
J. Il cir candles. they came into the uppf
Ae room /; they saw nothing, and. pauelr
e. again, heard the little feet tripping dow
u the stairs behind them.
er They then descended again to y
Oh lower room, and finding nothing we
he surprised to hear the same mysteriol
~ sound in the chamber over their head
ed The company then divided, a person 6
% ing into the chamber, and each comp
0W by carrying lights, as before, the ste
ns- we're distinctly audible on the stairs G
'ee Ing constantly up and down, but not .
~ teriug either room.
an The minister then went to the sta
fn' case II The lower room and posted hi
~ = selfso that the light Of bis candle shO
lls Oh i part only ofthe aight.of steps leo
'e0 ing the remainder in comparative dar
". ness, Tho little feet descended I
nd stairs until they came to the last stt
% on which the light did not shine, th
ht changed their course and were instal
'ck II hoard in some unlighted part of
ow house, sometimes below. ofen in the &
II. -. h,,4 ,,ostlv IN tha skairs if
spsg !. s''ss' ~. ~ ' .ssr.'.
as ss...:.,..sba;: WI !. ...l..ssss.ss. thsy
laa .;.s,;shad III tbe iiehss aIid GogdtI