Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-04-03
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THE SPECTRE WITNESS.
A TRUE NARRATION.

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Gordon, chief clerk Of sarwhelesale
importing house in Mobile, was
recently sent to London and Paris
on the business of the firm. He
took a Galway steamer and plo-
ceeded to that city, his purpose in
thus going across Ireland being the
qualification Of very natural de-
sire to revisit the scene of his
birth, a little village twelve or ff-
teen niles from Galway on the way
to Dublin.
On arriving in the vicinity Of
his birthplace, young Gordon found
that he had grown entirely out of
the memory of the good inhabit-
ants of the parish, having left for
America when he was mere child.
lie could not find any relatives or
especial friends of the family, and
so, after half days fruitless
research, he put up for the night
at a little inn in the outskirts Of
the village, determined to proceed
on his way by the first coach in
the morning.
The inn was in itself a some
what rude and uninviting affair,
and was but little frequented by
the neighboring people. Oae rea-
son of this circumstance was found
in the fact, that the proprietor was
en- ignorant, sullen, evil-minded
sort of man; and another consist
ed in the flying reports which had
been going the rounds against both
the inn and its owner. A number
of travellers had lately disappeared,
and general suspicion had charged
the surly landlord of the "Bog Inn"
of having had an agency in their
disappearance Yet for want OF
actual proof, no legal steps had
been taken, further than to keep a
strict watch for whatever might
occur to confirm tie black suspi-
cion.
Dick Carrigan and his equally
ill-favored wife took good care TO
learn all they could about their
young guest ere he went to bed.
As he had been frank or foolish
enough to state his business, the
two WORTHLESS concluded it certain
thing that he was in possession of
considerable money, and they ac-
cordingly determined to send him
the same way they had lately sent
80 many others-beat him insensi-
bic and then sink him in the marsh,
in the rear of their residence.
All unsuspicious Of the design
against him, our friend had retired
at an early hour. The bed was
none of the best, nor were the ap-
pointments of the chamber at all
calculated to occasion luxurious
dreams; but the fatigue he had un-
dergone served as a@somnorlfic and
lie was soon in sound sleep
How long he remained thus I'M
conscious Mr.. Gordon had no pow
er Of declaring-he was finally
awakened by a stunning blow On
the forehead. He made an effort
to save himself, as he started up
with an exclamation Of alarm, bat
ere he could fully rise from his
rude couch, another heavy blow
rendered him insensible to eli
things around him. The two as
sassins, husband and wife, then
plundered their victim, and at
tached large stone to his feet, and
bore him away to the marsh, where
they plunged him into the black
and muddy pool of earth and wa
ter, looking triumphantly at each
other as the body Gisappeared.-I
They then turned and fled, going
back to the cabin and dividing the
booty, and thinking tina. they wereI
safe.
But the weight had slipped from