The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-29

conviction then seized h,m. which he
could not resist that his friend M'ponald
WAS deau BY an effort he seized Il iucfer
box on chair beside him, and struch a
light. No white object could be seen.
The room appeared to be as VIXEN ne went
to bed. The door was Shut. He locked
at his watch and particularly marked that
the hour was twenty-five minutes past
three But the match was hardly cXtin.
gnished when, louder than ever, the saIae
unearthly cry Of "FIt! fit fit was
heard, succeeded by the same horrible
" whirsr-r," which made bis teeth chatter
with terrible rapidity. Then the move
ment of the table and every chair in the
room was resumed with increased violence,
while the tpaping on the window was
heard above the storm. There was no
bell in the room, but the Doctor, on hear
ing this frghttul confusion of sounds again
repeated, and beholding the white oulec,.
moving towards him in terrible silence,
began to thump the wooden partition, and
TO shout at the top Of his voice for the
shepherd, and having done SO, he dived
his head under the blankets.
The shepherd soon made disappearance,
in his n ght shirt, with small oil lamp,
or crusey, over his head. anxiousiy IN
quiiny rs he entered the room
u hat is't Doctor? " hats wrong -
Pity ne, are We ill.,
'Veryr cried the Doctor. But before
he could give any explanation a loud
whir-r-r was heard, with the old cry OF
Fit! close 10 the shepherd while two
chairs fell at his feeti The shepherd
sprang back, with half scream Of terror;
the lamp was dashed to the ground and
the door violently shut.
Come back! shouted the Doctor. Come
back Duncan, instantly, command you /
The shepherd opened the door very par
TALLY, and said in terrified tones
Guide be abou: Us, that was awful
what is't?
Heaven knows, Duncan, calculated the
Doctor with sgitated voice, but do YOU
pick up the lamp, and | shall strike u
light
Duncan did so in great fear; but as he
made his way to the bed in the darkness,
TO get match from the Doctor, some
thing caught MS feet; he fell; ami then,
amidst the same noises and tuuIult Of
chars, which at once filled the apartment,
the Fit fit fit, lit - was prolonged
with more vehemence that ever. The
Doctor sprang up, and made his way out
OF the room, but was several Times trfpped
by some unknown power, 80 that he had
the greatest difficulty in reaching the door
without a fail lie succeeded by Duncan,
and Goth rushed out OF the room, shutting
the door after them. Il new light having
been obtaned, they both returned with
extreme caution, and it must be added
fear. IN the hope OF finding some acuse or
other for ali these terrifying sounds -
Would it surprise our readers 10 hear that
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after yninutelv examining under the table.
chairs. bed. everywhere, and with the door
shut. not "A truce could be found Of any
thing? Would they believe that they
hearl during the day how poor NJ Donald
had staggered half dead from fatigue into.
his friends house, and falling intoa fit,
had died at twenty-five minutes past three
that morning? Ne do not agk any one to
accept nj all this Us true, But we pledge
our honor TO the annexed facts:
The Doctor after the days fishing was
over, had packed his rod so as to take it
into his bed room; but he had left a min
now att he'll to the hook. A white eat,
who was left in the room, swallowed the
minnow and was hooked. The untortu-
nate goulmond had yehement!y protested
against the intrusion into her upper lip by
the. yiolen Eft fit, lit u with which she
mysterious whir r-r: and the disensaged
iire. getting entangled into the legs of the
chairs and takle, - the hooked eat at
tempted TO fly from her tormentor, set
the furniture IN Motion, and tlipped up
both the shepherd and the Doctor, while
an ivy branch kepttapping at the window
VIII any one doubt the existence Of ghosts
after this?
have only to add that the Doctors art
was employed during the night in cutting
the hook out OF the cats lip, while his
poor patient, yet mos, impatient, was held
by the shepherd, in bag, the head alone
of puss, with hook and minnow, being
visible NJ Donale made his appearance
in day or two, rejoicing once more to see
his friend, and greatly enjoying the ghost
story.
As the Doctor finished the history of his
nights horrors. he could not help laying
down a proposition very dogmatica!ly TO
his selfsurerstitious friends, and as some
amends for his own terror.
Depend upon it" said he, il we could
thoroughly examine into all the stories Of
ghosts and apparitions, they would turn
out to be every bit as true as my own visit
from the world of spirits that is-great
humbug and nonsense.