Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-12-03

| never he heard or again, OF that Sh'ul"
be frightened to death il | persisted in
carrying out my determination.
But nothing could dissuade me from
my intention of seeing the ghost or any
thing else ;hat might choose to visit nc
in the deserted house-for had cool
| head aud strong nerve, and feared no.
thing in the shape Of hobgohIins. There
fore needed none Of Georges catreat-
les to return but on we went, uIl we
arrived at the gate, opening from the
| High Drove iuta nm open yard, all over
., wa with gra-, before my u ode for
that night.
Jumped dosn from the gig, opercd
the gate. led the horse toward the dor,
and fastened IT." 1rillc to COME pai!ngs,
while George, after some d'th"nlfy sue
rrcdci in lighting lantern. which he
gave to me. | Immediately made my
way to the door, the latch yielded to my
thumb at once, aud I found myself in Il
passage paved with stone. The ta'ut
g,immcr of my lantern showed, at s.
short distance before me, 4 stair, case ;.
occupying the left side Of the passage,
leading to au upper floor while tn" right
side formcd way, as far as ] could then
see, simply into perfect obseuri'y. 70
my lef, haud there was door, bali pam
! eli and half glass, but the nanes were so
op.oue with dirt that | could only sec
through one which had hccn broken. and
behiur which hnrg muslin curtain
lila, k also with dirt. To my rigGt hand
there was another door. but not glazed.
Which opened. aud passed through tut"
ston .nnored room This was appa-
rcntly the E!tcLan ion, upon th" hearth
which formcd the Fireplace, some char
we'd logs were still lying in disorder, over
which an iron pnrriugCr was suspended
by long rod booked to a beam across
the chimney. A Ilaiu table, some strong
chairs. and al old fashioned clock, com
pr.sed the furniture, besides various ar
ticles of all kinds generally used in a
far house kitchen.
After having taken survey OF the
room, | pulled together the logs Oh the
hearth. un1, with some paper. lit up
fire, which very soon gave the place an
air of comfort George brought one or
two candles from the gig, and lighting
one. placed 1t upon ths table After
some little time bad passed away. and |
had assured him that should rcmain
where | was during the night. George
-,'5 that hc would come down soon after
davtroak the nest morning, and learn
what my discoveries had been. So. bid
ding me pleasant time, he mounted the
gig, and he noise Of his wheels was soon
lost in that of the increasing wind
| wa now alone drew an arm
chair to the table, and not far from the
fire | took from my pocket pistol
some gunpow'irr. som" tobacco. and my
pipe and after 'oadiug my pistol. by the
means of which | might prov" the sub
stauco of asy midnight intruder, pa
ced it upon table, ready cooked aud
eapped then loa3ed and 1t my pipe
and dropping back comfortably and con-
posedly into my chair, soon fell into
revcric of tygone davs forgetting all
about the cause Of my visit
The wind was grnduIly increasing in
power, and, willis; i: roared snione the
uopulars outside, it howlcd down the
large chimney. whistlcd through the
key-hoIe and undcr the door, as well as
through every crcvi"c, ill 1t seemed to
shake the very EouInatiDn All at once
the noise. as OF the heaviest thunder,
conveyed the idea of the approach Of
some vehicle more p"nderous and violent
,han /, is po-sihla for human being to
Imagine. turned my face towards NY
left, for the wall in that dire tion seem
ed about to fall. when sndlcn.y door,
which | had not before ot served, flew
oprn-- aud, Oh horror 0! horrors, IN
its threshold stood an appari;ion. My
pipe dropped from my mouth, and }, as
by a stroke, felt petriicd- my blood
seemed to freeze in my veins, my tongue
wa. as dry as bone, whilst my eyes
nearly starting from my heard, fixed
their gaze uncoutrollably upon the phan-
tom Had | even thought of my pistol.
| could not have clutchcd it, for the
whole of my limbs were paralyzed.-
Poor ghost oh, how wrctcned it ap-
pearcd- oh, what agony bore its express
SION as it looked ne steadily i'll the face
Its dress was that Of sportsman; and
its appearance az Of one having passed
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