The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-03


and wondering why lie had not already
arrived vszs.ssa. 49,
+" | had isroom go, ready for the gen.
tleDan as We expected with you" SAID old
Pear. opening q door iit.le further on,
and displaying an apas t,nent very similar
to the one Harvey was To occupy.
"Ah. WELL keep it aired perhaps he
may come YET" said Harvey. Blythe I
| by. isn't there a ghost said to run loose
some here about the house? q
Well. sir, | have heard go" replied
Peat: she grntl-fok-. as have been in
the house. ali have been tr' ghrenrd more
,.r less I can't Say AS how / or mine ever
see anything" t--r % 2. -...s.-
Have you heard anything then Z" ask
ed Harvey.
u ell. SIR" was the ready reply.
&" there are qneerish noises sometimes. but
can't rightly SAY what II is as makes
them. They don't bur, me, however"
! Owls, of course said Harvey.
Ma, be so, sir" said the old man IL
never beard AN owl. though, make snch
sp,nd-; but, ma, hap. there are dii-rent
kinds Would YOU Ike Your dinner now.
er!"
rerv hungry"
A hid, little wti'-cooked dinner WAS
soon placed before Harvey, to which he
did ample justice ; and then, placing him
self in an otd-fa>hiop-d cas-, chair before
The fire. he began /" plan whai alterations
he would make In h,s new possesSious Ia
rem Ter them more habllahls; bu, he Was
came to inquire If he or his wife could do
ANYTHING more fo' him that night, AS hey
were on the point OF retiring 10 rest.
No. thank YOU" said Harvey. " AIN
abou' goi, g m,seIf,"
;" Go, 4 night. SIR" said the old man:
II wish YOU a good niahl'. rest"
Harvey .at a short urne longer aud then
assembled to his chamber; be made up the
fire. put his pistols under his pillow, laid
down and soon fell into a sound Sleep -
IIor long he had slept he could not tell.
but he aw oke suddenly with The impress
ion that he heard noise; he sat up in
bed the fire was diving out but there was
10 sign OF morning light; he looked AT
his watch; il WAS just two o'clock lie
was about to compose himself to sleep
again. when faint sound aroused him :
it was like The distant cry Of some person
in distress He listened lnlentIv it came
F., carer; long waiting cry, now diving
awav then rising again, till il ended in
piercing -iri-k which seemed to b. AT his
very door. Harvey sprang from his bed
seized pistol, and opened the door, hIl
nothing was TO be seen; be ventured few
steps down the long dark gallery, bu, he
neither heard nor saw ANYTHING; he turn
ed back 20 his room. but was startled be-
yn,d measure As he crossed the thre-h hold
hv the same wailing cry, proceeding appa-
ren'l, from the very bed Ire rushed TO
wards it. examined every corner. shock
the curtains. bat nothing could he di>c"v
er Again he heard il. This time il
came from the ground beneath his feet it
WA, above him. h-h,nd hun, around him
he whole room seemed filed with il AT
last i, died away in choking. gnrging
sound as though some one was >utfoca
ting f-. .s..-
For minute or Two IIarvev stood
agta He hen proceeded ~ search ev
erv corner Of his room; aud having con
vjnced himself that no one was cnucealeA
there. he once more securely fastened his
door and having dressed himself, Ie sat
down in An easy chair to watch tili morn
ing Nothing again occurred TO disturb
him. and rs mon Mug came on. hearing
The sound of doors and windows opening.
which convinced him that the old people
or their son were stirring. he threw him
self on The bed for m hour or two's re-.
pose.
When Harvey descended TO the room
whe'e he had dined the ,ceviou- dav. he
fun! on the table W hich was prepared for
hrea kfast. letter from Fred Miller, re-
GREETING that he not able 20 Join him
until The following day. hni expressing the
Creates delight at the prospect Of a ghost
hunt" He had just finished his letter
when the old mans wife brought IN break
fast. 1859
NV friend will be here Tomorrow.
Mrs Peat said Harvey You had bet
ter keep The room we'll aired"
: es sir" said she; ''and hope YOU
y
found everything comfortable last night
| took great care that the bed Was well
aired hope YOU rested we'll sir"
The woman was pIeasant-spoken, civil
person. nsiderably Younger than her
husband Nevertheless. Harvey felt re-
iiuc'aDt TO nseut,ou what he All heard rhe
previou, night !: SD he merely replied. -
/" b YES, but ! never sleep very well in
A strange bed Al 6rst' - .... ...
AZ soon rs Harvey had finished his
breaktss, he wen: IN search of ,he oil i
man. who was TO coniucr him over the
grounds and such part nf he house a. he
had not seen TN his way he h al encrun
tered me Younger Peat. whom he had not
before seen Harvey had once thought Of
inducing the youug u ALI to help him 10
-nieavoriny 20 Discover The origin IF The
lrxr, aordinarv noise TIC had heard bur
one ganre was >uffirenr To- shake hi re--
ulutIon. The man Was short, ard delicar &
10. king. almost To If niuacv, but The TX
ipresson of his face was most peculiar and
very repui>ive. However Harvey stop
ped and, al dressing hr. asked If there
was any conveyance to be had thai he
could send to the neares, station, about
T four miles off 10 meet his friend The
man replied shortly. That they had a
iirh, snr,nO that v,s al -