Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-10-14
A Tale of Terror.

years ago, white spectre was seen bear
ing lamp in one hand and a bunch Of
keys in the other-this unpleasant visitor
was seen by variety of travellers passing
along the corridor.
Nothing would satisfy The neighbors
that an unfortunate traveller had not been
at some period or other despatched in that
fatal room by one ofthe previous landlords
of tho house the hotel gradually ATTAINED
the name Of the "EIaunted Inn,' and
ceased to be frequented by its old patrons.
The landlord finding himself on the
brink OF ruin, determined to sleep in the
haunted room, with a view of proving the
groundle ssness Of the story. To make the
matter more sure as he said, he caused the
hostler to bear him company on pretencc
Of requiring a witness to the absurd ity ol
the report; but in reality, from cowardicc.
AT dead of night, however, just as the two
men were composing themselves TO sleep
in one bed-leavipg another which was in
the room untenanted the door flew open
and in glidcd the white spectre.
Without pausng to ascertain what it
might attempt on approaching the bed,
towards which it directed it's course, the
woman ru,hcd naked out of the room
tand by the alarm they created, confirmed
more fully than ever the evil repute Of the
! house.
Unable longer to sustain the cost Of so
uuproductive an establishment, the land
lord ADVERT sed for sale the house in which
be and his father before him were born
and had passed heir lives. But bidders
were as scarce as customers the inn re
manned for sale for nearly year, during
which from time to time, the spectre re-
appeared
AT length an officer of the garrison, ,whc
had formerly frcque nted the house, moved
to compassion in favor of the poor host
under took to clear up the mystery By
sleeping in the aforesaid chamber; moth
ing doubted that the whole was trick o
some envious neighbor, do,irous OF deter
iorating the value Of the freehold in order
Is become purchaser.
f His offer having been gratefully accept
ed the captain took up his headquarter
in the fatal room, with bottle of wine
and brace OF loaded pistols on the table
before him, determined to fire at whatever
object might enter the room.
At the usual hour of midnight, accord
4 ingly, when the door few open and tn
white spectre bearing lamp and buncI
. of keys, made its appearance, he seiza
s both his pistols, when fortunately, as hi
t finger was upon the point Of touching tn
trigger he perceived that the aPparatio
1 was no other than the daughter OF his hos
= young and pretty girl, evidently walkin
in her sleep. Preserving the strictest s
/, lence, he watched her set down the lam
\. place her keys carefully on the chiminc
l. place and retire to the opposite bee
d which, as is afterwards proved, she ha
If occupied during the lifetime of her la
i. mother who slept in the room.
0, No sooner had she thoroughly compo
~ cd herself, than the officer, after lockir
a the door of the room, went in search
a her father and several competent witncs
|, es, including the water bailff Of the dl
10 trict, who had been one Of The loude't
re circulating the rumors concerning Il
Haunted Inn. The poor girl was foul
v quietly asleep in bed, and her terror
1T awaking in the dreadful chamber aftc
tc ded sufficient evidence to all present of t
w state of somnambulism in which she Ina
b. been entranced.
I'd From that period the spectre was Sc
20 no more probably because the landlord
he daughter removed shortly afterwards TO
home of her own and tue tales of he
ror so freely circulated to the bewildc
u ment of The poor neghbors, ended in
'u simple story Of young girl walking in
- sleep.
. EsIya Delicious An editor in OIL
81 says he was never so happy but once