The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

Wv VIII icIuiH ana rcVCai Ii TO
YOU"
A few days after tins conversation
took place between US, she died. ] saw
her form araycd in her grave clothes,
her lace bound III napkin, and her
hands and feet (Which ! think u very
barbarous and rcvoiting cuSton) firmly
bound together. | saw her lie stiff and
stark, III her coffin. / saw the coffin
lowered into its last resting place, and
the clods Of the valley thrown over
It'll
The night after her funeral, and the
third night after her death, | was sui.
icring from severe spell of headache.
| drank cup Of tea and went early 20
bed. lolta candle-wick nickering in
The socket when [ laid myself down,
and noticed that the full moon hung
low over the horizon, and cast its pale
beams through tho thick branchcs of
an oak that grew just outside of my
window.
Being raclcd by pain and unable to
rest, l arose about IL o'clock and went
out into tho moonlight, hoping that the
cool night air would bring me some re.
lie. Close to our dwelling lies dense,
dark pine lorest-lavorite place of re-.
sort with mo-and thithcr now 1 bont
my steps. The wind sighed dismally
IN tho pines, whose tall trunks and
ragged limbs rackcd AM crcakcd as If
they were struggling with some mighty
invisible giant; while what struck me
rs exceedingly strange, not breath
was stirring the atmosphere in which
J. moved
How long walked in this forest |
do not know, but, as listened to the
moaning Of the wind and paused to
watch the writings Of the old pines
there suddenly arose before my startled
eyes n spectre, at the recollection Of
which my soul is filled with horror. =
Just below the tossing branches OF the
pines and II little above the ground,
Slidcd --lloatcd rathur-.a tall, white.
robcd form. Nearer, nearer it drew
towards me, and louder and louder seem.
ed to roar The wind Nearer and near.
cr still 1t came on, until, distinctly, to
my terrified %azo, stood revealed the
features OF Mrs. NJ!
The eyes that had seen closed in
death glcamcd upon mo with 4
wild and fiery light. The long, talon.
like fingers extended towards me, clutch.
ing and opening only to clutch again,
as il eager To grasp Their prey While
the teeth Gnaghcd, and seemed to threat.
| cn nc with moro than mortal nal.
ice.
Oh thc agony Of that hour low
| struggled to cvadc that dreadful grasp
| tried 10 ilec, but one cold clammy arm
cnc'rcca my waist lllic a vice, and held
my right hand FAST piononcd to my side!
| struggled with the energy Of despair
IN my agony Of terror, I struck hnr .
blow with my hand JUS, above the eve
and orc drop Of dark blood oozcd (ron,
tho spot, and, trickling down her s,Dr;on
check, fell upon my arm. Then With
her voice hissng through her teeth
hollow and wild, close to my ear, she
cried
"Fhrcc is another world! I am q
witness from it; but have still power
in THIS and upon your
With surcrhuman c0nr, v.r,,r,,
myself from hcr. (c,r Inn, ''n' m,,r y, |'"l'ss M
! feet and os Ocl hr,rI hor w '"S
more sbir;.kinm N H., ,.;nl 'o''' once
~ curse upon tho coming lirh,
Were it not for those beams O, tho
dawn, YOU should uot havo ns.,~n,, ,"e ",,
thus "' 'e'' ''''
CHANGING back I bchcM bor :, n;on,
also haslcninc away ~ ~, 1,,nt;nm ~ r.
the graveyard where Ind srcn W.,
incrrc1 whn, G,r nn',,, "'" ~, sven sc nel
appeared the ,trc,,v f rcrs .,,i -, ',' ',','
ing. o Wv ''''' :
/ hurried home. and 10 nv os,or;s,c1
and hcrcdulous friends 7 loil NV s,n"y
begged them to omen tho ararn y '' an,i
SOC f onv ,nn,or,nrn Il, w." s':c' ""0
belief liza. il WAS indeed Mrs '1I0 \ '1
whom had sccn ,oI1 ,hnn, or .nn
blow had strucl, hcr w ,,ron ''I'' ~ ~ W 'nc
and showed them tho bIool nnnn @ |r,, NV
eloovo ''' '''0" "Po" my
A1cr ,,,,,, ,,,r,,oo
n, lnst cnn,oM,rl o ,I'',''S'pn va from me- they
orcnrl Wv ~ I,s,,.na W 'm'I9 a;i :. s"o grave
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