Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-11-04

| IcSVe Ms post I'LL morning. Ii You can
M kr him 10 it. shall be satisfied that
YOU are as smart and as brave as require
husband TO be-"
hy nothing is so easy +" exclaimed
Fritz. Il can scare him away. Furnish
me with sheet, show me the room and
/ GO To your rest, Barbara. You shall fnd
m AT the post in the morning
| Barbara did as required, and saw the
tsnner step lightly away to his task. 1t
was then nearly twelve o'clock, and she
sought her own chamber.
Barney was sitting at his virgil and 80
far all had been well. The night seemed
very long, for he had 10 means OF count
ing the time. A: times thrill went
through him, for it seemed a, ii he could
near low suppressed breathing not far
away persuaded himself that 1t was the
wind blowing through the crevees of the
old house, Still it was very lonely and
not at all cheerful.
The face in the coffin cleaned white
still The rats squeaked as if there was
ftmine upon them and they smelIed the
dead flesh. The thought made him shud.
der. He got up and walked about but
something made slight noise behind him,
and he put his chair with his back against
the wal. and sat down again lie had
been at work all day, and at last grew
sleepy. Finally he nodded and snored.
Suddenly il seem d As if somebody had
touched him. lie awoke with start, and
saw nobody near, though in the centre of
the room stood white figure.
"CurSe YOU, get out OF this!" be ex-
ella med in fright, using the first words
that came 10 his tongue.
The figure held out It's right arm and
slowly approached him He started to
his feet, The spectre came nearer, press
ing into the corner.
The mischief take you cried Barney
In his extremity.
lnvoluntarlly he stepped back; stillE the
figure advanced, coming nearer and near
er as if TO take him in ghostly embrace.
The hair started up on Barney's head he
gre" desperate and just as the cleaning
arm would have touched him, he fell on the
ghost like whirlwind, tearing the sheet.
humping pounding, beating and kicking
more and more enraged at the resistance
he met, Which tod him the truth.
As the readers know, he was big, and
Fritz was little; and while he was POM
melting the little fellow terribly and Fritz
was trying to get luOge at Barney's
stomach, to take the wind ont of him. both
kicking aud Plunging like horses; they
were pctrifed by hearing voice cry:
Take one of your size, big Barney!"
Looking around they saw the corpse
sitting up in his coffin. This was too
mucb. Ihey released each other and
snr.ng for the door. They never knew
h,w ey ct ont; but they got home in hot
hast, P.ntIug Ike stags.
Il Wa Barbara herself who came and
opened 'h" door next morning.
"ll> very early one more little nap,'
said oe. ""ne more little nap turning
over in ,i, coEiu.
So she married him, though she sent
Fritz and barney invitations TO the we'd
ding they did not appear. If they dis.
covered the trick. they kept the knowledge
20 themselves. and never willingly faced
Barbara's laughing eyes.
\ SHEEP SyoRy.-~A few weeks s;pc.
statement aoing the rounds of the nress
that the bay-seed which was scattered in .
the wool Of some sheen be'onoiog to Rob
err Batc3-IIer. Of Salisbury. n n while
feeding them ia winter, had sprouted on
turning them out in the spring. and the
sheep we're bearing about with them. y
cron Of gras, two inche, in leootb Tbi.
story probably reached the poeiical editor
of lhe New York MliE on one of our late
hot DAYS. and this is the way he tell, IT
THIS version" should be read aloud:
This is The most interesting story that
ever we have sren, concerning some New
Hampshire sheep who are wearing OF the
green. Twas relaed by person on
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