Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-09-18

4 time, but at last an emigrant in search
of a home liking the location, found
that its present owner was a Mr.. Court
right, who had purchased it from the
/ Englishman. Satisfactory arrange
ments being made, he moved his fami-
! " into it, but soon abandoned If, saying
| it was haunted by the spirit of the muF-
/ dered Spanish girl. Since then the
house has been occupied by several
parties, but all left after short time,
giving the same reason for abandoning
| 1t. So it stands, a terror to the children
and timid folks of the neighborhOOd,
and in fact the appearance of the house
calls wildly to mind the following
verse of Hoods poem of the Haunted
House:
stOver all there hung a shadow and a fear
A sense of mystery the spirit daunted,
And said as plain as whisper in the ear
''The place is haunted"
So much for the story; butI would
advise any one who may be in the
neighborhood to pay this noted and
strange house a visit.
A TOMBSTONE
Is IS rather a strange place to take any
thing from that might cause a smile; !;
bat short distance from the F'haunted
house" is a tombstone that bears the
following inscription; which I must ad-
NIT did not make any one of Our party
'fsolemncolIy." I will give you the
=
the names of those who rest beneath
the stone:
"Remmember, boys, as you pass on,
Ny body lies beneath those stone,
In silent tomb here to remain till Judgment
Then rise again.
Then follows the name and age of the
young man, after which is the follow
ing verse in memory of the daughter ::
aIf love and care could death prevent,
III ant
She went in youth and smiling tear,
Had better go than to stay here"
ron the reverse side appears the fol-
lowing:
ssWhen her last moments had arrived
She faced death with a smile and gave her
hand and bid good-by to friends and re-
lations that stood ni.'
ONE OF THE CHARACTERS
Of the neighborhood was next visited
DIR. Sam. White-a Venerab ble-1OOking
cOlOred man, who com bineS the useful
with the ornamental, being a preacher
doctor and blacksmith. He owns a
good farm Offfty-six acres, and attends
to his duties in such a way as to com
mand the regard of all his neighbors.
He was born slave at Stony Point
Virginia, but was purchased by his
father when he was two years old and
when of sufficient age was sent by the
Colonization Society to Charlottesville
college, where he remained three years,
and not wishing to become missiona-
ry, left school and settled where he
now lives, 1865. He is a hardsheIl Bap-
tist, and las he expressed it, believes
that the Creator "knows just what to
do without being bothered about it. p
He is not in favor of new-fangled ideas
in either religion or medicine, bat be-
Iieves that so far as medicine goes all
the virtues are concentrated in "roots
and yarbs." He is great student, and
is well posted on all matters of i'm por-
tanee, and is a useful man in this neigh
borhood.
ANOTHER CURIOSITY.
In this township is an aged couple,
brother and sister, named Hill, who
have lived in this township for between
thirty and forty years, and yet have
never visited Delaware, or seen a rail
road car strange as this may seem L
have good authority for the statement.