Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-30
''I-for have to double" replied the second

"I-for have to double" replied the second
witch. .... ..
care the ghosts all ready
"Yes That dagger scene was well done.'
Here number of figures robed in white ap.
peared. Pale and ghastly were their looks, and
Hugh was not q little shocked when he heard one
exclaim- " ..
'I'n be dbl amt the best looking ghost il
the whole lot '. ...... ..........,..
After slight pause voice shouted-"Witch'
es wanted Ghosts up!' With wild "whow!''
the whole of the goblin party disappeared. Then
came horrible looking apparitioh in the shape Of
warrior with shining mail, scaled gauntlets and
Scotch bonnet His features we're of a chalky
whiteness and his throat displayed gaping wound
which reached from ear to ear. Pointing with his
gloved finger to the bleeding cash, and directing
his glance toward Hugh, he exclaimed, 'That's
|it-rve got it now" He then passed on to make
room for pale and melancholy lady with her face
bound up and lighted candle in her hand She
placed the light upon the floor, and commenced
rubbing her hand in downright earnest exclaiming,
"Out, damned spot p but the potseemed inclined
not to go out, and so she rubbed again with re-
doubled yigor, and placing her nose to her hand,
continued, 'Heres the smell of blood still all the
perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little
hand. Obi" Here the spectre passed slowly out
of sight, and Hugh madea desperate effort to rise
from his couch in the spirit-and, when the ghosts
again appeared and joined ina church-yard laugh
at one that has red nosel A little goblin went
through the ceiling to chorus of voices above !;
there was strong smell of pitch and sulphur, and
flashes of lurid fire occasionally made the darkness
visible.
At length the leading witch appeared again, and
taking her wig of long, shaggy hair off, began to
sing 1--WE fly by night, in register of voice any
thing but soprano. Hugh plainly recognized the
features of his quandom messmate, and while ma
king another effort to rise from his horizontal po-
sition, was discovered by Simonds; who, whisper
ing to the witches and ghosts around him, some
thing that Hugh could not hear, they all clasped
hands and began to concentrate on the terror
stricken intruder, until they came quite close to
him. Two of them brought coffin used for MIN
ic funerals, and placed it by his side; one, ghost
with brass helmet on seized large sheet of iron
used for manufacturing thunder and began to shake
it Justify, while the murderer with bloody hands
whetted his knife on a red paint pot The leading
witch, (Hecate) bending over the stupe6ed cracker
then exclaimed
ssPour In sow's blood, that hath eaten
Her nine farrow grease that's sweaten
From the murderer's glbbet, throw
Into the fame"
The whole gang then joined in chorus
ssBubble, bubble, toll and trouble,
Fire burn, and caudron bubble"
This was too much for Hugh's nerves to bear /;
he shouted Justify 'Help-murder and, with an
effort, made desperate by terror, arose, and after
proving the spectres to be substantial by knocking
over two or three of them with his first, he made
his escape out of the den of mystery reached his
raft-and slept perchance to dream" of his first
appearance undr stage.
The reader must be aware that the green horn
had witnessed the performance Of the tragedy Of
Macbeth behind the curtain or rather under the
stage.