The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-29
SELECTED STORY.
A 6: Ghost Story.

AT tho commencement of tho late Sitil Con
Aict, Mrs: Turnbrook hid her, two daughters
rctifSa Y, Gleh%ood, Nd, where they hired q
very hahasomc, large house c;at u very trifing
reht. Duf{ng their residence in this abode.
the lady received from her husband, General
Frank Turnbrook, a draft for a very cohsidcra-
ble sum, which she carried to the bunker of the
town, and requested to have it cashcd; Thc
man, as was much the custom in these ,iays.
gave her Il large portion of silver III exchange
AS Mrs. Turnbrook was proceeding t0 pay
sonre visits, she rcqucstsal that thv lgahkcr
would send tie money II. her house Of which
she described the sity4otioorti, .hS .t~7,rcl was
instantly committed to the care Of porter
and, on the lady IS inquiri,.. OF. him whether he
understood, from her directions, tho Il.,e to
which his charge was to be conveyed: the nt,t.
replied that Ar %as fSerf@s!y aware nY the
| pace designated: and that it was called the
"IIauntcd lfcusc.' The lattcrrart Of this answer
was addressed to the banker in 4 low tore OF
voice, but VS. ovcrlc&El by Mrs. Turnbrook
She paid, however, no attention to the words
and naturally supposed that the report connect
cd with her liabitaton was one Of til. SC which
arc raised by the Imagination of the ignorapt
respecting every .!xs'l;ug which is long untcu-
anteJ. Of remarkable for its antiquity.
| y few weeks afierward, the words were re-
called to her recollection in manner that sur
prisc4 her. The houSckccpcr, with many
apologies for being Obliged to mention any
thing that might appear SO idle and absurd
=! came to the apartment i'll which her mistress
! was sitting, and said that two of the servants
who had accompanied her from Virginia
had that morning given warning; and cx-
1 pressed determination of quitting her service
on account of the mysterious noises by whcl,
lthcy had been, night after night, disturbed
and terrified. II trust, Carter" replied Mrs
Iurnbrook, 'that you have too much good
sense to be alarmed on your own account by
any of these superstitious and visionary fears
and pray crott yourself in endeavorihg {,
tranquillizc the apprchcnsions OF others, and
pcrsuadng them TO continue in their places.
The servants insisted that the noises which had
| alarmed them were not tie opcrationso of any
earthly beings and pcrscvercd in their rcsclu
| tiQn Of returning to their native country.
| The room from which the sounds were sup
posed to have proceeded was at a distance from
Mrs. Turnbrook apartments, and Immediately
over those which were occupied by the two fc
male servants, who hal themselves been terri
fed by them, md whose report had spread ,
general panic through tie rest of the family
10 qliet the alarm Mrs. Turnhrook resolved
on leaving her own chamber f1f II time, ant
establishing herself in The ono which had beer
lately quilted by tho domestics Tho room
aboro was n long, spacious apartment, whicl
appeared to have been for Il very consitierabl,
time deserted. In the epntrc of the chambe,
was a large iron cage. 1t was m extraordina
ry pieco of furniture to find in any mansion
but the legend which the servants had collect
cd respecting itappeared TO he still more ex
Extraordinary. 1t was said that late proprietor
of tho house, a young man of enormous pro
pcrty. had in his minority been confined il
that apartment by his uncle and guardian an,
there FASTENED to premature, death by th'
privations and tho crupltics to which he wa
exposed. Those cruclties had been practice,
under the pretence Of necessary corrections. L
was alleged that "ho was idlc, stubborn INIT
tentive, Of an pptoward disposition, whicl