Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-09


the click ofthe strangers pistol anc
saw his uplifted arm.
"Have mercy, meinheer," h
groaned 81 dare not go on"
II give you three seconds to g
on replied the stranger, sternly-
"One%
"In heavens name, spare" i'm
plored the guide, almost overpow
cred with fear, "look before me il
the road and you will not blame
me-"
The stranger looked. At first he
saw something white standing mo.
tionless in the center Of the road,
but presently a flash Of lightning
lit up the scene and he saw the
white figure was indeed, ghastly and
frightful enough looking to chill
the blood in the veins of even the
brayest man. If his blood chilled
lor a moment, therefore, it was not
through any fear that he felt for his
ghostly intercepter, for the next in
stant he set his teeth hard, while he
whispered between them just loud
enough to be heard by his terror
stricken guide
"Be it man or devil-ride it down
I'll follow, Two"
With a cry of despair upon his
lips the guide urged his horse for
ward at the top of his speed, quick
ly followed by the stranger who
held his pistol ready in his hand.
Inanother instant the guide would
have swept past the dreadful spot,
but at that instant the report of a
pistol rang through the dark forest.
and the stranger heard a horse gal
Iop off through the woods rider
less.
Finding himself alone, the stran-
ger raised his pistol, took deliber-
ate aim at the ghostly murderer,
and pressed his finger upon the
trigger,
The apparition approached quick
Iy, but in no hostile attitude. The
stranger stayed his hand. At length
the ghost addressed him in q voice
-h4t was anything butsepulchrRl;
t'Here, Wilhelm, We move out of
your perch this minute and give me
! helping hand, I've hit the game
while on the wing, haven't II"
The stranger was nonplussed for
a moment, but recovering himself,
he grumbled something unintelligi-
Die and leaped to the grouni. One
word to his horse and the brave an
mal stood perfectly still. BY the
snow-white trappings on The would
be ghost he was next enabled to
yrope his way in the dark toward
that individual, whom he found
over a black mass abont the
Iize of a man on the road.
AS the tiger pounces upon his
prey, the stranger leaped upon the
STOPPING figure before him, and bore
lin to the ground.
81 arrest you in the kings name"
,ried the stranger, grasping his
prisoner by the throat and holding
lin tight. "Stir hang or foot un
il l have you properly secured, and |
II send your soul to eternity"
This was such an unexpected turn
# affairs that the would be ghost
ould hardly believe his senses, and
fas handcufed and stripped Of his
agger and pistol before he found
reath to speak,
care you not my Wilhelm :" he
asped.
No, landlord" replied the indi-
.idual addressed, "I'm not. But
m an officer of the king, at your
ervice, on special duty to do what
have tonight accomplished. Your
recious son Wilhelm, who you
hought was leading a sheep to the
lies there in the road, ,
,illed by his fathers hand"
Two weeks later, at Bruchsale
,rison, in Baden, the landlord of
he sign of the Deer, and the Ghost
2obber of the Black Forest, who
vas the same identical person, hav
ng been proven guilty Of numerous
iendish murders and artfully con
rived robberies, committed at diff
erent times in the Black Forest,
aid the penalty of his crimes by
citing fall his head from the exc
utioner's axe, since when travel
ing through Schwartzald has not
.een so perilOus to life orpurse, nor ]
nc +hera bnnn soon any GhOStlV |