Smyrna times., 1869-02-10

Two years after the above mentioned Incl |
dent took place, L was passing thrO' that part
OF the country again, and of course | called on
Mr. hubert. | found that the neighborhOod
was as superstitiOus as ever The place where
Bill Jenkins had heard the ghost was still
haunted. Many things had been heard, sights
had been seen-from an angel to Beelzebub
himself
was very anxious to come across one of the
ghosts, and during my stay at Mr.. Ruberts, |
passed through the haunted place at all times
of the night, but did not see nor hear anything
finally came to the conclusion that it was all
Imagination.
One dark night in July I was passing through
this place, and heard something make a noise
in the dry leaves near me; turning towards the
noise L saw something that looked, | thought
very much like ghost. 1t seemed to be the
figure OF a woman. There was no waist in her
dress, and it was very long. All this | could
make out notwithstanding the darkness.
L stood still to see what she would do.
must acknowledge that | did not feel exactly
| cool Just then, but | managed to appear so.
Marion, said the ghost, 6 if you would be
happy, you must marry Julia Rubert. Re-
member, Marion!'
Judge of my surprise and horror when the
ghost spread out her arms and assembled until
she was lost in the timber What could do?
| Scared as L was | did not run, knocking down
| the fence, as Bill Jenkins did
| started slow Y towards Mr.. Bubert's; af-
ter had gone down few PAGES, [ heard
distant roaring behind me that continued more
than two minutes. | did not look back for
did not care about coming in contact with
another ghost that night
| At an early hour | retired. Next morning
when came into the parlor Julia was there
alone. When entered she greeted me, blush
ing and trembling.
After l had looked around and convinced
myself that no one was near, | said:
! saw the ghost last night.
| When [ said this, Julia again blushed and
turned her head from me.
What kind of ghost was it?' said she.
| L told her everything that | had seen, but
omitted what the ghost had said to me.
| Julia told me she had seen one Just like it
two or three nights before.
9 suppose said she, " that you have be-
come superSttiOusY' p
! | could not deny, yet I would not acknowl-
edge that was superstitious.
implOred Julia not to mention it until [
had a chance to find out something more about
the ghost, and she promised.
! L determined to pass through this place eve
ry night during my stay at Mr.. Rubert' which
| was to continue about two weeks from. this
time.
For several nights l heard nothing, nor did I
see anything like ghost until the night be-
fore my departure, when walking along be-
held the ghost, at the same place, standing
about twenty inches from me when first be-
held it. | stopped, and the ghost said
Marion, tomorrow you leave this place,
and you have not yet asked Julia to be your
wife. TO and ask her at once Remember,
Marion ~
Instantly rushed forward and threw my
arms around the ghost. She shrieked and
started up, | held fast, and up we went.
No pen can describe, no tongue can tell, no
one can imagine my feelings at this moment.
Up we went. Still held on to the ghost
But | was becoming sick of my situation. |
had my whole weight to hold up, by holding
on to the phantom.
Let me DOWN. shouted I.
Promise me one thing, said the ghost,
Promise me that you will leave the spot as
soon as you touch the ground.
! said L.
Let US downW She shouted as loud as l
had.
Down we went. But as we went down was
very busy trying to find out something more
about her. lfound that she had a rope around
her, and was drawn up by it. A loop was
; made for her feet then one for each hand; and
she could stand upright with the greatest ease
just as we touched the ground, | took out
my knife and cut the rope just above the head
! Of the ghost.
She shrieked and fell to the ground. Iraised
Y her up.
4 "Oh!' said she, 'Beelzebub will be here
in moment. See there he comes now!'
g Here she tried to leave, but | held OH to her
q | heard terrible noise in the dry leaves just
Y behind me, L looked around, and something
: was approaching. AS near as | could discern
in the dark, it resembled very large man.
1t came up very close to me and stood still
3 for moment; then it tapped me on the should
er and said in rough hoarse voice: "Comel
l put my hand down to the ground, and as
t luck would have it, put it on a stick about a.
g large as man S arm. | snatched it up, ant
IS gave Beelzebub" blow with it which
brought him to the ground.
It My ghOstly companion again shrieked an(
fell, L caught her up in my arms, and retreat
It ed as fast as my legs could carry me. Present
ly ran against the fence, and knocked a
d much OF it down as Bill Jenkins did. But
didn't stop, but went to the house.
d The ghost made great effort to escape, bu
II all was in vain.
al a light was brought veil covered her face
and 1t was with great difficulty that | removed
n it. After considerable struggle the veil wa
5: removed, and 10 it was Julia Rubert
d She shrieked and fell to the ground, and wa
g then carried to her room.
4 Just here, in came a negro girl, a slave o
Mr.. Ruberts looking as though she was near
h y frightened out of her senses.
G. "Massa run in de kitchen right quick. caus
m Sambo in dare all bloody, an bleodin' yet
1t he says he got he head broke"
e. Austin and myself went into the kitchen t
70 examine Sambo's head. There was a YER
III large cash, cut to the bone, just above his LEI
I'd temple.
c. To be brief, Julia had employed negr
p- man, Sambo to assist her. lie had procared
le long rope and fastened it around Julia as
have already described; and then climbing
nd very large tree, put the rope through fork
and then descended. BY this he could rails
ch Julia as high as the fork of the tree, where sf
of would be entirely out of sight to any person bt
low, owing to the thickness of the timber.
ck Julia was the ghost that told John KinslC
ne To marry Jane Merton. and Samhn had alwa,