The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-03
The Best Christians story OF sisc
SEASON.

Trcm tho Baltimore American lss.
Towards midnight on Thursday gentle
man residing on Cooke street near carey,
while vending his way home, received sucn
a shock 10 his nervous system as to compei
him to keep his bed during yesterday, ne
had been in the city during the night OF
Thursday enjoying himself with few con OF
vivial friends. and after quitting one Oh Ane
ci.v cars nj the Pennsylvania avenue ter
minus. started across the commons 1or dis
home. Lana soared high in the heavens
hut tho light from her lamp being on the
wane our hero found but little guide Tor ms
feet. ana bv the time he had reached the
vicinity of the old Catholic burial ground
he had managed to wander into half DO
zen mud-holes. When directly Opposite
the graveyard his ears were saiuted WIN
\ most unearthly sound, and in an lnsta nj II
his mind was filed with horrid iancies Oh
cchlins, &c. The potations that lie had I'M
hibe1 during the evening increased MS
IDEAS TO n wonderful extent, and casting hls
ewes towards the spot from whence Inc
sound proceeded, be was comment
that he perceived ghost stalking
towards him. His mind was now 1uity
made I'D that an uneasy spirit was ieaV-
inp it's tcnmcnt OF clay and wished to com
municatc with him, but, ne not being IN &
communicative mood, started on q FULL run,
md lust as be had entered into run on
other sound more Sonor0us and terrhyii!@
than the one. which had first engaged hls
attention fell upon his ear. With bound
he was off like o meteor, but alas 1or MN
his troubles had but commenced. Alter
RAINING for about one hundred yards, plump
he went into ditch, and in an instant ne
was floundering in a thick yellow mud, and
in his dilemma, instead OF backing ONT Oh
the difficulty, he kept straight ahead, and
the consequence was that he Waded cntirely
across the ditch, and at times upt his
waist in mud. During this tramp he did
not fail to keep up lively fusilade OF roars
for help, hut the locality being but sparsely
inhabited, no help arrived. After emerg-
ing from the mud hole he again started Oh
run. hut made slow time, owing to the
heavy condition Of his clothing. He was
Jus. congratulating himself that his trou-
blcs were ended, when he performed 1eat
worthy Of the most skilled acrobat lii
the land. II. lis flight ,he had failed to
notice that he was nearing the brink OF an
excavation, and hcadlong he rushed into
the opening. Fortunately, the bank vas
not very high, but down he came into an
other puddle Of mud. In due course Oh
time he reached his home. and found his
wife sitting up Tor him; but when nc pre-
scented himself before that good lady his
sprcarancc was such that she in turn he-
came more frightened than was the hus-
band when the scpulciral sounds greeted
him at The graveyard. The wife gave one
look at the muddy form before her, and in
IN instant her terrified screams not only
aroused the inmates Of the house: but the
ncirhbors became likewise affected, and
in less than five minutes there was
q lively scene Of confusion. The
wife ran into the street, exerting her
lungs in the most lively manner,
while the servants Of the unfortunate gen
tleman rushed from the place in terror, dc
clarinc that "the ID had come, sure"
Peace, however, IVES finally restored in the
household, and yesterday morning the
causes Which so frightened the gentleman
when he was passing the graveyard were
explained On Tuesday last white horse
had been lett to die in lot adjoining the
cemetery, and as the gentleman alluded to
in this affair WAS passing the grounds, poor
Dobbin. probably surmising that n doctor
was coming. gave Il gr0an and partially
raised his bod Y from the earth. His white
appcarance was mistaken for the outlines
of Il ycritable ghost, and hence the fright
Ct the thoroughly scared gentleman.