The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-10-26


A few weeks ago, the walters at the
Spotswood Hotel came running in d body to-
Mr. Luck and told him that ghost was IN
the dining-room eating all the soup. Mr..
Luck fastened at once 10 the scene. and
found the great tureen, which had been full
4 of turtle soup, nearly empty. and while he
looked. the remainder Of the soup disap-
tpearsd before hiseycs---a clear loss oftwen-
ItxyNe gallons Of tho finest aud costliest soup.
Not human being besides himself .was
| within ten feet Of the tureen. This was
lserious business and II was repeated three
ldays IN succession. There was no conceal-
lmeat about it--none wlateyer--for Mr..
Luck, Mr.. Bishop and Dir. Sublctt, all saw
the soup vanish while they were gazing in
tently at it. The t6recn was NOT cracked,
it did not leak the soup could not have,
leyaporated, the ladlc never moved, and not /.
a living thing was visible In the room cx-
cept the propriotols..aBd the servants. Tru-
| Ii, Almost alarming and apparently super
natural occurrence. The reputation Of tho
hotel was 1T stake; the cost alone Of tho
daiiy-dEappcaring soup was frightful
What was to be done =
| MIR. Luck is one Of the braycst of men.
He caused the turecn to be- filled and
brought into the dining-room at the dead Of
might. Lighting coal oil lamp. he locked,
the door of the dining room ard descrmin-
led to sit up all night. solitary and alone,
with the soup Very soon the soup began
i 10 disappear. His heart beat fast, bis eyes
started fvons their sockets. his hair rose On
end, his fcsb orawled and a cold sweat pour
ed from. every pore in bis body; but, ncrv-.
ing limself. he drew two Derringefs and b
ten-inek Bowie knife. and hitched his chair
lstill closer to the tureen. Then it was that
his great courage was rewarded. Heheard
. sound as it were the sound Of dirt-dau-
Der sucking mud-bus very, very faint.
And the soup kept disappearing. Mr..
i Luck held bis breath and again listened.
lie beard another sound, AZ leht and thin
as might 10 the echo Of zephyr. and it
lseemed to say;
1 .L0rdy, Lo,lg. Lordyi So goods FL
liginff O0snphp
\ And the soup went faster than ever.
/ Dir. Luck sprang TO his feet and cried in
a loud voice:
Il In the nape Of Gilbert O. Walker. chief
Executive officer Of this Commonwealth, 7
charge yon come iorthr Sh
/ The voice 50 thin and small replied:
4 4 can't. Pm too weak. Let me eat o
lcotle more. Kin you see me.
i No., said Mr. Luck .whc ave you?s
i 'siy name said the Voice, is Reuben
Waxley. lifelong to the 10th Moth Kali
Iny regiment. bin IN Castle Thunder,
and hast lest dug out--bin long time at
| il, and Tn starved Has thar bin airy eight
latelyg
Mr.. Lick was immensely relieved. He
told .Waxley 70 eat on and nevor mind about
the fighting. Then he asked him where be
was.
Here I b." said waxlcy. Pod fur
me"
J, But he could neither Il seen ner felt, 50.
emaciate1 was he; and when be heard this,
Waxley wept.
! His kind host cheercd him up, and told
him to stay just where he was and to keep
] on eating.
50 be did. and in about four days he be-.
! came visible. presenting the appearance, in
. favorable light. u the negative Of pho
) sagraph. At the end Of a week he rcsem-
{ lled largo bit Of very thin glue. Two
. lays afterwards be became paipable. and
when the hand was put upon him produced
Q the sensation Of mass Of batter. A little
: later. he assumed the consistency Of stiff.
: ish dough. and laterstill Of putty. in which
. state lie remains, and may Be seen any day
: nc the spotswoOd. Most Of his time Is spent
{ IN eating. lie weighs now about rs pounds
snd fattens daily. Mr.. Luck is very fond
Of him. and he Is daily called on BY our
principal citizens. Ladies are particularly
fond Of visiting him, aud sympalbizing with
him. Noonc can sec him without shedding
!, tears. The medical faculty have sat in con-
suItasion on him no less than twelve timos.
and they consider the case very unusual
. ohe.
. RicnEs. -The man with good. fru
is health Il rich.
Io % Is the man with good. clear con,
y science.
4 50 isths parent Of vigorous, happy chill
\ dron.
AL 80 Is the clergyman whose coat tho liz
'r tlc children pluck as passes thcm il
y thcirplay
AZ 70 y tho wife who has the whole heart Q
b 4 good husband.
~ 10 4 the maiden whose horizon II no
Or bounded by the coming man, but whoha
N = purpose 10 life. whether sho ever met hin
u or not.
10 30 Is The young man who, laying n
! hand On bis heart. can say, u have treste
every woman ! ever mw as | should Wis
nj uy sister 10 be treated by other mcn.
=. 70 i The little child Who goes 10 sloe
A. with = kiss on is lips and for whose sakin
II ablcssinz awaits.
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