Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-06-25
NEW VOL. 5---N0. 81.
The Devil in the shape Of Big Bull.
Strange Scene IN the Chamber Of "a
Duing Uoman. ------- .--

DyiHS " VOWuHs H..
A most remsrksbl premonition has
jus, cone to our knowledge. Ii is one
OF those startling instances which atsgeer
the credulry. reaching bey ond The realm
Of fancy, and trench upon the suptrnalu-
raj. We can only hope 10 give The read
ers OF The Journal . tolershle idea OF the
affair. leaving deisils TO the imseins,ion
John W resides on the Hili,in the
eastern part of The city. He had for yesrs
proclaimed himself a ms,erisllst and he
took pride in saying That he believed 10
nothing that could no. be recognized
with The aid Of the senses. He did not
believe in "superns,ural manifestations,
and he utterly secuted The idea OF sn ex-
isience hey ond The grave. HIS Sundays
were mainly spen, in hunting through
the 6eIds and forests contiguous 10 tho
city. with his dogs and gun. He wS
very Nimrod, and he had q taste for pre-
serving, in excellent style. tAe game hs
secured. We note these matters, 10 show
the reader that w. is not man who is
easily affected by those Demonstrations
which are termed "sPiIuusl msn,iesA-
,ions
Some time ago his wife Was tsken Sc
riously i'll and in order that she should
have the. most careful nursing end patient
attention il were possible 10 secure. he
assisted in the dulIes Of the sick'room,
and spared neither rest nor sl ep. mlnls-
ierng TO the wants Of his sick wife. both
day and night. Despne the beet mediesl
attention and The most loving and devoed
nursing, The wife grew worse, until all
hope Of her recovery VAS given up by tiIs'
attending ply slclan.; though the alice
uon,ie husband could not believe the un.
welcome intelligence.
The evening" before The dissolution OF
Mrs. W her husband, Who ~ss mmost
overcome with anxiety, watching and Ia.
ugue. laid down on q lounge 10 the eek
room to obtain litls resi--nol 10 sleep.
| A queer sort oil drowsiness csac over
him. He DAD DOT sleep. lie Was CON
! sclous OF rytaIDa uanspIrIna IN the
! room. lie was ior the moment incapa-
/ bic Of motion he had no volIllon OF will.
Suddenly ihere appeared before him
monsuous Ii looking bull. eyes bl'z-
ing fire. hl, mouth open. smoke ISSUING
/ ron his nose, and he was lsshing h-
sides with his tail II was = fearful
sighl-it vas TOO real Tor an sppannon,
and w. was appalled, What could he
DO Making Q desperate edon. be
sprsng from The lounge TO the floor. and
d,e same instant Tie terrible brute vsn-
rh~d
Observing lhs, his .ick wife was
watching his strange movements, he IN
quired Of her if she had seen The iesliol
sight. She had been awake oil tho
of The spPsrI.Ion which bad SO startled
her husband. She told him II was oil his
Own imsginStion; thsi he had worn bim'
cell down by constant ~s'ehipg, and 'hs'
he needed rest sod sleep; that she dad not
require go much attention. tDd that IL he
did not obtain The Ies, hs so b'jly need
ed, he would also be slck. Al length w.
s!so came 10 the conclusion thsi tho
| .hing was the fancy Oi an over.wfougtt
mind. Bui he could NOT bsnish The Incl
dent, and he was much annoyed about ~.
lie va. perfectly wide awake oil tho
while. end how could the Ihing have
merely been in his fancy u Q go
w. again laid down on the Lounge, and
was in that position only few minutes
when the same horrid bru,e sgain wste
his appearance. looking much more iefo.
cious than before, snG threatening TO tear
! him with hoofs and horns The huge
brute approached W.. glsred 10 his eyes.
while the hot breath Of the animal lsuly
sia d hin /! With yell Of terror W..
sprsng from The lounge, and the same in /.
slant the horrid brute disappeared ht
the same time The stove in the room ~is
snveloped in sheet Of flames which shot
up sesin,t the ceiling And w. issrsd
! that The house would DO set on FIRE. But
the flames vanished 90 suddenly ss they
sppesred, and there wss not the smell Il
FIRE in tho room, or the sign Of smoke on
The ceiling. rls
w.. who never anew fer. snd had
ne,er prayed. nov fairly Wsmbled ~bh
terror. and prayed 10 the Gfss, Being for
protection for him and his. From usa
moment w. became . firm believer IN .
hereafter. and q syssm OF rewards and
punishmenis. He has not seen tho ~on-
deriul sppsriiiou siDcs.-Dayton (Lhio)
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