The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-02

ea' after placing the young man
within.
We put writing materials on a
sma table, in the sumper-houso, and
took away the candles. We remain.
ed ontside, with the. podlar. amongst
US. lna low. solemn voice he began
to chant the f,llowiug fines: ,D,,,
"MhaC riscih slow Fl ON The ocean caves
And the stormy surf2 ,;-t
Tho phantom pale set HIS hlackcncd foot .
I'm the FIRE Ah green lurs :"
Then 'aisiug his voice solcmnly, lie
tYou asked to sec your friend Fran.
els Nillicrs, who was drowned, three
years ago, OF the coast of south
America what do you see ?
q sce,' replied tho student ga
white light arising near the window,
but it has no form it is like an uu :
certain cloud"
We, the spectators, remained pro-
fonndly silent.
tAre you afraid p asked the mer.
chant, in u loud voice.
4 am not replied the student,
firmly.'
After moments silence, the ped.
lar stamped three times on the ground
and sang ~
"And the phantom white, whose cay. cold
incc, ,- ta'
Was once 80 fair, 81
Dries with his shroud his olinging yost
And his eea tossed hair"
Once moro the solemn question
'You would sec revealed tho mystic
ries of the tomb--what do you see
now 2
'Tho student answered in a calm
voice, hnt like that Of a man describ-
ing things as they pass before him
i see the cloud taking the form Of
a phantom; its head is covered with
long veil-it stands stillp
are you afraid 2
81 am not !! '.t.a
We looked at each other in horror
stricken silence, while tho merchant,
raising his arms above his head, chan.
ted, III sopulchral voice:
"And tho phantom said, rs he rose from
the wave
lie shall know me in sooth
will go 20 my friend, gay smiling and
AS in our frs, youth -
What Go you SEQ y said he.
Il SEQ the phantom advance he
lifts his vcil-'tis Francis Villiers (!
he approaches tho tablc-hc writes =
'tis his signature!
Are you afraid 2
n foalFul moment Of silence en-.
sued the student replied, but in an
altered voice,
& am not
With strange aud frantic gestures,
the merchant then saug
"And The phantom said 10 the mock ing
sncer,
come from the South
Fat my hand on my hand--,hy heart on my
Thy mouth on my mouth"
sWhat DO you SEQ r "a
'Ee comcs--he aprroa ches--he pur-
sues mc-he is stretching out his arms
he will have me Help help |!
Save me y
are you afraid 'now 3 asked thc
merchant in mocking voice.
n piercing cry, and then slinad
groan, were tho only III wcis Of the
terrible question.
'llclp that rash youth s.id tho
merchant bitterly. q have, | think,
won the wager but it is suM;isnt for
mo to have given him lesson. Let
him keep his money for the futurc.'
lie walked rapidly away. We
opened the door Of the summer house,
and found the student in convulsiyn.
A Taper signed with the c3name Of
'Francis Fillors,' was found on the
table. H' i''' '1';F
As soon as tho Students senses
were restored, ho asked vchcmen,ly
where was the vilo sorcerer who had
subjected him to such n horrible or
deal he would kill him ! He
sought him throughout the inn III
vain then, with the speed Of mad.
man, he dashed across the fields in,
pursuit of him---and we never saw
either Of them. again. That, children,
Is my ghostistoryl 'tfl@ ClE'D}
And how is it, Uncle, that after
that, you don't believe in ghosts 70
said |, the first time | hcrrd it.
'Because, my boy replied Uncle,
neither the student nor tho merchant
ever returned and The forty-fvc
guineas, belonging to mo and the
other travellers, continued equally ia.
visible Those two swinders carried
them off, a'tcr having acted farce,
which We, like ninnies, believed to DO
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