The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-07-19

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owed mother to support? Thus they
argued. Still Sarah had her own
way and we became engaged accord
ingly.
"You must excuse me if linger
here a moment-the memory is so
sweet. These were happy times. 1
managed to call on Sarah nearly
every night, thinking the hoars only
too short.
81 remember it was on Sunday
night, and we had said our parting
words dozen times DER.
"I am sorry you have to go
through that dark turnpike alone.
Frank Finer passed there last night,
and said there was white robed fig
ure followed him all the way,' Sarah
said, a little startled, I imagined.
Something that Frank got up to
scare you women folks. OF course,
I'd pass there if a dozen ghosts fol
lowed me-
"How brave we are to be sure,'
she said, with hearty laugh-so
like her-which 1 remember so dis
tinctly. Then, as if having just re-
membered that it was growing late,
she kissed me last goodnight, say
ing:
"'Good-night, dear Will. Go
straight home, and if you see a ghost
face him out and bring him to
terms
"The next minute we had parted,
and had commenced my journey
homeWard.
"It was q beautiful moonlight
night, and as walked along in deep
and happy thought, 1 carried a rough
looking crow-bar with me. The last
time 1 had called on Sarah it was af-
ter 1 had left the shop, where 1 had
gone for the crow-bar. l left with
out thinking of 1t, hence my having
it on that Sunday night.
"For some time l walked slowly
along, and unconsciously 1 struck
the turnpike road-the nearest to-
ward home. l continued this slow
pace some time, and when 1 looked
up l saw 1 was still some distance
from home.
"Come, this won't do, Will, ifyou
want to get home tonight L said to
myself, as started off with alacrity.
Hardlyhad 1 done so, when 1 saw a
white figure just before me-a few
feet from a trysting place called the
style.
AsI looked, the figure disappear
ed behind tree which branched ov-
er the road. Noting this, 1 walked
on still further. Only a few steps,
though, for as 1 got abreast of the
tree the white figure confronted me
and said in a hollow voice:
"'Haltp'
'Unconsciously l did so. l stood
for a moment watching the tall,
white-robed figure before me. Was
1 dreaming? pinched myself for
proof. l was awake. Evidently
was nervous and shaking the feeling
off, strove to pass the creature,
whom 1 thought existed in my brain
alone. But the deep, vault-like
voice stopped me, as was bade to
halt again,
"Queer thoughts arose within me
again, How should act? I will not
say I was as composed as 1 am sit
ting here talking to you. Every
thing around me inspired awe. The
lonely road, the lateness of the
night, and the figure before me.
Still, Will Morse was not coward
by any means. But this was a new
business to me entirely-this being
interviewed by a ghost.
Cup to this time l had not said a
word, and 1 had been standing still
about two minutes. At last, in a
desperate voice, asked:
"Who are you"
'There came no answer-only his
ghostship seemed to approach still
nearer to fne. 1 repeated my ques-
ton, and in reply there was deep
groan.
81 was considerably mystifed by
all this, to say the least. AS if to
perplex me more, the moon, which
had been shining brightly up to that
moment, became clouded over, and
the intense whiteness of the figure
before me became almost black.
GAS Inoted these things thought
also Of my home.
"Ghost or not, Pll know whether
you'll let me passp 1 exclaimed, an
grily, as attempted to proceed. A
hollow groan stopped me and at that
moment the thought came into my
head, that it was one of the boys
trying to frighten me. I smiled de-
risively at the thonght-stilI I was
angry.
"'Come this is child's play con-
tinued.' If you value your life, let
me pass. I'll give you just one
minute to think over it.
'1retreated few steps-still the
white-robed figures was motionless
the Emperor was showing it to the
Empress the penny became unfast-
ened, and fell into the goblet of wine.
The Emperor saw it; and before
drinking the wine he took out the
penny. But when he looked at it he
perceived that the penny had turned
quite green. This showed every
body that there was poison in the