The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-18
.....I.- ana ,raa oatonishad tliat Il should

&c nlyGa him such a fright; but then u
.tno1 alone mud in place where he did not
| Io,i; for \ timber In any garh. By shaaihs
His candle, he soon discovered that the ilery
anpea,ance IL had woIl in the dark was o"ihg
"a y phosphorescent light given out ny Tue
| raa,,in- func1is, These discoveries oin i'o'
| rive him the courage that might nave pesh
| evnnc.eh On the contrary, he had quiz
cn,,,.,n or fhe old mine. and before he rcacneo
.hn month of the old incline he again haa inc
fno,;n, &C being followed and the dripping "a
Tho w,,er sounded ia his ears much lihc liz
distant shouts OF iicndisil laughter. n,ua
t;Dinr I'D the incline was sio" anu Ia, =, ~
,,.,,.., ond more than once he was lorcch w
| 'n,t l;,,sc,f and rest his trembling hhees.
! y. s,ch times he was again overcome ny ',Ie
| s;..,nn of the place, and, did he happen W
! ,,,,,,;, looked about expecting W h'a. 81.
3ns,yer or to see jaering face peeline our ma, a.
him from TIC next side opening apo'e' ~.
ra.c too, frightened him. hts r1lnohhs
Malc,, .crn,.d ID have started Them up from
th, old cliumbeIs, and one whlcA WIS scalf
narinr above happening to iati upon ms arm,
he shook and brushed the sleeve most lrahti-
caly, then gaxcd above and aDont MN siuu-
dariagiy. expecting whole sacH OF the YER
min 20 he cmpticd down upon nm: " neh
the top Of the incline was reachea ne Ter
rcn;iy thanked the Lord, ana seNlhS Tue
largest rock he could find, hurried IL down
the black ciIas!n. listening win eAuitiiloti "
fIn noise or is bounding and crashing its
way towards the gilastly, IungES-Drccalhg
cafcrns below. -,
Another FRIGHT awaited him. After his
avlr, Gi.n,ay Of bravery in dcfying the
,,i,,.t. Of dead ,ucn, COLLINS, Cobalt, and all,
T..
once thought. a. he walked away from the
pIacc, tina, it would have been better haa ne
not done ii: though why it would be loo.,
i-h f. think. He was now on the t'iliiei
!ry.l, and last nearing the tunnel ltseli, "heh
his way would be straight and not heSet ny
yawnii,y chambers into whose depths he
could not ser, and out of which at any mo
mcut might talk i thing III he Knew not
what biooG-frccZin@ shape. 4 colu pk,sI
moved pl.t. causing the flame OF his cahuic
10 stream Forward. Something might DE
.q,nu,e. bu, !, would he childish To look DC
hind. The candle illme llattcned down more
aud more. :;id behind him was uttered q
deep sigii. Facing about and holding his
candle aiott, he saw nothing. While he was
bordering upon what could have made the
noise, his ears were ;lsSailcd by 4 shriii,
;,;rrc;nw. unni>tal,ble scream. In the Stlii-
ness il seemed FIR beyond the power OF h,l-
;nan LUNGS 10 nave uttered such an unearthy
sl.rini. cur hero owns TO having answered
,,,is by = t,c,n,.lotls "hoo-o-oo !" which was
al tL4t cane Of what he intended should
have been 4 fierce and defiant YELL Again
the awful scream rang ont, utteilhS the Sill
Gle word "!!or-r-roT Our terrified cN-
norcr Of forbidden ground now, for the first
lime, felt his hair at work inside OF his hat
lie led III candle above his head and pecred
INF, ;lc three great galleries yaWmng nc;r
mt could zee nothing. He pushed his hat
down t!upn his head to settle his hair, Whlrl-
cd suddenly round and held his candle down
10 examine Il stick which had slapped under
Iii; heel, Strengthened up, couGhed, thch
o,"! fil,.rt. took Il survey OF his limited no
riznD. As far rs he could see stood ghaStly
rows of tiRihcr%. drapcd or rather iurrcd
over with white mold, hat nothing worse,
for n! the darkness was clear ana clr;'ll.
A"iin hr Thought there was Il sigh close
behind him. and WAS inst in the act OF
w!illi~ about. when, i'll his very ears, rang
on: lilt terrible word "IIor-l-ror. Start
in@ back, liz fell to the ground, but III SIT
tin" position against post, landing without
cXtin@l!ishing hiS candle. n little dirt 1ali-
ing from above, he looked up, and there
saw going down upon him Il par OF merry
avr>. THIS, instead of frightening him,
served iu,t tie contrary purpose. Ri
,in.. he held ainit his candle, and saw sit
iisi4 iI,on Il timber, at the end of IN ore
c:i,tr over lis head. as pretty Il cat rs ever
lycut i-tilim: in any old mine, andas Inc gaZrd
uuon tln wandering beast. it opened H.
inoul:, and again uttered that irlghtlul cry
Of "ilo.-n-or." but now it sounded more
Tx" Iii-o-uWor."
trcf tiii- last Ghost adventure our hero
Fit flat 10 goblin That ever walked could
f!irhtcl him, and when II" blew out the rem
na.i oil his candle 1t the mouth cf the tl'l.-
mel. aal stepped forth into tie broad glare of
daylight, there was not Il holder nan in Viz
.ii.a 'i!r. rs he himself acknowledged. lie
says ihc only danger Of going into our old
niurS is !ai II being crushed or shut i'll by
!. cnyp--tLcrc is nothing III all else i'll any OF
lie !linrS 10 he afraid Of.