Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-31
A NIGHT OF ADVENTURES AND
WHAT CAME OF IT.
More About that Haunted House.

More About that Haunted House.
Another party of young gentlemen agreed
to visit the haunted house some
nights ago. They were accompanied by one
of the former party, who acted as guide. 1t
was about 10 o'clock P. NJ. when they set
out. After arriving in front of the building
they did not tarry as before, but immediate
ly entered, thinking to take the ghostly in
habitants by storm. In this they were mis-
taken, evidently, for no sooner than they
reached a room on the left of the hall than
a demoniacal peal of laughter re-
sounded through the house, but
each one thought it proceeded from up
stairs. One of the boldest of the party
raised his finger and exclaimed, Cup stairs,
boys up stairs!" Out into the hall, down
to the farther end, there they found a pair
of sold rickety" stairs that might have been
called handsome i'll time, but like every
thing about the house, seemed to have
done with serving man and gone into the
service of unknown beings. To reach the
top of the stairs took but a moment, but
when they arrived in the hall, opposite a
door leading into a room directly over the
sold parlor' their lights went out, mysteri-
ously enough, there being no current of air
in the hall at the time.
However it may have affected them no
one uttered a word but silently opened the
door and stepped in. One of the party
endeavored to strike a match. Before
he succeeded, blueish, hazy light appeared
upon the farther wall, extending partially
over the roof. Then a scene ensued that
made the blood run cold in the veins of the
bravest. First came two men, evidently
L. a
and build, large blue eyes, chestnut hair and
reddish whiskers, broad, straight mouth,
heavy jaws, nostrils widespread but well
formed, heavy eyebrows, nearly meeting az
the junction of the nose. Each one carried
a Ratchet in one hand and nail box in the
other. They seemed to be quarreling when
they first appeared, gesticulating violently,
ever and anon raising the Ratchet and
waving it In threatening manner with lips
compressed, brows contracted. No one
could doubt the anger of either. After keep
ing this up for some moments, which
seemed an age to the witnesses fthe scene,
one raised aIoft his hatchet, fourished
it around his head, then drove it
deep into the others skull.
with bound and shrek, he leaped into
the air aud fell quivering in every muscle,
while a CHASTITY palOr oversprSad the fea-
lures; lips drew back, eyes turned up, leav-
ing only the whites exposed; then it lay
CHASTITY, grim corpse, The fratricide
on beholding his fallen brother, a moment
after, flung his Ratchet from him, struck
his hands to his forehead, and disappeared.
Now the scene changed. An old woman
appeared with grizzled hair and wrinkled
face, evidently tottering on the verge Of
time. She slowly approached the PROSTATE
form, gazed a moment, and kneeled
down beside it. Slowly bending for
ward, she dripped her hands in the gore.
Silently and deliberately she bathed her
face with the Ito herr precious blood, then
suddenly springing up, she flung her hands
upwards and rushed directly at the party,
uttering shrek after shrek, till the whole
building rang again. If ever human did
anything in the way of getting out of
building, it was that party. One poor, un-
fortunate young man fell senseiess; after
reaching him, some of the party picked him
up, ran and tumbled his way down stairs
and out of the house. After reaching a safe
distance they halted, while some one went
and brought water and bathed his face and
head. In short time he returned to con-
sciousness, after which the party hurried
back to the city, arriving at A. NJ, just
three hours from the time they started.
Now what does it all mean? The party
was made up of reliable men, whose word
is above reproach. Answer, ye philosophers,
from whence comes all this.