The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-05-02

pulling the reins tighter and tighter.
IL Whoa, Dolly whos,' But the mare
only snorted. pulled this way aud that,
and continued to dash on at the same
break neck speed.
J, " What can this moan ?" exclaimed
the man, much alarmed by the strange
. conduct Of his horse. "Ill mako you
stop or I'll break the lines - an
standing up 10 the sleigh, he pulled
with oil his might, again shouting,
Whoa r.
As he did so, tho reins gave way,
and the horse sped on faster than be-
fore, leaving the broken pieces in
FoIs hands.
Here was dilemma! The sleigh
was being whirlod along at such rate
that to leap out 10 the road seemed, to
our hero, nothing short Of suicide so
he sunk back into his seat, trembling
with excitement and fear.
Wha; could posses his old mare,
that be had driven for ton years, aud
knew TO be the slowest old beast 10
Hamilton, to cut such a capcr as this ?
Certainly nothing short of tho evil
one himself.
10 the mcautime, the white sleigh
was flying on ahead, and Fox noticed
as q very peculiar circumstance, that
the sleighs kept tho same distance
apart. bis own not having gained in
a perceptible degree upon the one in
advance since be had first observed
il.
Having now lost all control of his
horse, tho Spectator determined to
call to the person iu the sleigh ahead
to assist him in stopping the animal.
lie accordingly stood up once moro,
aud shouted at the top Of his voice.
As ho did 50, the white robe was
thrown PARTLY back, and one Of the
figures that had been buried beneath
II turned aud looked Mr.. Fox full 10
the FACET was grinning skeleton
With cry o. horror, Fox sunk back
pale and trembling into tho sIoigh,
while the fisuro-from whose eyeless
sockets proceeded q phosphorescent
light whi,h enabled tho frightened
min to distinguish tho features but
too plainIy--turned slowly around,
envclopei itself in:thc wOlfrobo again,
while both sleishs sped on more ra
.pidly than before.
To describe the feelings Of Elipha-
let Fox is task [ daro not assume
for with his whole superstitious ma
ture aroused, no could only crouch
down in the bottom Of his sleigh,
doubtful whether to leap into the road
or to trust himself to tho tender mer.
cies of tho unearthIy beings in the
sleigh before him.
While he was thus debating, he OBJ
served that the white sleigh had turn.
ed off from the Hamilton road, and |
was dashing along narrow path,
which lcd through tho woods to the
foot of q high aud rugged hill which
lay TO the right Of tho main road,
His own horse followed, although
she evideutly made an attempt at 20
sistance, and they aew on, now s,rik.
rocks, aud now roots Of trees. which
ran across the old road, uutil the
frightened man could only keep his
place in The sleigh by grasping with
both hands on the dash board, and
holding on for dear life.
His terror now exceeded ell des-
cription aud as they sped along
the slay now flying Que way and now
the o,her--he mado the still night air
ring with his cries.
"HeIp !--hely some one. for the
love Of Heaven |" he screamed.
But on ,ha, road, used ouIy by the
farmers 10 haul their wood from the
hill, there we're none 70 hear bin, aud
for all tho assistance his cries could
bring, he might as woll have saved his
breath.
At length tho white sleigh reached
the end Of tho road aud stopped.
The old mare did the samo, and the
first act Of Eliphslet Fox was to make
. dyipg leap out of his sleigh aud
strike for tho woods.
Scarce had he done so whom he
was seized by the hair from behind
and thrown upon tho snow. /
Looking up ho bsbeld himself SUR
rounded BY gripplug skeletons Of q I
similar appearance to tho ono seen 10
Tho phontow sleigh, their eyes gleam'
og with phosphorssosnce terrible to
behold, while every separate BONG on
heir Aeshlsss bodice seeWod To stand