The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-09-03

with truth, but my impression has
always boon that Moll y was pale
as u corpse, and that hcr halr was
standing on ond. When sho re-
covered hor powers Of utterancc,
she declared sho had soon, by tho
sido Of tho road, a thing, which
had the body Of q Billy Goat, and
tho head and faco Of II nan. I OK.
pcct was tho only ono who be.
loved in tho truth Of Molly's state.
mont. Sho was severely rcpri-
mandcd as fool, and sont back
upon her GRAND, this timo, how
ever, in company with hor sister
Suky. 1t was not long bcforo
both of them wore seon in full re-.
treat, and screaming at tho top of
thoir voices. Thoy reported that
thoy had scon tho Ming-that thoy
also had heard it grunt, and sncezo,
like q person having q bad cold.
After this confirmation Of Molly's
story, l had no doubt that 1T was
tho ghost Of old Schupcrt she had
soon. had often heard of his ap.
poaring to people in tho shape of
different animals. l rocollocted
with horror, how he encountered
Betty Froy onco, in open daylight,
looking like a hog that had boon
scaidod and scraped ; andrunning
after her with its throat cut fromear
to car, and its liver and lights ct Get.
era trailing along behind it. But
the communication betwoon tho
two places must bo re- established.
Wo woro all marshalled, accord.
ingly, into solid column behind
old Aunt Hannah, who, it was
said, was afraid Of nothing upon
the face Of tho earth. When we
camo within q hundred and fifty
yards Of the monster, wo halted,
and it was agroed that some one,
Tho swiftost Of foot, should mako
Il cautious detour, and inform tho
people at my grandmothcrs of the
mysterious obstruction in the road.
This desperate duty was entrust-
ed to Molly, and she performed it
with such skill and despatch, that
tho thing could not have had tho
slightest suspicion Of tho march
thus stolen upon it. In half an
hour the party, scnt to our assist
ancc, was seen stealthily approach
ing, and making signals for us to
be Of good hoart--that plenty of
aid was at hand. Tho situation of
tho thing was now critical in tho
oxtrcmo, and it certainly would
have been oxcused tor Attempting
TO escape; but not stood pcr-
tectly still, and, just as tho allied
forces lushod upon it, (nobody but
old Schuport codld have dono IT'D
changed itself into rs ordinary a
lightwood stump, as I ovor saw.
1t remained there for fifteon years,
during which time Schuport's
spirit was novor seen. Ho was 80
hard pressed, that he was compel
led to change himself into an OBJ
joct, against which there was no
countor-metamorphosis. At least
so says tho legond. "a
Passing on through tho old
field, entered the lano that led
out to the "big road" Hero I
loanod mo against the fonco, and
looked long and ponsivoly at tho
old house that came in view. In
it lived ono Of humble life, but
known far around for tho good
sho did. We called hor Granny
Summon. Hoaven bloss hor good
moss of heart, and lot hor abun-
dant charity covor multitude of
sins. How many arc now living,
who subjected themselves to hor>
innocent incantations, and through
mesmoric impression, or influence
upon tho Imagination Cor call it
witchcraft il you lilc) were re-
loved from intonso suffering! She
was q user---one who cured many
diseases, especially disehsos Of
tho ego, by spocios Of sor-
Gerry called uSing.* Her man.
nor Of, proceeding for the relief
of tho affection just mentioned,
was TO trace tho point Of tho
fingor around the cyos, while she
repeated in q low tone somo
words in tho German language.
looked upon tho old house, and
thought of tho time when 1 was
there prosont at q tremendous
wedding. What a change since
thon Tho ploughsharo has bro
ken up the compact yard, whore
so many busy matrons woro hur-
rying to and fro, and so many glec-
fal patriarchs wero cracking their
rugged jokes. And then what
jollification thoro was in tho
house, when 4 tho young poople
danced with q vigor, that made it
dangerous for persons in delicate
hoalth to bo noar them, and, above
tho din Of tho crowded reol, could
@Ths practice Is still In vogue in Dutch
Fork. TO give the reader an idoa of what
IL ia. will hero dascribe tho maninnlation