Connecticut western news., 1873-06-20

ByrOn-1 l eS, ana so would you IT you had seen what did.
 Reporter-Well, intend to seeit. Byron. am going to sleep Tn the spook house to- morrow night.
 Byron-You'd better not.
 Ben Ball (with his big black eyes open ing like saucers)-What you be? We'll. I've been all through the war, and fought rebels from Kentucky to Savannah, but I wouldn't sleep up at the Ticknor house for five dollars.
 The emphasis given to the last two words conveyed the impression that Ben consid- cred $5 tempting sum.
 "My land p cried old Mrs. Hicks, 'be you in airnest? We'll, shouldn't go to that trouble afore rented the house If there's any spooks there they be live spooks, that's my say about the matter"
 Old Mr. Hicks Every seriously y)-There was Frenchman named Du Shom that lived in the Ticknor house the year after old Mrs. Ticknor died. He did say it was haunted, too; but the talk about it all died out until jus before Fem bought the house. Then the people began to talk about old Mrs Ticknol's ghost walking about the house at night, and some of the neighbors said it was done to scare Fem so he would not buy the place. You see it's real cheap piece of property. There's lO7 acres of land, about half woodland, and the wood IS very valuable, for we've burned up nearly all our wood in the collieries It takes so much charcoal for the smelling furnaces. The wood on the land is worth $l 500, and the house is worth fully $2, ,OOO. Mir. Lee only asks $3, 800 for the property. That's just the same as giving away the land, and it's as good land as any herea- bouts.
 Old Mrs. Hicks-Yes, and that's jest what I say The spooks are live spooks, and them same live spooks hopes to get the place for nothing.
 Ben Ball-Well, but what do you say about the collier who slept in the yard week before last? Didn't he say there was a wo-
 man came to the window at midnight, and
 that she was dressed all in white, and had a
 baby ln her arms
 Old Mrs. Hicks-My land! Ben Ball, you do make me mad. Now, what sort of a spook is that for old Mrs. Ticknor? She
 didn't have baby die with her, nor don't
 know as she ever had a baby to die. The
 collier was drunk, that's what 1 say, anC the spooks are live spooks. Reporter-Well, I shall try to see the
 spook tomorrow night.
 Old Mrs. Hicks-Well, if you see any spook at all, it will be live spook. That
 what say.
 Ben Ball-Hen Ayres and a lot of fellow said they was going all night up there las week to watch. They was brave enougl till night came, but as soon as dark the, backed out one by one. Old Mrs. Hicks-My land! Ben, the boy was tired aworking all day. Ben Ball-Hen Ayres never worked whole day in his life, and he travels rount the whole night, sometimes. One of the Girls-Yes, Ben, and yol know he's always got that other fellow
 from Mt. Riga with him that's as idle, an' : no account as he is. They weren't tire' 8 working, I'll be bound. Ben Ball--Well, you could hire me t sleep up there fer $5. . As the night wore on the whole party be came loeuacious, and told ghost storie , without number, but old Mrs. Hicks stoo' firm in her incredulity, and found liv g spook and living reason at the bottom o - every spook story.
 The next day the reporter visited the lal 1 gest iron mine or pit and ore mill in tn
 region, and managed while asking ques Il tions about the relative value of the Cor
 necticut iron ore compared with that o j. other mining districts to elicit all the spoo lore of the miners. They had all heard an
 discussed the Ticknor spook. 1t had grow to be spook of monstrous proportions Il
 their mouths. It had no head. It was tall woman with one eye. A young woma with a baby. It carried candle Or J. torch. It had it's throat cut. It pointed wit e a bloody finger to wound in it's breast. appeared at midnight or at monday, $ IL twilight or at daybreak.
 ron account of the fitness of our co + umns this week, we are compelled to as
 our readers to wait till next week for tn r. rest of this thrilling story of the Sun r 'e porter