Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-12

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Cemetery-The Mysterious Par
ty that Arrived in the Train from
New York.
From the Pittston pa Comet
Among the arrivals on the
:55 train from New York on
the night of the 18th were four
persons, evidently strangers in
Pittston, who formed a party
by themselves. One was Ia
dy, the others gentlemen. Af-
ter alighting from the coach
they passed into the ladies'
waiting room in the depot
building, while two of the gen
tlemen returned and made in
quiries regarding the procure
ment Of a carriage TO convey
them to West Pittston. In due
time a carriage arrived and the
quartette entered it, and the dri-
yer, who had received his in
structions where to go, proceed
ed in the direction Of the bridge
which he crossed. and in a short
time after pulled up at the
house Of a prominent resident.
The occupants Of the carriage
at once stepped out upon the
walk, opened a little gate, and
proceeded to the front door and
pulled the bell. The summons
was answered by a servant, to
whom a card was given, after
which the party was shown to
the parlors and left there while
the servant went to announce
their presence.
The driver Of the coach out
side, after being relieved of his
load, did not return to the east
side, hut drove of to neigh
boring livery stable, and placed
his animals under shelter there,
but did not unharness them.--
After throwing robes over the
animals, he found a scat by the
side Of a warm fire in the Office,
and chatted with a couple Of
stable boys who lodged therein.
In the meantime the minutes
flew by. and when the clock
over the door was ticking with
in half an hear Of midnight
light step was heard outside,
and there was a rap at the door.
The driver responded with alac-
rity, and after a seconds con-
versation proceeded to his team,
drew the robes from them,moun-
ted the box and backed out Of
the stable, turning about when
outside and going in the direc-
ton Of the river. He had driv-
en- short distance, when he
caught sight of a little group
gathered at the intersection Of
Exeter and Wyoming Streets
Here the carriage stopped, and
the same quartette tlat had dis
embarked from the 8:55 train at
the depot entered, and the hor-
! ses were turned and started to-
ward Wyoming.
In very short time, for the
animals were driven rapidly,
that quiet city Of the dead, Wy
oming Cemetery, with its white
shafts and crosses and slabs,
cleaned in view. As the main
entrance was approached, the
driver turned and halted direct
.ly in frontof ii. The low fence
which enclosed the sacred
grounds was scarcely visible,
but the naked branches Of the
sentinel trees waved tiieir ghost
Ily arms, their frosty covering
rejecting the starbeams and
becoming sharply defined against
the dark outlines OF the noun
tains beyond.
! As soon as the carriage stopped
the four occupants got out, and
passed soIemnly to the gate,
which admitted them, and pre-
ceded by two gentlemen, the
lady hung upon the arm Of an
other, and in this way the singu-
lar quartette moved forward a.
mong the tomb-bOrdered paths
to a distant part of the ceme-
terry. Here they halted directly
in front Of a grave, at the head
Of which stood a white marble
;. cross. Presently the lady and
her companion separated, each
! taking a position on opposite
: sides Of the grave, and near the
: centre. They then joined hands.
e At the same time the two who
werelelttook position, one at the
head and the other at the foot o.
5 the grave, each facing the other
|, At this momentthe bell Of a dis
/ tant church tower tolled ont tht
e solemn hour Of midnight, anC
l. almost before the reverberatiOn
o had died away among the dis
tant hills of Wyoming a mar