Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-10
THE BROTHERS. VENGEANCE.
A Romantic Legend Of the Early
Settlement of Louisville
Ghosts and COLLINS,
Beauty and
Blood.
From The Louisville Courier

FERROUS rings, without correspond
ing movement of the bells. rouse
them at the dead of night, the win
dow panes rattle and, the lights
burn blue, as there comes a mighty
rush though the air without. But
these are but the effects-the dread
visitants have been seen, even
recognized by some holder than the
rest, and this is the frightened story
which one of them told an eager
cared listner, who, in turn, detailed
it to a COurier-Journal reporter, and
who again gives it to the public,
neither enlarged nor diminished
from the shape in which it was first
received. Every Wednesday night,
at the orthodox hour, as the various
clocks of the city chime midnight,
ABOOTED AND sPURRED HORsEMAN
starts up from the bowels of the
earth lust at the center Of the
vacant places, haults a moment,
and looks around, and then plunges
at headlong speed across the space.
As be spurs his phantom steed, two
other ghostly attendants first put in
an appearance, and discovering the
one hOrseman, madly pursue him.
The first figure and his horse made
for a house looking upon the lot,
and pass directly through, followed
by the twain behind. The three
are then lost to sight; naught but
the gradually fainter pat of the
horses hoofs being heard, until the
clock strikes the third quarter of the
first hour of the morning. Then,
by the same avenue, but two of the
three return, the pursued being alb
sent, but with the riderless animal
accompanying them, led by one of
the number. All slowly proceed to
tho spot where the apparitions first
have their birth, and as The hour
strikes, the pace that knew them
but the moment before, ut the in
slant knows them not.
{ These mysterious circumstances
I have been so frequently repeated
during the last few months, and the
neighberirg househOlders have been
SO often annoyed by these nocturnal
| visits, that the matter has been
thoroughly investigated. Watch
was instituted, and the discoveries
were as above stated. The reason
for these supernatural visitors again
returning to earth has been shrOud-
ed In mystery, and conjecture was
rife to account for the cause. The
story came to the Ear of a reporter
of this paper, and dilligent inquiry
satisfied him that there was at least
a foundation for the account. An
old gentleman living near, who had
indeed, been born within call of the
, spot, was said to know something
of the matter, and an interview
brings the following tale, perhaps
ssover true" to light. Credence
may be given, or not, to this story,
but he seemed worthy of belief.
AN OLD MANS TALE.
He avs that his father moved to
this vicinity when Louisville was
but a village, and this part of the
neighborhoOd presented only an oc-
casional clearing in a wilderness of
forest. Just where these disturban-
ces are said to have taken place the
best house i'm all the country round
about had been built by a man who
had come to Louisville from Nir-
pinia, he believed, but of whose an
tecedents nothing was definitely
known. He seemed, however, to
have plenty of money and made
this house larger and more commO-
djous than any of its neighbors.
After having lived in it alone fos
some time, he suddenly left the
place, aud was absent for several
months, leaving the house i'm charge
of two servants. He returned al
the expiration of this period, bring
ing with him a lovely woman, and
represented her, as was the case
without doubt, as his wife. No
change was made in the interior
economy of the house, the pair and
tie servants living entirely to them
selves, having only such commune
cation with the neighbors as was
absolutely necessary. Affairs went
on in this wise for a year or more
after the return of the gentleman
with his wife, when n day
A YOUNG FELLOW RODE BY THE
CABIN
where our informant then lived,
and asked the direction to this
house, which was given by himself.
He noticed ths young man particu-
larly, and was struck by his remark
able resemblance to- he wife Of this
gentleman. The young man thank.
ed him for his information and rode
OH. He felt some interest in him,
and quietly followed him to the
house. The young man dismounted
at the door, and knocked with hi:
riding whip upon it. The man Of
the house answered the call, and
on seeing him, slammed the dool
i'm his face, exhibiting marks Of
great agitation. The stranger then
applied for admittance, and, in re.
Spouse to his repeated KNOCKS, the
wifi, opened the door and came out
into the yard. The two engaged in
close consultation for some time,
and then went into the house. OuI
informant says that he then Went
up to the house, and, inventine
some excuse, went into the kitchen,
No one was in the room, but, while
waiting, he heard an alteration in
the next room, and distinctly reoog.
nized the voice of the gentleman
THREATNING THE STRANGER wITH
DEATH
if he did not instantly leave tn,
house, and never trouble him again
One of the servants then came i'm
and sternly ordered him out of tn,
house, following him to the edge o
the clearing, and watching him un'
til he disappeared within the shade
Of the forest. Feeling convinced
that something was wrong il tn,
house, Our narrator concealed him.
self within sight, and patiently
awaited the turn of events Moth
ing more happened at the time
however, and he finally went home
About midnight he was aroused
from his bed by the sound of {
horses feet outside, and some ont
clamorlng for sdmittance. He go
up, and looking out of the W, ldow
saw by the light Of the moon the
stranger Of the evening before
without. The young man, recog,
nizing him, hurriedly said that ht
had lust had a difficulty with TN,