The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-04-17
Selert Story.
Aunt Jemima's Experience in
Ghosts.


"Do believe in ghosts? Now you
know well enough I'm no fool, Mary
Ann, so what's the use of askingp
"Ha, ha, ha! I'm laughing now as ]
think of kind of adventure a set OF US
had in my young days. 1t don't amount
to much as story, but 1t had one i'm
portaut point in it that ought to be of
some interest to you, so don't mind
telling you if you don't mind listening.
"You must know there was fine
Hooking chap called Dick-Tll tell you
the rest Of his name by and by-who
used to come to our village, and was
generally looked up to on account of be.
ing q professional man, and our folks
said he was sure 10 rise had real
lpretty young friend-Dode was what we
called her then, though she too has set
up q better name since.A IT > ? ?
aNow / had kind of notion that
Dick came to our town especially to see
Dode, until once they had falling out,
and flashy sort of girl-Ellen Belmont
by name--just set herself to catch Dick,
anu Us iar as ioiks couiu see was sue
ceeaIag very wen. Ss,E ).
srThree miles from our house there
stood in those days large old house
that the country people all knew as 'Ber-
trans Sorrow 1t hadn't been lived 10
lor many years. snougn !. was once d
gtano piace' ana tue country seas OF Tue
peluan mis 'a'nliy-'efy nue. pe"pie Vi Ell
gus. s'ooA.
As the story wen', MT. haroio per
tram, the one 10 whom the property ieli,
was about to be married to wonderful
lily beautiful young lady. and he filled 1t
all up superfine to receive her.
"She was English born, and very fond
OF dogs and horses. She used to come
riding over to inspect the improvements,
and I've heard my grandmother say that
1t was sight to see the pair, Sc. young
and handsome, riding side by side with
their dogs capering around her she was
80 proud OF the beasts that IL seemed a
dreadful pity they should be her bane;
but they we're, tor a tall grey hound bit
her hand while ne was playing with her,
and her lover shot him on the spot and
nearly irlsntenea ner INTO ht py Tue
ait was ;ust before thew were to be
married. and her hand healed 40 soon il
was not put on out was per'ormeu WIN
grand ceremony ana pomp' ana I've
than tho bridal train
"It,s a lono time since I've thouoht of
the Circumstance. and I'm halfsorrv that
started in to tell it. for it's awful sor.
rowful.
"On the night of her wedding, dear,
the poor bride was taken with that hor.
rible curse, hydrophobia. They had all
the great doctors that they could gather
together, but the end OF it was there was
no hope, and she was smothered in her
own bridal bed
"Awful, wasn't tit? Well, Young Ber
trand fed from the house and the coun.
| try after it was over. and went abroad !:
but he soon came back-was kind of
rooted to the dreadful spot, you see, and
never could oct away from il. ~
| uF,lk. nsed IN see him wandering
about n Ike !. desolate snirit and so
thav % c.vo !. the namo Of sRsrtram's Sor
,ow verv sn;,ahle too for tbev fonnd
him dead there at last and after that the
nlace was sbut nm ana deserted all ex.
pan. @ . .hoct w;no wsare an old man .nd
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'' ..rhoro ve. Rohe,t A A,no,d. and Gin.
ton White sn5 EIlea ps,nont s,d Dode
80 n,a ,,,.t b.,r do,on uood
s;zed ns,ty hnt not too manv see Ss's
"Rahert Arnold was about hesd ovor
oors IN love v;th El,en hnt ba wasnt Tho
style to suit her: Clint White was q good
natured soul WILLING to he nleasant to
anvbody. and ready to do the work that
anv one else shirked "a q
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