The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-12-13

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lSs 1877.
faces Of thsfold Sdes could plainly.
be seen, They werp all lean and
scsaggy, withsyrinkled skin, peaked
moses, mouths that m6yedwith hori
rid and diabolicgl gtiIs, and their
eyes glazing and differing like those
lof some hugeserpept They seemed
80 be dancing around some object
that was ito the young men Invisible,
| Within twenty minutes they tinish-
lea their horrid incantasiohs, and
With 70 loud laugh retFeated -the
THE. laugh dying slowly away, being
heard-hundred Of yards away, Sim.
nltSneopsls with their disappear,
ance the luminous flashes faded and
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darkness again prevailed Though
no lishts were visible fir Some time
slrap sannils 8 snpaasthe ena
the branches of the trees, bordering
he.circle, were continuously stirred
with great violence, though no wind
was blowing, Abouttw o'clock in
the morning, a pale light gradually
extended over the open space, and
from the shadow of the trees on the
far side, horseman road forth 1t
was an Indian brave, in full war
dress and paint He was a large
man of powerful frame, and his long
black hair flowed inlong, thick locks
over his broad shoulders. His face
was painted red, aud black, and, un-
der the mild illumination, looked
horrid and ghastly. His wrist was
encirclod witha huge string of scalps,
and these seemed to number hum
dreds. His legs we're encased in
buckskin leggings worn blythe Chick
asaws, and over his tawny breast
was thrown a panther skin. In his
right hand he carried bow and ar
row, and attached to his belt was a
rude tomahawk aud club, such as
were used in warfare by. the early
aborigines. The horse lie bestrode
was an animal of great beauty, and
small, and walked with It's head
bent almost to the ground. Slowly
horse and rider crossed the open cir
Gle, pausing at intervals moment
or two while the ghostly warrior sat
like a statute and gazed into vacan-
cy. Reaching a point in the circle
opposite the place where Ike started
the horse paused and turned, and
slowly retraced his steps, moving
with indiscribabfe grace TO the start
ling point. up to this time not a
sound was heard. Although the
ground was very hart.ahd solid the
hoofs of the animal made not the
slightest noise. 1t was like a shad-
Qw seen through a transparent can
vdss. When the grove Of trees from
whence the majestic figure originally
emerged was reached, however, the
stiffness was broken by war-hOop
loud and long, and the Gathering
sound of galloping horse was borne
back upon the night wind. Though
greatly terrified, two of the young
men, Henderson and Aker deter
mined to investigate the charmed
circle and take the consequence,
whatever they might be, Leaving
their comrades, they proceeded on
the road, and were on the point Of
crossing over in the direction of the
rendezvous when there appeared be-
fore them a beautiful female figure,
first floating in the air and then de-
sconding to the ground, where it in.
dulged in an extraordinary dance,
executing movements with grace
and rapidity impossible to human
beings. Overcome by this strange
spectacle, the young men beat a hasty
retreat to where their horses and
companions were stationed, and re-
lated their experience.
Though their companions were
looking on all the time, they saw
nothing of the supernatural vision
that had filled the bold adventurers
with unbounded awe. Thinking
they might have been deceived by
their imaginatlons, the young men
again essaycd to approach the haunt
ed spot. Reaching the same point in
the road where they had been met
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