The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-15
The Ghost RobDer.

oh d nut cFcHlllA III lUS spring
OF 1880, a stranger, mounted on a
noble-looking horse, passed slowly
over the snow>white limestone road
leading through the Black Forest.
Just as the sun was gong to rest
for the day, when the gloomy shad,
ows were beginning to stalk, be
drew rein as he said:
"This must be near the spot, sure>
ly I'll stop here, anyhow, and see
what | can learn"
He thereupon dismounted and
entered the parlor OF the inn, where
he sat dowa beside small table.
How can | serve you, meinheer?'
said The landlord.
"See to my horse outside" replied
the guest carelessly, but at the same
time cycling the landlord from head
to foot; "ani let me have some
wine-Rhine will do,"
The landlord was turning to with,
draw from the strangers presence,
when he stopped and said:
Which way, meinheer, do you
travel p
TO Nanstadt,' replied the guest.
"You will rest here to-nlghl,
continued the landlord,
Il will stay here for two or three
hours, but must then be off, so
as to reach my destination there in
the morning. | am going to pur-
chase lumber for the market"
And you have considerable mon
y with you, no doubl?' asked the
landlord, inpocently.
"Yes, considerable said the
guest slipping at his wine disinler-
estedly.
Then if You'll take my advise"
said the landlord, you'll stay here
till morning"
"Why?' replied the stranger,
looking up curiously.
Because whispered the landlord,
ooking around as if he were dis
closing a great secret, and was
liraid of being heard by somebody
Else, every man that has passed
,ver the road between this aud
NanStadt at midnight for the last
en- years has been robbed or mur,
Tered, under very singular circum>
iances."
What were the circumstances p
lsked the stranger, putting down
lis glass ard preparing to fill it
gain. |
why you see," the landlord went |
m, while he approached bis guests |
able and took seat. II have spoken 1
With several who have been robbed;
II | could learn from them they |
emember meeting in the lonesome I
art Of the wood, something that s
ooked white and ghastly, and
their horses so that they
lther ran away or threw their
ider; they felt a choking sensation o
nd a sort of smothering, and fnal- F"
died, as they thought, but awoke
an hour or so TO find themselves t
ring by the roadside, robbed of L
verything." a
Indeed calculated the stranger,
'oking abstractedly at the rafters s.
the ceiling, as though he was Il
ore intent upon counting them than b
D was interested in the landlords Ii
iorY. "
The innkeeper looked at him in II
Such perfect GOODNESS II
had never witnessed for a long m
me. m
You will remain, then?" suggest Il
the landlord, after waiting some g
me for his guest to sneak. ST
Il 2 cried the stranger, starting W
ON his fit Of abstraction, as though ct
was not sure that he was the per- st
n addressed. "0h, most certainly
II; I'm going straight ahead, dc
Iost or no ghost, tonight"
Halt an hour later the stranger lii
d a guide, called Wilhelm, were vi
1 on the road, going at a pretty qJ
und pace toward Nanstadt. VI
During a fash Of lighting the ha
anger observed that his guide
oked very uneasy about some- w
ing, and vas slackening bis horses sp
ce, as though he intended to drop OF
hind. foi
Lead on" cried the stranger, ho
ont be afraid" We
"Fm afraid | cannot" replied the
rson addressed, continuing to hold &c