Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-10-01
q Pleasant Ghost Story.
Supposed TTsa Of ar Dead .WoMsr to hst
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\ rather queer story is told and can bo
vouched tor by more than dozen persons ia
Springfield. 1t appears about three years
ago young man living in Summit gnt mar
ried aud in "a due time his wife gave birth
90 a child, which was a girl When tho
child was about ono year old its mother died.
About Eve months later tho young wdOwer
became lonely aud took unto himself anothf
err wlo. But before doing so he took all o,
his first wife's clothing, packed 1t in a trunk
locked it up, and allowed no one to have
charge of the key but himself. Among tho
clothing put away was her wedding shawl
and pillow his wife had made for her first
born ani also some toys sho had bought just
before she died. Then no brought home
wife Nc. =, who, it is said, made as good .
mother the average step mothers do
Things went on lively till one night last
week, when there was party at the next
neighbor's house. So after putting the babe
in its little bod, tho father aud mother No 2
went over to spend the evening ut the party.
Shortly after they left, two men canIo along
on their way TO the party also. They sRw
wonderful light in the house though it
might be on are. They also heard cries OF
the babe as though in great pain. They
went 10 the house, and soon ns they
reached the door tho light went ont aud all
was silent tho grave within. They
hasteucd on to the house where the party
was, aud told the man what they had seen
and heard in his house they came by
Five or six men, including the owner OF tho
house, started to investigate tho report
When they arrived they found every door
and window fast, as they were when tho
owner left. On going inside every thing was
found to be in i's place, except the child.
which, after n long search, found up
stairs under the bed on which it's mother died,
covered up in its mothers ssawl and its lit
tie head resting on the pillow its mother
made for it, fast asleep Alongside of it lay
its little playthings. On examining tho
trunk it was found to be locked aud nothing
missing except the above mentioned articles.
Now how the things got out of tho trunk and
the key in the owners pocket. aud no half
mile from it, aud how the child got mp stairs
is a mystery. Tho above may sound a littla
dimenovelish but, as we raid before, tho
by over dozen reliable citizsns of Spriug>
field Elizabeth { ". j. Herald.
john a Thomson E-q.. has been can.
! vassing for Congress in the Western part of
this district. He spoke at Beverly, 10 RAM
dolyh county; few evenings ago, and corr
respondent Of the Wheeling Register says:
"Hon. W. T. Ice, of Phillippi. being in
town, was called upon to reply, and to which
he responded in his usual happy mood
Being called upon on the 'spur Of the mo-
ment,' he proceeded 70 handle the self-nom.
mated candidate without gloves. 4 bomb
shell could not have carried greater conster-
nation to him than when Billy lee mounted
the rostrum. 1t was ono of the most stirring
speeches We ever listened TO- and the audi
eBce were of the Some opiuion, If we are u
judge from the cheering which frequently
! interrupted the speaker. IIe advised tho
gentleman to stop his idle course and to como
20 Us in sackeloth aud ashes, tokens Of his
past sins, aud promise to do 70 no more snd
VIC would forgive him aud receive him iuio
I tho party, and aid within the Democratic
! party to correct and remedy the evils with
/ which the country is cursed. Mr. Zee made
/ short, telling speech which had the ring Of
! the true metal. He gave tho party some
/ wholesome advice, advising then. to stick to
! the principles Of the party, as it would tsko
| any new party years 70 accomplish what tbs
/ Democratic party will be able to do in fe"
months.
| THE FAT MEs's CoNvEHTION.-Wo can