The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-05-07

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stood still to see what she would do.
must acknowledge that did not feel
exactly cool just then, but managed to
appear so.
Marion, +" said the ghost, "if you will
be happy you marry Julia Rubert. Re
member, Marion ~ nr ' 79' HIl
Judge of my surprise and horror
when the ghost spread out her arms and
assembled upward, until she was lost in
the timber What could do : Scared
as / was, 1 did not run, knocking down
the fence as Bill Jenkins did. il
l started slowly towards Mr.. Rubert's;
after had gone few PAGES, heard
distant roaring behind me that contin-
ued more than two minutes. did not
look back for I did not care about COM
ing In contact with another ghost that
night 'iH
AT an early hour L retired. Next
morning, when came into the parlor
Julia was there alone. When / entered
she greeted me blushing and trembling.
After had looked around and con-
vinced myself that no one was near, /
said:
"Julia, at last think have seen a
ghost" lf.u H..iti p.
When said this, Julia again blushed
and turned her head again from me. W
"What kind of ghost was 1t ?" said
she. inu t. Hu.
told her all had seen, but omitted
what the ghost had said. .rHH
Julia told me that she had seen one
just like it two or three nights before.
81 suppose" said she, that you
have become superstitious Yo
could not deny, yet would not nc
knowledge that was superstitious.
implored Julia not to mention it
until could find out something more
about the ghost, and she promised.
determined to pass through this place
every night during my stay at Rubert's
which was to continue about two weeks
from this time. HlH aN
For several nights L heard nothing,
nor did 1 see anything like ghost until
the night before my departure, when
walking alone, beheld the same ghost
at the same place, standing about twen-
ty feet from me when first beheld it,
1 stopped, and the ghost said:
Marion, tomorrow you leave this
place, and you have not asked Julia to
be your wife. Go and ask her at once.
Remember, Marion 70
Instantly / rushed forward and threw
my arms around the ghost. She shrek
ed and started up; held fast and up we
went.
No pen can describe, no tongue can
tell, in fact no one can imagine my feel
ings at this moment. "
Up we went Still / held on to the
ghost. But was becoming sick of the
situation. / had my whole weight to
hold up, by holding to the phantom. n
I" Let me down." shouted. lrb
"Promise me one thing" said the
ghost. I" Promise that you will leave
the spot as soon as you touch the
ground" f3b ni h
'"I promise anything to get from
here, !" said L. .a"
Let us down." she shouted as loud
as / had. t Hi m
Down we went. But as we went
down was very busy trying to find out
something more about her. found that
she had large rope around her and was
drawn up by it, t"|
A loop was made for her feet, then one
for each hand; and she could stand up
right with the greatest ease.
Just as we touched the ground, / took
out my knife and cut the rope just above
the head of the ghost. ar..I
She shrieked and fell to the earth; ]
raised her up. ffal
"Oh ~ said she, g Beelzebub will be
here in moment See there he comes
nowlp tHi ~ .fi tl.
Here she tried to leave me, but held
on to her. 1 heard q terrible noise In the
dry leaves just behind me. Hooked
around, and something was approach.
ing. AS near as could discern in the
dark, it resembled very large man.
1t came up very close to me, and stood
still for a moment; then it tapped me
on the shoulder and said,r in rough
ihoarse voice: uo lra Isf.a
- Come ~ W9.slf[ ttfg
put my hand down to the grounC
and as luck would have it, put it on {
stick about as large as mans arm.