The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-15

nsss, I could perceive what seemed 20 MS
tbk the fGursof q man; eoses airac-
4~r.IxST Knowing there = be
- 49, IN fear on my part, l urged my
49, onward. wondering ~
~ t~;ght he exhibited a. We neared the
1.a 70 had halted on hearing the pant
-. - tbe ANIMAL. He seemed In the dim
i;5hs 70 Be q man vail onward in lie, q
nothing about him gave n reason TOR inc
alarm oppressed by my horse
After our 6rst salutations l enquired o,
him II 1 was upon theroad TO A--,ssna
my condemnation can be imagined When
~ Informed me that I had in some way
missed the road, and was nearly as far
from nv destination as when Ihad started
Knowing well that, even II I were able TO
66dure a ride Of ten miles in such a storm,
Il was entirely beyond the power Of my
horse to carry me. ! asked my ienos
traveller II there was any house or I'M m
nsar. where could pass the might. te
aid there wa none very near, but tnAt ne
va going to a little church a short Issuance
ahead. which he was to prepare ior SERVES
on The morrow, and that ! wouid acconn-
nerv him / could find shelter for my morse
and a warm fire for myself. feehhg nm
- rigbt be much worse than this l Dade
~. 10 Lend the way, and after n brief walk
= cached the door Of n snail church, a
frame building like those often seen IN
tbinIv peopled sections OF the country. he
AT Ia the way 10 q shed in the rear OF the
building. and while I remained to make my
haast NJ comfortable ms the means at COM
mand vould allow, he hastened to open
the church and prepare q fire in the large
wood stove that occupied one corner Of the
ediace. So we'll had he succeeded that.
Them / entered, I found the glow OF the
Are and the cracking wood changed my
spirits at once g from grave to gay. ano
! removing my outward wrappings, pre-.
pared TO enjoy whatever fortune rate inigh'
offer me.
pocfet articles Of food and drink, 70 which
added INV pocket-fask Of brandy and
few cigars. aud placing all upon q long box
that Ind hitherto escaped my notice, he IN
v;ted mo to 80 share in the feast, with which
willingly complied. In the conversation
hat followed / learned he was o shoe
M fer who lived some two miles from tn
church. and that he seldom visited A.
and therefore l could gain but little infor
nation from him. the only thing couis
learn being that DR.. Marston. whose ac
~ouaintance l had made in a previous sun
mer vacation, still resided there. r1naihl
that I intended going there IN the morn
inc he handed me n pair OF old-fashione
.te.lhov spectacles, rogue sting mo t
leave them at the w~atchmaker's in A
10 be repaired, and he would call for theI
at a future time. This I gladly agreed I
40. and then worn out by my ride. too
the cushions from a neighboring pew, ant
~nlacino them on the seat before the ire. WI
soon lost TO the storm without in qui'
slutnber.
The next that I remember was that son
one was shaking me by tho arm. and opel
ino my eyes, I was surprised to find it brot
daylight. and tho specialized face OF my 0
friend. Dir. Marston. wa looking down
me with astonishment in every feature.
In answer to his question, "How
Garth came you heref" ] related my stor
and when I had repeated his question.
informed me that there was to boa funer
at the church that morning. and the sour
Of voices without told us that the congr
CATION were already assembling. Advisir
mo To romain until the brief services We
concluded, when no would pilot me
y We took our seats and listened
.he plain sermon Of tho country minist'
As It Is usual in the country to give an
pportunity to the relatives and friends to
lev the remains before interment, / took
be arm Of DIR. Mnrston, and we placed
n~rsclves in the line Of those who were
a.king around the coffin for that purpose
nd were soon beside the bier. Who shall
eicribe my horror TO behold in the harrow
OK the face Of my guide Of tho night be-
or.Y So entirely overcome was | by thie
ogothor unexpected sight, that / lost all
oasciousnoss, and only awakened to fini
=, elf at A.. in my friends home.
" @ apparition was entirely unaceoun.-
fsu. The old man had died two DAYS ha,-
orr. and had been carried TO the church Oh
he lay. tho evening Of which I had met
i'm The spcctaclesI s.illbai in my po k,t
- = duly identified as his by his widow.
= are still retained by me us n memento
. NY dinner with u corpse. My journey
entirely successful. but it's Importance
dwarfed by my ghostly encounter in
lac little church. Ne,os.