Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-12
H00SIER HAIR.
How 1t Was Raised gu End BY Ghos,i,
Wis tor.

A correspondent at Greensburr Ind
writes: The Usually quiet and relic,ons
neighhorhood near the Mount Plaasa,t
and Union churches, some four n,;las
south of town, is in terrible state &c
excitement over the visitation of an al.
legged ghost. Her ghostship-it is that
kind OF ghost-was first seen by Mr.
Roe Elder, on the morning of the DIST
ut. His tale of the spiritual sight 10
told your correspondent this evening
was, in substance, as follows: On that
morning he arose about O'Clock. for
the purpose of getting an early start to
help neighbor gather corn. He left
his residence and took up his position
on the rail fence near the Union school
house, awaiting the coming of Charlie
and Willie Martin, who were to 90 with
him. He was sitting there whistling,
when suddenly he saw what he suppos-
ed to be woman appear some feet be-
fore him and walk toward him. He
thought it was some lady of the neigh
borhood, and accordingly said Good
mornings" but she said not word and
continued directly toward him. When
within three or four feet of him he
again spoke, and, as before, received no
response. He then noticed her face as
Cooking like corpse" and, becoming
so irightenedshe could not move, her
ghostship veered slightly and passed
him, brushing his arm as she did SO.
Mr.. Elder turned around and found that
the "speerit" had done tie same and
was coming at him again. He there
upon fled the horrible spot and the
ghostess also iew-right at him. He
ran for half mile, neither gaining nor
losing one single step on the "pesky
thing" it remaining right at his elbows.
He stumbled and fell, but upon regain
ing his feet the thing had disappeared.
The Martin boys here found him, and
to them he related what has above been
given. He consented to return with
them. ana OH approaching the woods
near the school-house, the thing sudden
ly reappeared, rising up right before
them. 1t as suddenly disappeared, and
in another moment they perceived it
fitting to and fro in neighboring
woods.
The climax was capped, and the top
feather put into the ghost-story cap by
the strange tale of William Kirk patrick.
He is perfectly reliable young man
of IS, the son of Rev. John Kirkpatrick,
and is a person whose word has never
been doubted. Last Saturday night
week ago, three days after Mr.. Elder
and the Martin boys say they saw the
ghostly visitant, young Kirk patrick,
who had been "sitting up" with lady
friend, was returning home about II
o'clock. He was one who had taken
very little stock in the "speerit' story,
but having to pass through the woods
wherein Elder first saw the sight, he
thought to fill his pockets with small
boulders gathered from the creek hard
by. When about midway in the woods
he was startled and Mortified by seeing
the celebrated ghostess. 1t came from
within the reeesses of the wood and
crossed his path but few feet in adj
vance of him. 1t was moonlight, and
he could see it very distinctly. 1t did
not seem to touch the earth, the feet,
rather, were within two or three inches
of the ground. and she moved in an or
binary gait. Recovering himself from
this sudden fright, he drew forth Il
stone and, with all his might and good
aim, threw point blank at the "speerit."
1t seemed to pass directly through, tear
ing hole in the ghostess' shoulder.
The stone was thrown with such force
that it broke in twain one panel of a
neighboring plank fence. The thing
did not seem to mind at all the hole in
the shoulder, and rapidly dissolving
faded away between the panels Of the
fence.
Young Kirkpatrick reached home
several minutes ahead of time that
night, and told his folks his horrible adj
venture. Those who believed moi the
former story We're somewhat dazed at
this corroborative evidence, and now
the ghost story has many firm believers
who swear by it.
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