The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-16

ceeded in finding tho right kcv. and VIZ entered
Tho whole party. with the exception OF n young
man In drab ovrrcont and henvfr cnp who
hnd taken the prrcnuiion Of bringing u revolver
along, were A. silent and solemn AS company
OF owls. The drah ovrrrOnt wrHrer grbhlcd IN
c.ssani,y. aud WIS loud ia his giggling glee
over the ghost"
Hush If you can for minute" said the man
with the lantern.
We all stood still in the centre " the only
room on The first or ground story There was !,
clock on . shrlf-it WA not tcking--a pitcher
on tnhlc, and n brd-t"Hd in n corner without
any bedding. Thln WIS all that WAS in the
room. II We the tnrlprnpst apartment that |
ey"t saw. The stiffness and the n.ck crinE li-ht
OF the lantern made II Rs weird as a witch 4
Cavern. We could not SOC clch others faces,
for the lantern WIS hooded. 1ts light clrainrd
on The noor. Tut not on the ceiling. 1t WIS Bit
:" licnvcnsl can't sand this" said the man
in the drnh oycrcoai I" Let's Roi"
Waitl Ius p said Tho nlnn with the Ian
tern The ghost In coming"
We werr MS silent Ms the grave. / thought |
hoard tho tooth OF m" young man IN tho drab
ovrrront chatter nudihy. I'm sure heard the
dark ness. thos" who wore brave and those who
were not WIS only betrayed by the knees.
WIS 40 long II reached y low his knccs. but the
drah skirt shook and shivered. l saw that by
the hnirrn's dim light
The wind. which had lulled. now began to
rise. II caulc first in "a long, low. soughing
moan over The pond. swept With n wal iround tho
hue haunted huuscHnd dici away in mournful
wth "A louder, wilder wall. and ~ il broke on
the bpIrus OF tho thin-walicd dwelling there
came from above US u sound So unearthly We al
hud'ilrd tyI Tier and BEGAN u disOrlprly re-
treat from the haunted house.
Inc man " IN the lantern broke into loud
lauEh. Ihc young man with the pistol tried to
echo II. He only gigl.lcd. | was scared but. rs
l frgtined courage. counted toes. as | could
not not count noses in that shrOudcd light. The
Out,hrr's toes were missing.
doctor
' He's gcnc." said the newspaper man ran
oil over tie nil by a short cut to his home"
800 Como here. SAID the man with the lantern.
I'll show you the host" Mastering up our
courage and all i,ng a bravery I'm sure We
did not all possrss W. followed the lantern
At ono end was an ouen window. He stuck the
lantern out ut the win low and showed us tn"
ghost Onr board. the only one remaining "
an Old shutter, hanging from ono nail was the
cnu~" OF all tho wonderful spOok legend 81
NMt''s pond. When the wind comes softly
over tho pond II does not stake thn old board.
When II blows nrrrc and shrilly over the ice
bound waters. II swinss tn" OLD board hack and
loth. making Ga" un'drthv sound tld has
finally grown into the spectre and Vengciul
wra tn Of poor old Mrs. Williams
1lH tramp ha'k to the carriage. fancy. was
mudH with lighter hearts than the one 10 tho
haunted house hal bneu undertaken. Never
uld iurtwinhilng ~turs look 50 friendly as when
l took the last look at them before | stopped
int the couoh. which our Jchu had turned
around during our al srncc. with his hors -
heads toward NcWburgh. A we drove up t.
the suites | made u mental resolve. which /
kept To myself. not In attempt to invest cato
Judge Fauchrr'H ghost story untll-tne next
time 40 10 Newburgh.