Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

WO011tS on OO0y-6natC00toS D0b t0o10 W.
no medical school in the neighborhood
or / would have put il down at once TO
one Of those worthless. The more I
thought, the more / felt convinced IL w1A
the result Of my cousins disordered
imagination, from being left all alone ct
nightiall in such a ghostly building.
AFTER q while I said: "Whist is out
Of the question tonight; no ones
thoughts would be in his or her hand; 70.
If Tom would like . stroll, I am ready
for one"
He eagerly acceptedthe invitation; but
my wife and Mary both sprang up and
intercepted us on our way to.the door,
saying / should not 20 out. She knew
/ meant to 60 TO the house, and II / did
she would 60 too. / pooh-poohed the
idea Of going there, especially after what
Mary had told M.
"You don't believe q word / have told
you-I Am sur y0u do not; / can see il
by the twinkle Of your eyes!" she ex-
c1aimed-"And don't you go, Tom, let
me beg Of you MARY had a special inter-
est in Tom); and then he won't care to go
alone"
So Tom promised, fully meaning to
keep the promise, / am sure, and we
were allowed to pass.
As soon as we got outside / said:
well, Tom, I did not promise, nor do
/ wish to break yours; but / am of to
the Dukes / have the key in my
pocket, and wish to satisfy myself; to-
morrow may be too late"
"Then you believe Mary's story?" he
mid.
"Well / am bound to believe it; but it
8 not murderers or ghosts, and I'll find
3ut before / come back. But don't you
20 in until / return, or you will be send
ng my wife after me, and all will depend
IN quiet"
"Nay," he said; ssn you go l will.
No great harm in breaking q promise Of
that kind, and it will be forgiven when I
plead anxiety for your safety"
Agreed" replied. "But we must
have q light. And If Igo into the kitch-
an for my bulls eye, it viii create suspi-
ZION there, and the news viii be carried
lrto the parlor."
II have one at my lodgings" he said:
and it's on our road: we can call and
ret it,"
We according did and Tom suggested
nj taking . pair of pistols, in case Of
iced. / firmly believe Tom hoped to
rush with the williams.
Arriving there, we walked round the
ouse before entering it, and peeped into
very nook we could find. At last, we
irected u glance to the upperregions;
nd about half way to the circular tower
Q thought we could discern o light. This
as the wing Mary had chosen for her
fetch. Tom could zee it too. So we de-
rmined on entering, and If possible
living the riddle. As we reached the
cond landing-it was q noble staircase
it'll its carved balustrade-we heard
rces and humping as II beating heavy
distances against the walls. When we
me to the story whence we saw the light
the outside, Tom produced his lantern
find the door, for so well did it ft that
could see no crevice of light to guide
; and having quietly. opened it, we
eped in; but al was dark. We enter
but it was quite empty, and the ia
stry being stripped from the walls,
owed nothing but the rough stones.
Twas o 90 quiet that it really SEEM
as though We had disturbed demon
iantoms at the revels.
said to Tom: "What can be the
,aning Of this ?"
When Just as he was going to reply,
noise commenced again, and we
pped outside and listened attentively.
last Tom suggested: "One Of these
ches, which looked paneled out for
tues, must be a door,"
We examined the one carefully next
room we had Just left, and sure
ugh came upon q secret spring. Tom
his light out Of sight and put his
ID on his pistol. / very gently press
Ehe spring, when it noiselessly opened
icient for MS to see into the room.
n was the old bag still at her brew,
one man with . knife dismembering
limbs Of his victim. He stopped his
* to address some beings out Of our
ut; and we, having seen enough,
ietly closed the door, darted down
irs and soon reached home. Tom WA
rays very pale, with large dark eyes,
when he entered the room where my
Il and Mary were his look told in q
ment where we had been.
"Yes," I said In replyto their queries;
ough to appal the stoutest heart"
ire / caught Toms well dissembled
* Of alright, and could contain my
II no longer; / flung myself on the
couch and reared with laughter.
/ laughed 30 long that my wife began
to think my brain was turned She
looked at Tom, but he kept his coun-
t~enance, and continued his idiotic stare.
A last, seeing they were really frighten-
ed, l gasped out: Murder will out!
The corpses were pigs, scalded pigs; and
the hag was the old woman that sells
such splendid black puddings!"
When l took the keys back to the old
man, / asked him why he had his
butcher shop at the top Of the old build
ing.
HOh, sir," he replied, "don't tell on
me. You see, sir, / make q little by
letting ii very cheap to these people. j
should not be allowed were il known.
They use that because no one knows Of
il, and they are unmolested. / can show
the house without showing that room.
to the strangers that visit the town. i
used to make . good bit by showing il in
former times, but very few come to zee
Il now"
I never hear Of haunted houses now
but ! think Of the pig-killers.
Tsk Paul and Minneapolis Pioneer Press.l
We incline to the opinion that II il not
10 much what a thing promises . the
service it viii render, that should control
NJ in it, selection. In endorsement of
the worth Of q popular remedy, Mr..
Nicholas Krebel, st Paul, Mimi,
observes: By the use Of the Hamburg
Drops, / was completely cured a. 8
severe and painful diseased Of the stomach,
from which I feared I would not re-
cover.
Proof Aeslast Anasthstics.
An Englishman, who had . painful
tooth to be drawn, recently went to .
London dentist. Al the operation
seemed likely to be . difacult one, it was
decided he should be subjected tothe In
fiuence q nitrousoxide gas, which WA
administered by : doctor. To the
aatonishment both Of dentist and doctor,
| khov 6r,nud That whon he hal suholns1 az