New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-11
EARL DUNRAVEN'S GHOST STORY.

From his article In The Nineteenth Century
"My soul and body, ar says john, tue guide
we had two years ago when we was canped away
down East By the head of Martins River, You re-
MEMBER sir the GIT we saw the iltle ir t IN tGe
make it. Very curious that was; can't mako that
out at all. What was it, do You Think"
perhaps ghosts making fire, John" said l.
Eyes sir, mebbe; some OF Onr people believes in
ghosts. sir; very foolish people, some Indians"
Don't you, John"
and heard some curious things, though. | was
hunting once with two gentlemen near Rocky River
You know the place well, Sir. We were az sitting
time The gentlemen were drinking their grOg,
and we was smoking and talking. when we heard
some one walking. coming up to the camp; 'HelloP
said one of the geptlcmen who can this be at this
time of night - Well air, we stopped talking. and
we all heard the man walk up to the door. My son,
SIR we cOu Id hear his mOccasiDs crunchinR on the
hard dry snow quite plain. He walked up to the door
but did not open il, did not speak. did not knock.
So, after little, one OF us looked ontEnobody
there; nobody there at ALL sir. Next morning there
was not track on the snOw-nnt track-and no
snow fell in the night. Well, sir, we stayed there
fortnight, and most every night we would hear u
man in mOccasins walk up to the door and stop; and
IL we looked. there no one there and lie left no
tracks in the snow. What was it, do you think,
"Don't know, John, 1 am sure" said, unless it
was some strange effect of the wind in the trees"
We'll, sir, seed curious thing once. was
hunting with gentleman-from the old country.
think he was-my word. sir. long time ago. mebbe
thirty years or more. My soul and body, sir, what
q SIGHT of moose there was in the woods in those
daysl and the carbon run in great herds then; all
failing, now. sir, all failing. We were following
caribou. right fresh tracks in the snowj we were
keeping sharp lookout, expecting to view them
every minute, when looked up and saw man
standing right between us and where tho caribou
had gone. He was not more than two hundred
yards off, could see him quite plain. He had on
cloth cap and n green blaDket-cOat. with a belt
around the middle-not leather belt like we use.
sir, but wOolen one like what the Frenchmen use
il braid dnxyn fha nf
his coat and round bis cuffs could see tho braid
quite plain. He had no gun nor axe, nor nothing in
his hands, but Just stood there with his hand his
hip, that wav, right in the path. doing nothing.
swe So wS % MEat
the matter, joint says he. Why, look at tho
man there right in tho track he's scared our carl
bon, guess Well SIR he was very mad, the gen.
teman was and was for turning right round and 60
man. He stood there all the time-never moved. ]
kind Of bowed, nodded my head to him, and he kind
of nodded hts head, bowed just the way to
Well started TO 90 up to him. when up rose great,
moose, Captain said l.. Shoot her!' Good heav-
ems, John he says, If do shall shoot the man
tool No. no. cir, never mind. cried. fire at the
moose Well. sir. he up with the gun, fired, and
pitched forward, and fell dead. When the smoke
cleared off the man was gOnej could not see him
nowheres My soul and bOdyi what's become of
the man, Captain = says Dunno, joint per;
YOU stop here, and viii go and look, mebbe he is
dead, mebbe not quito dead YETI Well, went up
to the place. and there was nothing there-Dothing
but little pine tree, no man at all. l went all
the snow, What was Il, do You think sir we cav %
"Well. John" / replied, II think that was curl
Gus instance Of retraction." Oh, mebby,' says
| John.