The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-07-17
from the Argosy.i
MAD MATTY.

I OF our town nau their Legends OF ghost
and fairies; indt ed. no Welsh district i
without them. Do,t must Of these Wei,
/ harmless from their antiquity, and ever
/ the peasants began to consider them a
/ bygone tales. This, however, was no
/ the case with ghostly stories originating
within the memory of the living, 70
I much terror was experienced by the lg
norant and superstihOus concerning tn
/ sights which had their origin in circum
Y stances Of recent date. Nor was it easy
I to convince them that flesh and blooC
were not spirit when once they had re
solved that they were.
Mr.. Superintendent Pryse was one O
the anti-spiritualsts Of his day, and dur
ing his long rounds took almost as mucl
trouble to run ghosts as criminals to the
ground. But he has friend, who occa
siOnallv came from a distance to visit
him, who was as profound believer a.
lie was skeptical. They discussed the
matter without coming to any conclusion
grew hot, grew cold, like the weather
but found the temperate degree unat.
tainQble.
Il am told that hundreds have seer
the ghost that haunts Gwynant bridge,
said Capt Glyn one day when the sub,
ject cropped up.
Fools they can't have seen it, be
cause they are afraid to cross the mea-
dows, returned the superintendent.
But women lose their wits, and even
their legs, when they DO happen to near
the spot
Have You ever seen it?"
Yes; more than once; but | don't
believe in II. .
4 thought seeing was believing?"
"Not in the matter OF ghosts. Our
natural eyes are no more constructed to
see into the spiritual world than they are
into the animacular. We haven't arrived
at spiritual microscopes, eh?"
No need. Ghosts are visible without
EN-.
We viii go and look upthe Gwynant
ghost this evening, " said the superinten-
dent. She only shows about the full
of the moon. 1t Is a woman, YOU see:
for all fools are feminine, except, per-
haps, Capt. Glyn, commander in her
majestys navy.
The captain would rather have con
frOnted death on a raging sea than have
sought a ghost by moonlight; but he was
LOO DIOtjtl 10 say 81, anu bucIclDIt utCtNl-
ed, unwillingly to the proposal.
Mr.. Superintendent Pryse took down
his club and the heavy walking-stick
whence he could draw sharp weapon;
then called majestic Gwen, his house
keeper
TEL Williams to wait here until 10;
then, if We are not back, to follow us to
Gwynant bridge he said.
Where the ghost stands and talks,
SIP" asked immovable Gwen, who, her
master said. ought to have been a man
Yes Come along, GIyn.
They set out between Is ana o'clock
Of fine April evening, for a four-mile
walk across the country. The moon was
rising, and would be mt her full. Their
way led them, first up hillv road be
meath which a rapid river foamed and
tlmblel over rocks and stones, between
trees that looked like an army of spirits
III the shadowy light; then through a
wood Here myriads of blue bells had
folded themselves to sleep in the white
light, and primrose buds slumbered
amongst their leaves, while, between the
beam and breeze, it seemed that fairies
tripped it among the silent flowers.
BY tile time they reached Gwvnant
meadows the moon had risen, and had
made Of the dews that trembled on the
grass blades prisms Of light They trod
them down as they crossed IN the bridge
When they came within Il few PAGES of
the haunted spot they halted involun-
tarilv and exclaimed together: "There
it Isl"
There it certainly was. Among the
trees on the left side Of the bridge stood
a white, transparent figure, tall and I'M
movable. One hand was Outstretchad.
the other concealed by shadowy drapery.
The most incredulous must have ac-
knowledged that an apparition was be-
fore nina pale, thin, luminous, mo-
tiouless ghost.
Enough. Come away whispered
Glvn.
;'Not till we see what she's made OF, :"
returned Pryse aloud.
''Madc Of was au.ublv repeated by
some hooking voice.
"She can speak. anyhow, said the
softly. breaking from
the grasp Of his trembling friend.
He walked toward the bridge. holding
his official club in one hand, his stick in
the other. resolved enough to brighten
away any ghost. He did 50 in effect.
II vow. she's gone," he exclaimed.
Gone" repeated the unearthly voice.
mo: she's hercr' returned the cap
tain. ana Here, was the ghostlv repe-
tition.
Il say she's gone" Il say she's
here" Gone Here - was repeat,
Ell until the wrathful superintendent
scarcely believed his senses. Il was a
new version Of the fable OF the chame-
leeu.
At last he walked back to the captain,
and-there she was, pale luminous,
transparent. He stood awhile silent
and nerplexed: then Selling the captain,
Dragged him toward the bridge.
There didn't [ say She was gone?
he cried. pointing to the group OF feath-
erlv birch where no ghost was visible.
The captain was almost more terrified
by her absence than her presence, and
returned to his first standpoint, followed
hy the superintendent.
There she j. again p" they both *
claimed, and again, repeated the
hooking voice.
The specter was once more visible, heI
arm still outstretched.
"IOull believe in ruture whispered