The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-06
Ibid you meet Can't. Glvn ?"

Ibid you meet Capt. Glyn ?"
"No, sir.
Then he has taken the wron: turn
ing. We must g. hack"
They took the road to tine chapel,
where they found Glyr as We left him.
"a drunken man! How can We
get him To the irknp," they both
cried, poking him with their pastoral
slaves
Bless us. sir. it is Capt Giyn!"
said Williams. leaning over the pr,s>-
traie figure.
"GhOsts, not drink !" mutteresl
PrvSe. STOPPING also.
They n2lift-d him. and Williams.
10 th. scandal 1T his chief. took q
flask from his pocket and administered
what he and Dr. Jones called q pick
me-np. This restored consciousness.
hut. seeing that he booked Ike u man
,lazed and scared. the Superintendent.
moved him away from The chapel
Glancing into the graveyard. as he
did 80. he himself saw the ghost
Nothing daunte,l he shS,k his club al
the white figure, which Immediately
vanished
No wonder he had fit" he ejacu-
lated. as he and Williams supported
the captain Ia distance
II took some time 10 restore him
sufficiently for walk tn Trefavon.
and he maintained such a determined
silence that his companions began to
tear paralysis. He shook ID his
supporters, however, and finally
moved homewari Of his own accord.
4 policeman on either side.
Ills speech is affected. poor gentle
man :" whispered Williams.
IL >haIi never speak again." groan-
cd the captain, which treasured the
constable, although he did not utter
another word.
They reached Treiav"n at last,
and found supper and Il good fire
u waiting them. " hen Williams hal
withdrawn with his las. Orders, AMI a
stately 'd;'~i night from his he
loved Gwen. the spirit seekers and
fn,.cr, We're lett alone. The captain
recovered hit speech.
"l"n fancy YOU got rid of the
ghost. You only sent il from one
tree io another. Il SAW it again.
walked with il. talked with it, till it
vanished int" that haunted chapel.
am a. much in nav right mind a
you are.
Il law IL there. also." SAIL the
superintendent, s.'n,hinsly. Isrccivins
that Giyn was excited.
saw il, Then You Own You have
BEEN WRONG. AMI more obstinate than
q mule. 1, ha.lc mc beware oi Prysc,
Superintendent"
Il am Iot surprised. Lat Your
supper, 90 10 bel. and We will settle
tn question tomorrow by daylight.
] am going past the chaPl |. aud YOU
must couIe with me. Not another
word. know wha, you are about Ia
say is right; but l have an hours
work Ia do. and should like to see you
In bed first"
IL should think it was right,
chuckled the captain, taking up his
candlestick. "but I've had enough of
the chapel"
\ good nights rest restored him Ia
bis usual spirits. and as ghosts did
not walk by day he consented to
accompany the superintendent on his
rounds. They Went on foot, and he
did not fail to improve the occasion
by lec;uring his friend Oh his unbelief.
who listened in much humility.
When they reached the little church
Pryse Went into the church-yard with
out consulting Glyn. who. however,
fel, constrained TO follow. lie almost
expected To- see the specter in the
gloomy. ghos,-ri,idep spot. He saw
instead woman standing by neigh
boring hut or clubhouse. who shrieke,l
and seemed about to run away when
she perceived the visitors. The
superintendent laid his hand gently on
her shoulder. with the words:
"Be good. and will mo, harm you.
Matty. Way will YOU brighten people
at night o.
She began To cry and moan. when
he drew a gay bite ribbon and a
packet of sweeimeats from his pocket.
which turned her lamentations into
jpy. She danced round him. took his
hands, and showed him much afec-
ton. The captain ventured near and
saw strange, wild figure, enveloped
ina many-colored shawl which she
wore like mantle. Her face and
hand. Were white, her matted locks
long AMI fair. her eyes rowing and
lusisrless. her lips colorle-s.
This l. Your ghost. said the super
inienieni. ppinting TO her. rs she stood
admirins her ribbon and eating her
>we-ts. This Is roor Mad Maity"
She looked up at the sound If her
name, but shrunk behind the super
inienIent when she perceived a
stranger clnse to him. She snon
forgot him, however. in her new
pleasures, AMI began Ia glile and
dance about. holding up her ribbon,
and moving IN and out amongst the
white WASHED graves. II was Eister-
tide. and the peasants. according 10
their custom, hal iitiied up their
small inhcritances. plsnted endless
wall flowers aud polyanthuses. white
washed the stones ami frightened the
otherwise gloomy spot, Mad Matty
assisting. Ii Was no won,lcr that j,