The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-10-28

as graceful as princess She was
a brunette, but her cheeks outriyel-
ell the roses. Her hair fell in grace.
ful curls of raven blackness aim ,st
TO her waist. Her eyes we're dark
aud her smile angelic. To SEQ her
was to admire her, 10 know her was
TO love her.
John Thompson and Juliet West
on had met iu the past summer. AMI
now were lovers. John had brought
Juliet behind him on his horse. thus
evening. and rs they come along.
bad told her of his love, asking her
to he his wife, aud while she trembl.
ed fnr Joy, SIZE hal sweetly said
yes.
John was happy to night, and so
was Juliet, aud thor laughter
rang ont the gnycst of the gay. 1t
was their forms which were seen the
oiteuest ia tho dance aal received
the groltost number of tags in the
ring. But they weariel ut last OF
these violent games. and resting
themselves thoy began the game of
button. The forfeits came in rapid
ly and the auc,ionoer was soon cry.
ing for their owners. Juliot's was
The hrst expOsel, aud she took two
commands au one question.
The "naster, arose aud with II
grave couutenlnco anl 3Jlenn voice
sui Il cJmnlnd you to go ont
aud walk three iimas nro mi the
post nt the old ferry aud then look
over the river, afjcr which come
back ql.ckly nnl toll n wat Won
have seon. Remember tao Spectre
OF the Ferry
Jl'iat was no cpvlrl, sill al
not like the commlnl. Lyolun
tarily Il .hirer wllll run over h,r
wIou slr recoiirc.el tha Spectre.
bIt sho ,tUta .ois with nrlv
heart. SA, hunted onward aud
reaching the post ptssel around it
the thloe tlmas Ihcu she pu,rl
bat Kept her eyes ua toe groom
SloI,i she !J,k over tho river 2
Sac was Atlf afraid 10 - 80 What
il she shouid sec toe spectre! To-
Thought ii,iol her VITA terror. Slp
Nd' 50 happy npw, that the bare
thpnght of ! l.inS was terrib,'. nm
il III, saw the ap pplriil,n, a her hap
py days @ou,i na eul,i, for 1t wns
hlt the iorcrnuncr Of the speedy
death OF those Who say it, S'lIl sht
,topl tfrre with her eyes uu the
ground Bat, at the last, she mast
cred her f"ars, aud raising her eyes,
iJJNsI Otet tuo Wl.cr.
Iha moon was shining on it,
smooth sIrlice and all VAS calm and
peaceful. she gna d at tlo sccuo
Tor "A moment aul was turning away
With II sui @ at her tiuiii,y. whom
her attention WIS arrested by
chtnge. Pue wt'or was clln AMI
p'lcefIl no longer, bul ran rapidly
Tho waves grew l'eparuIl ll'p'c
ogory iu,taut. Tney poured nlops
with tdlL sulltn roar which ucclm-
pnnics tde hJpJ. Lurge trees were
carried n it, Slrt.c, lilo of every
kind swept past with incredible
swli,ness, ana see up the river
com - u canoe ! Tuoro was Il muu
in It, and Il woman who WAS strain
ing II blhe to her brelst. Tuny
were in great peril. 1t va, no lauS-
er dark Juliet saw them plainly,
saw the look of despair the wJmtn's
face. saw tn beads Of sweat roll of
the man brow as he strained every
nerve to reach the shore, Bat hi,
efforts were useless A largo trco
came down on him with The speed
of a ra o horse and sent his light
canoe to the bottom. They We're
gone bat they soon appeared again
He cllsped his wife in his Que arm
and desperately struggled for the
shore, lie was gaining Nearer
and nearer they came. They were
Just before Juliet, moment more
aud they would bs saved. But an
ugly pi c. of drift struck them and
with a sh rick they sank beneath the
water. The shrek dispelled it all
The truth burst upon her. Before
she thought the scene WAS renl, now.
she knew that she had seeu the
spectre of tue SuSqnehanua, aud
with rapid steps aud blanched face
she fed from the fated spot.
John spjei her first, anl, notic-
ing the palor of her countenance,
quickly asked her for the cause
She slowly sank to the floor aud in
a husky voice answered, II have
seen tho spectre
A deep silence fell upon them all,
for moment, and in that moment
John Thompson felt that. the hap
py days of his life were over. An
unknown terror seized upon him,
but he tried to cast oil all these dis
NAL feelings, an with the Others, Gu
deavored to bauish the scene from
Juliet's mind But her smile was
gone aud in Il sh ort time she per-
suaded John to start for home.
They had gone u couple miles
Their horse sss nei unn'ally rests
less but John held him firmly. Nei~
tlier OF them feared any danger,
They were coming pleasantly along
aud Juliet seeming more cheerful.
when limb moved at the roadside.
Quick as thought his horse leapei
forward. Juliet tried to keep her
seat, clung to john desperately, but
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