The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-12

and then look over the river after which
come back quickly and tell us what you
have seen. Remember the Spectre of
the Ferry"
Juliet was no coward, still she did not
like the command. Involuntarily shiv-
er would run over her when she recollect-
ed the Spectre, but she started out with
a brave heart. She hurried onward
and reaching the post passed around it
the three times. Then she paused, but
kept her eyes on the ground. Should
she look over the river She was half
afraid to do so. What If she should see
the spectreY The thought filled her
with terror. She was so happy now,
that the bare thought of dying was terri
BILE, and If she say the apparition, all
her happy days would be ended for it
was but the forerunner of the speedy
death of those who saw it. Still she
stood there with her eyes on the ground.
But, at the last, she mastered her fears,
and raising her eyes, looked over the
water
The moon was shining on its smooth
surface and all was calm and peaceful.
She gazed at the scene for moment
and was turning away with smile at
her timidity, when her attention was
arrested by change. The water was
calm and peaceful no longer, but ran
rapidly. The waves grew deeper and
deeper every instant. They poured
along with that sullen roar which ac-
companies the flood. Large trees were
carried on its surface, drift of every kind
swept past with incredible swiftness,
and seel UP the river comes cancel
There was man in it, and a woman
who was straining babe to her breast.
They were in great peril. 1t was no
longer dark. Juliet saw them plainly,
saw the look of despair on the woman's
face, saw the beads of sweat roll off the
mans brow as he strained every nerve
to reach the shore. But his efforts were
useless. A large tree came down on
him with the speed of race horse and
sent his light canoe to the bottom.
They were gone but they soon appeared
again. He clasped his wife in his one
arm and desperately struggled for the
shore. He was gaining. Nearer and
nearer they came. They were just be-
fore Juliet, a moment more and they
would be saved. But an ugly piece of
drift struck them and with shrek
they sank beneath the water. The
shrek dspelled it all. The truth burst
upon her. Before, she thought the scene
was real, now, she knew that she had
seen the Spectre of the Susquehanna,
and with rapid steps and blanched face
she fled from the fated spot.
John spied her first, and, noticing the
| palor of her countenance, quickly asked
her for the cause She slowly sank to
the floor and in u husky voice answered,
CT have seen the spectre"
A deep silence fell upon them all, for a
moment, and in that moment John
Thompson felt that the happy days of
his life were over. An unknown terror
seized upon him, but he tried to cast off
all these dismal feelings, and with the
others, endeavored to Danish the scene
from Juliets mind. But her smile was
gone and in short time she persuaded
John to start for home.
They had gone couple miles. Their
horse seemed unusually restless but
John held him firmly. Neither of them
feared any danger. They We're coming
pleasantly along and Juliet seemed more
cheerful, when limb moved at the
roadside. Quick as thought his horse
leaped forward. Juliet tried to keep her
seat, clung to John desperately, but at
last she could hold no longer and fell to
the earth, where she lay quite still.
John dismounted as Quickly as possible
and hurried to her side. He raised her
tenderly. Oh, how pale she was Her
eyes were closed, across her temple was
slight cut, but she breathed. He spoke
to her in tones of anguish, he pressed
her to his heart, she breathed few
moments and then all was still.
The fate was too terrible, too sudden
for John to realize its full force at once,
SO he sat there and tenderly supported
the dear head and lovingly watched the
cold, beautiful face, that would never
smile on him again, through the long
hours. Thus they found him in the
morning. r,t.fl
He saw the grave close over her, then
he sold his farm and going to the ferry