New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20

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Very we'll, miss said Jim in downright helpless
you to the worlds end
CHAPTER III.
Sign of tho White HOrse. chalky qusdrupel
| with very stiff legs aud apparently, If YOU might
Judge by the disturbed aspect Of his name and tai
| under strong electric lnhuences-that was the
| White Horse. He was wOodenly electrihed-it
| may be allowed the pllrase-On two inches OF sea-
green grass, and wedged very tightly into sky OF
| mp obable blue. slight varying of the board,
due TO climatic influences, had beheaded the bite
Horse and the painter II in anticipation OF that
| effect, had bestowed upon his eOuntenanee back
| ward look OF feeble astonishment. Below the sign
! low window. with n comfortable red blind in it.
| Behind the window room with sanded floor and
| sawdnst-stored BpttoOns. and heavy tables with
| berry circles on them, aud crossed clay pipes.
About one OF tn tables half dozen men, sOlemnly
drinking and smoking. and telling ghost stories in
| broad daylight. The gentleman ia the battered
| white hat aud belcher tie was the proprietor OF
that light of nature the siX-IeRged horse, and the
| employer and exhibitor of the spotted lady. The
| gentleman in the fur cap, the rabbt-skin waistcoat
| and the red handkerchief was the owner Of the
| swinging boats the village green outside, vet
unpackOd, and waiting for to-mOTrow's fair. The
| seedy man In seedy black. whose skin was 30 Gu
rioBsly loose about the region of his eyes, pro-
| iessi0nal sword-swalloWer. The gentleman with
| the red nose AMI biJ:lOus eve, wherein much beer
had lett unquenohed the light OF native humOr was
sole owner of BOlkos unparalleled wax work exhl-
| blIion. The other two were shOwmen also, and
| recognizable anywhere.
| j Five listened while the red-loSed man with the
TIN on'y ghost as ever ! knowed to haunt o
| Snowman was my brother Bills own private an
partieer property the red-n3sed man was saying
father afore him. my brother Blu was, but he had
misforchin az led to his retirement.
'Ahp said the man in the rabbitskin waist
lie died, said the red.nosed man scarlet fever
| Leicester. Buried in the parish ehurchyar Wen
own, his PARTNER, Joseph Turk. Regular, after
business hours, it was Joseph's habit 20 get as
drunk as mo knowed how to, aud simultaneous. as
cl0sin' tine. But one night, Bill he doesn't turn
up. Joseph be starts alone, an quite nAtaIal nc
an inquest, tbeer's Bill to give evidence theirs
yerdick, theirs buryin' and you'd hA Thought az
Il was done with, yonldn,t you NY brother BiLi
on q good deal over his pardners death. Sittin by
hisseif ON the night after the burYin', thinkiR
about poor Joseph, all OF sudden ne Ieels creepy
round like 70 Que side. an there he sees him. IN
pair o. cord trousers an yelyetin Jacket an,
spots on It round his neck, which was his regular
wear We'll, you might ha' knocked my brother
Bill down VIII ms tSt .SIs M the S So Sa asUeaE
hoIlcr In his chest like, IVY didn't you fetch me
;ome,' he saws, that fatal nightT Nv brother
IWilly-um," says tho ghost again, ies my In
tent he says, Gfor to haunt you reglar" he says
aeyery night at twelve" And with that he van;
ishea Well he comes next night an next night an
next night and my brother Bill gets that weak an
sksered he didn't think he'd last long, 50 he comes
to ms an tolls me all about i; why, BLl," u
he saws. w6y.@ says: exhibit hun" says, to
any scientific speritunlist as wants to see real
d gR0'% We'll B he tass ms aae an
he nigh ha' died Rothchie II Joseph hadn't took
offence at it an left of vi!itin, OF him .,,,
L can see, Mr.. Bolloo, said the seedy man In Seedy
black, that you're q sceptc.'
"A what asked the red-nosed man.
An unbelieyer, said the other man .p,,or.
round My respects gsnts%1sn. h. T TSss
and said with hoarse solemnity, Them as doubts
my tale can doubt 1t. Maybe have my d9u1ts
aSSat IT, Never %,ma b6% IS 6ss aSOst in the
family az can ut all be relied upon TO turn mp reglar
there's pot q money in IT. GoOd'afternOOn, gen.
The sceptIC departed and the Eve believers re-
'Co@ia back, said the man in the rabbit.skin
Waisteoat to wOt We wOS a-talkln about, lSs my
belief, look you as Sol Varleys haunted
The man In seedy black said that 1t stood 70 rea-
look ere said the rabbIt-skin waistcoat when
did poor Sol begin 10 turn that pale an queer
When did he begin to sit an stare at notniI 10 Ior
hour at tlme an talk when there was hoOouy 20
talk tot Why, when his CELL died. When eiSe'
'0f course not said the ord-swallower.
ns talks about CELL like that haViR bolted along
of SoPs man Jim, why, it's madness, amt 1T Now,
arsts an ybody 'ere Would she hR, looked ct Sors
Jim Would she ha SPOKE c \, Wo dS, W S. n
Is e likely Nobody thought 1t likely IN the least
Very we'll, then. IL you wants wrong taIk apous .
woman IFS nllays cheap enough IN the purIesSiou
an ont Of it. But to TAX sG sp. ms0 HIM. any so
pretendin of her co dead, why IT'S enough 10 Surn
q mau's drink hacd en- his stomach 70 hSsen 70 IT,
Rin'titP
Now I'll tell you sOmetbinC said at, the mi man ptn
the battered white hat; not IN Wills Boko
was ere cause don't want mono OF 'Is chan,
which he's TOO ready with. Gentlemen eli. I'VE seen
herP
The four gathered near him with solemn faces.
Last night as ever was seen ne, ne snsa MIDI
night It was-an' parst round py sofs MaRgn.
An strike me dead, bat seen her face as whike as
chalk a-loOkn' In ct SoPs winder. AZ neE Rnu ~,
down from It without 50 mnoh 10 ,r asc tbS
a bat nd make. ain't easy frightened, Tut was
frightened then. But looked arter her an seen
her melt-regiar melt away! A.
stamp bis narrative with strong reality. His hear
ara looked from one TO tho other aWe-struok. ana
In spite OF the broad daylight, gathered closer 30
fore another word was spoken they drew neir hsaos
apart aud resumed their pipes and Deer WIN ttanH-
parent effort TO seem unconcerned; ,.L
solomon Yarley stood tne uggs. O,ntsranea
was palo and drawn, and though bic Lips moved NO
drunken man, and sot his hand 70 his fcfehead.
Mart iooking yacantly about him, he turned away
and sought the street. 1he hve men arose ana
poered after bin through the DOW winaoM. ~.
BE sfn't long fOr this world sIAd one. Poor
'ie NJ SSi said saOthsr Hss had bis sAIi poor Sol
Di saSnSS SsrsE crossed tAs Green slowly wisA