Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-04-05
WAS 1T HAUNTED:
TIM GuosTLN House. on RICHARDSON
LAKE.


in lS45 had the reputation or being haunted
4 man by the OF Silver had died there.
When he found himself near his end, he
sent his Son-hiS only c0mpanion-out 10
NudOver, near twenty miles, through an
unbroken wilderness, lad of twelve years
10 set help. Help came, but II was una
yailing, and he died.
There were other hard stories told OF the
disappearance OF certain individuals that
could not be accounted for. And further
more, the legends told of the Indians,
many years before the old house was built
IL this location was the old camping
ground OF the st. Francis tribe, whenever
hey came down through the lakes on their
,uuaul hunting and fishing excursions; and
,lSo Of the PeuobscOt tribe when they
anne up the Audroscoggin for their sum
ner hunt.
Sometimes parties, and even individuals,
rom these two tribes accidentally met nea-
his place aud pOw-wOwcd together, and
ho shall say there were not tragedies en-
,ctrd aud great wrongs committed here.
Later. old Metalloc had his camping
.round AZ this point. Aud who has not
rad the story OF his mode of dealing with
lhe Frruchmeu who made love TO Mrs.
Nvtailoc.
Aud surely here We're the remains of the
sd Indians camp with the birch tree over
me smoke hole. aud the very withes around
The limbs. where the old fellow withed
the body OF hiS wife 20 preserve IL by the
the smoke h. made wuilc toastiug his moose
neat and >hiuS. those cold winter nights
before the Springtime came and the
ground opened 80 that he could dig ole
10 the sand - bury her And the big pile
ar bones front of this camp,-who can tell
lut some OF these bones were human
bones. and this heap of dry bones their
only monument.
And 20 crown all; right here on the shore
or the DE tutjCul NUllychunkemuuk. where
,cre> of the hard pine grow without any
uud-rhIush. and with solid carpet OF sand,
aud where ittlc mounds appear among
the trve>, and the h.erOslyphics on tn"
rec>, speak plaiucr than words OF mortal
ity and mortal remains buried beneath,
Aith their bow AMI arrows, hatchetS and
other triukctS. - was their custom.
Also certain sure >igus that this grove
vaS utilized for pbw-wow and war dance
purposes, where the moon looked down
u former years on the midnight rcvel OF
.Av rcd man.
Right here on this weird spot stood the
,ll farm -hou>e-aidlcu from the lake by
th,. thick woods and near twenty miles
aNayfrum the abode OF any human beng
Into this Isolated place the writer moved
li> family. consisting Oi his wife and two
vauu. children, in the year lsiG, for thr
purpose OF following the occupation Of
1i hunting.
Game OF all kinds was abundant and
sometimes for weeks together the wife and
lalitS were len alone % care for them
selves. while ! was - much alone in the
N.l !crue>s with traps aud gun seeking a
livelihood.
II was whileI was on one Of these hunt
me- excursions that what am about 20 re-
.atr occurred | will relate II in the Ian
-.ua.r of my wife aS near ~ she told 1t 10
me - | can remember
..Ouc night lust about time FOR candle
lighting. this was before the days OF kero-
>cpe. and We used wild animals fat for
burning purposes - / sat rocking my In
aut. aud ms little boy was doing toward
sleep. aS everything was still and lone
some. hearda fearful groln which sound
I'd I'm the next room. The rooms were
large and empty. n We had very little furn-
uur,. oN-cp,iu. ia the middle Of the room.
Ia that there WAS a long box, very heavy,
aud We could imagine we smellcd some
very diSa-recablc oder from the box, but
nv husband never would open that box
.ud never did. We had lately moved into
thi, house and had not brCu all over II.
r,r i was large on the ground, with many
rooms and several unfinished chambers.
The sound seemed 10 come from the room
containing The box. Well reasoned with
myself thu,ly II this house Is haunted by
dI,emoodicd spirits, ain in their unre-
served power. Although | confess 10 a
>icNruiu. feeling about The heart yet |
well knew could not expect any help from
any human beings, and | would be just
- saf. ia one room a another, and so
trusting in God | opened the box room
door. A>I oprutd IL a cold breeze struck
NV face. and AZ the same time another hor-
rid eroau-it sounded fearfully like per-
SON ia great agony. aud this time further
mack In the next room dragged my fal-
f.riny body into another room, thinking
8. would be better - ind out the worst {:
A. | should have 20 stay ia the house alone
over night, aud even a number OF nights
before nv husband would return from the
woods. Amer looking over this empty
room, and not finding anything unusual,
and lust - | was opening the door the
awfl! yroan was repeated. and this time
il sounded in the room hsd left my child
rem in \ cold chill ran over me, yet |
mustered courage aud returned 10 my child
ren. and soon after the shocking groan
came again, and this time in the entry
way that led up stairs into 4 large and
unOccupied chamber. Ny heart almost
failed wheu took hold OF the latch of the
chamber door, but after waiting moment
20 recruit my courage. opened the door
and started up strirs. On reaching the
top another frishtful groan greeted my
ears. which nearly took me of my feet,
which sounded nearer and louder than any
previous ones, and this time IL appeared TO
come out OF the window near my LEFT as
reached the door. | again h'sitated, but
af(er a little, opened the window, and
then came another groan directly over
nv head and asertained il came from
the rusty werther-cock.
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