The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-12-29

but that spiritu1Iist woman has
been here IN The village. they've been
q seem m hearin' al <c-ts D things.
IN didn't make no account Of their
ghost. no more n nothin' ~ ALL
:. Who was John Norfonz' inquired
the pafson. who was = newcomer
- sea Cap'in who got wrecs 80 some
eight Years aga. and - promising >
young man ~ We ever RAISED in the
town. sad the Squire slowly. ~ was
his first voyage - Captain. and those
who were saved Say that he stood By
the ship until the very last minute
He was found frozen 10 death on the
wreck after The storm was over By q
vessel which was bound for Boston
John was known BY the Captain Of this
vessel. and he brought the body into
port with him. and il WAS sent on here
and buried"
Then there u ND doubt but what the
man i really dead said the parson-
"a ailors have sometimes the faculty Of
coming I o life again. YOU know: thar
it, he added with due seriousness.
s.therc ere false reports 81 their death
I How many sailors have come back TO
Yarmouth safe AMI so1nd. who have
been reported drowned2'
.-Nercr hut one sencc I've been old
! enough 10 remember" said On old man.
who had hitherto been silent THAT
wux Luke Higgins. IN he'd "a done
hisself m the tzown both . favor II he
he'd ~ died. It's them kind o. chaps
what dew turn up. not <tarlin' god
fellcrs like john John, he WIZ . dret-
/ full loss
..Oh. there's no possibility o. John's
being alive said the Squire. nervous
Il. II saw him buried myself. poor
fellow. He was engaged TO nv daugh-
ter Elsie. and she. poor girl. has done
nothing but mourn for him AL these
years I objected 70 the match at first
but before he went away on his last
VOYAGE. I became fully alive % his good
qualities. He was . brave. manly fell
low
Enter Mrs Blagg the wife Of . fish
erman. quite out Of breath. and look
ing cry wild.
..wkat l. II. MARY jane You look
a. II you'd seed > ghost. Too said her
husband. who was \ Of the circle BY
the FIRE.
..SoI have. Lemuel. true e. you are
alive come right face TO face with
John Morton comm through the field
from our house 70 the main road see
him Just - plain e. ! see YOU folk
meow. but I didn't wait to see him long.
l ken tell ye. bur just scnd By him Ike
li9htnin'. ~ run 'intew the Squire's. n
told Miss Elsie AL about il. / wuz dretful
scarf. but ! thought she'd orter kneou
about r. % 1 KEEP up till ! got there ~
then ] went on ;ntew . kinder faint.
Bein' sorter weak after = tt er ph.hisic,
/ couldn't stan il"
..Haow did he look2r inquired ont
man under his breath
..Dretful material. oniv kinder uhits
n peaked. m he kinder halted ri
looked straight - me kinder wild n
s'prised. They say ghosts don't neve'
Ike TO he overlook. m I don't : pose h
spected 70 meet nobody IN that lone
some field
But how ccnld YOU see his face <
distinctly on 50 dark . night! said The
Squire. seeming considerably disturbed.
GOOD grAshus. you don't spose
went through that there Geld without
no ianiern9 still. after giving him one
good look. uuz 50 clustered that
uroppe1 ms AMEN on wv spot, .,,,
screechin along - iass q ! could
lon Il E - ~ 'nat mere i,nletn
Lemne'. 4 az ae~ q e y
nohaowf We can anora teN IT nos
one a,- 80 =.
WEI. goo1 peoPie' all w
Squire. W. mustn't lct ghosts inter
fere with our New ~t'v,t \
= time tnat ~ invited guess snou,do =
=, my house anu mere IN \ ne nos1
away from home:
And = SQUIRE hurried PIT o' "
store. and = ong me lusky wooa unit