The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-01
Mistaken for q Ghost.

4 number OF ladies' and gentlemen re-
siding in baltimore CITY and County q
few evenings ago determined to give
one of their number. living in the upper
end of baltimore County, a pleasant
surprise in the shape Of ~aphantom party.
Accordingly each lady and gentleman
secured a white robe and mask, n large
bus was engaged. and the musicians
were hired. They started. q merry.
laughing crowd. for their destination.
about seventeen miles distant from
Baltimore. When within a half mile of
their friends house the bus stopped.
and the ladies and gentleman donned
their long. flowing white robes and
MASKS, which were slipped over their
street costumes. They then drove on
To the house and were admitted by one
Of the Young laiy members of the fami-
", who had been previously notified OF
the proposed party. The other men,
bers of the family were soon in the par
Tor and Hospitality welcomed their
white-robbed visitors Dancing was at
nee begun. and kept up without inter-
mission until eleven O'Clock. when they
were all invited To partakc of the supper
which had been prepared for them. Di-
rectly after supper n o. the young ladies
from Baltimore. feeling the rooms rather
warm. walked out on the front porch.
While standing there a sudden desire to
explore around the grounds of the
house took possession of her. and for
getting that she was still covered with
her long white robe. she walked down
the carriage-drive in the direction Of the
gate. She had not proceeded over a
hundred yards when those who were in
the house heard two pistol shots fired
i'm quick succession. accompanied bv a
woman's scream. All rushed from the
house in the direction from which the
sound was heard. and they found the
Young lady lying in the road. apparent
ly lifeless. She was carried into the
house and an examination vas made.
when il was found that she had not
been shot but had tainted from fright.
She regained Consciousness after an
hours struggle between life and death.
and is still confined to her bed from
nervous pr~ostration. 1t was not found
out until the next morning who had fired
the shots. and then the occupants Of the
house missed an old family servant. called
Ezekiel. who had gone home the even
ing before To see his wife. and who
promised TO return at twelve O'Clock the
same night, but failed 10 put in an APP
pearance. A messenger was sent 70 his
house. about a mile distant from the
main house. The messenger, upon ar
irving at the house. found the old man
in bed. and no amount of persuasion
could induce him to leave IT, He said
he had seen n ghost the night previous.
and he was never going out Of the house
again. When questioned he said he
had started on the nigh, previous about
1880 for his employers house. and
when nearly there he saw 3 ghost. He
was SO frightened that he drew . pistol
and fired at il twice. and then ran all
the way home On being told that il
was not \ ghost but . young lady. and
that he had nearly killed her, he wa
more frightened than ever. and prayed
TO the Good Man to kill him right there.
When the robe worn By the young lady
was examined il was found that one Of
the bullets had passed through the hood
and another through the sleeve. Ar the
request OF the young lady the colored
man Was no; arrested. and the whole
affair has been kept very quiek-Bsf6-
more AHscrsc1a.