South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-07

ing each others hands we both saw
what had frightened her.
\ man stood near the bed, q yoanr
man with fair hair curling about his
temples; his breast was bare, and we
saw great bleeding wound there. /
had pistol under my pillow, and |
drew it ont aad looked at him.
60, or fire. l said: Tn not n
fool % be Iricked in this way.
Instead of obeying me, he slowly
moved toward the bed. Jane Shrek
ed and drew the counterpaue over
her head. l covered hiin with my
pistol
One step moro and l fire. / said
lie took the step. | fired. \
shriell OF laughter followed, and there
was no one there. l arose and search
cd tue place Every window was
barred, every door locked. unlocked
one OF the doors, and entered the adj
Joining room. a great bed, with q
tester canopy, stood there, and upon
tins lay the figure OF woman. ali in
white and covered with blood. |
rushed toward it, lamp in hand. A..
gain those hollow shrieks OF laughter,
and nothing but the stained and vel
low ticking Of an old feather bed lay
under tie canopy.
'Si!as SjIas |! screamed nv wife.
who had followed me. clingjng 20 my
arm. 1T is all truo. Let us leave
this place.
Jane, said I, it seems to be true
that this place is haunted, but we have
riskod our all ON It. The things We
have seen have not hurt Us, and pro.
pose to drive them away. I'll take
YOU 70 the village, If you ike, and
leave you there to board, but here
stay until beat these ghosts
Not alone said Jane. And she
did not leave me.
Ii Eou believe me. FREUD. day aud
night for three weeks we were huuu.
tel as people never were beiOre- Ga.
cea, voices. haEds-in tho house and
IN the field; and worse than all, we
grew SICK.
sent 10. the doctor, who wouldn't
come; and we Went 10 him.
You arepo.5oned, he saidY What
have you eaten or What have you been
drinhing?'
We thought 1t over, aud told him
we knew ofnothirg harmful, and that
We cooked and prepared all OF our
own food.
4 never knew any one 10 pass g day
1t that confounded house YOU live III
without being affected in this Wv,
said be, even those who did not cat
there. Constable Collins SAYS he
touched nothing bat cold water. and
he came near dying.
It's the well then, said l.
They used to call it the best well
F.. IN tne country said the doctor.
1t has d nasty taste now, said L.
III beg Of my neighbors un;il I've
cleaned it ont
And that day ] began. We cot
better slowly. and | tried to hire two
farm hands to help me with my well.
Not one would be hired Twas weak
IRON sickness, and, 70 tell the truth.
II seemed as the old boy himselfwas
IN the place. I was almost sired of
living as ! did, and feeling like q ma
MAC; aud one day I went down 70
tiic well, and sa, there, wondering
whether it might not be best 10
give mp and 90 somewhere "a farm
laDorer, when | icIt what seemed an
icy baud on my head, and, looking up
saw my two ghosts, side by side. 49,
They we're horrible enough ! can tell
YOU. and they looked 1T ne and poin-
ted into the weil: and then I heard
two voices crying:
Get us QUIT Get ra outl Get rs
out and bury us! The water Is cold
and our wounds are deep. Get Us
out
And the truth came 20 me, Heaven
knows how.
} weotovcrto my nciglbor's holsc.
jns' able 10 crawl ,here, aGJ said 20
nina:
SIR. Jarvis will you send ono Of
your meu 70 Che people tloy ouza, To-
90 Go and have the police sent up to
my place. There's aomota,nr ia ms
we'll Goat ought not t9 ho .-era
Well, tacy came, and J $50 right
They took out 9i laat wci' two bodies.
rolled up u shaatieli r biasf- lev.
c.rr, and things oi tIa. sort. tac-
found out Goat the7 were Jhe bodies
lot ta3 Young fiia o. faa OLD pr5pIe.
Tor g 'ac young man whom seI 10 RON