The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-02-15
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near the bed, where the dim light from,
the solitary taper could fall upon his
figure, the very mysterious visitor began
haranguing, in very sepulchral voice,
the startled Emperor-s..-es--us
"Renounce, o, Emperor, thy intimacy
with the Elector Of Saxony, or prepare
for eternal damnafiDnlss y asFesI15f
The muscular 1magnate, not caring to
be bored with unearthly callers at an
unreasonable hour, .leaped from his
couch, and catching up in his arms his
phantom visitor, launched him out Of
the window, saying:
"Return to Purgatory. whence you
camel,
A broken thigh was his ghostship's
reward. 40 fs49is.s ssa5ssf S-TTf -.
A man who bought a haunted house
in Colosse, N. S., sought an explanation
of the mysterious noises with hammer.
He pulled off few clapboards, when
an explanation flew out, followed by
several hundred more. About . bushel
of large black bats were discovered,
cozilY making themselves at home in
various crannies Of the building, and
making tie people decidedly !" hot at
home' by their clatterl and noise ut
night. Those bats, when discovered,
took all the romance out Of that haunted
house and cut a long story short.
Practical jokers have often played the
ghost. They are the last persons who
take kindly to a joke played upon them
selves. An English servant girl, how
ever, was once taught to respect the old
saying, ts What's sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander.' - s. II s'sig
The coachman of Commodore Porter,
famous during the war of 1872, died,
and q few days. after the colored serv-
ants were alarmed at the appearance of
his ghost Every night about seven
O'Clock they would rush upstairs In
great fright, declaring that Nathan's
ghost was in the cellar. Knowing that
some one was playing Joke, the Com
modore watched. That night he saw
one of the house-girls enter the cellar
window, dressed in long night-gown,
her face sprinkled with -four, and
lighted candle in her hand. The next
night the Commodor dressed to re-
semble the dead man, with blackened
hands and face, and wood-saw in his
hand-waited for the ghost. se
As soon as he heard footsteps he be-
gan saving wood. The girl entered the
cellar, and the wood sawyer, stopping
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a Miss Jane, de Almighty send me
ened woman rushed from the celler, ran
out of the house and took to the woods.
The lesson, though severe, was such as
she deserved. She never again played
the part of ghost. '3ai ~
Some years ago gentleman's family
hired q spacious old mansion house in o
retired region, and took UP their abode
there It was in a lonely situations
separated from public view by the long
rows of old trees which bordered the
road and the avenue. One night, rs q
yonng lady of the family was preparing
for bed, she heard strange, hollow,
murmuring sound, as of distant voices
Though startled, she, finally decided
that it was voices of men in the road,
and settled herself as for the night. But
scarcely had her head touched the pill
low when she heard the sounds again,
and springing to her feet she went di-
rectly to a corner closet, whence they
seemed to proceed.
When she opened it strong gust OF
damp wind blew in. her face and almost
extinguished her lamp. Then came the
sound of distant talking again, and she
thought she caught the words, "Poor
thing! Poor thingl Too bad! Too
badi"
She was for the moment paralyzed
with terror, but resolved not to rouse
the family if she could possibly avoid it,
feeling sure. the sounds could be ac-
counted for in some natural way. A few
nights after the unearthly noises were
heard again from the same closet-cor-
ner, but nothing could be found there TO
account for them. The lady's brother.
determined to unraHel the mystery, oc.
cupied the room one night, and before
morning, opening the closet, he dis
tinctly heard the words, ss Poor thingi
Too badi Too badl" uttered in tones
not only hollow bat also painfully plain
tive. ssss ,tit !, .s,.ese-f.- ..F
1t was subsequently, discovered thatin
the extreme corner of the closet was q
section of old TN pipe. In the closet of
the nursery was the other end ct this
speaking-tube The nurse occupying
this room had been particularly annoyed
by mice in her closet, and had set q trap
there. Hearing the little captives
scratching about as they were caught
in their wiry prison, she and oneiof the
other servants had risen upon the nights
referred to to secure them, and to make
the traps ready for other victims, re-
peating the words heard. This was the
key to the mystery -Bailoa's Magazine.