The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-07-25

Bat scarcely were thfy seated
when there was q seunl 4 hurried
footsteps witbapt SOMEONE caf,e
srunpiog thipqg the long passage
iaod burst open the kitchen door
It was 5ohaNu Mayer. HE face ale
and terror slrieks n.his eyes wild
land STARTLED. his elethes s6iled Md
iiseFder
( ife lQalens' be- eli,At-ealb.
'sly 1Ihh lndiana gh M,
'lgse pshind ms Oh, neaydns.
Hsesg iIlskill us arr
Eoek the douf qifickl csiea
Herr Balde, rising as soon as his
load Of flesh would allow him.
Grctta few to his bidding. Alasl
1t was too latel A confusion in
the outer passage showed that The
enemy had already entered the
house.
"Hurry, dear Johann, said Herr
Balde. "You take this gun aud ]
take the other. We will sell our
lives as dearly as possiblelo
But, Wild with fear, the coward.
y lieatenant refused the profered
weapon, saying tremaloasly:
"No-no, good Master Balde, it
will be Of no usel There are near
ly a score Of them! Let US hide
ourselvosl"
"shameI Will you not defend
your promised wifc2" slernly.
But vouchsafng no answer To
this inquiry the youngofficer rush.
ed into an adjoining room, and
diving beneath a huge pile Of tow
and fax lying there he drew it
over him until his person was en-.
Lirely concealed.
"The cowardly poltroonlp Herr
Balde exclaimed, hisfaco pale with
anger slow mistaken | have
been in himl Gretta, gocall-"
But just at this instant the dool
was cautiously opened, and the
plumed heads and copper.colorad
face oflhe sayages were seen peer
|il iA Herr Balde raised his q.
md llfelaFs9e hrst who Entered,
URfSrtunately; either age Or ex,
citementmato his aim unstesdsI
50 That the bullet, instead OS6ylng
whero it was inteude& lodged
harmlessly in the wooden door.
frame.
With loud tIssof wrath the In.
dians raised their weapons to re.
turn the ldro, bu: just then some.
thinghappened that quite caused
them to desist.
A door from an inner room was
suddenly flung open, and two
strange and awful objects appeared
on tho threshold The first was a
tall, ghostly form wrapped in a
trailing white sheet. One hand
was lifted menpciugly. The Other
held what-a horrible skeleton! it.
bony structure surmounted by
a skull whose eyeless sockets
seemed to stare in surprise, and
whose wide.open jaws revealed
rows Of teeth. But this was moi
all. Suddenly sulphurous flames
green, red and blue, surrounded
the two apparitions, and voice al
hollow and as warning as the grave
said in the Indian tongue:
"Begonel begone, ye dogsl TIL,
Great Spirit commands youp
With one mingled cry Of fear tn
savages rushed for the door, sprawl
ing and tumbling over one anothe
in their mad haste to leave tn
room. They did not pause eve
when the outer air was reached
but rushed pell.mell .dA'-a 70 IN
! rt~@,=..-a:s.J.,--si aie and,all hi
;s1mps were after tlronnl
Then the sheet was thrown OH
the skeleton pushed cmelessl,
against the wall and with a heart,
laugh Fritz stood before Herr Bald
and his family.
swell, my gases and chemical
accomplished something that tint
good uncle!" he cried, gayly. "Bu
hasten and lock the door, Grettt
for the red fiends may recover fror
their fright and be back again
No, no, looking out Of the window
"they are down by the river a
: ready, struggling to get into thei
canoes! Ha! ha! Tho rascals al
thoroughly scared this timol Bu
! where is your valiant friend, Liet
tenant Meyer?"
BY this time Johann Meyer ha
crawled from his hiding,plaCe, hi
blue aud buff uniform covered wit
, dust and chaff and his face wea