Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-17
The Bristol Ghost and the Baunte ed
House.

Bristol is haunted by ghost. Il isn't one
OF those Insignificant kind of spooks that
manifest themselves in bobbng up in de-
serted places and then bobbing down again
before folks can get good look. This one
is said TO appear semi occasionally, and in
stead of celebrating its naturalization by
unearthly noises sepulchral groans and the
clanking of chains. as the conventional
ghosts are fond of doing, it takes a little
crawl around the town and does business
open and abovebosrd. 1t has been a subject
OF Preside gossip and bad dreams for several
years, and the tales of its mischievous prom
enades are familiar 10 every resident Of the
town. 1t is generally admitted that il comes
forth from one OF two graveyards, which are
on Walnut street about two squares east of
the Pennsylvania railroad. The one ia at
tsched to the Episcopal church and in the
other sleep the sober ancestors OF Bristol's
Society of Friends. II is hard TO believe that
any one of the sect which tesches universal
brotherhood and love, and whose methods
of life are 80 fxedly opposed to unkindly
disturbances of every nature, should 60 far
forget his early teachings as to create such
q scare, but there is certainly ss much
foundation for laying the blame on the
Friends as upon the Episcopalians. The
two churehyards are separated by narrow
street, which is as dark and uninviting q
path of promenade as any spook would care
to stroll through. And down that little
street, ali clad in ghostly raiments, it has
been seen TO move by numerous witnesses.
WHERE THE GHOST COMES FROM.
This is certainly its stsrlIDg-poini, but, as
already stated, nobody has yet seen over
which wall it climbs-the one ON its right or
the one on its left. II has been mel on many
Of the streets Of the town at different times.
There is very respectable young lady liv-
ing on Dorrance street who was thrown into
dangerous nervous state by one OF its visits,
out of which the doctors brought her after
days of careful nursing and skill. She went
to the Parlor window one night
TO close the shutters, and as abe
peered forth into the darkness OF
the street she saw the tall, gaunt form, in
white drapery and with feshless bead, ad.
its bony digits as If to grssp her. She folded
up like measuring rule, and when the fam.
lily answered the lusty scream which rang
through the house, they found a scared girl
all in heap on the floor. with no power to
move limb. Two ladies were returning
home at late hour one night, and 10 make
time they cut across a lonely lot near the
verge of the town. Suddenly the tall white
figure doomed up in their very path, but .
few feet away. There were no bushes nor
means of cover near by, out Of which il
came, and they say it seemed to rise right
up from the ground. They ran all the way
home, and shook all night in contemplating
the awful sight.
HUNTING 4 GHOST WITH CLUES.
Not long ago its appearance became 30 fire.
quent and 80 bold that body of men deter.
| mined 10 protest against its pranks with
Ill, H. - II IL L. IL
il always appeared before women, and &C.
cordigly they each assumed female attire
and sailed forth on the hunt. But while
they were scouting in the dark about the
| graveyards it was at that very time Of
the night terrifying female pedestrians al
the other end of the town. The scare, par.
ticularly among the superstitious servant
girls Of the town, has become 30 general and
the appariiion has been 30 frequent and per-
| sistent In its uncanDy attentions, that all
women give the little graveyards a wide
berth after nightfaII. The fact Is pretty
| firmly substzntialed that something has beer
frightening the females frequently for years
past, but whether 1t is "rpirit of health Of
a goblin damned" the most bold and inquisi
tive citizen OF Bristol has not yet determined
There are some who connect this apparitior
with an old house standing upon the rivei
4
Of an antique pattern. The grounds are
unkept and the shutters are closed tight
But many years sgo the mansion was oceu
pied BY two elderly ladies, who had nevel
embraced matrimony. There they livee
together until one of them died, leaving III.
| request that all the furniture and content
should remain untouched. Tue grief stricker
sister observed her wishes religiously, anC
moving out che locked the doors without re
moving single thing. 1t remained unlen
anted for a long, long while, and finally tn
other sister died, too. The heirs then opened
the house and the residents of Bristo
eovded about the place to get glimps
IN the dim old halls, where dust and cob
wen had bad things all their own way 70
| 30 iolg . u-@s
ph~zHrsD HOUSE.
The oIening day was one II The svsnts !,
|, , the history of Bristol. Ever,,hiue W.
, found just as it tad been left except IN
,, piano, the lid Of vhleh had been raised 70
20 long time that il had lost its voice. /
a jlfy the house was stripped Of rythias
and to-day il stands vacant and deserted
There are people of q conjscturing sort
( mind VINO sssert that this same ghost
D proving around to protest against The viola
lion of the sacred promise given by the on
sister 10 the other that the haunted hotse.
as it has long been called, would erumble /
I pieces, with lis contents 10 it, Just ss che le
T them when she breathed her las.
Another ssow-Storn at New York.
NEw YoRK, January 16.-Another SNOW
D seorm set in this morning, with the appeal
I anee oil continuing throughout the day.