The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-11
A GHOST STORY.

q true enc OF the days OF 1850 by the Madison
Qndl correspondent of the Sentinel
There has been SO much written about
ghosts, y hich has proven 10 be nothing more
than imaginary. that we feel some hesitancy
in writing this, jet as we got it direct from q
lady who wss occupant of the haunted
bsuse, we give IL as told. The lady at that
time was q young and blushing maiden Of
fifteen, now she hes a large family of her
own gathered about her. 1t was Just twenty
five years ago, when q Kentuckisn removed
from the upper Kentucky River to this city,
and houses then being scarce they did not
have time to hunt around for advice ss toa
suitable house, yet he secured large two
story brick house, having a wide hall run
ming the length OF the house The family
consisted OF father, mother, five daughters
and two sons. The Oldest daughter was at
that time fifteen years OF age, and she told the
story a. follows: The hall had floor OF
white ash as had the steps. Upon our NOV
ing We Immediately began to scrub these,
and ere We got through mother discovered
blood on the steps leading from the first to
The second hoor. By the way there was
platform about half way up. and then
othsr step brought you Up stairs. well,
I'll plane that blood a1ay." said the husband,
and they continued to clean up. After they
had finished, he took his plane and planed
sUsy the blood; and they retired for the
FIRST night in their new home in Hoosierdom.
IT, next morning bright and early they
asGse; soue OF the younger children com.
= aiming that their slumbers had been dis
tuIbed by noise. On, its nonsense, children,
ffo h.o .e,,fk
10 tie house set. a few minutes after break
fast, when the mother had occasion to 90 up
ktsirs, she noticed the same blood stains on
tie steps that only yesterday had been
I'aned out This is strange. indeed, they all
lhoDeht and sgain the plane Tss used; this
vas shaved OF, but still the
sans result. About this time
one OF the children standing on the front
door step heard two men say as they passed,
Well, the old haunted house is occupied"
This was told at the supper table, and that
night they had the hrst experience of hear
IL Z D0ists and talking as If two men were in
3 heated discussion az some distance, always
coming nearer and nearer. AT last the voices
would be at your side talking incoherently,
t1t nothing could be seen. Then often at
night NOISE as of marbles rolling down the
steps would be heard, and rushing out moth
ing could be seen. Then again fall, dull
End heavy. as If a person were falling down
the steps, and many night when the IA mily
would be in bed they would hear in the
kitchen Gathering of dishes which one by
one would be set out on the table But If
one went down to look every thing was quiet.
One evening the two eldest daughters had
company; they heard the voices as related
above; also footsteps so plain that they
rushed out TO see but with the same result.
AT another time the lady who told us this
wss sent up stairs for something, and when
half way up some mysterioCs and invisible
hand caught her dress and gave three sue.
cPssive jerks, and AT the third let GO its
lold and she said she could plainly feel the
fingers slipping from her garments One
evening one OF the boys came home, and see
ing figure in white standing in the back
door he thought IL was one OF his sisters. and
calling 70 her aud receiving no response he
went up TO the figure when it disappeared.
But the most curious fact Is that white they
lived there, over a year, there never was
known q light TO be.taken down into the cell
lar, as every time they would 90 down the
steps to the cellar they would hear a Whit
ard out would 60 the light, until at last they
did not attempt 10 60 down after night. One
night the mother heard knock at the head
Of her bed, and looking up heard a voice
say, "Up sinner uplp Bat she doubted
his word and went down, under the COW
srs.' all the above facts the writer heard
tlom' the Ii De Of the lady herself. We give
them 10 the readers for what they are worth,
but would state her character for truth snd
veiacity Is good, and the house still stands,
oniy II has been overhauled and repaired,
ira now stands in the central part Of the
CITY.