Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-18
DAN pUs,s GHOST.


was seen at Big Run. Biz Ran fnot
. stream Of water, but avillsge.
Dan Dun was not . resident OF Big
Run, he lived in the country, 90 70
speak. / mention this fact. not that
his place Of residence is OF any inter
est to the reader, but because his iiy-
lng ont Of the village limits turned
out very. disastrous TO one OF his fell
low men, and also produced the ghost,
whose appearance, disappearance and
history ] must at once relate to take
away the cold shudder that must now
be creeping through the frame Of the
reader.
On the afternoon Of September 80,
1880, business not being very brisk in
the town, Dan Dun went out behind
the barn. on the frontier, 10 chop
wood. While engaged in this healthy,
honorable and laborious employment
. stranger came in all haste toward
the village and inquired II he could
be directed to the residence OF Dan
Dun. Y.
Dan Immediately rested his hands
on the ak, and with great precision
directed the stranger to his own resi-.
dence. But when the stranger was
some distance away it occurred 70 Dan
that perhaps it was not the residence
at all, but himself, that the stranger
wished to see; so be called him back
and explained himself.
The stranger said that be had come
in ell. possible haste from neiehbor-
ing town, where an aunt Of Dams was
on her death bed, to say that she
wished to see Dan before she died.
Dan was about to start at once for
the town where his aunt was.
But you cannot go in those clothes,
said the stranger.
Well said Dan, i will tell you
what we can do to save time. ! have
q good suit at home. Let us change
now. ] will 60 on with your clothes
and you can wear INV old ones to my
house, where you can tell Jennie where
I am gone, and get nv good clothes
This was agreed upon, and Dan was
soon on his way as fast as ne could
run.
tBnt he stopped short.
.sAhoy there! he shouted TO the
stranger.
II told you before shouted Dan,
about the stream that was Big Run
before we got to the town. Be very
careful when you walk the foot-log.'
Again he started to run, and the
stranger to follow the direction he
had received, toward the residence Of
Dan Dun.
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The sun sank down and darkness.
came oyerthe village Of Big Run. In
the door Of Dan Dun's cottage stood
his wife Jennie, looking into the gath.
ering gloom, expecting to see hel
iege lord approaching; but Dan did
no. approacu.
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