Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-09-10
Georgia Ghost Stories.
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Il know lady who saw sure enough
ghost" interrupted gentleman from
Fulton. Her name was Aunt Martha,
and she lived ont near the river. Her
house lay between the lines when the
federals were crOwding Atlanta. Several
years after the war she picked up skull
on her farm, which she carried home and
placed under the head of her bed. That
night she had most horrible dream.
man without a head was walking around
the house crying out mournfully for
something which he had lost. At last the
latch was lifted, the door was opened, the
figure stepped in, walking briskly up to
the bedside, exclaimed i'll thunderous
tones:
81 want my head
The lady opened her eyes, and found
herself sitting up in bed with the skull in
her hand, i'll the act of giving it to the
owner. He adjusted the head on his
shoulders, and. bowling his thanks, left
the house
This story aroused the memory of a
Walton county man, who lives near a
haunted house.
1T was one of the finest houses in Wal
ton county before the war but when the
and the house was uninhabited. One day
a strange lady and gentleman, with Il
beautiful 15-year old girl, were seen NOV
ing about the house. They made no ac-
quaintances, and no one knew them.
Stories began to circulate that at the hour
of midnight terrible cries of pain could
be heard from the house. Then the cries
ceased, and no one was seen around the
place. A committee of curious people
entered the house for investigation one
day. The lady was found chained to the
wall with provisions within reach, but no
trace of the man or girl could be found.
The woman refused to talk, and that
night disappeared. Ever since that time
strange noises have been heard in that
house. A dozen people have tried to live
in it, but in vain. One of the most re-
cent tenants was a preacher. He boldly
declared his purpose to rely on the power
of prayer. One of the first sights beheld
by the people at dawn next day was a
wagon loaded with the preachers furni-
ture and family. He shook his head sad
ly when questioned and refused to an
swer."
4 listener from Sumter county, who
had exhibited interest in the relation of
the above stories, claimed the telling of
the next.
Zone of the first settlers in Sumter,
whose name was prominent in public
matters, had a daughter on whom his
heart was set. She was of graceful mold,
jet-black tresses streamed down over her
shoulders, her eyes were of the softest
blue, and her lips of the most tempting
red. Her spirits dropped, and the bril-
liancy of her eyes faded. The father
pressed her for the cause of her grief
only to discover that she deeply loved the
teacher who had recently taken charge of
the local school. The old gentleman, as
one of the trustees. had the offender at
once dismissed, and ordered him away
from the country. When he went home
his daughter was missing. His first
thought was that she had eloped but on
looking at a bend in the Muckalee river
where the girl used to spend much of
her time in meditation, he saw in the
rushes the outline of a white figure. 1t
proved to be the dead body of his be
loved daughter. In her breast was found
q note:
Dear Father; As you refuse to agree
to my happiness here, have sought my
bridal in the Muckalee. Good-hy.
Your daughter
The old man went home and was found
dead next morning. And now, strange
to say, on the night of the anniversary
of this tragedy the figure of a fair young
girl can be seen running wildly along the
banks of the Muckalee. | have never
seen it myself, but my father often saw
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