Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-05
THREE GHOST STORIES.

THREE GHOST STORIES.
ALL OF THEM FROM TALBOT COUNTY.
A REGION RICH IN LEGENDARY
LoRE-A NOIsELEsS TEAM AND
SILENT HORsEs-THE SPIRIT OF
MURDERED woMAN-AN AP-
pARITIoN AND DEATH.
EAsToN. Oct. 27.-The quaint
legends and mysterious ghost sto-
ries related arOund the hearths of
Eastern ShOremen are many.
Probably, no other section possesses
such a wealth of weird lore; ; nor is
it at all likely that there exists
another people so devoted to the
supernatural yarn. This is by no
means the result of lack of intel
ligence or cramped ideas, but is the
natural mental pabulum Of a peo-
pie brought up amid surroundings
rich in romantic history and thick
with associations of much that has
come down from father 20 son for
many generations. The vast fund
of historic and Legendary matter,
which the public and private rec
ords OF the Peninsula counties
presents, has scarcely been sampled
in all that has been written on the
subject.
A NOIsELEsS TEAM.
For forty years the Rev. DIR. b.
has been the rector ofa prominent
parish on the Eastern Shore. He
had. when the scenes recorded be-
low happened twenty-five years
ago, mission charge sixteen miles
distant from the town in which he
resided, and he was therefore con-
stantly travelling between these
two places. About six miles dis
tant was the country residence OF
Judge S., n well known and vener-
able parishioner of the worthy doc
tor. The sod had been turned
above this gentleman's grave only
about six weeks, when DR.. b. chanc-
ed to be returning from his mis-
sion charge, in company with
friend. 1t was broad daylight,
Just about sunset, and not far from
Judge SIS gate, when carriage,
drawn by a white horse, passed
them rapidly from behind, and
was soon out Of sight.
THAT fellow must be in hurry
to reach c., remarked the doctor.
"Did you notice anything pecu-
liar about that vehicleW inquired
his companion.
"Only that it moves very quietly.
heard no sound as it went by
"Nor did l." said his friend.
"Neither rattling of wheels nor
of hoofs. 1t is certainly strange
The matter, however, was soon
forgotten in INSTRUMENTATION, and
they had Travelled perhaps IA mile,
when, suddenly, the same horse
and carriage passed them as before.
Nothing was discernible of the
driver except his feet, the carriage
curtains hiding his body. There
was no cross road by winch q ve-
hicle in front could possibly have
got behind without making a cir
cult of many miles and consuming
several hours. Yet there was not
the shadow of a doubt as TO the
identity of the vehicle, and the two
gentlemen gaZed at each other in
blank amazcment, and with GER
tain defined sense of awe which
precluded any discussion of the |
matter, particularly as the horse |
was to all appearances the we'll
known white habitually driven by !
the deceased judge. \ halt mile |
brought them in sight OF Judge |
SIS gate, when, for the third time,
the ghostly team dashed by in the !
same dreadful, mysterious silence.
This time it turned in full view in
to the gate. Without a word OF
comment the doctor quickened his
horses speed, and reached the gate |
only a few yards behind the silent
driver. Both gentlemen peered
eagerly up the long, open lane
leading to the house; but neither
carriage nor wheel-track was visi-
ble, though it was still clear day
light, and there was no outlet from
the lane, nor could any vehicle in
the time occupied accomplish half
the distance. The peculiar feat
ures of this strange incident are
that it was equally and slmuIta-
neously evident to two witnesses,
both entirely unpreparcd for any
such manifestation, and differing
widely in temperament, habits OF
life, mental capacity and education.
al attainments, and by NEE accl-
dent making this journey together,
and that to this day both ofthem-
witnesses, be it noted, of unim-
peachable credibility-attest it, and
fully corroborate each other, but
without being able to suggest the
slightest explanation.
PEG ALLEYS POINT
is a long and narrow strip OF wood
ed land, situated between the main