Telegram-herald., 1886-07-11
) GHls sTORY.
IhriiLnz kaperlsuee ~ An Aged Couple
sun $50 mule- on a Lonely Country
Haad iu Missouri

Ua 1almF llel-.taf sunday evening oar
s5rray and respected friend Mr n A. Me-
lorale. ll company aill his esiimaD.e
3ie. Eere returning from visit 10 their
daughter Mrs. Bennett. Wh0 resides ln the
eoull, I'd Christian As the sedate couple
arre assinE .rl-lle.g along beneath the
srarlr canopy vi heaven blue arch tley
Sass sight .lal iraLe Che marrow il their
1.ues aolLet.et tle blood ln tAeir veins.
aal urnri tle peaceful current Of their
ll.lrll- .ufo . taurll u confusion and dis
may ID iaet they saN a gnosr-0r rather
taree ghosts at one view.
Ile circumstances as related by Nc
Cor1le are about as follows They were
coming along oy a certain piece 81 new
ground lafe.F c.rsred and fenced by eur
-pr-llaiisllc iriend Matthews, who has
been ro some extent. We understand. a
dealer .n ghosts. when they were confronted
oy arre ghQsty apparu0ns that seemed 90
materiaIlze from Matthews fence corner.
Whether these ghostly forms We're some
of Llc familiar spirits ui friend Matthews or
no Mr. McCorkie could not say-but there
thcy sere, nor only one, bat three
His eyes told him so. 50 did the eyes Of
his g1od wife and So did the eyes OF bis
urrd and trusty mules for they. too. saw
rhr specfer forms and snsrfed ln dismay.
Buf what we're they there for, Was IL a
menaoe to the quiet couple who We're re-
tgruiug lo their peaceful hOmei OR were
these ghosts there for The purpose OF weep
ing over ihAt srumpy ground, where Mat
tleNs IS liable to lose his religion before he
gathers bis corn
lie could not say bur. let their purpose be
what iI may. there they were, three in num-
ber. ranging ia height from small child TO
a iau man
... -t.- r--....l Af .ff,-i-r, a.~,I ff. --..,l
wife were considerably Illustrated is 10 put
10 mildly.
Their tongues clave % the roof of their
mouths. while icy chills chased each other
in frantic sport up and down their spinal
columns The situation was desperate, and
50 were Mr.. McCorkle's mules. Something
must De done. Although his tongue re
fused % perform its Office, our friends good
right arm had never failed him. In the
desperation Of the moment he gave those
mules the whip with a vigor that would
have astonished old Jehu, the noted wagon
driver Of scriptural DAYS.
With a terrific lunge and plunge they
dashed ov the pale phantoms OF the night,
bur in 50 doing the child ghost was caught
and tramDIet 0y the frightened team and
then crushed by the rolling wheels of the
wagon. while seemingly glistening bavO
net cleaned a moment in Mrs McCOrkle :
face, AMI a giant hand seemed 20 grasp her
by tue shoulder
Bar the most terrible episOde OF human
experience Will have an ending and SO did
this They succeeded in passing the ghost
lv senHIels OF the night and as quickly as
mule flesh could travel they travelled for
home. where, It IS supposed, the balance of
zoe night was spent M discussing w bat
could these Things mean And what
could be- the signs and omens shadOwed
forth by ghosts in white carrying
bar0nets and wearing soldier caps.
The hrst gray streas OF the morning light
f9un Our frieu ou his way % the scene of
the nights adventure. Cautiously APP
aroac Ing the spot he proceeded 20 investi-
gate. The Unfolding light )f an April
morning reveaei to the penetrating eve
sight of TREND Mctorsie Two of the gh0stlv
senuaeIs of the night before standing stern
IV ant uuYleIaing.v CO the corner of the
aforesaid new ground keeping 3 day
watch as Well a- "a night vigil over the post
oak and h.aCslarS stumps, and not. ike
Tell-3eAav-d ghosts generally retiring 90
tne chuchy4ri af fhe approach of light.
f1e fhiri ghost thaf got mixed in the wag-
on- wheels wts invisible
Gaining courage as the light increased
lHr venerable '--ud advanced closer and
closer armed Elth "a heavy Irish shiiialah.
heavy enough fo batter tbe head OF any
gaasf fhaf ever iniuigri ia midnight ram
hIes
Tae supreme moment bad come a dash
ti ais -hDstship and in there we're che
Stakes wrapped in newspaper whi.h Mat
Irws hal used iu marsiuz out fence row.
IuIr fais and nothing more
a b gsa a. soft as che blush of fbe school
r.rI Isl SHE enters .he bouse after parting
e..r ne- nrst beau a. the gate overspread
fle .eltgres of oHr old friend. aud he re-
ta-re.l h.me ro fe.l fhe good wife thar in-
srs7t ~ Elusf soldier and bayonet Bob
Matthew's bad lef his sfases and news
ptrers hv fae roadside Ant trst-class
- sf story and experience was forever and
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