The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-16
THE DEACON'S FRIGHT.


envy oil the ieighb"rs ana the prlae Oh the
county. lie RAISED the hueso caU'ie anu
sent the best crops TO tie market, while
as Tor his butter there was nothing IN tne
whole OF the state winch could snrIass IL
In richness ana uelic'oU"' sweetness.
IN the 'yts o' ms Wlit-inf q, COURSE
the deacon was hharrleG-he l@d out ohe
fault, and that was a grlevot's one.
lie was Il member OF the wei KNOWN
social club which at certain Tunes ana
seasons filig out It's hfhiitr'o ehe preeAe
on which the name OF the 4sehiihS 5uiia-
loes WAS cot2NlcuonS'y printed.
You ought to b. ~ashanedof yourself,
his wife frequently declared. You NJ
your time OF life, and a deacon, too TO go
y march about calling yourself a Bur
40"
ihere was sohiethlhgIhcoAslSVen0 ano01
X. perhaps, but $tlli III p~aiiiitloh IL HnuS6
be noted that Hhrgrave iiad peeh n Oh
the founders OF the clltp away oach' iohs
before he married Iahltha anu JOINED the
churcI, ana 'He oio aSSoc,'''ioHs were ~
strong for him
He had given up most OF the pleasures
OF youth, nut his cIuo ne couil not lor-
sake. Not that there was ai'Nthliig wrong
in the club. NO, 1t was orderly ana wei.
managed, n some OF the best people Oh
the town We're members.
n Roaring b"li'iors haoa io"Se rom
CT their own, ana inc sllS.0 felreshihehes
necessary TO Keep up the roaring charsc-
tef OF the Hleiuoers "cie hep0 oh on'
premises.
eff n Buffalo wants whiskey he oughS
to have the very best, SAID the deacon
when a question as to the proprlety OF
having beer, wines AMI spirits Kept III the
CLUB room was HrSt NSooted.
The meetings were ED once a week,
and no matter whether therain descended
in torrents, or the snow almost blinded
the pedestrian, through summers neat
and winters cold, Deacon iiargrave was
always one or the lrst toirflfe
the last to leave.
This WAS more comAlehuaoie seelns
that his house was distant over W mics
from the town, ana his way was through
a dense wood, the forming
an almost lmrcnttlihle barrier on either
side OF the narrow path.
Many a time did the good Tabitha plead
with her llese lord to stay at nome Oh
dark nights, but all her eloquence was
wasted. he would arm himself Win q
good thick stick and 80 through ne
laughing at dangers real ana imaginary.
TWAS early in January, D. Thenlght
was as dark as any tin since that phe-
nomenal darkness which came over the
Egyptians and which might have been
cut with q knife.
IL was cup hlSh'' no"eNet' an" Lax
BulIaio would not stay away :.
why ue con- we "ltn = eApco' SU"'
was Vhe HlsD Sree'ihs . ~ ~"
members when n entered 1he lodSe
room.
Why
"Wasnt 1t darkF"
~ trlne-Ses' o"C We gone 'h"' io"t
ny Doy' lof llSh on thirtS Years SO l
don't heeu any lleht, answered. the uea-
con proudly.
buU sui Sh@ N "ei ""'
pause.
gun "haV'
rave you noC hear>.f ~
.aeara! "naC are you 1aiAinS aoou.
Inc snost' young i'oa'lns
DuiIalo;
TIA! Ma! Ia! ~! - i'f! LES
ueacon' 's .nouSn IN .eAy "o'u ""9 pr,
vocaVlVe OF lnlrtn. --ta sues snooA anu
MS ponucrous IolH S7ciie" " Nc GU
springs lor lherc WIS hoU " ni"S'io INV
ulu no6 culver win ihefttn'clt'
LOU may !au?n' &" = / . 80
YES; 1act!, sala another.
ono3'I "neie, ""e"' - h"S Ni
ltF' asked tne oe'tcon' somewhat IN
pressed Win Cne Soieil'h HiAii'e' U 'Ae
members
l1arsraVe "oo"' ais"ere" t'e !tFst
VINO had expressed SURPRISE III 'He uSa'
con appearance -,
"A ghost! ia! ma! ma! III my "oo"'
ia! ma! IA wen, tii'S ~ 700 %""''
Laugh as you llNe' p''C IL > 'r''' why,
now Is IT, de"coh' you nave Hc' manu-
aDou1ltF
Mho mas seen iC'
nave was the solemn answer OF
man whose worn WIS @s eoou Us many "
mans oath'
That altered the aspect OF aiih,r3, 10
was now a matter OF alscuSslol luS'eSu OF
mlrth, ana Deacon lhSi'tcu OIL
hearing nun ana compete 'e'o''ht oi
the lhtetVIe" o~reilcoIilter Win
the supernatural VISITOR.
Last mont was as dark aS-Wei,' hoO
quite as dark as to-nlght-out stu too
dark to be pleasant, the interviewer OF
the Hargravc Wood ghost commenced
and had to go 20 i'e'ahAh 10 see
about getting his piow' l"f mime had
broken
Never mind the rIo"' tell US OF 'he
ghostF,
was saying, weh' TO Lehal'ns
house, but he was nor "t nome. his
wife, who IS Il coiheiy GAME ilVnea me
to stay awhile, ana as l wanted lonaFed
answer that night accepted th9 Invita-
tfon and wDltpU ~ maze Il lGlO SfGry