The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-07


way fsW minutes latar, and not long after
ward Clark disappeared mysiernusly Home
ono said that no had fallen out NJ tho window
ina No. Jpnes and tho landlord had also %
eappd- Az midnight l. looi vanished.
DennaltR shop was ON lIlllp pier extend.
ing into tho river Ito occupied tho lnit NJ
tho building, and tha back window WIS III.
reolly over tho water ITO llysl IN % neat
llttle house Just aernai tho street II looked
dark AMI p1ly around tho plaai NJ that uu
earthly hour | managed ~ goo iulo tho
lower part NJ tho building, ana lr1m thsre "
was my purFass ~ crawl up mo thp fhpp
through q trap door I had never been
burglar tn any great extent hnfnrn, and the
SENSATIONS we're not pleasant When my hHad
finally rOsa above tho ioar of tho shop ny
teeth ratified 10 loudly that ! was afraid tho
nolse would wake bennett IN tho house aorpls
tho street
The drst thing saw was tho fiery eya Of
tho carpenters oat, and 10 looked about tho
fzo of tho full noon ! nearly fall through
tho llonr Recovering myself with an effort
oraWled ont, and trlai N llli my way t0
tho wall where tho figures wore struck a
match and began an investigation Ia tho
midst OF u ! heard uplsa Tho carpenter
must have ssan tho light, and was comiug
across tho street 10 saw my head M There
was a big Ghost IN sight Rli dove into
II, landed Ol q landaw and four augerH,
but II was not q tima ~ thlnlt 0f such tri-
iles remembered tho carpenters old fash
iOnad, boil muazlel hlundarblaa, aud tried 10
ba ealm,
With tho Nd 0f tho chest down could hear
nothing, 70 | raised II and peered out, A
hhadnWy figure appeared n0lr tho wall, II
was much TOO shadowy % belong 70 Dsnuett
n held a match IN its hand, and tho fllcker
log flame illuminated tho ponntenauee of hl
lle appeared % ba on an errAnl similar 10
mlna Ito was in an attitude 0f deep atten
ton, There WA another noise down htalrA
NJ evidently heard H., for ho made q break
Tor safety and tumhlei over tho handle Of
tho carpenters new wheabaT0w Tho
match went out, but Ia tho darlnsm ! could
hear ~ crawl under tho whoabaT0W, whore
no lay and swora softly, but with folYoE
In about two minutes tho trap door was
raised softly, and man oropl ln lla, too,
approached tho figures and lIt match, Il
wis Innes Then there was another noise bs,
low, aud Jopea weut over tho whaelharrow
Just ~ 81 had done
"Oh, lord, I'm dsad,N he gr0aned, aud evil
dently with that idea In mind he orawled
Into an unfinished coffin aud pulled tho lid
on over him,
Tho noHa increased, and ! heard whisper
Ing near tho trap door recognized the
voices Of Clark aud tho landlord,
"We'll Iest ilx them flggera 10 break sl'a
back +" said CLARK, "as they bs now | reckon
one IT ua "a stuck"
They crept up to tho wall Just ~ the
landlord was fumhllng Tor a match light
| illuminated the scene " came from tht
door, and there stood tho carpenter With q
candle In Que hand, his hlunderhum Ia Tho
| other, aud tho whilenea 0i hs llannel night
shirt made him look twice aa big M usual,
Clark Toll through the trap door, and 4
fearful splash outside the back window told
mo whore the bulky landlord had gone, Don
nett discharged hIa blunderbuss and filled th'
aide Of Jones coilln full OF ahnglp nalla,
"uh, they would tamper with them ilggera
would theyn sad tho carpenter "l guoE
not I'm on guard, and tlont you forgot IL
| Fll load this little gun for ~, aud hp pro
ceedod 10 do IL, sitting In tho whenIharroW
under which tho unfortunate prophet haC
tahen refuge
Just then there was hollow gfOan from
tho coffin bennett paused.
"jNufalemn hO exclaimed Ia a quadnl
voice, "whats thatr
The groan was repeated,
~ always know thcu blamed collins wa
haunted" he muttorcd
Through the crack of the ohoBt could IN
hlm struggling 70 brace his nerve enough I,
turn round aud look ~ tho colin, just n
he got hla eyes ON IL the ia began 70 riTa
Jones had stood tho constrained position n
long as ha rheumatism would lot him, fhl
carpenters scauty hair followed tho I'D aa 4
roaa Then he uttered howl and tlod, loay
Ing tho candle b,hind him, NJ osoapoJ
through the trap door Jones made yio
lent movement and ho and tho conln foll ouI
OF tho window together