Telegram-herald., 1889-05-09

Aa E1xklsk f@Faasr's cre<l Revenge -
his k@-se Lay Asxx

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AsoaE tslrty niles ssztA II I.osdo.. N
CSC q t1e prst-ess p2rts 81 Enz.Aza. Is :
siLzse c~isa Saalterd- A15olI..cg i i
lzrzs coEEoas ~ p1elc pasture ss.ens
sre : few A1ases troutis On Il. prsminsat
s-191g - hlea tasfe was, 4oo4t t.seoty years
age r~1aer si1s1 a. laeks1K eEince.
kuswa = TIE Wage folk - TIE B-ek
he2se 4he naae w4s apparently IL
caosen, Ter tAs pf-eAs we're y z4se 2U1 tAs
tlss brlgat red B1t thero AS = eoad
reason fer TIE G-a4e. a. zly loeSl gossl2er
w4s Fleased ~ explain. Ihs nolse h2i
been b4lt oy . farmer n4med Somers
for tae rece pl-on q . yozng lA5y q gsod
positloa w-e wss shortly 70 become Is
br.ae TIE wedding cay had been nxea
BIT = few DAYS before TIE one nxsa for
Tie wedding Gay tie bvide disappeared. and
= few holrs -1Ier her departure = farm
hand il the employ Of S0ners w4s $50
sought for AID foUn1 not
Ruul0r coupled tie TWO names, and the
disappointed bridegroom started OF in Lot
haste la pursuit Fer several months the
house remained uuJeuslIe1, bat one night
lzats were observed in tie windows TIE
uext dar there was much speculation as .
whether So-ers had returned or whether
he had rented. But there were DO signs Of
lie during the next nor the succeecing z day,
aad nnz-ly il w2s thought advisable 10 ioroe
an eptry. Accordingly tAe local black
smith and Somers farm ballih broke open
the fro1t Coor The house WAS found ex-
actly - left by Somers when he started oat
on his tour of revenge, nor was there any
explanation - De detected or Inc Lls LIS seen
~ night
TIA. evening the windows were again
bright, and for several successive nights
the phenomenon was repeated. Finally a
committee OF three WAS appointed ID iavesu-
gate The members Of the committee were
the blacksmith. the parish clerk, and an old
skeptic who believed ia 10 one but himself.
After eating hearty supper a. the village
inn the trio set cut on their task The CLERK
was very nervous, tho blacksmith defiant
and the skeptic sarcastic. The door was
forced open and the men proceeded 70 IN
vestigate They II ade tour OF al the
rooms, but discovered nothing. The clerk
became reassured, the blacksmith sighed
for someone or something 70 fight, and the
skeptic threw in an Il told you there was
nothing every two or three minutes.
But shortly before midnight the light or
the lanterns carried by the intrepid inves-
tigators was supplemented by a bright illu-
mlnation which seemed 10 have no natural
source. The clerk looked at the black
smith, and even the skepuc felt himself at
fault. Suddenly the first named sprang
10 his feet and rushed headlong out in:o the
passage, along il TO the front door, and
through ii on 10 the open pasture. The
blacksmith and the skeptlc turned and
decided 10 follow his lead as best they
could. For, standing in the far corner was
q figure so weird that not even the skeptic
could control his fears. 1t was the figure
of young woman, absolutely headless, and
enve.oped in shroud Of surprising brill
iancv From this unnatural clothing the
mysterious light seemed 10 emerge. The
two men got away safely and corrooorated
the parish clerks description Of the scene.
The story was not generally credited, but
again and again was the house rented, only
TO oe vacated by each succeeding tenant
after one days occupation. Neither
Somers nor his false lady love ever reap
peared at Shalford, and when your corre-
spondent last saw it the black house was
still unoccupied and was gradually falling
into ruins.