Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-10-23
(To BE CONTINUED.
PHANTOM RACE TO DEATH.
Horrible Tragedy OF Years Ago Re-
peated Nightly by GhostIy Figures.

| Horrible Tragedy OF Years AGO Re-
peated Nightly by GhostIy Figures.
In Harnett County, 25 miles north Of
Fayetteville, N. c., stands the ruins Of
once fine residence in the midst of
plantation overgrown by briars and old
Held pines. The fences have oil rotted
away, and the old house has for years
been the abode of bats and owls. It is
known as the" Haunted Morrison place.
and there is not negro in all that Sec
hon and but few white people Wild
could be induced to go near the old
house after shutdown.
Every night the measured hoof- beats
Of horses are heard coming down the
graveled driveway which led up to the
door of the old mansion. Coming ont
from under the shadows of the cedar
and magnolia trees in the lawn q milk
white steed, bearing two ghostly riders.
man and woman, turns to the Jeff
into the long park lane. For little
distance the hoof-beats are heard slow
and regular, then another ghostly steed
"a black one-with single rider,
comes down the graveled walk and
turns into the lane in the same direc
tlon. Then faint, weird scream OF
terror is heard, shout from the ride,
OF the black steed, and then, the phan,
tom horses ara riders begin a race I'd
death.
Faster and faster fall the hoof- beats
down the long, dark lane, the black
steed with its single rider all the time
gaining on the white one with it's
double burden. Where the lane mar.
rows into the wagon road at the edge
Of the forest stands giant oak tree.
There the white steed falls to tha
ground. There is moan Of agony, the
black steed and rider reach the same
spot IN moment, then they, too, dis,
appear, and all is still. The race ID
ended. There is no applause for the
winner, no shouts of victory--it was
race to death.
Years ago, it appears, Carroll Morri,
son, the richest man in all that section.
hved IN the mansion, and his hundreds
Of slaves cultivated the rich plantations.
which yielded him princely income.
When near 90 years old, Morrison
married Rebecca Thomas, the pretty
daughter of well-to-do planter. II
was not love-match. True, Morrison
was pleased by the girls beauty. but
she hated him. Her parents forced her
70 marry him because of his great
wealth. Their married life was torture
to the beautiful young girl. Morrison
soon became madly jealous of her, and |
his cruelty eliminated in his chainina
Per IN vacant room in the house, |
before her marriage Mrs. Morrison
loved ayoung man in the neighborhood
end had promised to marry him. One
fay, while in chains, she managed, al
great risk to herself and the messenger.
to send him note telling him her con.
dltion and begging him to rescue her.
The note was delivered by faithful
slave, who brought back an answa,
from the faithful lover that he would
attempt her rescue that night. Hd
came, entered the house by stealth.
broke the chains, and carried his loved
one out OF the house in his arms. Hi,
horse was concealed in the lawn. andj
placing Mrs. Morrison in front OF him
he mounted and rode to the long land
As quietly as possible.
The jealous husband, however. had
been aroused and their fight was dis
covered. Quickly mounting his favorit1
race horse, Morrison started in pursuit
He caught sight of the lovers as they
turned into the long lane, and then be-.
gan mad race for life and liberty
Where the road made a bend A. H.
end OF the lane stood large oak. A,
The horse the lovers rode attempted ID
make the turn there, his feet gave way
and the two riders were thrown with
'erriDie force against the oak and in
vanity Killed The horse fell and be
ore ne could rise the horse ridden b1
Morrison was upon him. Horse ana
ider went down. Morrison wa
brown twenty feet by the fall of hi,
,,orse, and bis neck was broken. Onl,
ne horses escaped instant death, and
hey were crippled.