The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-08-21
A RACE or WEIRD EPOOKS.
The Ride TO Death Of Lovers Making q
Break for Liberty.
A One.Acs Tragedy Enacted In North
Carolina BY Three Phantom Rlds
eFs..StOFY Of Morrison Place.

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and Old held pines Inc fences nave all
rotted away, ana tne oid mouse mas loI
years been the ABODE ior oats ana owls'
u Is known aS tne nauh'eo morrison
Flace'" )" and there Is not negro In all tnat
section' and out lew Whlte people VINO
could De induced TO 60 near the oid mouse
ai'er sundown:
A long, shaded lane diVldes tne Ola plan
tatlon' passing near the house FOR a miie
the lane runs In q straignt hne' win mul'
perry mock orange ana magnolia uees
growingthick ON each s'oe' lnen HreacneS
the iores'' ana bearing away 10 tne ngh'
the ROAD soon leaves the old plantStion
outoi sigm'
Livery nlGht tne measured nooi'oea's ol
horses are heard coming Gown the GIAV-
eied driveway "nlch ieo up 70 tne dOoi OF
the oid mansion nom tne iane' coming
out from unosr 'ne snSoo"s Oh 'ne Ceuu
ana masnoha uees IN tne iA"n MIX
"nlVe steeu' bearing TWO ghostly iioels'
a man ana woman turns 70 the leit ID
the long DARK lane' For q httle distance
'he noOi'oeats are SLOW ana regular tnen
anotner GhoStly steed' q elack one "itn
single rlder' comes Gown the same graV'
elen walk ana turns INTO the lane IN the
same direction' lhen q iaint "eird scream
Oh terror is hearu' shout irom tne rluer
oi the Dlack steed, ana then the phantom
norsee ana iiderS Degin race 70 ueatn'
FaS'er ana ias1er lAli tne hooi'Oeats doWn
tne long dark lane, the oiack Steeu Wild
us single rioer all tne time gaining on the
"hi'e one Win its uouOie Durden' never
was tnere sVeepie-chase over OrooN ana
hurdles as executing as the road race OF tne
phan!om horSeS WIN gnoStiy rlaers DOWN
tne ozark lane tnronen tne haun'eu
MOfrison rlace' "nefe the lane mar.
io"s in'o 'ne wagon road al the edge oi
tue iCfes' s'anus 9 giant OAK uee' Lnere
.he "n''e S'eeu 'aliS 70 'ne ground iheft
Is a moan oi agony the biack steed and
liuef Ieach tue same spot IN moment
snen tney' 700, disappear ano all Is stui'
Inc race Is enueu' lnere ID no applause
ior the winner no SHOUTS oi Victory-h
was race 70 oeatn.
ASK natlVe Of that locality 10 tell you
tnestory OF tne haunted morrison Fiace
anu with shudder ne may answer IL
IL 100 horrlOle' Inc story Is lndeed' q
oieaoiul one iears ago. II appears,
Oarloii MORRISON the richeSt man In all
tnat section' hved In the mansion ana
MS nundreds Oh slaves cultivated the nch
plantations, "nich yielded MIN q princeiy
income morrison was colo. cruel man,
na1eo Dy all VINO knew MIN. he tortured
ms slaves ior amusement When under the
lnnuence oil liquor, and many are the tales
told oil his hendish cruelty He kept a
stable oil last race horses and q pack oil
MOUNDS and oiten amused himself hunt
ing down the poor slaves VINO sometimes
sought TO escape his cruelty by running
away.
when near 30 years old Morrison mar
ried he6ecca Ihomas' the pretty daughter
Of q Well-to-do planter. 1t was not love
match. True Morrison was pleased BY
the girfs beauty but she hated him.
her parents forced her to marry him
because oil his great wealth. Their mar
red Life was torture to the beautiful young
girl. Morrison soon became madly leal-
GUS OF her, and his cruelty eliminated in
his chaining her In vacant room in the
mouse. Before her marriage Mfs. Morri-
Bon loved a young man in the neighbor-
hood, and had promised to marry him.
One day, while in chains, she managed ,
at great risk to herself and the messenger,
to send him note telling him her condi
ton and begging him to rescue her. The
note was delivered by q faithful slave,
VINO brought back an answer from the
faithful lover that he would attempt her
rescue that night. He came entered the
house by STEALTH broke the chains and
carried his loved one out Of the house In
his arms. His horse was concealed on the
lawn and placing Mrs. Morrison In mont
Of him, he mounted and rode toward the
long lane as quietly as possible
The Jealous husband, however, had been
aroused and their hight was discovered