The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-28
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The scene otthc following CHASTITY nd.
venture is n solitary country road at
night. We skip the riders previous
dream, and come ut once to the
"creeps."
Nothing remarkable occurred for the
first half hour. The moon was shining
brightly. by and by the route went
straight through u cutting where tho
hedges were little higher than or
binary. HgHF
Gathering along thoy had not pro.
coded far before tho animal dropped
intoawalk. Encouragement and carc.sea
were vain, walk no would. Suddenly
the horse came TO dead halt In tho
middle OF tho road, The suddcnness Of
stopping nearly unscated tho rider, but
he urged tho animal forward. Tho
horse was induced to walk on again,
although apparently very uneasy.
They hac not gone many yards before
tho horse stopped again SO suddenly
that the rider had to clutch tho animals
name TO prevent being thrown head
long upon tho highway. What was the
meaning OF such strange behavior?
Then there flashed through his mind.
the circumstances OF his dream. Yes,
there wcre all tho Accomplishments OF
his picture-the bay horse, the moonlit
road, the sudden stoppagcs Surely it
was q warning. Twice had the creature
halted, and he rccollected his dream
made him the third timo fall headlorc-
most on tho road. 3F
lie got OF, and throwing the bride
over his arm, coaxcd tho horse to move
onward Ilc noticed that tho animal
was covered with Precipitation, as II
after 4 hard gallop, aud that he was
trembling violently. Repeatedly, too,
nc, glanced searchngly ut the hedges.
What could DO tho matter?
Tho strange conduct OF the horse be-
came yet stranger. More suddenly
than before the animal came to dead
halt. lie was in deep distress. His
nostrls were distendcd; sweat covered
his limbs; his eyes were bent in one
direction, with everysymptom OF terror.
Not seeing anything remarkable at
first in the direction in which the
animal was gazing, Foster tried to urge
him onward in vain. Passing round to
the other side of tho animals head,
Foster was induced to look more closely
toward that portion OF tho somewhat
low hedge which the horse so intentIy
regarded.
There in the moonlight, hanging,
bending limp and apparently lifeless
over the hedge, was the body OF Il tall
man. With arms outstretched the
figure seemed touching tho ground with
its fingers, the legs being on the other
side OF the hedge. What was his horror
to see the body move!
Slowly, mechanically, the long arms
we're outstretched; uplifted; tho body
swayed up, up; and there in the bright
moonlight was the mans face. How
CHASTITY it looked The CLASSY eyes were
staring at the young man, WHOSE blood
seemed chilling in his veins. Notion
less, upright as al elm, with out
stretched arms, stood the gaunt spectre:
Its throat was cut!
S'ooN e''c Sipup. 1HC liOiSc
terrified; the young man speeches.,
terror stricken, and the hideous some
thing seemingly regarding them with
its stony gaze, while blood appeared to
flow from its lacerated throat. How long
he remained Foster could not afterward
tell; but, after an interval that seemed
an age, the horrible vision began, as
slowly and mechanically rs before to
bend Its erect body forward, until it re-
sumed its former position hanging over
the hedge. ..s5
With a mighty effort the young man
induced the horse to move on once
more, but on looking back, he was
startled again to see the erect figure Of
the nocturnal spectre-uplifted arms,
CHASTITY features and blood-red throat.
Just as slowly as before, the tall body
bent forward; the arms dropped down.
down, until some intervening bushes
shut out the horrible apparition from
view.
Foster reached home about midnight.
Afterward he learned that man had
been murdered on the very spot he had
seen the tall figure.
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