Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-30
Written for Tho Evening star.
HE BELIEVES IN sPooKs.
An Anscostia Ghost That Make. Ia. Appc,,


mn BELIEVES IN sPOOKs.
An Anscostia Ghost That Mako. Ia. Arc..r-
snce Occasionally.
Almost countless stories have been ,old or
written concerning the superstition OF various
races and each day gives new evidence OF What
strange, even absurd. thing. persons viii be
led 10 believe. Often these tales have a certain
veirdness about them that makes them fascinat-
ing, but when the story is localized and IN.
characters are familiar then there is added in
terest attached TO the story. II was only few
days ago that the writer listened 20 the follow
ing quaint account Of the recent appearance
of ghost in the quiet little town Of AnAcostia:
'An' 90 you's done heerd about der ghos',
clar ober dar in der city. It's der truf sure
nui, an ders Q heap Of 'citement bout il IN
yer. Has snybody seed der sperit2 Now, don
you go q maxim fun Of me. 'cause dat ghos'
amt no laughin' mattah. why, miss de oil
man has been a comm back Yer straight along
q scarin' people by his awful look. lie war
never der man dat you'd like fer ter meet in
der dark, an when he comes round now all
white and ghosty. it's fearful. Nov. dar WAS a
crowd OF fellers ont dAr one night. all sittin
on der porch, talkin' an laughln like an
all OF a suddint though any warnin
der ghos' came down in der midst
OF EN-. IL didn't saw q word, but IL
jes looked an looked, an then il gun ter walk
ter do. Der young men were pow full frightened.
an At fust dey didn move, but when dat sDook
come toward EN-, dey went like coon fore der
dogs. No, dey aidn stay on der order of dere
goin, dey jes went. Dey fell ober each other
an one Of EN- skinned der whole of his nose,
rootin long der groun' .tryin' ter hide his head
ON der sight Of der ghos'. Does 1 lieve in
ghos'es2 When dare such clar' case rs dat,
dar amt muffin ter do but blieve it.
WHO CAN sEE GHOSTS.
Course, faint all der common trash Of dis
worr dat can see der chooses. Its only der
lucky ones dat has q cord ober dere eve.
'Tain't bes' ter go a doubtin' too much bout
dem tings. case a pusson's like ter meet der
ghos when he amt a expec in Of il. Why. dsr
war n man who seed der chooses right along an
he toll his brudder bout il. but his brudder only
cussed and swore dreadful like at his fool talk.
an den he says ter his brudder. he says,
i show yer der ghos es.' An his brudder, all
eager like, he come out an say in a big voice,
he say; SHOW me der ghos'es.' An der man,
he say; Put you lef foot on my right foot an I
put my lef foot on you right foot den YOU
look ober my ler shoulder, YOU see der ghos es
an der gobbelins. He looked ne his brudder
don toll him, an he fell ober back like as he
war dead. Tree weeks after dat dey done
buried him. Yer zee, miss, IL don't do no good
ter be allus wantin' ter know everything.
HOW THE spooK MAKES IT'S PRESENCE KNOWN.
Uni itt tooancees nOutNs " All utI tfuls
every wud Of it, an IL der oil man had a done
gone ar stopped dar. yer nigh be s'picious.
Oar wan no one sprised at a seem Of him
back der frs time, cause he'd been 90 mean
like ter all his 'latons. and der sperit what don
die IN peace, IL goin ter turn ober once ma
while. So arter two or tree days dat spook jes
a comes back, an il rattles der doors an shakes
der winders. scarrin' all der people in der house
Allus mean like. didn' grow no better for bein'
dead. But der oil man was never like oder
pussons. One day q man says. Why don yer
live like IA white man; why don yer sell
some OF dis propity, an den bull a fine man.
sion dar in der forks. SOS ter be like der line
people in der city? Yer ough not ter pick der
oil pieces Of iron an paper, jes ter make bit
Of money But der oil man he saws lee
sllus a lived dis way, an Use heap happier
HOW THE POLICEMAN WAS FRIGHTENED.
'1s dat de: en- of der ghos' story Why,
miss der bes part amt been started yet
Only der oder day der limb OF der law what
rides up dis way at night he comes up ter der
forks an he gifts kin tired like from ridin, 90
he bitches his horse ter der oil trof cross
der road ter lean against der fence while he
rests. No, he couldn get no beer nj da. time
night, an don wan yer 70 60 ainterrupin'
me any more. All of a Student he looks cross
der road ter see Z his horse be all right vet,
an he sees a fgger a trampin' up and down der
porch. He only ges jes sight of him. 30 he goes
ober ter make careful perusal of der premi-
ses. At der fence he stops an asks What yer
wan ober dafT But der fgger didn' pay no
'tention. but jes' wen on goin an . goin,. SO
der officer be lows dsr ain no man goin' ter
fool him dat way, an he ges jes little nearer.
Den he wished be hadn' done no such ting, for
what's he see? Yer won blieve me, miss but
Use q tellin' der truf suah 'nuff. Oar war der
oil man, jes as he used ter was, tall'n lean like,
wild his long hair ober his shoulders, an
his big red beard all full er dirt He had
his hans down his back, an be war Q walkin'
place from his poo sistah, what had allus taken
car Of him. Wall. der officer foun' himself all
limp an helpless, but his feet didn' forget ter
move, an dey carried him way from dat spot
in tolable short order. An der spook scared
der horse an he ruined away, les like der off,
Ger, an wan cot fer long time. Does blieve
in spooks an ghos esp Pshsw, miss, jes come
out yer an look at der chickens"