The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-16
DANCE OF THE GHOSTS.
NO SILENT, GLIDING SPOoK, BUT A
MOB OF NOISY COLLINS.

Story of Spirits which Banged Furniture
and Seemed to Create Havoc Generally
Related by Doctor Renowned for
His veracity and Bravery.
DR.. Viewer. who lived in Screven county,
this state, was a man of high and unim-
peachable character as we'll as of brave and
fearless heart. No one ever doubted his
veracity or accused him of being supersti-
tious. He fought CALAMITY in the Mexican
war. belonging to the famous Palmetto
regiment" of South Carolina, and holding
the rank of first lieutenant. And he had
in his possession until his death beauti-
full silver sword, presented to him by the
citizens of Edgefield county for his bravery
at Chapultepec, Buena Vista and many
other hard fought fields of Mexico.
He was a very interesting and entertain
/ ing talker, and when in reminiscent mood
| it was treat to hear him tell of his expe-
| riences in war and of many hairbreadth
escapes in the imminent deadly breach.
! But the most exciting story ever heard
/ from the doctors lips he told several of the
! boys one night when we were spending the
evening over at his hospital home, and the
earnest and impressive way in which he re-
lated it made us involuntarily glance
round into the dark corners of the room,
and marred to certain extent the pleas
ure Of our ride home.
When he was a young man. the doctor
said, he took charge of one of his fathers
plantations in California. There was no
other white man on the place, and the
negro quarter was about half a mile away
from the old two story dwelling in which
the overseer had been accustomed to stay.
The house was in lonely place, and many
were the stories told by those who had sue
cessively attempted 10 live in it, of the
strange, mysterious, unseen beings who
would come and hold high carnival there
in the deep, still hours of the night In
other words, the house was said 70 be
haunted.
The HAUNTED ROOM.
There was an ancient and gloomy air
about the place, such as usually gives rise
to rumors of supernatural visitants, and 10
this the doctor said, together with its lone
illness and the excited imaginations, per-
haps of those who stayed there, he attrfb-
uted all the uncanny things he had heard.
Anyhow he had never known yet what
IL was to be afraid, and as be had come
there for the purpose Of making crop, be
intended, no matter who else might dwell
there In the midnight hours, to live in the
house that year.
The day be moved in the former overseer |
and his family were taking away the last |
OF their household goods. The doctor be- /
gan TO locate himself in 9 large room that !
opened on the piazza down stairs. But the 1
overseer told him II was no use 70 do that,
as he would be compelled 20 move. For
said he, they won't let you have any
peace down here"
The doctor laughed aud told aim Sc
didn't care a snap about ''they sud -
that room was the most coayeDIeuI Tor MS
business ne was going 10 occupy 81. TIE
man said he thought the same thing when
be came there. but after the first night be
and all his family moved up stairs and
STAYED there the rest Of the time
The doctor laughed again and fixed him
sell al comforts Ny n the large room