Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18
DANCE OF TUE GHOSTS.
NO SILENT, GLIDING sPooK, BUT A
MOB OF NOISY COLLINS.


DR. wcycr. who lived Ia scrcyen county
this state was man Of high and uuim
rcachable character as we'll as Of brave and
fearless heart No one ever doubted his
vefaolty or accused him Of being supefstl'
tious Ilc fought calamity w the Mexican
war. belonging TO the famous palmetto
feglmcnt' Of South Carolina, aud holding
the rank ~ frat lieutenant Aud be had
IN bis possession until his death a beauti.
fnl silver sword. presented 10 him by the
citizens Of Edgsheli county Tor biz bravery
a. Chapultepeo. Bucna Vista aud many
other hard fought fields of Mexico
lie was very Interesting and entertain.
ingtnlker. and when In reminiscent mood
II was n treat n hear him tell Of bis cape
ticnccs In war and Of many hiIrbrcadth
escapes In the Imminent deadly breach.
Hut the most exciting story ever heard
from the doctors lip be- told several II the
boys one night when We were spending tho
evening over at his hospital home, aud tho
earnest aud Impressive way In which he ~.
lated II madc us iuvoiuniArily glance
round Into tho dark corners " the room,
and marrcd 90 certain extent the pleas.
ure Of our ride home
when be- w.u young man. the duCior
taid. he took charge Of one VI bis fathers
plantations Ia California. There was NO
other white man on the place, and the
negro quarter was about halt a mile away
from tie old two story dwelling m which
the uyef,ccr had been accustomed 10 stay.
TIE house was iu lonely place. aud many
were the stories told by those who had suo.
rctsively attempted 20 live Ia ~, Of the
strange mysterious, unseen beings WHO
would cone aud hold high carnival there
IN the deep still hours of the Night IN
other words, the house wis sald to b.
haunted
TnE nAuNrrD Root
There was an ancient and gloomy alr
about the place, such AZ usually gives f,se
90 fuiuors ~ supernatural ylsitauts, and TO
this the doctor said. together with iu lone.
illness aud the excited lamentations, per
haps Of those who STAYED there. be attrlb.
utri ail the uuolnny thinyv be- had heard.
Anyhow ho bad never known yet what
n wa4 IN be afraid, aud a. be- had come
there Tor the purpose oi making "a crop, he
intended no matter who else might dwell
there In the midnight hours. 10 live IN tho
house that year
The day be moved In the former oyer,,cr
and his family were taking sway the last
Of thelr household goods. The doctor ho,
Kan 10 locats him.clf In larg, room that
oprnei on the plalha down stairs liut the
ovuueer told hin n wss ~ Use " do that,
A. he would h- compelled 10 move "for,'
6aid he "thsy ~on't lot you have any
peace down here
The doctor laughed aud told him he
diint catr suap about they" aud ~
that room was the most convenient for his
business be was going 10 occupy H. The
man said be thought the same thing when
be came there. but after the first Night he
aud all bis family moved up stairs and
stayed there the rest NJ the time
The doctor laughed again aud fxed him.
sslf all comfortably In the large room.
That night be read Tor m hour or two
after he Ind flushed his supper, and then
went Ia bed with hts pistol aud box u
matches within easy rcalh Ut his hand.
lie had been asleep he kuov not how long.
when he wa. suddenly awakened by amost
terrific elAabing sonBd. A. II the whole
house was falling To gu him.
TLAaruL nunhun
Thes, right In the RON where he was.
The chairs we're taken np aud thrown iuri,
onsly against the wall the tahla Wa over,
haANNA y NN NNNAfAAN AuA Nllf AAANN
was dcaieuing and terrific. over bin and
around him. cyerywhctc In the room. NJ
against the ceiling aud thsu down, %. II I,
would ~ through the very Hour itself. was
the terrible banging aud crashing OF fur
niturc.
When he frst swoke 40 suddenly he had
half raised himself In bel 10 listen, hut he
now found himself cruuching down 10 -
cape " possible the awful havoc that wa.
going uu around him II seemed Ha N
twenty men were IN the room tearing
everything 10 pieces, For the hrst thine
IN bis lite the doctor sad be wa, scared.
lls hair even hegan to play tnuia,tlo
tricks Hut iiually, the noise continuing
with tsntold hity, he reached out easily
aud found the boa Of matches Taking
onr cut be struck II, eNlSetiug 10 src-h be
knew not what
~ the light dashed up be looked aud lol
everything was In IL place In the room
chairs, table aud furniture Just IA, he had
left H. The noise bad suddenly ceased
when he struck The match. aud Il was now
stlll The ait WIS 40 thick with 5licnca
that u was absolutely Tightening
lie heard no more ~ II that night nor
the neat. hut the third night he suddenly
hwokc ~ before with the curious noise. In
his ears Again this Chiirs were seemingly
thrown by giant hand, against the wan
aud broken To- piece. Again il seemed a.
" the whole army Ut men were IN the room
knocking u asunder And again bee struck
match and found everything in "a place
and the silence ~ the grave
rHACiS0 tnE srmrs
In q week OF two the doctor slil no BE-.
came accustomed Ia tho strange things.
aud they did not affect him other than 10
rouse him mp aud keep him awake until
they stopped witch wis generally inaisw
minutrs Sometimes he would not hear 10
Tor week, ind again II would come several
nights In succession
As To what u WIS be was unable To ,ay
lie could no, account tor II Ia auy way In
the world Tie examined the house aud
premises thoroughly, bat could gee no
elew "a tue trysier,ou, visitor once. and
once only. he beard The noise ~ stair, or
at least be beard 10 goiug up the steps Il
sounded Ike some one wllklug heavily
with chaius Tagging around him.
Jumping nom hl, bed he struck a ligkt
aud though that AZ least he Would Hni out
who his midnight Intruder was A. tls
loot oi the stair there Wa door. which
be closed an locked, 40 that whatever 10
wa u might pot escape that way Hurry.
lux up the step, WHITTIER the uoise had i'm
medialcly ~ ccd,d hlm. be searched quick
y Ia both q room, and found uoihiug
Al daring the year the sane thing con,
tinued GA, night bis cousin came over
and slept " u him. and was yearly fright,
encd To DEATH When be- awoke mud head
the fearful uoi,c. Immediately they got
up aud tosv hcreXamlned the whole hoJ,e
AMI place, but saw or heard uothlug that
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