Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-29
BREWERS REVENGE.


away in the pine forests of North Caro-
lima, found the haunted house and solved
the mystery that had enveloped it for
more than a century. It had been many
years since human footsteps had crossed
the threshold Of the ghost inhabited place,
and the only companions Of the spooks had
been bats, owls and such vermin as feed
on decay, says the Pittsburg Leader.
'1s the place really hauntedY l asked a
score of villagers.
With awkward shrugs Of their shoulders .
and shaking of heads they answered,
'aThere be them Twin as has seen the ghosts /
of the old man and his pretty bride!"
''There are only two Of themY'
''They walk arm and arm as if they was
lovers agin. The ghost Of the young man
never comes atween 'em now as he did in
hfep'
An old man, a pretty bride, a young
man, perhaps lover! The foundation for
a tragedy; out of tragedies grow mysteries.
Unjust learn the legend Of the place.
ITS old Donald Thurston you want to
year a-tellin it, said the villagers when
asked them for particulars Of this mys-
terry. Hes the Waterman on the place
for the owners, who never come a-ngh 1t,
an want it his grandfather at was head
OVerSeer Tor the Ola ghOsI mani
queer old man / found Donald Thurs.
ton and a fit guardian for haunted ruin.
He lived alone i'm a small cabin on the
place and added something to his pay by
cultivating a small garden rent free. At
first he was disposed to guard the ghost
and mystery as part Of a sacred trust to
be concealed from strangers, but as our
acquaintance progressed he grew more
communicative
Most of the people hereabouts know
the story well " said the old man, for it's
been told by father to son these hundreds
years, and many's the crying child as has
been frightened to sleep by tales OF the
ghost of the pretty lady. 10 was my grand
father who wrote il all down, and the pa
pers | have in my tin box, where they have
laid untouched these twenty years last
past. The old man blamed himself for the
part he had to do with il, but then he
Thought he was only doing his duty in
warning the master, little dreaming that
murder, if murder it was, would grow out
Of it. You may read the papers one of
these days If you wish. They tell the story
better than ever | could ,... it,"
A few days later ThursJoI brought out
the old tin box and then watched me in
silence while | read the story of the mys
terry of the haunted house. l will only
give a synopsis of the story here, for it was
a long one as written out by Allen Thurs
ton a century ago.
Twenty years before the Revolution Mar
tin Brewer, an old and wealthy English
man. came over to Car oling, and by grant
and purchase obtained "a large tract of lane
living along the Cape Fear river. On ;
high bluff overlooking the river he bull
a big stone house, modelled after the castles
of the Normans lie purchased slaves
who cleared land, and in a few years
large farm was under cultivation.
Then English and Scotch servants wer
brought over, the big house was furnishes
and made the ideal country home Of al
English gentleman. Among the Scotc
servants was Allen Thurston, who wa
made overseer and manager Of the place
He it was who afterward wrote the stor
of the subsequent mystery.
When the castelike house was arrange
to his taste, Brewer returned to Europe fc
a year, leaving the place in charge of hi
servants and slaves.
When he came home he brought wit
him a beautiful young bride. She SCENE
very much in love with him and quite col
tented in her new home. He appeare
fond of her, but even The servants notice
that at times he seemed distrustful an
suspicious Of his pretty wife But thel
was no one for him to be jealous OF, Il
none of the few ueighbOrs were ever inv
ed to the house. Except for the servan
and the slaves the couple were entire
alone.
The servants talked in whispers amor
themselves. and said that trouble wou
come Of such a mating, but for the tin
all went well and the old man and Il
pretty young wife were happy enough
far as appearances indicated. Then Il
husband and master suddenly sailed avn
to England on important business, he sal
leaving his wife and the servants in q
care of his confidential manager, All
Thurston.
Before the ship that was carrying Ms
tin Brewer TO England was out Of sight
land Thurston discovered that the you
wife who had been left in his care was n
alone in the big house. As silently a
mysteriously as a shadow Of evil, a stra
ger had come and taken up his abo
there. The old servant and manager n
him face to face in the hall one day.
had only time to see that the stranl
was Young and handsome, when the lat
disappeared through u doorway. Thu
ton was startled, but said nothing.
would watch and wait awhile.
He might have been dreaming and tri
to believe that he had seen only shade
A few days later, as he approached
apartment of his young mistress, Thurst
heard voices within. One was the voice
man The old servant listened, but
could not make out what they were 8
ing. In few moments the door OF
apartment opened, and the stranger ca
ont He disappeared into another roc
leaving Thurston shocked and speeches
The old man kept the secret of the str
gers presence in the house from the ot
servants, but few days later he went
his mistress and asked her who the n
was and what he was doing there.
became strangely embarrassed and
swered, 81 cannot tell you now, but bell
me there is no wrong in his presence he