The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-01
BREWERS REVENGE.

the mystery that had enyeloped it for
more than a century. II 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 rs feed
OH decay, says the Pittsburg Leader
is the place really haunted2" asked
score OF villagers.
With awkward shrugs Of their shoulders
and shaking Of heads they answered,
There be them Twin as has seen the ghosts
Of tie old man and his pretty brido.'
There arc only two OF them;'
"They walk arm and arm as If they was
lovers agin The ghost Of the young man
never comes atweeD 'em now as he did in
life"
An old man, a pretty bride, a young
man, perhaps q loyer The foundation for
a tragedy, out of tragedies grow mysteries.
must learn the legend of the place
IT'S old Donald Thurston you want to
year a-tellin IT," said the villagers when
asked them for particulars of this mys-
terry. Hes the watchman on the place
for the owners, who never come a-uigh it,
an Want il his grandfather 'at was head
oyerseer for the Old ghost man"
4 queer old man found Donald Thurs.
ton and ft guardian for haunted ruin.
lie lived alone in q small cabin on the
place and added something to his pay by
cultiyating a small garden rent free. At
first he was disposed to guard the ghost
and mystery as part of q sacred trus TO
be concealed from strangers, but as our
acquaintance progressed he grew more
communicative
"Alost 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. II was my grand
father who wrote is ali down. and Che 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 10 Go with 80, bUJ then lac
thought BE was only doing his duty in
warning the master, little dreaming that
murder # murder il was would grow out
of il. You may read the papers one Of
these days If you wish. They tell tie story
better than ever I could tell it,
\ few days later Thurston brought our
the old tin box and then watched me in
silence while read the story of the mys-
terry Of the haunted house I will only
give q synopsis of the story here, for it was
a long one as written out by Allen Thurs
ton a centuryago.
Twenty years before the Revolution Mar
tin Brewer. an Old and wealthy English
man, came over TO Carolina, and by grant
and purchase obtained large tract of land
lying along the Cape Fear river. On
high blum overlooking the river he built
% 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 were
brought over, the big house WAS furnished
and made the ideal country home Of an
English gentleman. Among the Scotch
servants was Allen Ihursi0n, who was
made overscer and manager Of Che place.
He it was who afterward wrote the story
Of the subsequent mystery
When the castelike house was arranged
to his taste, Brewer returned 90 Europe for
a year leaving the place in charge Of his
servants and slaves.
When he crme home he brought with
him "a beautiful young bride She seemed
ye~y much i'm love with him and quito con
tented ia her new home. lie appeared
fond Of her, but even the servants noticed
that at times he seemed distrustful and
suspicious Of his pretty wife. But there
was no one for him TO be jealous Of, for
none of the few neighbors were ever inyit
ed to- the house Except for the servants
and the slaves the couple We're entirely
alone.
The servants talked in whispers among
themselves. and said that trouble would
come of such mating but for the time
an went we'll and the old man and the
pretty young wife were happy enough so
far as appearances indicated. Then the
husband and master suddenly sailed away
to England on important business, be said,
leaving his wife and the servants ia the
care of his confidential manager, Allen
Thurston.
Before the ship that was carrying Mar
tin Brewer 10 England was out of sight of
land rhurstOu discovered that the young
wife who had been left in his care was not
alone in the big house. AS silently and
mysteriously rs % shadow of evil. "a stran-
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disappeared through doorway. Thurs
ton was startled, bat said nothing IT,
would watch and wait awhile.
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