Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11
THE GHOST.


mot midway between The two points
above lay tho old sharp farm. desoia.g
aud rnn 20 weeds, simply because Tho
owner. for reasons hereafter 10 be given,
Ny1s forced 10 content himself from year
10 wear with tho grazing IL afforded bis
cattle and the few inclror locls OK hay
,aycd from the neglected meadows.
The former proprietor, old Jacob
SHARP. or Lame Jake, a. he WIS moro fire.
nuenilv called by reason Of an mf0uu.
n,ts physical Gelormity, known TO Tho
doctors, | believe, as eluinOyarus. aud
commonly as clubioot, had tlkon no
lion "A few wears before 10 hang himself
tna aftcr In the old barn. and hy that
I.tle act had completely ruined thg rep.
uiation Of ono OF tho best and most l,r-
tile holdings ia the country
From whatever source originated.
weird aud uucanny stories soon began
to circulate respecting th, old home
stead. the purport ot which were that
Door old Lame Jake, who had boon 80
impatient 20 get ont of tho world. was
now equally anxious 20 get back, but
having i1u.i3hiy disposed Of his carHll
covering TO crafty the within OF am idl,
moment. he WAS now compelled iu To-
visiting thus the glimpse Of tho moon,
to restrict himself 10 such hours aud
places u8 tho native mp1ody OF any
proper minded ghost would DO most apt
10 suggest.
May and marvellous were tho legends
which tho "aull slashcrs' oil tho coun-
iry, astho Great Autiluary would call
tham, were Ia tho habit OF relating %
such juvenile and feminine ears aJ wcro
most readily c1ptiyu.ol thprcbv; and
many and many a nirht have llcou my
sister aul younger brothers go TO tyl
with eyes lbs, .auccss UllorGn evenings
scsuco with one " thcu racontcur.
But, us tsa Now Light OF Asia has IL,
that is.uuOthcg story.
one tenant u The place had .ii,y bush
els Of wheat carefully winnowod ono
night, old Jake being distinctly seen ly
n member OF tho family whom the noiso
uf tho NH had aroused, standing ia the
Nmc Lonored white n.gh,g0wn and
surrounded by blush halo, induaisi-
ol.ly turning The crank; but while no
was couggatulatius himself that thrsr
NiitntiuiH promised 30 DO Of o. Brownie
rather than Of Goblin character ,hb
rCyt night, Outrageous 90 relate. tho
wiunowcd wheat WAS just as carefully
mixed with au equal quantity OF Iyo
from another bin, uo scnndaluus pro-
Ceelings beng celebrated with illstfiag5
~ light, the most ouilandihh racket aud
digcordnnt poill VI moarthly laughter.
These financial losses and annoyance,
WINE nHI enough IA ilelf way might
hLlI h'.'o n'eh 'lfun-slDl against Tor
some 'in' haH not ms EhosHhip taken
~ mo hs ~ imADe head :" nesm -
t''lcs o, d"nilehi'ly N'lis threatening
more dife-'IE tue unfortunate mana
personal le"'' 'N' M'IiAre'
4 u'!Hn' E"F'' 'ln"nAtlhF from some
pitneu'.F room W"t." convoy l" INC
s'aI"'u MINUTES 'A' l''A liaI 'hn mouse
wa ~ iaing'' ana ~ u beng inado
thlher inc ilsht WpNlN disappear IN nn
instant 70 lNo accompaniment OF Iond
E,oAh' ana HuN"''r' ia'Hlns OIL iur-
munro ana pll''i'nS'i ihva'ly Ioo'a''l
Gown tue h'"M!s'
Ireqa'Huy INC farmer Inr'ng sleep,
N'N'lly "H'A i'"'' worried M"ulu lihi
h''h''li s"G4eAly |n' ui''fas,lN1lN hlea
"ul OF ueu uy i'N'o l'Nlhlo hgenoyi
MlnuoW' ""u ''oe|'iy "eFN tu'Hsh'"'
p'l,' ruhs ~ ii'Ih'Sh'' ana ON ono oe'
eAs'3n his WHO hal INC WIS nearly
iI'shiehel OUT OF htr by hnGihs nor
~" el'nPhs ono morning ny her tidr'
ms hanHS iolIoH on ms breast anu Two
pehn''9 p'He'a III oi'IoNoA In'l'''h over
Aia eyes
These happenings tho reader viii
easily conceive, had the effect Of limit
ing MS occupancy OF Inc Shnrpmessnug1
strictly TO tho period OF his Lease, and
tomo ilrto or -four others who succeeded
MN made equally short stays.
other5 complained moss OF tho trouble
they had with their cattle Horses Sc
curcly stalled began about midnight 10
raiao most terrific uWoar, and it not
promptly liberated would invariably
thrash down the stable door ana b.
found neat morning huddled together
N tho iaIthe5t couor of the pasture,
Frequently one would he found bearing
nv marks OF the saddle and other oY.-
dpnco3 Of u severe night journey, al.
though Ia such instances, In Justice 20
old Jake. tho fact that one uf the boys
wa9 counting a FqulIu's daughter in a
noighboring county may have borne
some relation to tho phenomenon.
Weird lights burning through the
chinAs OF the barn and about the prem
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