The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-17

used, and by TAR time also had learned
% translHts into ordinary English his
quaint ard puEEling Anglo-esrman en-
preaionA
So We managed to get on very wen
together, and found him an interesting
II . slightly dirty old man. The town,
when explained BY such cicerone, was
invested with quite new charm Of in
terest Il was quaint enough without
any extFaneous help, and the houses, be-
ing for the most part ancient timbered
edidcea. and the gables leaning forward
with age and hanging over the streets,
one obtained every now and again q
street vista Of delicious picturesqueness,
u which the ancient houses, nodding to-
ward each other, seemed to be whisper
ing forgotten and piquRnt scandal Of the
good ola German dayS
There were at every turn and corner
abundant "bits," which an artist for an
Illustrated paper would have found very
handy, and sketches Of which he could
have rapidly converted into current coin
Of the realm,
lam no artist, but to my great sur
prise I discovered that my dear and
dirty new found acauaintance and conn.
tryInan was. One day. having accom-.
panied him 10 The ouser and humble
lodging which he inhaLited. / found on
the walls certain indubitable proofs Of
his artistic bent. There were many Al.
mirable sketches in chalk and sepia Of
striking points in the valley, and Of GER
tain buildings and objects in the town
itself.
The fountain in the market place was
there with its great st, Christopher as
its center figure. There were the march
Of st. Christopher's church, the quaint
turret at the angle Of the town hall, and
the crumbling ruins Of an ancient for
tress on the Ganzberg. Among other
things l noticed a sketch Of 4 certain
picturesque old house which I had in
deed seen, but the locality Of which
did not remember at the time
mentioned this fact.
Zach mem, have not shown you him.
he Is in the Lederstrasse," he replied.
1--WE win see him together auf morgen."
On the morrow, accordingly, we walk
ed together to the Lsderstrasse.
As we entered the dirty old street my
companion remarked, ~ have never been
in this street for twenty years or more,
and never wish to enter It again."
Ny curiosity was reused.
"WhyY' inquired.
"Igct sOgreata fright here once, and I
was so much laughed at" he answered.
"Why, what Is there about this street
10 brighten your It is old enough, GER
tainly, and quaint enough, and smells
rather-pahT" ] exclaimed, as a full
favored German stencil saluted my nos
trils; ''but nothing terrible, after ALL"
swell, mein Herr, It Is not the street;
It is that house, and-the ghost In It,"
the Anglo German replied, with q sort
Of shudder, 80 to speak, In his voice.
''0h, obi then you have not lived long
enough yet, and you are not quite boy,
to get nd Of your superstitions, eh? You
are still afraid Of ghosts. are your
81 was afraid Of what l saw" he re-
Piled, with certain amount Of dignity,
as II hurt by my light manner and my
tones Of mockery.
my cutioalty WIS ol course hfOuseo,
and ] doubt not yours, reader, would
have been by this speech, and l was
about to question him further when.
pointing with his stick, he said briefly:
''That's the house there"
looked and recognized in the ancient
timbered edifce con the farther side Of
the street the original Of the chalk
sketch in bis lodgings.
II was q tumbledown pile, with over
hanging stories and carved ''barge
board" having, moreover, q curiously
twisted chimney Of ancient, rudy brick
work, and certain obscure remains Of
armorial bearings over the door. There
was q date which, however, | could only
make out In its state Of dilapidAtion to
be fifteen-and something or other.
The edifce seemed to have been long
deserted, and the grass was growing in
tufts among the stones at the front door
e. " the passers by had long been accus-
toned 70 avoid too near acquaintance
lii tbs old tenement
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The house Is haunted.