The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-29
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for IL Howseevsr Ven Hay.
The scene of the following ghastly adj
venture is q solitary country road at
night. We skip the riders previous
dream, and come at once to the
.creeps:"
Nothing remarkable occurred for the
FIRST half hour. The moon was shining
brightly. BY and by the route went
straight through cutting where the
hedges were little higher than crdi-
nary.
Cantering along they had not proceeded
Ear before the animal dropped into .
walk. encouragement and caresses
were vain, walk he would. Suddenly
the horse came to q dead halt in the
middle Of the road. The suddenness Of
stopping nearly unseated the rider, but
he urged the animal forward. Tho
horse was induced to walk on again, ai-
though apparently very uneasy.
They had not gone many yards before
the horse stopped again 90 suddenly
that the rider had to clutch the animals
manc TO prevent being thrown headlong
upon the highway. What was the mean.
ing Of such strange behaviorf
Then there flashed through his mind
the circumstances Of his dream. Yes.
there were all the accompaniment Of
his picture-the bay horse, the mooniit
road, the sudden stoppages. Surely it
was . warning. Twice had the creature
halted, and he recollected his dream
made him the third time fall headfore-
most on the road.
He got Oh, and, throwing the bride
over his arm, coaxed the horse to move
onward. He noticed that the animal
was covered with perspiration, as II after
hard gallop, and that he was trembling
violently. Repeatedly. too, he glanced
searchingly at the hedges. What could
be the matter2
Tho strange conduct Of tho horse be-
came yet stranger. More suddenly than
before the animal came TO dead halt.
He was in deep distress. His nostrils
were distended; sweat covered his limbs |;
his eyes were bent in one direction, with
every symptom of terror.
Not seeing anything remarkable at
first in the direction in which the ami.
NAL was gazing, Foster tried TO urge him
onward in vain. Passing round. TO the
other side OF the animals head, Foster
was induced to look more closely to-
ward that portion Of the somewhat low
hedge which the horse 50 intently re-
gArded.
There in the moonlight, hanging, bend.
ing limp and apparently lifeless over the
hedge, was the body Of q tall man. With
arms outstretched the figure seemed
touching the ground with its fingers, tho
legs being ON the other side Of the hedge.
What was his horror to sec the body
novel
Slowly, mechanically, the long arms
were outstretched; uplifted; the body
swayed up, up; and there in the bright
moonlight was the mans face. How
ghastly it looked. The CLASSY eyes wero
staring at the young man, whose blood
seemed chilling in his veins. Motionless
upright a. an elm, with outstretched
arms, stood the gaunt specter. Its throat
was cutl
There stood the group. The horse ter
rified; the young nam speechlsss. terror
stricken; and the hidsous something
seemingly regarding them with its stony
gaze, while blood appeared 70 dow from
its lacerated throat. How long he re-
manned Foster could not Rfterward tell;
but, after an interval that seemed an age,
the horrible vision began, - slowly and
mechanically as before, to bend its erect