The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-16

/, sm smsE u 10 bear such . story Il ou
!. . white man ef intsllssnes. sss J.ek Nc
: kip' . comment OF The Ai,.s Same one 4
: evijrstiy sr log 70 frightsn you susy
Remain, and 90 the night they threaten 4
! take your life the sheriff and bis met
:. sbail be with yon
/. Fiaslly the miller returned to the mil
and at dusk on the third day vas seeu
alive and we'll by people Who csme with
erist When The sheriff and his msn came
ttesl,hily through the woods "a hour lat
:. or the mill was perfectly dark. They
lighted their lsnteru and went through il
calling the miller by name. but receiving
, no answer, u.til they ionnd him in hi,
Own room Iying on Li. isoe, pist II 10 bis
hand. 40 overturned lamp beside him,
dead. Hs hsd been shot through the
heart There vas no living human being
10 the old mill, and fer long wh,ls no.
body went near II. At last people began
TO ssy thst the miller had shot himself by
accident and that the negro,s hsd frigb
ed him. Another miller applied for the
place aud rem aimed there three days, In
tsct, to cat long story short, the only
other IN Her who dared TO brave the wsrn'
ing that thu 81 ot gave them oil Was found
dead, ss the first one had been.
The N II WAS room spoken Of ~ haunted
by every one No one would work there,
and finally MIR. McKin closed it, and /,
was left TO itself and to the ghost.
All this while Nine. McKin remained
an alleged invalid. shut in her ro,m ell
day watched by her maid and talked OF in
whispers by her servants.
No one btij j,ved McKins mill would ever
run again. but ohe day tall, strong,
broad shouldered young feltow walked up
the steps OF the McKia mansion, asked to
zee the mater. and begged 10 be allowed
to take charge OF the grist ILL.,
I've heard the story. be said. rs Mr.. Nc,
Kin began to explsiu. ! don't believe 10
ghosts. and they cent scare me anyway
I'm in hard luck. and I'm god miller
Trust me and your mill shall work better
than ever. You'll do me service, and I'll
do .you one.
In vain Mr. Mekin set before him the
fact that two Milers hsd been already
killed there 10 the bsunted mil. The
oung 81 .nt declared that he should not
be. and fl ally the gentleman engaged
hin
The mill WAS opened aud the mi l.r set
to work. He took with him j. 10 the mill
q Bible, revolver aud 3 large sharp az.
For the fret two nights he saw nothing.
bat heard noises like the falling OF heavy
milstones upon the floor above and feet
upon the stairs. He had expected some,
thing like this and remained IN his room
reading his Bible by the light Of . shaded
lamp.
On the third hight, having heard the
same noise and quietly disregsrding them,
bis door WAS dashed open ard hideous
form entered. 1t WAS something between
a woman and great | iri OF prey II were
futteripg white robes, and had instead OF
hands great tl,ck class. 1t hoatsd toward
him through the sir. and behind it came
another like unto 1t. but smaller,
Tue first treature svoo ped downward
and made clutch at the lamp. As 1t did
30 he so.tched his revolver from bis belt
aud fired, emrtyiog al the cham ben.
The ,tfsngr b-iDgs vanished wi il Q wild
shrek, bu. 10 moment they entered
= an This q ne the rgsst oae made J
a furious clutch vt the lamp. As she did
s0be lifted the al above his head, and with
one bl Nv severed the hldisus black claw
from wla oked like shriveled human
arm, tben be hurl d his Bib. at the head
Df the smslisr heLd, Iustsnily Screams,
,sth& aud horrible cnrses filled the air.
The strange beings vanished and silence
eigned.
The black claw dropped 10 the table. 1t
wss such q bideous sight that the miller
il with . cloth. that be might rot !,
seq IL. he kept watch ell night aud early =
o he morning Mr. McKin. who had been !,
old tbst fling bad been ard il the !.
MILL came to make Inquiries. The mil :
or told bis tale. and Mr.. McKin compli
nented bim o, bis travery. Of conrss be !. :,
lesiious OF We, lag the smputated claw,
nd the muller proudly drew away the =
10th. Behold there lay nroa the table, :
,ot claw, but . ~omsns besu,iful hand
"a rish, baud, oB the middle finger Of :, -
II ieh slsamed . sllsndsd cin.tsr dis-
noud ring. At the sight OF this horror .,
tizsd tae mller. aud Mr.. McKiu seemed -
bout t1 die He kuew 'hs hand, he knew "
be ring Then withot word. he walked =
o. OF the mill aud 10 ne~srI and into "
is xiis's chsnb,r She was 10 her bed,
: usual. The maid, pale. With srsat 'e
npon ber forehead. inierposed 10 70
tteveut bls spI roicb.
Msdsm is yrfy H.. she ssii. .
out of my way woman be cried aud on
ushed btf sside, 10
Then bsno rag over tis xiie's bed, bat TO
ithont bis usual stos u tsndsrn,ss, lie
! steruiy.
SHOW me your baud. SRI
She tbar.i forth her left QUE te
The oiher. be said.
sA tered scfesm aud tarnsd dowu
a. not. rpsos. bat thsr, uas noae TO
Iow -oniy b.ndsgsd stump, from 70
d ch the n. d h "a been severed. pu