The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-06
OUR pHAST0a. GUIDE

dark, and tao rGaate,i seems ta have
been washed away. Scg, E.agh. what
ever are we TO DO afr lassaG ese %a5
in this fashion,"
Hugh lIcGlure and : Iead beeH. shoot
ing ever c rertAah:1e maaz. AID 6s}ly:ls
too long after game had teea c.asaG II
the decorating nisht AID tlc far more
unpleasant oescondiAg 9as-sto21a.
"Elcst il krow," asaszereA Er~a.
wcdi.2 lis way out e : EsaG1:ele a@d
shaking hiinse3E lie 1 h,:5c EeTEa.ul-
land dog.
Gents, can gai,.o yez to = place Of
shelter" SEQ !" GeiR, Loi.s% ve.ee be
side rs. Waba5a srFaas tsss. ii. acre,
Int : iew feet av.#s, std aj.ezsa ..-.l
lis 1n.sr.ttse dirk laazs }esns
distircr:eh@5le from tic Gzzss.s e
tho E:aht ;~c",ll.
THAI q Al-sema. sa3u.aho il I pace
where it wss a;riccit for q pedestrian
to get q erzo footing was ss1a1ro
enol,h in al ceaseic,te, bu5 tfat ho
should l@y2 arFcreatly i.sen up mo-
us without aly warning Whatsoever
was atraEGs- SILL.
"Aow c.1 you ever eteer you horse
down here" | qaerieG II "a tone tha3
/ tried to mako n Of SURPRISED pleas
ure. bet mistTahIy failed III the attempt.
u have lived On the borders Of this
moor all ny life" replied the voice,
land my i.crse knows every foot OF tro
way since lie wa a fcaI.
This explanation was satisfactory
enough for mon III desperate circunl-
stances. Hugh and I thanked him for
his p-ofered services and requested him
TO lead the way. We sought to obtain
q glimpse OF his features, lat they were
wrapped III the i~uyulnertsbla gloom Of
the night.
As lie passed I noticed that his horse
was a very tall ore cnd that it, eyes
shore through tie darkness ike the
eyes of q gigantic cat, bat with q far
more unearthiy and ferocious light
than that Of the docilo grifnaikin cu.!ed
up before t. fire, speeulatiAg p~roiocnd-
ly Oh the Use and fall Of stock in TIE
rodent market.
The horseman rode q short distance
in advance. holding in his beast coca
s~ionally to enable Us to catch up. Il
was a hard task to 30 sc. The rain was
descending IL torrents. The wind howl
ed and wh.stied ccross the moor. At
every step we sank asoTe cur beet tops
and often almost to cur knees.
A vivid f.oSh Of 1;-L+-,ipc clof co-o--
our way. For an instant the features Of
our mysterious guide and the form @
his steed were revealed. Flo was half
turned in his saddle and was CHANGING
back at where we were f~aanderiag be-
hind. His face was like the face of a
skeleton covered over with tightly
drawn skin, through which two mali
cious eyes cleaned witt, q yindictiyeness
that was startling III It's intensity. Over
his form and over that OF his horse were
cast some long robes that looked like
the trappin3s of a funeral car, tho
horses head being also envelcped, save
for two eyelets, through which it SUR
veyed us with the blazing eyes Of an
unbroken mustang, The rider wore a
tall hat like those Worn by our forefa-
theirs 100 years ago and with something
fastened around the brim that I could
have sworn was a bow OF Grape. -
"For Gods sake, stop, Eugh!"
cried, holding his arm. Did you see
that fellow s face: I do believe he is no
living man. No5o of cur world anyhow. .
Hugh Mcclure was as practical q
Scotchman as ever failed to appreciate
a joke O. pass al examination IN Ed
inburgh university.
Through the Opaque night I coulG
feel his whitening glance of scorn as he
made answer. "If You want to talk Of
ghosts in the middle Of this God for
saken spot in this heaven condemned
weather, you cal do SO, Percy, but you
shan't have me for an audience, . and
he forged on, calling to our guide:
In the name Of the first pilot, how
long will it be before You can steer US
to the world again."
The hollow voice came echoins back:
Zone mile to the right is a cottage
where W. can find shelter. Come ONT
"a mile Oh this!' walled Hugh. oh
my sins have been many, but what I
suffer tonight should atone far air.
We had, however, passed the worst
portion of our journeying. AID the foot
ing now became more secure. Still the
rain descended i'll sheets, and the wind
blew with a force that ofttimes threat
ened to sweep us off our feet.
Like a far distant star we at length
saw a light ahead. 1t appeared. then
disappeared, then appeared again.
..There is the Cottage said orr