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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

in the performance of his duties ms chief
OF police, noticed an unusual cXhuber-
ancc and ill-timcd hiiarity in the group
which surrounded Nick. His well trained
instinct III cacs OWNED the melting
cause of the unlawful gathering. Quick
- act, he maze n descent upon the bon
WANTS and after 4 r;lpil and prac>
ticed search emerged from the ruck OF
men With q skin of li1uor which he had
taken from Nick's Inflated person
the subsequent arra!Snment OF Nick
at the mast was but a natural sequence
Fhr skipper as judge. the first luff ass
prosecuting attorney and Jimmy Legs
the mastcrat-armS) as chief with IS
with the discriminating skin OF liquor as
d0mninS evidence uf Nirks pcriidy
formed the scene, and in the staYboard
sanGway forward. Il group Of men .saX,
ing aft With Interested mion awaited
the verdict OF the court. The trial was
brief. conviction positive and sentence
MS quickly awarded. Nick was led
down 10 the brig. there. as the courts
martial orders would put it. TO serve
50 innch OF his sentence as relates To
COiinrmCnt."
THIS WAS tho morning of Nicks re-
lease. The day was a hracing au,l,,n-
nal one: a mackcrcl sky with mares
tails strcn>ing the horizon to wind
ward. Il gentle sea lifting the N:hip
in Il soothing swing. The snowy shapes
OF the flagship ana another OF the squad
ron showed SharllV against tho hgri-
ION line ahead ,hso,n nnntb,,. or m,
cruisers shrarrl nor w.,y rhiiS os,,.,.,,
the two remaining shine Of rho sn,,,,i.
ron followed within tactical distarn.. of
,hnj,. leaders
Nick made his way 10 his 6i,,v rnx
oxttactcd tharufronr bis nh. Cf nav
bit therefrom a terrrous riacs si,m.nSG
down tho lid OF tn. hos s,t,lad l,i,,,.,.rf
upon it with his elbows on Ms s,,,.s
hi; griZ2led chaps buried i'm his horn.
hands, and saz.d gl0onlly on, over the
sea-
Where in hell. are wa ro,,rae" no
asked nr,snntly ss,.ninrrI, ,iI,.as.i,,.I
the horizon aheam.
New York" replied Mullouev briefly
Been hayir. iots ~ iriil ~ a., ,n,.
ties while | was in chokey. th?''
Yes. every day. Morning ana after.
noon"
wei. hain't lost nuthin' then.
durin' my te,nI,'rarv .;ecloosion A.; thr
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WHITE SQUADR'N TALES
BEING Yarns Spun on the ForeCastIe Of a EeH
Cruiser by An Old Salt.
Han UNLAWFUL SPREE OK THE GUARDO
The Uih BoatSwnin's ,Inte Ur-Eu.is:<
on mn Honorable 0ischar.e and
celebrates the Nrcnson with Ais
Shinn,ntcS AIcpi,olic Eonnt OF
Messing and ;.n ultimate Result.


Nick Clear was III trouble. That is.
he had just hccn released from the con-
sequences OF his trouble and had sought
his favurite Calling spot" on the top
gallant lOrecuStie.
ON his conduct record" IN the shipa
writer's a!!icS. NiCi;'S trouble was briefly
and COnCspiy cpitOtniHrd under the
head of "oWcrSrS.'' as "snuggling
liquor and drunk ON duty" The cousc,
uuNncea were as briefly entered under
the head OF "runshmrnts" rs i've
days confinement: bread and water"
y stranger ana n land iuhhcr aware
OF Nick'a disgrace. would have iniag-
1ned from the old mans manner and
lnien as ne rummaGed in his ditty
box, that the iron had entered his
soul, but Apirenticc Muilanvy. who.
with The coNswain of the gig. ole Ole.
sea and lSndsman fiagGcrty. stood
leaning against the carriage OF the six,
inch rifle, knew better Re knew that
the hardened old sinner was umr2peut,
ant ana would gladly embrace an OPP
I"riun'ty u again sample hair OF the
ooS thai hit hi!H
The squadron was under way. max
ing passage from Boston to New YORK
The weeks snjuurn In the harbor OF the
Hub, when tile Christian r.ndcavorers
ana the kuirhts T.n,rInr ,,,srs. IN rn
holding forth had had no Christening
influence upon Nick After tho en-
forced abstinence OF Bar lIa,bor, his
first liberty on shore III the classic pre-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Wide Wide World, Vol /. Elizabeth
WcthsrClI
Wide. Wide World. Vol. .. Eliaabcth
Wcthcrell.
Whittier's Earlier Poems.
The Princess Maud Lord Tcnny
son.
ldeala. Sarah Grand
The House of the Wolf. Stanley j.
Wcyman.
a Bird of Passage. BY the author of
ships that Pass in the Night" Boa
trice Harradcn.
Beyond tic City. a. Conan Doyle.
Tho tutScrat of the breakfast Ia
bic. @. w. Holmes, NJ. y.
BOOKS. lOC.
Arlington edition, cloth bound. en-
bossed hooks. Poets and novclists Zoe
each Such books sell at 81 to soc. IN
most stores.
AN the poets i;Iit edges. for presenta-
ton. 45c.
Robinson crusoc, big thick books.
bound in boards fully illustrated. illu-
minated covers. S7iac.
Five thousand ohUd's 'br9ks. l2i.c.
each. Among these precious pictures
from tho Bible, I'niryland Happy Holt
days illustrated, G;riM2od's Golden
Day. Book of Animals. Bound in
board.
Gulliver's Travels. Alsop's Fables.
Arabian Nights Entertainment and
others. bound in board 27lsc
4 big book, the Youths Own. long
stories about Birds Animals and th,,
adventures of boys and men in strange
countrics-for boys and girls: II delight
full book. 37lac 49,
Raphael Tuclts New Paper Dolls,
12i.c. II box.
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"Swankey be damned" replied Nick
tcrsoly. The cOncoction thus anathe-
matted is Il mixture of vinegar, water
and sugar which coca Sionally acrN /, to
apncase IN measure the craving for
strong drink after II debauch. when
lilu4, is not attainablc.
HOw's swankey with stincning?"
asked Mul!ancy meaningly
The old man glanced At him sharply.
DO " mean it?"
Cert"
GO get IT,"
Ni%ey. III give it TO YOU tonight in
the second dog watch and not before. .
-" here d Sc get it?' asked Nick
allowing a glance OF mingled curiosi-
~, admiration and gratitude to rest
upon Mullancy.
oh. it's The lcavin's of the first skin
you broachcd with the gang. | swiped
it, knowing what Your feelin's would be
When y" earn" out OF the brig"
NickS eyes frightened and the light
OF expectation and desire drove away
me look OF settled gloom. The bugle
call 10 quarters here broke up the cons
terence. and throughout the rest cc the
,!hN. during his constant employment
| incident T. great gun drill, fleet cvolu>
tons and the thousand ana onr duties
which so To- make up the dails. routine
Of u nan-cf-war, that lcok of expcc;a-
ton fingered in the old mans eyes
Darkness and the night found Nick
and his faithful hcnchmen. Mullauey
and HaC"Crty. comfortably cnsconccd
in the lee Of the Six-inch rifle. The sec
ond dog watch haI been set. nam
inucks had been pip"d down and that
ieStful silence which falls upon the
decks OF a man-of-war at sea at night
was only broken by the lnuiicd cianl,
OF The engines, the Swrliug of the water
under the lows and the subducd MUIR
muir of conversation about the decks
y, Fa . q. Il
soon as tin trio had settled themselves
comfortably. He reached eagerly for
the tlahty skin which Aiuliauey took
out Of his cap. II was tied with a
string and confined two fingers of the
ardent iluii Squeezing IN. liquor to
tn" bottom OF the skin. Nick placed it
To his LIS puncturcd IL with his teeth
and allowed the liquor To trickic down
his thro.t Throwing the empty skin
over the lail, he leaned back against the
gun carriage with a sigh Of infinite
pleasure and qualification.
III wasn't much. no." said he to Null
laney gratefully, but Lawd it war
good"
THAT stum II send you to BOSTON
Yet sait Nullaney rcproving!y. con
veying to Nick his fear hat the love of
liqucr would ultimately land him in the
nuva! prison at Boston.
Not me- said Nick confidently Eve
managed t" steer clear course when
over I've had The lDnGin' OH me When
wants the stun. | gin'rally wants 1t
bad, an there amt nothin' on earth
or III hell that's goin' 10 prevent me
from getun' it
You're goln' to get nabbed bringin'
II aboard some day ventured lag
gcrty.
well. that days Ing time com
in I've brought ii off more times than
you've g; rollars on the paymas;er's
books an I'm still enjyin' the benefits
OF honnerbul discharge an continoos
sarvice 'stifcate."
An the same. you'd better quit it,"
said Mullaney.
Did ever tell you kids OF the big
drunk ctlr;ed onct on the Vermont"
asked Nick after long pause.
No" replied Mullaney, settling him
self more comfortably for the yarn he
knew Nick's question to be the preliin-
mary Introduction OF.
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embossed, no better If $1.00; the pub
lisher's special price. DOC. These are
actually only 19c. in this. store. Read
the titles:
y Book of Golden Deeds. c. NJ.
Young.
Black Beauty. Anna sewall
BrowninE's Poems. Robert.
Carlyle's History of the French Rev
olution. Vol. l.
Carlyle's History Of the French Rev
childc Harold's Pilgrimage. Lord
ByrCE.
Crawford Mrs. Gaskel
Grown OF Wild Olives John Ruskin.
Dickens Story Teller
Dickens Short Stories
Dreams. Oliver Schreiner
Dream Life. Tx. Marvel I'd. G.
MitchclD
Drummond's Addresses
Emerson'S Essays. LIST series.
Emcrson's Essays, I'd serlos.
Essays of Ella. Lamb.
Ethics of Dust. John Ruskir.
Evangelnc. Henry w. Longfcll1w.
Favorite Poems
Frankcnstein. Mrs. Shelley.
Half Hours with Great Novclists
Half Hours with Great Authors
Half Hours with Great Story Tell
crs
Half Hours with Great Humorists.
Heroes and Hero Worship. Thomas
Carlyle.
HOUSE of Seven Gables Nathanie
Hnwthlrnc.
Idyls Of the King. Lord Tonnyson.
limitations Of Christ. Thomas ~ KEN
pis.
In Mcmoriam. Lord Tenuysnn
John Halifax, Vol. |, Miss Mulock.
John Halifax. Vol. -. Miss MuloCk
Lalla Ruokh. Thomas Moore.
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers. W. T..
Aytoun.
Lays Of Ancient Rome. Lord Ma
caulay.
Light OF Asia. Sir Edward Arnold
LunSfcllow's Earlier Poems.
Lorna Doone, Vol, /. Il. d. Black
mere.
Lorna Doone, Vol. q r. d. Black
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
Nick scrambled 10 his feet and an.

Nick scrambled TO his feet and an,
Swerrd.
Aye, aye sir"
watch'''
The brazcn peal Of the ships bell rang
out loudly. and simultaneously was
heard the peal Of different toned bells;
from the other ships out in the dark
neSs ahead, abcam ana astcrn: the
h"nrse below of the huatswnin's mates
calling tho watch: a brief connection on
~" decks while the watch was mus
tered and once more the silence OF the
night was unbrokcn save for the rhyth-
i'r;ii lhisihE o! Tie engines, the ihrob
OF inc twin screws nStcrn and the surge
al The waters ahead and alongside
Down below on tie berth deck In his
hahiinock, NICK was swung in a rude
oracle fashion by the roll of the ship,
and lay dreaming of a land where the
fountains ran wine ana mcn-or- wars
men enjoyed perpetual bacchanalia liam
holiday.
MAINE. ROYAL.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
HANDKERCHIEFs.
TOYS SECOND FLOOR.

hurry burly IN the handkerchief
crcSccnt-a counter that is half round.
with people all round.
thousands upon thousands Of dozens
81 aulgs. mems and childrer's hand
kerchieis anu flock of buyers feeding
ui'"" them. So great the throng that
lhe advertiser could not get near
f'iy, though. there must be great and
yI'"snai ra'uc where so man. shrowd
"nir"lilrTs: come and buy. OF course the
hiSi christmas in the new store will be
nli ,u memorable by exceptionally low
Mcns Madras Silk and Cambrsc
Hhnukerchieta large Initials embrold-
,rcG Of WI lite silk thereon. PFC. each.
NelNttecn, %ii2c.: extra wide fine vcl-
Nct..ch IN crning shads for babies caps
ana wraps and dolls clothes, special
this, Very. aIhr
Spocl SILK. &c: Spool silk. black and
coiors. mind YOU. every shade, pc n
dozen spoola.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Talk about DRINKS on duty" said
Nick, ''cf there warnt hell adrift
on board that old guardo that day, I'm
IL prcwariCator."
One day. IN the year never mind
what shipped over on the Vermont on
Il honnerhul discharge an the same day
drawcd two months pay Of my homer
bul dischnrEc money an got twcrty-fonr
hours liberty. The guardo was full %
men wnitin' transfer To one of the new
cruisers wot was goin' into emission in
II short time. Well. / has Il smashin'
good time ashore an comes on board
next morniu' clean an sober and on
time"
Now YOU kids know that the OFFICER
Of the deck OH the Vermont stands
watch on the gun deck, an The cap
tain's orderly walks his post on the
spar deck in front of the cabin doof
After | got aboard | shifted my mus
term clces ard takes my station at q
port looliin' out on he deck. Presently a
express wagon. which | was watchin
for. comes down TO the dock and tn"
driver brings a box on board
The corrrii OF the guard meets him
at the gangway an says:
What yc Eot"
:" Box for Captain Whiskers,' says the
eXpiesSman.
The corpril takes him to the orf'ce,
Of the deck. salutcs and says. 'Spress
package FOR the captain. sir
F" Take IL ny ON the spar deck and
give 1t To the orderly says the orf'cer
Of the deck Ia tho exprcssman
Your uncle was the orderly thai pnt
the cXrreSSmGn at the head q the lad.
der. tips him the wink. gives him Il
dollar an walks forrad with the box an
no one the wiser"
who was the box addressed to-"
asked Muli;incy
Why, TO the skipper. l tells ye /,
warn't ionE before that box was smash
cd and fired over the side into the river!
likewise II warnt long before a big
lot "f them Ein'ral sarrice men was 4
whoopin' things up lively with Jimmy
Legs an his corprils II tcarin' round
lorkin' Tor lquor an bcin' kept hnS% y
ca'ryin' DRINKS below. The turned
out the Hull marine guard and they was
KEEP busy. Oh. il were an amJosn' an
Il lively time shoreiy' The old man
laughed softly and chucklcd glceful.y
over the remembrance
Did you get full too, Nick" asked
Hasgerty
We'll. histed abosad as much as /
could sit into me. That foks'lc Smelicd
like Il distillery. When the iikker got
properly workin it took Jimmy Legs
an four marines to carry me below II
was high old drunk and sprtcr be-
in the shippers treat though he didn't
know 1t, we onjyed 1t. you bet"
!
addressed the box. and fixed things
with the eXprcssman?" asked Muila-
uey.
Right yc are" said the old man.
''Lawdamighty how we did laugh Il
see the coryril of the guard an the
OFFICER of the deck a putin Of them
selves out TO send that likker up 10
us
Did no one ever find out where the
stun came from and how II got on
board?" asked Muilaney.
Never. Jimmy Legs nearly wore the
soul case outen his body a tryin' to find
out an he don't know yit Ye see the
orfce OF the deck never 'spicioncd tina,
the box warn't for the skipper, an that
II never was delivered He didn't ever
know that box was the fount O all our
blessin's that day"
"Forecastle there!" came q hail from
the bridge at this juncture.
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moro
Love Letters of a Worldly Woman.
Mrs. w. *. clifford.
Lowc!l's Earlier Poems.
Lucille. Owen Meredith
Mill on the FLOSS, vtd. l. George
Mill on the Floss. Vol. .. George
Eliot.
Mornings in Florence. John RUS
kin.
Moses from an Old Man<e. Nathan
ici Hawthorne
Past and Present Thomas Carlyle.
St, Pierre.
Poc's Poems.
Queen of the Air. John Ruskin.
Brown.
Rasselas. DR.. Samuel Johnson.
Rever!2s Of y Bachelor. H. Marvel
D. G.. MITCHELL
Sarior Resar,us. Thomas Carlyle.
Sesame and Lilies. John Ruskin
Scarlc; Letter. Nathaniel law
thornc.
Sims that Pass in the Night. Bca-
tricr HarrGdcn
Sketch Rock. Washington irving.
Story of an African Farm Olive
Schrciner.
Tales from Shakespeare. Charles
and Mary Lamb.
Teachings of Epic.itus
Tennyson's Complete Poems. Vol. l.
TcnnySon's Complete Poems Vol. ..
Ft!iyloss Scandal. j. NJ Barrie
The Thoughts OF Marcus Aurelius An
tnarus.
The Coming Mace Lord I.ytton.
Tho Las: Essays &C Elsa Lamb.
The Lady of the Lake: Sir Walter
StIrtt.
The Pleasures OF Life. Sir John Lub-
bcck.
Through The Gates of Gold.
Twice Told Tales. Nathaniel IIaw-
| thprnr.
Uncle TOMS Cabin Harriet Bcecher
stowe.
Vanity Fair. Vol l. Thackcray.
Vanity Fair. Vol. >. Thackoray.
Vicar OF Wakefield Oliver Gold
smith.
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BLANKETS.
Toys SECOND FLOOR.

TOTS-SECoND FLOOR.
White 1914 Blankets. good weight, if
all cotton. I5c.
White 1914 Blankets, say half wool and
he safe, Very heavy these, 500.
Large Gray Blankets, too heavy for
this weather, Sl.25.
,'nvid Hin ii White Blankets,
sc75
Royal California White blankets, all
wool and fine silky wool. selling like
this Impossible except the store Is biz
enough to buy Of the maker by the
case. This store does that and so no
loss. though only 81 the price. Loo,
everywhere: buy here.
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PICTURES.
ToYs-sEcoND FLOOR.

Oleographs. Landscapes and Figures,
Mat Size about 1oX12. One thousand
OF these 12lsc. each.
Five hundred pictures. choice sub
jccts. about twice as large, similarly
framed. but With gold beading also
25c. each.
Large Pictures. about n yard square,
white aud geld frames, with glass over,
only about IL hundred OF these left,
Sl.50.
FIFTY or sixty glnss covered white
framed pictures, about lSX2i inches
all that is left OF them. Csc. each.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
KID GLOVES, SIC.
ToYs-sEcoND FLOOR.

Black, tans, all good colors. The III.
& j. glove, of which thousands of pairs
have been sold In this store and ftSe
brand found by testing to be TIE
best, with large pearl buttons or lac,
ing. SIC. The buyer of this glove gets
value, gets worth We do not knowtta
n glove sold at Sl.5O that proves mos
sutisfaC Glory. 81 e
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
GOAT RUGS.
'OYS-S SECOND FLOOR.

.toh S-f9t-'pNp l.coR
What better for a gift. tho price is
not great. $3.50: white ones. gray ones.
Bales of Comforts. 1ac. S1Tsc. $l0O.
Sl,25 Sl50. $2.00. Real f,tnrlown
Comforts the richest OF silky, French
Saline covers extra large, $500.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
GOATS, $3.50.
ToYs-st,CoNp FLOOR.

About nifty ladies Black Coats of
wide vale diagonal. fun sleeves new
farin"n;s, go on sale to -morrow Mt So 80.
Nowhere else under $50O.and If Il Is any
satisfaction. then know that they were
more here until reduced.
MI the $40 Goats now $500
All the $500 Coats now 800
All the $1,000 Coats now $1,000
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
UMBRELLA SALE.
ToYs-sECOND FLOOR

4 S'I -fSICOND FLOOR. -5li9sfSsFE
About q hundred mems and SladtsaA
Inc holiday umbrellas of Taffeta SfijfS
with sterling silver trimmings on tiiYa
sticks. 80 on sale Tomorrow at $500:
$500, $3.50 and $500. You can pronifsa
on each one of these.
Gloria Umbrellas, peaches, these VIII
fine m.3untings. $500; some GioriaY
here, $l.25. "a !fsssssssi
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
NOVELTIES.
TOYS-SECOND FLOOR.

Have you seen the photographs N6n
glass here? They are beautiful is 25c.
These mounted. With white and gold
frames. 47c. Large ones, gems theylare
too, 500 Few gifts OF low cost cornpstS
with these slf5 j5tl{Ssss 3sJ5s
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
TO GIVE.
ToYs-sEcoND FLOOR.

TOYs-SECOND FLOOR.
Onkley's odors In fine bottles tbs
gifts. Sweet Violet Lily, HellotropeS
Apple Blossom, Hyacinlh, Jockey cab
New Mown Hay, ground glass stof}s
pers. In fancy boxes, Zoe. for small aazes
large size. soc. Fine odors; theseEpuS
UP for the finest trade
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BOOKS

TOYS-SECOND FLOOR.
Oxford Teachers Tihlcs. tho sl50 or
S2.0a ones, bound in black seal, full gilt
edges. suitable for presentation. Sl.l9
each.
Dan;cs. Inferno. Paradise Lost. the
Eiblo, with the Magnificent Dnrc illus
trations, Il Gift book that Will faScinatc
the most fastinious soc The publish
er's price was $500.
Handy Volume Classics. large print,
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RUGS.
TOYS-SECONp FLOOR.

Moqucttc Rugs, more than feet
Tong. heavy thick pile, all the rich
shadinas Of autumn leaves. Il new ship
ment of these. II which sometimes
iifiy no out in Il day. S2.U0 each Isic-
lures these rugs are and might well be
twice the price
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BLOCKS, GAMES,
TOYS-SECOND FLOOR.

! I . fo-FSI.N NIIN y T I-VOIN
One thousand Cats and Dogs. Boxes
of Cube Blocks. 3IEc IL box.
Picture Puzzle Blocks Boxes of six
teen blocks. lie each.
Golden Locks series Of Games three
Bears, Jack the Giant Killer. Red Rid
ing Hood, 3Iisc. each.
Captive Princess. Lies Mishnps, Cats
and Mice Games. 3T&c. each.
Extra fine Fishing Pond Games, TIC
Folding Doll-Houses-a wonderful
seller 'this-Sl.00
The Game of Lotto. 20c.
Games of all kinds, and upon mono
can tn" buyer lose; likely saving on
every one.
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P0n r There's.

Chenille Portiercs can bc bought here
cheaper. are in greater assortment,
Than at any other place that We know
OF. ESQ, $3.50. $500. $500 and up per
pair
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AIAYNI. ROYAL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-19
A Much Haunted House.


A Berryville dispatch to the Rich
mond Dispatch of last week, says:
The mystery as to the stoning of the
residence of James Peyton, in Clarke
county, remains still unsolved, and
the missiles continue to pelt the dwell
ing, to the annoyance of the family
and the wonder of the neighborhood.
At first the matter was looked upon
the community at large as hardly
worthy Of notice, but as time passes
and the attacks continue and it seems
impossible to arrive at correct solu-
ton Of the mystery the county Is be-
coming more and more excited over
it, and groups of persons may be fire.
quently overheard discussing the mat
ter and wondering at the probable
cause of the disturbances. Lately the
missiles have not been limited to stones,
but tincups, buckets, etc, have been
thrown about the rooms, clothing and
other articles have been unaccountably
removed from one part Of the house to
the other, articles laid down for mo-
ment have been spirited away, only to
reappear as mysteriously, and other
strange and unaccounted for clrcum-
stances keep the family in constant
state of uneasiness and alarm. The
missiles thrown seem controlled by no
law, but fall at the most unexpected
moments. and from all directions. At
one time it was thought that corn
field, the only possible shelter nearby,
concealed the attacking persons-if
persons they are-who are responsible
for the occurrences, and not some
emissary from the spirit world unduly
incensed against the prosecuted family,
but repeated examinations of the
ground in the corn-feld have failed to
disclose any tracks or other evidences
of the presence Of human beings.
Again, others were of the opinion that
some member of the family, actuated
either by spirit of malice or the de-
sire to create a sensation, was respon-
sible for the trouble, but all efforts to
detect such a one or to attribute the
disturbances to human agency have so
far been unsuccessful, and the mystery
grows more perplexing and the alarm
of those persons who are believers in
the supernatural becomes greater as
the days go by,