The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

story was repeated by the people of the
neighborhood and it finally passed into
history.
About twenty years after the disap-
pearence, the daughter of a prominent
and wealthy citizen in the vicinity had
singular dream. 1t seemed to her
that she was in familiar portion Of
the ROAD leading from her home to
Summertield. 1t was night, and u
storm was threatening. The inky
darkness was eyer and anon illuminat-
cd by vivid flashes of tightening. She
became strongly impressed with the
idea that she was expected to
watch attentively what was about to
transpire.
She had not long to wait. Presently
one of the flashes revealed a lone horse
man vending his way slowly up the
hill. In another moment second
flash revealed man stealthilv APP
preaching the hOrseman from the rear.
The next flash revealed the horscman
lying upon the ground and the other
man, whom she had seen before APP
preaching, was holding the horse by
the birdie and riding the dead mans
pocket.
Becoming intensely interested she
closely watched the movements of tho
murderer and robber. The darkness
seemed to clear up to q certain extent
and she saw him go to n familiar stump
and carefully deposit the saddle, bride
and saddlebags of the murdered man in
u large hollow place within.
Just as this work was finished the
murderer turned suppcnly upon her,
and she recognized tho features of her
own father. Half deal with fright she
woke with start and did not close
her eyes again that night. Bright and
early the next morning she visited the
spot where the vision was located and
q sharp stick dug in the decayed rub
bish Of the old stump. She was SO
thoroughly impressed with the truth
of what she seen that she was impcllcd
to do this.
What was her horror on cxcavating
only few inches beneath the surface
to find rusty stirrup and several
buckles. The poor girl kept her ter
rible suspicion to herself, but it
weighed so heavy upon her mind that
her constitution was undermined.
She was thrown into quick consump-
tion and at tho age of of ID she died.
Before passing away she related her
dream, however, and remarked that
someone must be punished for the ter
riblc crime and that she could no
longer live with the suspicion resting
upon her that her father was q
murderer.
OF course nothing was ever done in
regard to the matter in the way of
legal proceedings. The respected
citizen was thrown under cloud and
that WAS all.
An incident of pioneer times some
what similar to that one above Oc-
curred in Lorrain county III northern
Ohio, many years ago. n pcddler who
was known to have considerable money
disappeared rs completely rs though
the ground had opened and swallowed
him up. His horse was found running
at largo and taken in charge by the
Shcriif. who afterward sold it. When
last seen this man was near II wayside
tavern OF the day and it was supposed
that he stopped there. News travelled
very slowly those days and people
wrote but few letters. The pcddlel
was not expected home for Il long time
and nothing was thought Of his not
being heard from. Finally, months
after, his friends in the east made an
effort to trace him. but to no satisfac-
tory effect. He was followed without
much difficulty to the vicinity of the
tavern in question and the fact that
MS horse was found running at large
the other side Of the tavern was elicitcd
and that was really all. Suspicion
pointed quite strongly to the tavern
keeper, but no evidence sufficient to
cause an arrest could be brought out.