The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-05

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'eAFa IN the businesses Of the noun
aius nenr Woodland. Penn arm
~ ana simple.mln led woodmcn are
'peak'ns only IN whispers AMI IN
BROAD daylight Of an occurrence
snlch actually took pace few
h.irA from here some weeks since.
ana. IN consequence there Is not a
nan. woman or child who has heard
me story who darcs traverse after
aifhtiall tho lonely road where u Is
AID q German peddlcr wa. found with |
ms head broken aud his pack rilcl
'Nme tuenty-eight years ago The
fuad has always horne the reputation |
81 being haunted. but 10 was not until |
2 lev days ngo anything m ngi
ne than hearsay was the basis loi
lAp belief
On that night. however. tie rhlla
aniphla Times says three we'll
Known young farmers. who mad bees
oonrtlng In the vicinity met about
midnight ~ was their habit, at the
forks 81 The road. and started &c
walk 10 their homes about five miles
away Az three Dcing Good TEN
Plart there II no reason 10 doubt
lheir Statements OF what They saw
and heard. Tho road leads through
q dense forest Tor ncarl, a mile. aud
upon either side arc high hills whore
9eafy growth Of undcrbru,h rem.
hers the woods impossible 4 wilder
locality could scarcely be Imagined
Tho night was dark and ch lly. but
The Young men were n Of y g and
spirits and made the hills rc.ccho
with their shouts and Tau .hier up &c
she time they entered the forest
hven here they chattcd and joket
about each others ''glri.." although
the clnminy gloom seemed To
1trantely Affect ihsir spirits All at
npce iho youreor Of The trio threw
'Rk bis head aud gave uhcarty yell.
|a141lnely rsmaEkiag that that
wonlo rise the dead. Scarcely had
mo echoes died away ere what
SEEMED a res onslyo cry ca no from
somewhere beyond Ia the darknc -
s'Whal was that" muttered the
elder farmer.
rSuundo Ike a calamount. sug-
gesied lhe younger
= ontense. said the other lit
Ma onl, an ccho A. hc spoke
''|r cfy was repeated Prom laint
|NH fono 4 rusc 10 a shrill shrek 81
.Afial icfrof and anguish Then IL
#okc and died away IN hcart-rendlng
||4Ans
|NN IafArr- hnddied together and
|e| pad c-.irlckcn into the black.
AAsaal Then from the gloom
~ sound 81 heavy Footsteps
W approaching lnstinctivcly
IN men shrank 90 the roadside.
b...sn'ns al Watching Ia fascinated
i" Ie1in the blood curdling
- To the darkness. followed
bya coarse oath In an indifferent
tone Then strange spectacle &C.
cured
A great phosphorcsccnt body sud.
denly appeared III tho middle OF the
road moving apldly toward the be-
holders IN tho center was the figure
of d German poddler bending under
the weight Of his pack his livid
countonancc expressive Of the most
A4onlfine fear fancy can conjure Ilc
was striving 20 sun. even whilo his
features bctckonod the utter hope
lcssnoss Of tho endcavor go escape
f1Inulhe pursuer. a great. burly ruff
Iap. armed with club s. the IN.
Fanny vision approached tho terriiy'
~ scream Of anguish again burst
Iom the peddlers lips. while before
Atlr alir1ghsed gaze the farmers saw
l6 villain bring down his club with
fllng fnrco upon the victims head.
fAo pcddlcr tumbed 10 the ground,
81. pack rolling heavily towaed ths
aIich.
Then from above. beneath. be.or,
sid behind hurst forth a chorus Of
lemonlac shricks. groans and vii,
laughter. while upon the road Ia,
Iho oody Of the pcddler, and crouch
ias over him his murderer riacd hii
nnektis Tho illumination grew
stronger blnc flames played nronns
she rnlr. aud tho fumes Of sulphur
lalI chol.ed the terrified bcholders
~ aamos changed 90 \ fierce
aImo and the youths c. 'oricuced al
tftcslslible desire 10 throw Thorn
rs,ses into the center OF tho Ere
- nttchless with unn "ahlc fear
VS. lelt themselves drawing closer
- 70 the unhoiy spat
on God. gasped the elder IN al
i lnarilcnluto whisper Al III
the spectacle tho yclls, thl
and tie hlleons laughie
a. suddenly as electric light
~ lha pressing % button
an The young men reacheI
snso somehow and spent III
on 81 The night In sloeples
Wa. ifa That s just wha
ns Isasklne With batcd breat
hiened look
Iipraarlan.
you know. SAID the well-in
man ..fha. some 81 she groai