Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-12

Is given no sight Of the Supreme, but thence
Shine symbols manifest, and as she may
Faith builds i'll emblem true and miracle
Mysteries, where the soul itself doth glass,
Where art, stern eyed, and visored duty well
Discourse of things eternal, until death
Rings for the veil to fall, the show to pass
Discite ct discedite. he saith
George G. W. War; in Academy.
THE GHOST OF WAYNE |
As the small sailing yacht drifted
slowly past the bluff at the entrance Of
Presque Isle bay the two men sailing
her stood breathlessly watching the
strange lights which seemed to rise and
fall at intervals on the spot where the
old blockhouse stood in the days when
Mad Anthony Wayne, with his troops,
was stationed at the fort and where he
was buried in 1895. As the boat drew
close to the shore Herbert Manning, the
younger of the men who had been striv-
ing in the scmidarkness to make out
what the unusual lights were, grasped
his companion by the arm, exclaiming
excitedly: look! Look quick. captain!
There are three persons on the ground
where the old blockhouse was burned
down. How queer they look. You can
almost see through them. I move we
get away from here; it makes my flesh
creep" Captain Ross, who had most
profound contempt for the superstitions
most Of the sailors are imbued with,
looked long and earnestly at the group
before he spoke. At first he thought per-
haps some hot headed feud was being
settled with firearms at an hour Of ii o
night when they could best elude the
vigilance of the authorities; but, no!
The figures which could be distinctly
seen through the mist were unlike the
people Of the present day. The military
man, standing with head erect and one
hand extended as if issuing a command,
looked wonderfully like the old por-
traits Of General Wayne. Standing be-
fore him, with folded arms, was a
young man in the dress Of a lieutenant.
His face expressed defiance and despair.
Kneeling before the general was slight
girlish figure, with clasped hands raised
in supplication to the stern man whose
face looked hard and merciless in the
blue CHASTITY light which made the
scene SO weird that the captain as we'll
as his young friend began to have a
weak feeling about the knees as they
gazed spellbound through the mist at
the unoanny pantomine. The woman,
who seemingly had pleaded in vain,
suddenly springing to her feet, threw
her arms around the young lieutenant,
and in that instant all three figures dis
appeared. No vestige Of the scene enact
ed remained, although the yachtsmen,
straining their eyes to trace shadow
of what they had seen, could distinctly
see the ground upon which the CHASTITY
trio had stood.
A moment later the moon, bursting
through cloud, shone clear and cold,
showing the bleak spot where Mad An
thony Wayne had once been buried.
"Who on earth were they, captain?"
again asked the younger man with a
glance at the bluff they were fast leav-
ing behind as their sail, answering to a
stiff breeze, carried them toward the
lower piers. II do not know, Bert, |"
replied the captain with b short laugh,
trying to conceal the nervous feeling he
could not shake off. II doubt whether
it was any one ON earth. If the old
story told by some Of the sailors be true
about the bluff being haunted by the
spirits Of Mad Anthony Wayne and
the young lieutenant he had shot as a
deserter, ! imagine we have seen the
spooks tonight. I have never believed
in ghosts, but this beats me- It is a
trifie too supernatural to suit my taste.
II will tell you the story Of General
Wayne and his favorite lieutenant as il
was told to me by an old resident Of
Erie, who moved there from Pittsbure
at the time Anthony Wayne died and
was personally acquainted with the
facts.
1--WE all know from history that Gen.
eral Wayne was one Of the bravest an6
most daring soldiers Of the Revolution,
and as an Indian fighter had scarce his
| equal. He did not know the meaning
Of the word fear, and as disciplinariar
he was a terror to all who were under
him. Among the young officers on his
staff the one he liked best was fail
haired youth Of "a years, to whom he
had given leave of absence to visit his
bride, to whom he had been married
but few days when he received march
ing orders.
He was great favorite with Genera
Wayne, who sent him away buoyantlJ
happy with the permission to remain AZ
hours with the object Of his affection.
At the expiration Of that time he wal
to report promptly for duty. He started
on his short journey with hearty gooi
wishes and congratulations Of the Other
less favored officers, who, although they
might envy him, did not grudge hin
the 48 hours freedom from duty, no,
the happiness before him. It seemed {
long time, but, alas, how short it was!
I THE bride, q dainty little woman un
used to discipline Of any kind, with
loving imperiousness 80 bewitched thu
heart and brain Of the young husband
that the hours flew on uncounted and thu
generals command to return in 48 hour,
was unheeded- was actually forgotten
until four hours over the allotted time
They had passed before the Lieutenant
realized be had disobeyed orders, ant
he was about to return and sue for par