The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-12
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Three young Farmer, TEA storI ''
Wiid ~ To- he Almost incredible.


heard In the Businesses OF iho mpun
tain. near Woollu ID Penn arm
crs aud simplc-min cd woudmcn are
speaking only m wAi-po aa ,I
broad daylight a. aa o,currnc,
which actually took place. g tow
mile. from here some weeks rluct.
aud. IA consequence. thc7 Is mol q
man. woman on chitl vino lt- heard
The story who durcs trasc.rr a'iet
nighliall the lonely ruaI wa'rc 20 is
said German peddlcrWa'iuund Win
h s head broken and h.s pnck rihed
some twenty-cight years ago The
road has always borne tire icl u'aiion
Of being haunted. but il wus not anti
few days ago anything m' ugi'
bic than hcarsay wa the basis iot
the belief
On that night however. the Ihiia
dolphia Times says three well.
known young farmers. who had been
courtine In the vicinity met about
midnight as was thcir habit. al the
forks of the road. and started &C.
walk to their homes about i've miles
away All three Deinr Good Tom
plars. there Is no rca 1n o. doubt
their statements IT what they saw
aud heard. The road leafs through
dense forest for ncur' milo. and
upon either side are high hiIl7 where
heavy growth OF undcrhrn ID ron.
ucrs the woods impa sable. A wilder
locality could scarcely be- imagined
Tho nj ht was dark and ella .lly, but
the Young mon were ( u o. % a aud
spirits and made the hills echo
with their shouts aud !al liter mp 20
the time they entered the forest
Even here they chaited and jokod
about each others girl although
the clammy gloom seemed 10
strangely affect ths.r spirits All at
once the younger Of the trio throw
back his head aud gave ahcarty yell,
laughingly rcmarking that that
would raise the dead Scarcely had
the echoes dicl away ere what
seemed res onsivo cry cane from
somewhere beyond In the darkness
"What was thats' muttcred the
elder farmer
'-Soundo like "a ralamount." sug.
gostcd the younger
"Non .cnse.' sad the other. lit
was only AN echo A De- spoke
the cry was repeated from a faint.
low tone IL rose 10 % shriII shrek Of
mortal terror aud anguish Then II
broke aud died away In hcart-rcndiug
groans
The farmers huddlod together aud
pocrcd pau.c.slrickcn into the black
ness ahead lncu from the gloom
came the souul oi hcat, footsteps
rapidly approaching ln,tinctively
the men shrauk 90 tine roadside.
listening AMI watching ih fascinated
horror Again the b.ood.curlling
shrek rose in the darkness followed
by coarse oath 10 an indifferent
tone Then a strange spectacle oc
Cured
A great pho.phoresccnt body sud
denly appeared in the middle Of the
road. moving ap.ily toward the be-
holders la the ccnicr wa the hgur,
Of u German paddlcr bending rndei
the weight OF bis pack bis liyil
countcnanto expressive ot thc most
agoniziug fear fame, can conjuFc II,
was striving Co rlu. even while hi,
features bet kcucd the utter hope
lcssncss oi the cnlcator 90 cscap,
from the pur-uer. great bu ly ruf
ian. armei with club A. The uu
canny vision approached the tcrrily
ing scream oi anguish again burs
from the peddicr's lips while bcior,
thclr aHughtcd "a a the farmers sav
the villain bring down DDS club with
killing iurcc upon tine yictim'- head
Tie pcddicr tumb'cd 90 Toe ground
his pack rolling b a,ily toward th'
ditch.
Then from abl.c. beneath. bcior,
AMI behind burst forth a ch0ru. o
dcmuulae .hricst g,pau, aud vii,
laughter while upon tlc road Ia,
the body of the pcddler. aud crouch
ing Owes him his murderer rilcd hii
pocket. The illumination grov
stronger blue flames played aroun,
the lair. aud the fumes Of sulphur
half chokcl the terrified bcholdors
Tho flame changed g. dcrc,
blaze. AMI tle Youths cr.cuccd al
Irresistible desire 10 t1row them
selves into the center oi tho lire
Specchless with ann nhlc fear
they tclt themselves drawing closer
closer 90 The unholy spot
"Oh God guspcd the older IN al
almost iuariicuiatc whisper At "a,
word tn SIC ,aclc, the yolls. III,
groau. AM the hiloous laughter
ceased Il, suddenly as electric light
go out 40 TIA pre- sing Of a button.
Ihs: isa.l Theyounr mon rcaohe,
q farmhouse somehow aud spent "a,
remainder Of ths night 90 slccplest
terror
What was o. That O. lust wha
every one i,a,kiug with bated brnatl
and frightened look
4 barbarian
uDid won know " .stI ala. ,..il f..