The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04

ohnsy ~ once as ehe wanted to see her. Jemimn
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suddenly Sonsidsr S SiSsr 81 S Sns ta %sh js% whSa
up out OF the bushes right in front OF .tsm}ms
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to sos where SSSSSS emma @ns siiS syp.p Hc lifted S' r.. EG n" hurled 1, e
Tom = and snI. whon he had told what he had seen
70" Consider N ipS $50 ' @SsS ' Raiaam and fast
got to Nivers's they saw tho black man EoinPP
from the house TO the barn, and Uncle Consider
pleased, hut Bslsam. and Jep Hdiin9g i not Siop tg
t tSn s wIsh h TSa h They kept straight on toward
Ba n,s a' sna Fgg op foEiot@scSGrT S,a the R Hts S nail pond %SL
!sTsTd the s1o ql RS%a s RHs bsa lsP Sc Sid In not He TSs sSn II,
HIS breath failed him, and BY Tho timo Baiaa@
n ass FH had ffs SUNK 's ssnsp ,2 h sSs Ri% on A. A. f SaS%
,r "hs'Pose wen The news O. that Niger stoor.
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2 gale says Curly MYERS, there was about
HTClor tSt ovor was EnoW'dd. 'f e Struck Sn f Snnsg
NivSTs all in a heap, cause there was her rag
eouln't jlne. nohow.. An wat do yo think
All Il ws'n't s never 'an pr 1ssssr 90 AL, ,a'f hi% s'%S ns ys ss
t tssf a, Ssnyo SS,,t in the ths, whole ., q, Passsdankyy
Not a one! II goes ag'in' the grain to hold a
sS,SS as, q rs as ns q ss& w %, 6o but e S eyer there ;!o was
Guided to stay ali. night at unelo ,ssBsiE re Dos.
room to gaze at the se Carpet Sst's that aP c sM,S I nanop &
finished now. and have a good cry, over II and
gfieying che felt Q sudden, change in the room.
S Ssr aSoir Up ": and what she saw froze her to
eses Sh Sai pr ess Hs1SSs her f terror II T bssss ssr 1%aI in s hSs
gazed a while on the strange sight and then rose
found Bnlaam, and, seizins him by tho arm,
er ~,9Sh,;P ,lsnml 1emimy has come back an is
ye BslaSp "a, Ss ssn, frlSs hnt led; not to hear that
tighter and bali, led, half dragged him sin' apst" %i%
to the door of Jemima's room. She pushed it
there sat little Jemim" at her lo snroT White t as hsr
shroud, and with a strange light in her sight.
fingers. ,Awestruck, the lovers watched her as
she worked, rapidly and noiselessly. Even as
finished the task that had been left undone. She
S Msay So@e ws to II ne nv vff Gn last row WA, across: and the
the ghost Of conside Nivers's hideous hired man
S SlsSf Bs IIs,y; s sfoo ginning an fnasnn Iiss "a an ,S ogre snot Nancy y
weaver end thrust his ,irishtful face close to
ghost fed; with terror in its eyes, and disap-
sat down at the loom and nnraveIied ali tie
work emima spirit fingers had woven. down
Then the spectre rose. danced about the ROOM M.
and ,!,, With 2 wild howl alsaRpe.rsd. a.-m-
down like : ifiestsd tmattes plant Hsne az ri s fSn a
S Ssrs so so shaGs up aP, he eGS SnIn e sfSs s s?nd!. sa ,Ty
there was more,n a h%opsoful Q, sleep at Uncle Bi::
rams that night, an there want: They wanted
s Nhsas{ TO so ES' e o% q d nSH, h aay INT, ts s,s fear But these sS'
sir! She said th't Jemimy was sure to git the
S esss q ter that si. niF fSsFss ghost sn. ,pHerriSSs; f her she ti, w sRs
dcpe it Nancy were a MYERS. if there ever was
So Nancy and BALKAN were there the next
back and make another effort to finish tho
lessiy under the spectral fingers. and the last
row on the carpet was quickly reached. Nancy
time. but Just as the task was almost done the
cold draught came again followed by the horrible
IN GaI seFr s@G ss b sstSFe T Row s Ss@im 9ow s sRs fssr rlsS
wrath of Consider Nivers's hired man unravelled
the work the spectre weaver had done. hen re-
Night after night this contest between little
Jemima's gentle spirit and the black chest oo.
persisted in encouraging Jemima with her
presence. One night the weayer's spectre had.
black ghost had come to undo 1t all. Just the
same as he had SO many times before. While
colder than the one that always preceded his
coming flied the room and made Nancy and
| DhluALh tuuh olto"lHk
upon 1t a fearful apparition came into the room.
II was a man with no head upon his shoulders.
but carrying one under his srmEa friShtful.look.
upon 1t, a short growth Of fiery red beard upon
the face. eyes wide open, and a mouth formed
the black ghosts grin seemed pleasant. The
awful shade stopped in the middle OF. the room.
hired mans ghost, which was still busy undoing
spectre had finished. He rose with his horrible
grin and turned to begin the demon dance. The
The nisgsr spook didn't dance that night.
spSs c standin S' there he M iist Five nc on so Srtu iS Soop.
throw'd up his hands. an fell to the floor. where
he wigRied and squirmed as IL red:hot irons was
sulphur came a-roarin' in an gobbled him up.
The head under the mans arm larfed as u 1t
m hadn't n TSsp seen tSs s ap6Sk III 1T e P,99ssd Il i IN. hSlf os sf
with il. An wat dye think Nancy didi Faint
S Bal sln' an sh holl list d' !dioofS hsr hands, Kissed
The night after Nancy told BALKAN he might
d doM wel ea mpse t Rhe h next " dns. 70 for f thei Fs'S Would u Pie be
little Jemima's patient and faithful ghost came
reached. just to the spot where the black fend
had always appeared. and then, Of all things.
came to she was downstairs. with Balaam hold.
ing her hand, and the rag carpet spread bright
and beautiful on the floor; finished to the last
after all, much TO the confusion Of the sad rogue
Consider Nivers. who found it convenient to quit
tns 0t the p @onder,ni carpet soTnary {. as stil T IN the S sfiey
family. the Belcoms having passed away:
That carpet wears out. here and there, o
wore. Mcbbe it'll be wore considerable wen we
go to bed. sometimes. but II Won't be wore w'er
WY ~ J HR sy' GTope.s shirt. o Course, Whe
dye s'pose else could do itf