The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
r,rCY NIvERS'S CARPET.
-v, sROPE,s GHOST WoTE III,
JBILnTR GREAT DIFFICUL TIES.

an. ola P~nsssdnnky, 1nvolvinH the
bff,, or n Faithiess Guardian. the
ou~..s,,,iy Rugged Course or Truc Love.
ia ~. struggles or = Haunted Ghost.
..v, a wonderful carpet in tho great
lpo FAMILY. UP on the old ~Passadanky, in
FW..,oct bolt. 10 camo down to them
h y, collateral branch Of tho family from
pUusssr DAYS OF the P~assadanky settlement.
s-sch known as the Belcoms, which was
y "a Nv Nancy Nivers, one OF the original
~, hecoming spouse to BALKAN Bolcom. of
n,lcous OF Belcom Hollow. This carpet,
- according to tho legend, II has been
H.. beneath tho feet OF generations Of Bel.
..nd Siyerscs-and 10 one living remem-
r-A,n n pelcom or a MYERS shod himself
.,n,r than hcavy.solcd cowhide boots, hob
ss tr their business has ever been of tho
.roody-is rs fawless to-day as when 1t
! ,rict and span from the weaver. And
reaycr! and such a weavingi The story
yA, wonderful carpet is no less wonderful
A., The carpet itself,
=, morning In those early times Abel Dobil.
,.,mster, started from Slopes Clearing,
-, miles or more beyond the old Passa-
- ,%.ttlemcnt. on his way to the woods to
,.,,ion mile from tho clearing, and near
a.sige Of the wooos' nc saw man iyine with
h~iettoward the ro"o' anu 'no "ppor part OF
hbody In the oushes' Aoei stopped MS team
I'd stepped aside 10 soc VINO Oh .ne clearing
.ony. had chosen so uncomfortable q bed for q
~. He pulled aside The bushes, and after
"a admitted that he was startled at what he
~ The man in the bushes had no head.
Ater Abel haa reco'ereu i.otn ms surprise NO
4 nme TO the conclusion 'h"s IL was nhruiy PROD
NE that the man haa come 'here voluntarily
Without any heao on ms shoulders 80 Aoei
bcked about him ana IN a little nonow' only q
NV feet nom the DEAD man. saw the missing
lad. With HE quickehins ~ ana IN its proper
,hce on Its dead owner shoulders THIS mead
would have attracted ATTENTION IN a crowd;
rark and dead, WIN "iuoopeh eyes. IL was
sOush. 90 Aoei saio' 70 make a soiaier Just
tum wars turn pale'
dispose here was reo mar "iore tnis deao
nan vas porn' curry MYERS VIII ten you 10
his day, AN there mas oeh cohsio aoie OF It
sas s n ~, ,.', seen IN that head lawn or Inv hS
anNn"hsus Tho ha,r go, .n.,.., uSs
iIefi In the nohef. Inc mar was sumpin K
three inches long, an ev'ry hair stood straight
Hrr. AZ, ..td ,ho, ,oot.d a,...rr ,,S.
pne gum. Aoel eAi" 'ne' iNvAeu ohao ny iAe
rahot wires. The man had forgot to shave
himself tr three or four days an there was con-
%~s- =, - =. ~. go ~,
ekenuy os sho"i" UT oh MS race an
Ury one o them whisker hairs was list
ma robot wires. too. stickin' ont a
quarter OF an inch. There want no o
n w'ether the man had ever had any eye
Rows or not, but if he had he didn't hev mono
y" AZ. ~, III, ha.a o,;. t,n;a, ,as..-N~o
Il wen MN an Dis l6du quit j INN -lea9IWHYD
there want none on him wen Abel found the
hra That head must n hen the 'stonishin,e cat
-, ,...n 1900 o, 80 49,.
tpefment ever seen OF neefo on. an 1 Wouldn't
.. A.. ,
80. -. ~. -, -,
nlpea . ourn out iu stan up a In anSthin'
tr that"
All, Doh,llsr turnsd his team and toolr ~.
,-NNNs %" nu "oA '"o
eeadm man ana MS heao 70 the clearing. NO one
hiue ereept John Pipps- A halt.vit,ed old man
t'ppo' ~ IMAM
uhohyed back on the mountain n who was
generally drunk. He said he mad seen him going
irs IN tbs comnanv ~ n HAY manN. TN
vrsioofjn' nineer .ni" aa,d 9nhn Ahe
IN, no one ever Maid snY attentinn 10 ,nv.
,htIna jnSn pir1 1ss. S"r nnS "a n..snn5ion 70 any
s M ~ ths VI Se,s sa r.d 1 hni. a nn ~ was as
S,,5 that he bsd Few mr.saS the ,ana LII ?
issrd the,e The c,esrin1 foiss hnr;ed Ar hoS.
ri head toretber and the man ana bis m1steryy
we're soou fsrrntten AN IL "A anu niS mystery
hcom HoIiow newt IN p,ss.a,,Lr v,,.h.
,iest eettlsmcnt in all tb.t s3ar;ed 100. T~e ~
vs four miles from PasssasnRy' and lie pioneer
developer was Abiram Belcom, who byp Tirtne
d Lis varied talents soon became ~inGis2ensabi
4 fun shope's Ciearing 'Wav nm y, Az %ea% ns
4 he od Pssssdantn n PSbIar, a. Fo one rornsr Oh
Ey down where tie P~assadanky lost itself IN
S;,s 49, Se,, ~a,ers OF Pison a For never
ansTrrs' or knocisd Wo,s dtnn,b Srom horan.a
IN m, TncIe epI, y psIotn iroIn norsS .
aides IN sheen II snemed tbst snie,ee emo co SI ,?t
hts Itself away fast enoueh Wbsn Unc,e 'Bipam
10 in chickens and 4, II on r reno. LII ~ ~ ~ IN NAM 100 20
b, eass' =" feooru 'ha' no heSer
sothere was no more impor,ant man IN tbe
nd srsrybodS look spre on man his "A Aoissm seie 20 :
lsy man aiibonsS ,h o nns son naiaam as =
& ~ man IL ishougn tney Knew ne couid never
l0sedoctor: %snifses IN sbeen Au was ne 8 COULD cInnad !
ITeut H. Wh Mh'ie PIP and lost c9ds might havs
4 orle ior ali III oUuhtry oaIe OF chlckehs aho
fkely isiIowI me- ~ to u nav gone, but ne was a
Theaueerest little creatuPs IN BeIcom Hollow
N Oh mana 1roPe; me e. weaver. Jemima was
ma thst - nervous ana tinid that everybody
aIttie Js nH mas a initI OF hes own hadSw "A! Az
With UncIe n; ran , ~ q were nehu, and she nven
nom upsts;rs to,ks; SIe oScupiea NItIt
nE cnrpet n, Ill ,shn a = loom anu WOW
and oniy ne al VINO c9uia annEd rag CARPET
mr6 afiior y :, Met,torao OF me old ~sssada
hsw tbs, III, II - those rugget days. Every52dy
Ionas BiIsr H.ue yeniilna Soain nave 3een Mrs
vent TO mn, thhrS oo.ors, ouI me nlEht Jonas
tneT in a mon,ent pwoEbtanu queSunpm I nSr s y
.Don,,,' al OF q tremhlc: ,,
Asker il 70 d.. 7 tn on : iS ne 'ohas' iid i'
.say S ,ss@ ran an aMTs,y from him, and Jonas rar
d,nIIS ons tne original Niyerses OF old Passa