The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

I in tlae moonlight and then it sank back
I into The grave agan-
L WIS nsver supcCsdhiOus- mad never
/ seen. up ID this time thing on earth thai
! I would II5it aDDIbaCh. But ulsS was toN
I 1nucia for me. 1t was NOT of this earth
I ii was uneartt1ly, ard was sex at 14'-4l :
/ NliY | bs9aM 80 wonder now THIS story
/ woaid sound whea ! should 50 NOME sIr!d
I tel =.
I Wits had faced death upcu the battle
field day and night for weeks and months,
muzt say thar [ mad MAYER seen a gla;5.r
in a graveyard. TINS very Thought of ii
made me angry. and L SWore tna1 and
there that l would solve this my sltery or
die.
Life, at best, was not a grand. sweet
song 20 the people of the south at thaL
time, and that Thought, perhaps, helped
me TO be a little mite reckless. Taking
firm nold OF what was left ST my once
ample stock of courage, diSmuunted and
made my horse 1asl 70 the high feCce.
Crossing the road, looked over the EEatl,
bun nothing could be seen
I mad NEVER been afIerd OF tEli5 man in
the flesh. then why snolid l fear his
shSs., or Whatever or Hf15eYer was DONG
duHy at his open grave? | was now aware
that | WAS Stalking wish cold.
Il took a DRINK. A frlsa'i had given ma
a bottle of brandy in the town, but I had
forgc.Iit Ii uli.il now. Presently 1 felt
warmer and waited fer the ghost I be-
gan 10 h5pe ullsc the thing Tad taken
Weller al my display of courage. 1 could
SIC my horse over against che fence. rest
ing quickly. a graveyard r9boN darted
pas, rolling the leaves and causing me
Il took another drsnk.
Putting my hands upon tlne rough
stone, [ leaped lightly 70 cIle ot'her side. l
fat sc.rEhEr chill but when Gay ghost re-
mgtne1 out of sight l took courage and
STARTED fer tina grave FT1m naua force
Of Aaaii- l tl-i5k r1Ut my pistol and held it
in my hand as I VEN forward.
UglfCTtUldil5ly for me. a big cloud
swept bt'-N7ette me and rtls rz1Jn and l
paused, a hundred feet from the grave, 10
Let It pass. NV up came the ghost again,
and right thera is wheTe | got thls hair.
Before Tor gnee. ! h'ave nisvfiH Known a
nIonsns like tAeE. l was J,ct warm, and
yet 1 WAS perspwtnr freely
I took 2inoiller dr-ul1, but tllis time
could Czi1t taSte L. but I could feel the
tflcee drinks NOW getting together and
giving me new courage. r.
'SUddenly a se7'ie Of fear left me. HI,
There" I yelled. Come out and SHOW
yourself" and irsiar-Iy up came tale
ghost. and instead Of frightening me, it
made me laush. end lauSh.sd heartily,
thera N tela lcNeey place and l1'eag1 the
echo come back from tEla hin across t0l,e
run. I had q vague feeling that I was
tlsrrIa. and vet I llnsW shat l was not,
but could ror understand why I was slot
afraid.
I wanted to get hold of that ghost and
have Il 0Tir " ~ c.7ie thing and dared 1t 10
come oUt and make i fignt. l fired my
pistol 90 show that | was brave There
rails the s1ap Of a 1itchiaG strap, and
saw my p5or horse galloplas away.
II was IN for x npw, sure enough, and
determined to give A cc1d aceotrt of nv
self Right there I took gI11thhr drink,
and 10 my surprisa. che bora was empty.
[ also took a shot at tina grave. for IL &C.
some enc might be having fun With me.
As the smoke of the pi0.i7l cleared away.
I SAW the wflite thing lift itself 10 tho
edge Of the opsn grave. 1t had wings.