Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
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ENGLISH GHOST STORY.
A GrewsOtnc Discovery and the APP
partition thnt Followed.
From Halton Holegate, u village near
Spilsby, Lincolnshire. comes u most
mysterious story, which one can easily
imagine is causing the utmost sensa-
ton among the simple country folk in
the neighborhod. For some time
rumors of human bones having been
discovered under a brick floor of a
farmhouse ear the village, of strange,
unearthly tapping and the like having
been heard and of a ghost having been
seen, have been aflOat, and 1t was with
the intention, If possible, of Sitting the
mystery to the bottom that n Lincoln
reporter has just visited the scene.
The farmstead where the weird sounds
are said to have been heard and the
ghost seen stands back some distance
from the high road and is occupied by
a Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and their man
servant. Mrs. Wilson narrated the fol-
lowing story:
I'VE came here on lady day last. The
first night or so we heard very strange
noises about midnight, as though some
one was knocking at the doors and
walls. Once it seemed us though some
was moving all the things about in
q hurry downstairs. Another time the
noise was like Il heavy picture falling
from the wall. but in the morning I
found everything as right as it was
the night before. The servant nan
left, saying that he dare not stop, and
we had to get another. Then about six
weeks ago l saw something Before
getting into bed, my husband having
retired before me, thought 1 would so
downstairs and see if the COW was all
right, as it was about to calve. 1 did
so, and when at the foot of the stairs,
just as l Was about to go up again, l
saw an old man standing ut the top and
looking ut me. He was standing as
though lie was very round-shouldered.
How l got past l can't say, but 1 darted
past him into the bedroom and
slammed the door. Here I went to get
some water from the dressing table,
but feeling that someone was behind
me l turned round sharply, and there
again stood the same old man. He
quickly vanished, but l am quite GER
tain I had seen him. I have also seen
him several times since, though not
quite SO distinctly"
Mrs. Wilson next conducted her in.
terviewer to the sitting-room, where it
appeared a grewsome discovery had
been made. The floor in one r it
seems, had been very Uneven. and a
day OF two ago Mrs. Wilson took up
the bricks, with the intention of relay
ing them. No sooner had she done this,
however, than a most disagreeable odor
was omitted. Her suspicious being
aroused, she called her husband and
the two commenced a minute examina-
tion. Three or four bones were soon
turned over, together with a gold ring
and several pieces Of old black silk.
All these had evidently been buried in
quicklime, the bones and silk being OBJ
viously burnt Herewith. The search
after this was no further prosecuted,
but a quantity of sand introduced and
the floor quickly leveled again.
Asked what her own opinion was on
the mysteries. Mrs. Wilson confidently
asserted her belief at some time or
other foul play had taken place. She
was fully persuaded in her own mind
with regard to the apparition, for
though it was suggested she might
have been mistaken she disdained the
idea IS being beneath notice. DIR.
Gray, to whom the bones were submit
ted, stated that they might be those of
a dog or pig.
Writing later, the correspondent
says DIR. Gray on further examination
states the bones are undoubtedly hui
man, but lie believes them to be nearly
100 years old.-Iondon Daily News.