The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
FEARS ODD GHOSTS.
THERE. FOR INSTAYCE, WAS THE
sPOOK OF THE BLACKSMITH.
Peevv Left Some Work Undonc when lie
Died, and Came to Finish It-He Shod
Col. McIkeevcr's Kicking Horse a

Ghost with n Crutch, hut No Head.
SOUTHERN PINES. N. c.. Dec. o-"I reckon
duh doan' he setch ting as ha'nts nc mo-" said
the Black Homer OF Jimtown, "'kaze II bean n
long time sence l done hare ~ one. But, lick
city! Dat ain sayin' duh doan' he no mo-
ha'nts. nelduh! Duh might be coolies o. ha'nts
skrimmidRin' roun' dc kcntry nm / wouldn't
ncvuh hare bout EN-. i dom hare much
bout nuf1n' senco l doan' live down Capo Fair
way no mo- Yo' doan' know wat ha'nts Isl
Jiceettyl Ha'nts done bean daid folks. Some
Of EN- bean daid folks wat done skittuh back
hyuh an doan' show deysefrs. but dey friends
know dey hyuh. 'kaze dcy do t'ings dcy dono
do when dcy in de 1aish. Jicketty! Dat bean
dc Kind o. ha'nt Mahsuh Joe Pccvv turn he
soft INTO. down yon in dc Cape Fair kentry, long
10 de wah.
"Mahsuh Joe Pccvy ho bean n blacksmith.
down dab, an one day he up an die: an he die
so sudden. sub. dat hc done leave a hcap o.
wuck dat ain been finish. Dat ting prey SO
desp'rit hahd on Mahsuh Joe nttuh he daid dat
he cain stan Il. an dc fus ting anybody know.
long In de night time, dcy hare he anvil clingy-
te-clangl clinGy-te-clang ringin' In de OF shop:
an de bellus II blow. an do spahks dey fly. dis
dc way dcy done do when Mnhsuh Joe been
dab In de Flash, whang.n' away wild he shiny
! hannah.
mighty Gnbr'ell' folks dcy say. 'Mahsuh
zoe fecNyS ia mt uonc como Dack to nniSh up
dat wuck. sholyl'
Nobody nevuh do sec dat ha'nt, hut doan' OF
nanny Scolcs fine huh fryin' pan In de shop.
wiv. de handle all FIX on, wa'at she done leave
dab to be fix des' 10 Mahsuh joe up an die
an leave IL wivout hxin'? Co'sc she do! Doan'
Big Sam FUN de Ray plantation teck n wagon.
wheel down TO- Mahsuh Joe to set de tiuh on It,
an doan' Mahsuh Joe up an die To- he done
fetch III. Sholyl But doan' Big Sam fine dat
wheel in do shop, wiv dc tinh all sat dos
lack nobody kin set II tiah but Nialisuh Joe
Peevy? Yes, sab! An Cunnel M~cKeevuh-w'at
he done do? Cunnel McKecvuh he have de
monst'uscs' 'kickin' lloss wat evuh fling its
heels to'ds dc sky in all de Cape Fair kentry.
But DAT been u pow'ful good boss. an Cunncl
Mckecvuh done t'ink dc wul' of UNI. Nobody
could clap n shoe on dat hoss hut Mahsuh Joe
| Peevy, an wen Mahsuh Joe he up an die
Cunnel McKecvuh he feel dcsp'rit. kazc wat
he Ewan to do wiz dat kickin' boss when he
have to have shoes sot on UNI? Dat 'scoriatc
de Cunnel pow'fullcs' kyine. an he dos gwan
to'sell de boss wen he hare bout Mahsuh Joc's
ha'nt skittuh'n back dab to finish up de wuck
he done leave. time he hcpaht fun dc ilaish.
"Jicketty! Cunncl McKecvuh he say. Eff
dat bean Joo Pecvy's ha'nt, it'll shoe dis hyuh
boss o mine, sho's | BON!
An Cunncl McKccvih he shct de boss in
Mahsuh Joe's oil shop dat night. an dc FOLKS
wat live roun' dab dey declah dcy hare de
anvil whangin' an ringin' an de bellus
BLOWN lack dey havin' ncvuh hare 'em
befo'. and sec de spahks fyin' lack de
oil shop been on fab. an dc way de Cum
nel's boss did kick an p!enge an stomp
on dc flo. dey nevuh did hare de lack of it when
Mahsuh Joe done shoe UNI To- he up an die.
An dey declah dey hare dat ha'nt cussin' dat
hoss up an down. des' like Mahsuh Joe done
cuss UNI time he shoe um 10 he die. An wen
he go aftuh UNI mex mo'nin', dab Cunnul Me-
Keevuh fine de boss shod new all roun'. sub.
dcs' lack nobody in dc wul' could shoe um but
| Mahsuh Joe Pcevy!
"Bimehy Mahsuh Joe's ha'nt done finish IN
all dat wuck Mahsuh Joe leave wen he quit de
Hash an, de ha,nt It d31n, come hack no mo,
nI tink put de- boss IN de o. shop de Gun
ddcl ne say, 10 6 y | d9an' spec, Joe,s liant is
Job o shoein.'
DE Cupnsl he put de boss in de shop dat
done come an do de Job! An'it COME back K an
shoe dat boss ey, time it need shoes, an wen
have a ha'nt its ownseT. an it done come back
70 De shop to git shod, an Mahsuh Joe's ha'nt
folks dey hare de kiickin' an a tRumpin'. an de
GGi ninginn an a a cIangin,, an de cnssin' an Swah'n.
9os' b 5efs beam lt all IN 9ed az I M,fH DC p esss h Sq' M %"ssSb
doin's dey bean goin' on to dis, day, l reckon,
sf dat Of, shop it doan' ketch fab bime hy an,
dat dab now'ful Gpeeph. sun, Did. yo' ,evuh
""one time CunneI McKeevSuHh he have some
business long, way down de rivuhl, un' night it
he gwqn,, But de moon it shinin' bright as day.
Cpnnel McKeevuh he iogGin' long on he hoss.
InSeff he dun Inn grow . out o de g Tt% &c FfS ns t f !
de cunnel notice been dat de man don have
cretch. He done hob6le along viz de boss an
Ieahs, lack he been lookin' TO- suftin' he lost.
GagnS soa Mek Re Dgk he he r u up he he boss o. an, he
l 40 he T men, t he S See o, sHf III do dat jogsl9 him
dahs sI'a an ID den Ncc "nn ciTi Mck H%%" 70 sec @S S DAT It
liant! Cunncl McKeevuh he feel hesefT turn
turn hot. Den he tu'n cold. Den he nm he |
tongue. m he hollph:
hoss an, fly fun dab lack he have wings.
"'Yo' declab yo' ain Limitations. sub: but /
dss, f AK Yo' G 99aS see M d! hunt E Hoo been m S tS ;nm
WY only oRs !!ais hobbIin' no de iip9' On, a
s sfsSfhi iH9N To look rSE S M'V!! &j MtG q nS N" / rS %ai oH
dat, boun' to skceuh mos eny man, an Cunnrl
n house two miles from whnh he see dat mon
st'us ,ha'nt. He tumble onten de saddle, an a
hesee de, Cunncl. ho rise he han,s an he holluh:
",Good to'd! he holluh, 'lo' done see it,
$40 3 20 DO NJ.
-" De Cunnel he all, tw!mbly yit. an he say. 1
done see wat. sub Z
80 ID one-laigged ha'nt wivout any hOid,
wnlkIn' wiz a crstch : de man he shy.
An Cunnel Mckeevnh he say yes. he guess
Cunnel in de house n'staidy he nivs wiz some
peach an honey. an he tcil lie Cunncl dat liant
lIean skrimmidgin' 'roun' dab 10 six months.
1t bean de ha'nt of n man wat done been
ketehed In a steamboat 'sp!osion on de, rivuh
wiz he hnid gone an one, lag of. Dey fine dc
lalg' but dey doan' fine de haid, De man cum
done sen wat dey kin fine of him back whah
he come FUN.
"'DAs' bout n week nttuh dat. dis hyuh man
he say to Cunnel McKcryuh. We Kit u Sioshin'
rain, an de leet!c crcaS wat shies cross de
heto' yp'i 1t swull up rlght smaht an rrsh low
1ntep de sYHmr, ictchtn' lots O. rchh,ich wiz i
road down dab, an de nus ting | know SEQ
Jim fyIn' dis way lack Of Satan NJ he heels. an
W zen lie git hyuh | dec!ah he bean mos turn
Mahs' Simms!'h holuh. DE 10 mans
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