The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15
took me out last night Just do a. I veil you
and you'll come out all right

4 WI W. wv f'NiF NV Wv b'btAa -'Sh WIN
journey. Down the road we went Tor wha, seemed
about half a mile. Then, at her command, |
TUNED into n lane leading, to the east. II a lt
lie while | made still another turn ~ directed,
and soon we were brought 10 n hall, by runninn
Into a boar ri fence which, my companion assured
mo, VAS the cemetery enclosure,
We II have TO walk the res, Of the way, said
she complncently, This IL the new part OF the
graveyard There are no, many people buried
is over Wonder Jus, behind Thai tall cedar tree
with the high monument beside IT,
The clouds had scattered a little then, and
by the light Of the few stars that had come strag
Cling forth could make ont the Ou'in" ~ the
tree and the monument to which she had called
my attention. | tied the horse 10 the fence and
assisted the woman to allght
"Oh. | cant walk, She cried, as her leet struck
the grOnnd. I'm dead, and dead people can I
walk. ,NouW have 70 carry me
Realizing that ! had much TO learn from her
in the course II the night, | decided that was
best To humor her slightest whimL accordingly
took her IN my arms aud setout on i .h last stage
allowed herself 70 become perfectly helpless III
my grasp and slight though She seemed, my
burden was a heavy and u dangerous one con
side mig the unsettled state OF the community,
II was with much difficulty that got my load
Of human freight over the fence. just AS ! started
on after passing this barrier, my foot struck
against something that rung out win a sharp
metallic sound.
That is a spade somebody has left here, said
the woman lou d better take It, loun need
IL 10 bury me with.
i took up the spade as directed and then struck
out boldly toward the guiding landmarks IN iho
distance. just after We had passed TIE cecar
There, she said, pointing ~ a newly made
grave, is where | live That's where the three
men found me last night
Her words gave me the cue ! had been waning
for and followed II up eagerly
That was a great irip yol made last. nlght'
lsaid 'ltmusl have been interesting Wouldn !
you like 10 take 1t again nu must he rested
by this time, anyway, III either carry You or
drive you over every. inch Of the road Come,
lets %% AIS a mig night ,o Of i, e." ana e ara rSo Tse the 10 p' sr.
you back and buried again before morning
TO my surprise she entered into The .spint
i E, The ! . sR"aid hihisGt tx. /. n l%f'i You rT %u s1'p Sury me ne
first, and then dig me up again Just ~ 'heS u'n'
10 rs Ia make everything real
"Relucta1tly a,stnlcd 10 This proposinoh;
The woman stretched out prone On The ground
aud !, sill humurius her Widest Capflct' '""k
up several shoNcliuls OF loose EARN ana scar
tered it over her white dress There, ! sad,
IN not cover you any deeper nov. Id only
have more difficulty t. digging you out III
dc better when We come back
The woman actually laughed ) Is, she
gurgled, ;uu can bury me deep a. the LEA Nntn
We cone back for never want Il" come out
again, This Is all nigh, nov. I'm ready I" 60
You may take me up II you like ,
di,iodgcd the earth from her clnlhinE ana
spread it again over he real Viola Hartmann =
grave. Then | iird her IN my arms ana We
resumed our gnusly pilgrimage
This /, where W. started rom last night,
the three men and |. she said when We were once
again IN the buggy and the horse : mead was
turned away from the cemetery, We .s'afltd
here, and then We went on ana on ana on,
Can you remembsr Just which way" | asked
oh, yes, she said, i know every step Of ihe
way
Then began the threading Of a complex geo
graphical puzzle which | was subsequently ulally
unable Ia unrayel by the light ui day Our way
lay in n rough, hilly section Of the country and We
Travelled mostly through lanes or narrow. ntl'-
used mud roads. So numerous ana lllrlcate
were the wIndingS that | could but marvel ct my
companions sense Of locatOn, Not once III the
whole time did sE' seem al n loss to place her
correctness. Ntlast We came e. the crest ~ q MI
which seemed 20 enclose, wIth the assistance 81
several other nils, a very narrow and very deep
bI~In
wen have to walk from here. sad my guide
Again | took me gin m my arms ana again
| logged ahead had aiken not more than my
steps down the steep hli sldn when | saw ihA
basin The gin alsO dlsCcrned the hahitntIol
through the faint light She chung 10 ne 81
tightly then. eud ,roU hled 80 violently, that
cared she would cream and b'jrIy US
That is the place, She SAID. 1t was there
where they took me. They buried me back 81
the house under the woodpile, They think ~
there vet, but such graves as they dig can't hold
me
Tine woman was growing Stark and rigid IN
physical welfare Come said |, let us not 'ry
Ia $50 more 10 night let me- take YOU hom"
"She did not object hy word Or act ard IN "A few
minutes We were On our way ont ui the deSr,att
hole Fortunately, thH' lane soon led me into
a road which ! mad ira yrllrd before and which
knew would tAae me- straight 20 Lexington
did not ask for instructions then, hut drove