The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
HOUSE.

Finally I got drowsy. The sleep WAS ft,gi.
and every lew minutes I would start UP.
But / could hear nothing. Tired nature Will
anaIIv Woo and win sleep. however. a1i
after 81 long time I sank into a deep slu:n-
Acr. How long I slept ! do not know But
all az once J found myself standing -
side the couch. listening {" tho awfu!es:
curs.u& tnI- ever Tell ON the ea,s of nan.
Thu sounds came from the hrlI - tns
stairs. Not ten feet from he. I saw dis
t.ugtly the white figures "f two men. and
! heard. as plainly 90 J rp~ hear my cwa
voice. the sounds - their angry curses.
Foth wci- cIr-.u>. AMI tt-- we quar-
r'iju- about o. -angr Of '.-l that h'f been
played TIL. thy began q, fight. col.t
hear ami see J!.,ra. s~cIfaiu~ a, the head of
ti. stairs.
what did I Gp" 7 stood there by ;hs
couch. staring straight ahead at the two
mon. As I looked tho ann + one - the
men rose IN it, full length. TIE hand he.tt
something that si!at-i ill.,. steel The ann
an! the clint descended. and there ~ds
that terrible sound tina, comes with the
sinking f a knii- into "a human body.
Instantly thee WIS a. wild
fail "f a bndy-l kiek-a cUrs,-aud tho
sound - 4 heavy man rolling down 10
DN-AI VA a -tf.F III q iltl.'. Nil'I- tif' It.F
htt the floor "a, fh. bottom. Then there WIS
the shuft!iuS or feet on , hare noor. as d
man ran down the hall. y Window vas
raised in the rear 81 tha nous. aad tha-,
vas ;la sound Of a miu climbing Oh. OF &.
un"n the roof of a ~tui!diu.; adjoining.
";lou al was StiU.
Il lid not move from the couch. I stood
there like a mummy. my breath coming In
short easps. until the first e!etm Of day
light began 70 pierce the gloom Of tho hail.
Il brought life 20 me. ! rau 20 10" head Z
IN. stairs. There was nothing their: even
the dust 81. the hJuiSlars sa3 not been Dis
rirbcd. I ran 20 TIE r,ir viuI"w. - Mas
closed. ara there were no marks ~ foot
stops on the roof Cf the low house beyond
Il sat and sEiye-sd until the daylight had
FULLY come. Then I crep; like thief in tho
night 10 nay room, tiproed int" II. got tho
little eIo'btur that l had taken OF. 81
d1rtcd out of the house. I have uot been
irside OF II since. I sent a negro 20 the
Iandlaiy with an order for my trunk. ant
told her that she WAS welcome to the ten
days rent that stood to my credit.
'The queer thing about 1t all is that there
could have been no oyerwTousnt nerves ii
the case. Ard there could have been M
Imagination. | had never heard the story OF
the mysterious disappearance Of the woman
or ~ the killing Of the SAMPLER at the h2ai
of the stairway. I heard these stories later.
but at the time that / had my experience
with the ghosts ] knew nothing whatever
OF any story OF any tragedy IN the OH
house. Since that time have talked to a
number OF men who have lived in the
house. and they have told me that they hid
the same experiences. | think / am thu
onIv one who WAS disturbed by all the
ghosts In one night; all tho other fellows
left the house after they had heard ora
OF them.
1T has been some six years since I lefe
the place. but every now and then | hear %
a fellow who had taken up his abode Tiers
and who had suddenly left without saying
anything 10 anybody, or asking for a return
OF the money that he had paid IN advance
Some of these men I know. and / nave
take with them about the matter. They al
hesitated TO say what the cause for thelr
derarture was until | got INTO theiT con-
fdsnce BY telling them Of my experience
In every case they have heard the ghosts
sometimes one. and sometimes the other
ct do not believe In shOsts. But how are
] YOU going TO explain this thtnST'