The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-12
Visits a Curious
Dog Cemetery
= Zoe Anderson Norris = Visits

Mrs. William Rowen, and q few Of the
children. The story is best told by Mr..
Grindell, who said:
Il was lying on the couch, not asleep.
I heard steps down the little board walk
and then whines as Of a dog-a strange
dog. Sometimes the whines were broken
by racking coughs. / raised myself on
the couch and sat up. Just then Miss
Kerr uttered a Shrek, crying. Look.
Look Bertl' Up the board walk came
the ghost, or this thing, whatever il was.
1t was white, a part Of the snowy shroud
| being doubled up over the head. All the
time the thing kept UP the interest in
the ground. and poked about with It's
foot, and, STOPPING and clawing at the
dirt
Right up to the porch the thing came
Miss Kerr fed, but others came out OF
the house at the shrieks and the utter
ance Of the thing. It came to the porch.
I said, What do you want here?' But
the thing could not say anything, but
stood, struggling and trying to get some
| thing out Of its lips. All it could do
was whine. Then 1t turned and went
down the board walk, and pointed along
I
Again it returned. In the meantime I
had collected himself a little. and the
others in the house had gathered out on
the porch. I said then, In the name Of
God, speak and tell me what you want
"At once the ghost could talk. With
hurried words 1t walled and said plead
ingly: oh, do help me find my husband s
body. Many years ago I killed him, and
his body was down at that corner some
where. I have been hunting here for
many nights. VIII nobody go with me
and seek HIM?
'T got up. I put my hand on the
thing to move it back from the porch,
and it felt ike a real person. Some peo-
pie say that when you put your hand
on a ghost, it goes right through the
thing like cloud Of air. It seemed so
real that I started with the thing, but
the women yelled at me. Where are you
goingi Be careful, man.
" Wait till I get my Shoes I said to
the thing. No, at once or it is vain
the thing pealed, but I turned to get
my shoes"
Then the story is taken up by Mrs
William Rowen, who was interviewed
L nave
never believed in ghosts and it seems
foolish to talk about this. but I saw
this one and so did everybody on. the
porch. So many Of us saw it that we
could not all have been mistaken or
duped. Well, when Mr.. Grindell turned
to go, said: viii any two Of You go
with me and help the poor thing?' Bert
Rowen started and so did GrindeIl. We
went down the board walk. Here, look
here said the thing, as we reached the
corner of the yard where the ground
was dug up more than anywhere else.
But before we could scarcely realize the
meaning OF the words, there was a sound
as Of splashing water-just like a person
had stumbled into a poland the thing
was gone.
I'm a woman that never believed in
ghosts. and I'm not afraid OF them. We
will not leave the house, nor fear the
return Of the thing, nor will the other
family, because we don't think any harm
can come to US. I Joined church many
years ago. and fear the lord. and Him
only. and believe that 1t is not in the
power OF any spirit to do bodily harm TO
me or my children.
house since the appearance Of the ghost
has been so widely heralded by the
families in the house and through the
press, and old residents are called upon
to tell tales which their grandfathers
told about the house.
"Zachariah Connell, the founder of The
| town named the street, because just
| near the Page House there is a cool
! spring. which was the supply Of water
! for the townspeople before the building
/ up of the place. Near this spring was
/ last year found the skeleton Of a man.
! The bones were examined by DR.. II. f.
! Atkinson, who pronounced them part OF
! the human skeleton. They were found
more than twenty feet under the sur
( face and there was much mystery sur
rounding their resurrection. because in
/ the history Of the town the place was
> never known to have been q cemetery.