The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-09

"ounu l used TO see him hanging anon,
'he village with the other loafers 7 mold
no attention to him, but on that dreadful
night | recognized him as he stood ovo,
HE with that shining blade drawn
crled out for mercy. but he would No,
near me He struck the fatal blov
Ielt the Keen edge of the knife ana +bar
felt my hfeblood flowing out. and NV
strength was going. ''
everything appeared in n mist 70 me-
anu pretty soon all had faded and | wss
ueaa: But | was in another world
So'lu hold communion with thousond
other Wronged beings who had been trans.
I,,, formed from life into the ghost world
1hty told me merry stories a how tboy
at all hours haunted those persons ybo
had wronged them in this world Rrt IL
s'i'' respect l am peculiar ghost. l
nave my regular haunting hour 70.
nlelilner' as my murderer stood over mo
.le cI"cN N an adjoining room chimcd
!he hour of O'Clock, and every night
Just e ! o'clock ! pay my yictim-he's
III! N'C'lm nova visit. And must be
lowed "1N We 'o''
DO y3n young mon want to follow =
SHoSt upon his cheerful mssion?" he
asNud
10y an means, if you will let US" said
bairI mp!e'
i have no objection 4 ghost desires
no company. but you may 20"
We followed him out through the dark.
ness TO the road that lcd past tho honsn
re H','NeH quickly along the road, and
W 'o.'""'u' h'ted with a sensation which
l c"H"ol explain. With ghost on his
hIGA'lE rounds. This was sometime
81, passing strange.
,N'F ."t mus we followed his ghost
I'p I'',. 'He F.HaSe hai been completely
iI' ''Aii."' lhe fields, waving with
Inof httNcstS of corn, We're ON either
s'Iy: Ne,
mere was ne going: Who was the
lii'lIU''', AeSe thoughts fitted through
my '"tul Thousand times Presently he
SluhP"I before "a large farmhouse
nus ls the place, said he
','"l A'aHe'S. Was it possible?
N"'M l.le pace Well Il was the resi-
ueuc' "' Captain james Standiford, one
y. l"r most prominent men in our whole
''C,i..' ,..,.,
nus cannot he true said Dalrymple
but the ghost gave rs 10 time for
".r4S ..,l +, 'r thoughts
-, QUO" me-. he said, and be entered
the h9usc Bolts and bars have 20 re.
S'f',ihIlG power against a ghost, for he
pusurp 'ie aoor hshtly aside and stepped
lnlo 'he halfway Evidently he knew the
pIace wen. 4 look Of delight, | fancied,
=
lollo" MN up the stairway.
At tne Top OF the stairs he stopped be
lore !..,i a uoor.
ms Is ms ROOM ne SAID.
lie turned the knob and went in.
me room was dark, but through an
oPe" shutter rant streak of light en-
telea'
Oit peu sleeper was tossing restless
y uoout' II was Standlford'
lie uloahed' restlesSly turned over and
.nIu' win frightened start sat up in
Seu.
MS eyes zen upon the ghastly ghost
nsu S'"Hu'us Ut lhe 1907 OF his bed,
looking thousand tunes more horrible
thah When we had first seen him.
WIN ioud cry OF terror he sprans
from the oed ana ran to the farther side
OF the room Slowly the ghost went after
MN, m,
axe II away. Fake It away" he
SmrieNeu' ~, II ms race! rake 1t away!
On' ""u. lake II away
H'""u'loru lace was so terribly drawn
ana cohtorted by his terrors that one Of
MS most Ihllul"te aclualhtahces would
NOT m nave known hlm'
Inc Ehost went slowly toward him,
ana with HaHlacaL terrified look. he
ran about the ROOM getting as far from
the ghost as the room Would allow,
shrleklhs ana moaning piteously all the
Wtiie.
nhrihking IN corner hke cur at bay,
win MS oIoodShot eyes almost ready to
ourst from Meir sockets Standlford held
up his hands toward the ghost and cried
out pileousiy'
90 away now! flease go away! am
sorry SO sorry ana TINS Is enough! My
uQI' II enough
But the aYenslng spirit did not hear
MS pleas for mercy Wherever Standi-
iord went the horrible thihg followed
MN
whom ot last Stamford bocominr rtter.
" exhausted, threw himself on the bed
and covered his face with his pillow. try.
ing to shut ont the hdeous sight and cry
ing out in the most penitent manner.
For moment the ghost hoyered over
him and was gone.
Dalry1nple ana myself stood rooted to
the spot for n few moments and then, re-
alzing our position. went back down the
stairway and out of the house.
wTbis is a horrible experience" said
Dolrvmnle "ond horrible revelation"