Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-03-16


easily. 20 was ncr-i "a very geod G
Tor the threef g.. Dec axic and e
called many iii.,e s.AtA in kurrJ
how was rcaiisf compelled 20 indulgs
in unbecoming language before
could be started.
/ looked for the ghost TO indulg
In a little flow of expletives. but
patiently continued to work until l. i
succeeded, and then 'tEiumphantl,
flung the wheel aside and left me rid
ing along in a buggy that seemed
held up in the air with no wheels
running under IL.
To n person who has never ridden
In vehicle under those peculiar cir !
cumstances, can truthfully say that
IL is a rare treat.
There was no noise except the foot
fan Of the horse. The entire absence
Vf Jar was something particularly
pleasant According 20 my way OF
thinking IL was an ideal method OF
locomotion.
Strange as Il may seem. I no longer
had any fear of the fitting thing OF
the air that lowered alongside the
horse. and I decided once more TO
break the ice OF conversation, and
called out: "a pleasant evening.
stranger
At this ne turned. and. floating mp
60 nv side. brought his face 40 close
60 mine that I felt his breath.
II came TO me like blast from the
Klondike. and seemed TO freeze me
10 the bone I regretted that had
spoken. for he sent his icy exhsie-
tion thrice into my face and each
time IL seemed colder. tried 10 de-
tect the charnel house smell that NJ
wavs goes with ghost, but feel
bound 20 say that peculiar odor was
absent. I viii. however. state for the
benefit os the reader. that was sut-
feriag from a bad cold. which 10
some extent may account for my IN
ability 70 detect H.
While was wondering what woul W
happen next. IL happened before
knew il. I suddenly found myself
on the other side OF the big gate
that bars the road about n quartc-
OF n mile from my house The gate
/, Is always kept shut. and il is great
bother TO open IL. but on this occa-
sion. lust as I was about 20 halt 10
nnfaSten Il. 7 found that I was al
|, ready through. The fact Of being on
the other side of gate was some
thing altogether novel TO me. and Ro
one who has not had the actual eN
!, perience can possibly get any idc'
of the extraordinary sensation OF be-
;, ing on the other SIDE OF gate waei
YOU are quite well assured in you
:. own mind that you never got there
Y Rather than involve myself in
: maze OF complications or contradio
4 tions I will consider the gate Incl
!. dent closed, and pass on To the othe
Il extraordinary things that happene
i between the gate and the house.
= Before proceeding a hundred yard
D I became aware of the circumstanc
n that the various parts Of the harnes
y were melting away. The collar an
e names dissolved into nothingnes'
81 the bride was whisked into spacl
st the tugs followed suit and the trace
n cid not even leave their own nam
at behind. Yet in spite of this the "
he hicle moved right along as befor
b. and turned up the winding path e
IL ward the stable as well as il ever,
)n thing was IN It's Norman cOnulho
&. and my own hand was guiding n
nt lines.
When IL came 10 n halt under n
a. shed got out and went 20 bed gu
etly, not mentioning the events
no the night TO my spouse. as / did NJ
care 10 harrow her feelings wit
oil such uneanny subjects.
"a In the morning. however. while Il
=. matter was still fresh in my mem5r
"a 1 told her everything that had ha
- pened. and expressed my determin
ton 10 write a full account OF n
-. same and forward il over my sign
ture 10 some scientific journal, tn
-, these strange happenings might n
-, be lost 10 the world. Her only rep
y. was TO inquire the time of my q
-. rival home and my retirement
bed. / definitely fixed the hour
one O'Clock. which she disputed
once. and 1 dropped the subject n
caring for Improbable controver
- with a woman l knew in my on
mind. however, the absolute eorre'
ness of my statement regarding {
hour, as l distinctly remember
N having heard the clock strike o
no less than four times in suecessis
auo . So satisfied was / that such pls
mathematical demonstration woI
ANS t,a lost upon her being but a ygOml