The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-02-21

Chicago. l was directed to come here as
this is one OF the largest rice farms, and the
Oldest house in the country. And as | am
sightseeing. | thought | would make sc
bold as to ask your hospitality, for one
night if no more"
'Sartin, Mr.. Rhyan, you are welcome
tonight above all nights in the year.
s'pose you know my name is Ford, sir,
known as old Bill Ford of the Plaque
mine? Wal there I'm glad on it as it
will save me the trouble of 'splaining
things to you.
Hello, John, comehere and put up the
strangers horse. Now, stranger, you
seem to be wonderful tuck with the looks
OF this house" AS he said this he scat
quid OF tobacco out of his mouth and
sqinted one eye up at his wife and nod
ded his head. upon which she arose and
left the room.
''Sot down, stranger, SOt down. | can
talk better in a good aisy cheer than
Can standing up" so saying he drew a
chair for the stranger who followed his
hosts example. just then the wife,
good-looking, pleasant faced woman
came out with tray OF cake and black
cCffee. WAL now, mother. this looks
something like 1t, sot the stuff down
there on this cheer where we can get at
it, and | guess this will help us out till
time for the even meal. Sot up,
stranger. and help yourself, and then we
can talk.
well, Mr. Ford, this house and place
look as though they had Il history"
1T has, sir and a mighty skerry one
too"
There is nothing that looks more
peaceful than this scenery does in this
brilliant moon light. Tell me about it.
will your
wal, stranger, there is "A ghost at
tached to this old house,
"Oh. indeed, should like to hear the
story"
"Well, sir, not till morning, then III
tell you all about it. In the meantime,
sir, are you afraid of ghosts, mean rale
live ghosts. sartin sure hants," said the |
worthy Mr.. Ford looking keenly at his
guest.
well, really, l can not tell, rs l never
had The pleasure of meeting one. | do |
not know what kind of an impression it |
would have on me-" said Mr.. Rhyan |
with laugh.
Wal, stranger if you sot on this
gallery till twelve o'clock tonight. YOU
would see IA shore enough ghost Now
what dye say, will you stay here with
me and watch the show? Have you the
narve, stranger? You look like YOU
had he observed looking sharply at
Rhyan who had just finished the last
drop OF coffee and crumb of cake with a
relish
Excellent coffee and cake No more
thank you. Well. Mr.. Ford | can not
say how will stand the trial, but as you
seem TO be so much in earnest | will STAY
by you through thick and thin for /
never desert a companion in danger"
Wal, now, that is good. but | can
zee that you don't believe more'n half
Jay. but we shall see. sir, before twelve
o'clock tonight howsumever let us talk
lbout sumthin else
Now, yer see this old house." he con-
inued, lit was built by great grand
ather IN the last part of 100, and ev'rv
'art and parcel of it was got out by hand. :
vry smooth board is planed by hand
md ev'ry stick is sawed by hand. It's {
how much labor they did put !,
n this house, ~,
The building seems to be quite large. y ;
aid Mr.. Rhyan. =
Big, wal, l should say SOL There :
re SO rooms in it besides the dark room :
psta RS. "
DARK room upstairs, what is that?" :
wal yer see great grandfather use to :
wn lots OF niggers and thar was where 9
e put them after severe whipping and +
'cked them up in the dark with the rats =
nd give EN- time to think of their sins.n !,
Ihat was pretty severe, was mt it, Mr..
'ord?"
"
wal. sir, spect it was, but people h
ldn't think so in them days. WHY. | q
moved man not five miles from here =
lat logged one of his best niggers and q
len TUX him down by the Plaouemlpe .
ayou and stripped HIM OF all his duds b
nd tied him to a tree CT can show Won ;,
le very tree) and left him there all !;
lght. The next morning he went to ;,
i'm him loose, and he was dead. The y
osquitoes had killed him." !,
And what did they do with the 9,
~ner?' exclaimed Rhyan aghast. -
wal they didn't do anything, it was o.
IS own property. You-se them WAS 8
lare times. They raised lots of cotton -
there bein' no cotton gin, it made the u
lton sell for heap and them old plan =,
rs mad lots OF money, an there bein no ~
INKS In these parts, what do you spose -,
ey done with their money!" y
well, am sure | do not know :,
prepared to hear almost ANYTHING " a. a.
Wal, sir, they jist had to hide il or
Try 1t somewhere, and of course thew m
ar ailuz afraid that some of the nippers he
ould watch and steal it, so lhev'd cali So
m all together and show 'em the MONEY h.
nich was mostly in gold, and wonId in
we EN- dig hole and put the box If bu
oney IN it and cover it deep. then tho iii
aster would have one of his njgoars ha
LED right there on the spot and buried tn,
the side of the money to guard II cal
'w' stranger. you moight not believe mc
put that money was safer nor II il was wo
the bank. There WASH man. won,an th,
child, white or black, that would 90 ac,
ar that money, not one" o. an,
surely, you do not mean to tell NJ q lea
" IS true. | never heard of such bor1 :
lie Things in my life." the
, Yes, sir, that is as true as I'm sitt,n,
this cheer, all them things WINS DOM dal
wus too But about this house Won roo
har