The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-02

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Gcrcor ih,n ,hn ola E,L,noI WV ..,;,i 81
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with Tho oxrnntior of ,hn - "iL ' h ht~M", 'r"vM'
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Ne"r Ihc pace, "n'ch was at
.'u..'tca up therc were s'un'ps o. "cau
'iecs, "eitlhcrDeitlen logs, tatISlcu
"ce"s' % sloncs, ,s, poul"els .ana ruph!sh;
s""' .oo' that mere were ra's an" haa
p.o', ,, 'o.' l,,tI 'nere Sere n"ts' n
u u'.,IH 'S;, sl''ha'N'' PROVED. anu n'e"e".
n,, "'cnI' ', p'oo'e"' aS t'ie ioe' SayS'
,rn. no'. was Nv U'noi ioua' ~ s'S''t'
h,1, Lno toM" iny oh anu see'''c' "s II ii
''"'''i.' 'i,i,IS away
., hoa ho.lce' % 'll'i' one s'"e ,, ol 'nc ocsert-
y" iior'o y, '1oo', s,'nI' '""' 'hI IRON.
"ool VI ~ was oao'y p"Ilcre'' '''"t 'hc
h"a,.a, L,.a ~ 'I'o I, nn I'lo "iuo"' INV, "o'c
n,o W., ". , Dos'i.' ''ia , .,... ''''S m V,
that cvnrvtvhnro tho,n vorn ,.rnnl
spidcr wchs thnrns and confusion
The nlocc was nusiv II lookr1 ,]isn,,i
II was forbiddinr
/ doubt whether wou)d ever have
Thought of stavino there. even for 81
night. if | had known all about it. be-
forchand.
Black Gcoroc who had y,nc with
me 80 far. told me that he had C shonl,
out - the placc. had fixed m cvcrv-
thing. and had made q sh,kcdnwn far
me on the second sto,v in y very n;cc
room.
About this time the darkv becarc
uneasy. lie WAS shjvcr,no He nolo-
vcrcd and launched. uDo vo, hear dat
catcr.waulinr. Massa ?r he askrd He
looked up at the moon. Suddenly he
IAN off through the woods and weeds
toward the Mansion House of his
master, anxious 10 get TO IN, cabin of
safety before midnight.
"Dc l,awd save yc - he crlcd, as he
struck out and off.
Brt no dcluslon for me! Away with
humbug! All darklcs arc supersliLiouS; !;
they sec invisible things at night.
l entered the haunted house and
climbed the rickc1y stairs to the second
story. Here | saw nv loom. in which
as noticed, there were a front viii
dow and q rear window, the former ON
a line with the shaky balcony. The
place looked as if 1t might suit me, and
DC comfortable enough. The tallow
dip was lighted, and stood on a small
board table, near which II chair had
been set. AS Tor the shakcdown, il
was all right. There was Il log fire on
the hearth, some of the smoke from
which went up the big broad chimney,
which was heavy with ancient soo..
opened closet, and there, IN a corner,
lay few withcrcd bones which looked
like the relics of a lost life. l was not
alarmed 10y the sight. MY reason
served me then, as it had done before.
1t was time to be levcl-hcadco. Foolery
was out of place.
Already. as | stood before The fire
in sight OF the shahcdowp, nlanc,nr
about, BEGAN to feel drowsy' re.
solved. however. TO stav M for vet an
hour, or even till midnight. That |
might find out for mvself whether thc
house were certainly haunted, and that
| might put an end to the foolish Ghost
stories. hundred years old. which had
for generations scared everybody, es.
pccialy the darklcs, of whom there
were many thousands in Columbia.
T m,do I'M nv, mind tbo, = ,,ost
sbonld ,nncar vhon ,hn ci,nL s7rr.l,
twelvn 7 won,d sand q hn,loI ,hrnn,,h
IFS head. .
sat down in the chair. and bcoan
to read the novel that | had brou1hl
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