Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-28

unued Dauntrees.-"it was hefor,
NV coming into the province-bu
the story goes"
1t was in Lord Cscil's time
knowed the fisherman, interrupted
Arnold.
| He was q man, said the Captain
who, as your Lordship may hay,
heard, had q name which caused
Dim TO be Stunned in his time.-aud
they are alive now who can tai
enough of his wickedness 70 make
ones hair rise op end. He dwelt In
this house at St. Jerome's In CLAW.
6orne's day. sud took part with tha,
iree oooser;-went with him, as
have heard. 10 The Island, and was
outlawed."
Ay, and returning, met the death
he deserved rememb Der the story. -
said the Proprietary. He was foil.
saa-An his Ettesnpt 10 ges out OF the
province, and barred himself IN h
his own house"
And there he fought like tiger.
--or more like devil as he was. u
added the ringer. ''They were
more than than two days before thew
eould get into his house"
When his door was forced M
last. continued the Captain. "thev
found him. his wife and child. lvinc
In their own blood uuon the hearth
stone. They were ell murdered.
people say, ny his own hand"
And that was truei@ added Ar
mold; L remember how he was bur-
led at the cross road, below the
Mattapany Ford. with stake drove
through his body"
Ever since that time, continued
Dauntrees, they say the house has
been without iOdgers-of flesh and
blood, | mean. my Lord-for 10 has
become a devils den. and q busy
one."
What hast thou seen, Captain?
You speak as o witness"
1t is not yet six months gone bv.
my Lord. when | was returning
with Clayton. the master of the col.
leetor's pinnace. from the Isle os
OF Kent; We stood in, after night, TO-
wards the headland of ST. Jerome's
bay;-it was very dark-and the
four windows OF the Wizard q Chapel.
that looked across the beach. were
lighted up with such q light as
have never seen from candle or fao-
got. And there were antic figures
passing the blaze that seemed deep
in some hellish carouse. We kept
oar course. until we got almost close
ABOARD, when suddenly all grew
dark. There came. at that moment.
a gust Of wind such as the master
said he never knew TO sweep In day-
light across the Chesapeake. II
struck US in our teeth, and We were
glad to get out again upon the broad
water. II would seem to infer that
the Evil One had service rendered
there, which il would be sinful to
look upon. In my poor judgment 10
is matter for the church, rather
than Tor the hand of the law"
You are not O man, Captain
Dauntrees, to be lightly moved by
fantasies" said the Proprietary.
gravely; you have good repute for
sense and courage. would have
you weigh we'll what you report"
Surely. my Lord, Clayton Is as
stout a man in heart as any In the
province: and yet he could scarcely
hold bis helm for fear"
Why was not told of this?"
Your Lordship's favor" replied
Dauutrees, shaking his head ''neith-
er the master, the seamen nor N.Y.
self would hazard i'll will by moving
in the matter There is malice in
these spirits, my Lord. which will
not brook meddling in their doings:
we waited until we might be cues.
toned by those who had right TO
our answer. The blessed martyrs
shield mel | am pledged to fight
your Lordship's bodily foes:-the
good priests Of our holy patron st.
lgnatius were better soldiers for
this warfare
The Proprietary remained for some
moments silent; at last, turning 70
the ranger, he inquired What does
thou know OF this house, Arnold?"
We'll, Lord Charles. replied the
veteran, II was not born TO be much
afear d Of goblips or witches. In
my rangings | have more than once
came in the way Of the wicked spirits;
and | have found that q clean breast
and a stout heart, with the help OF
an Ave Mary and a Paternoster was
more than match for their ho~linRs.
But the fisherman s houes-ot, my
good Lord Charles" he added with
a portentous shrug. has d dwellers
10 IL that 10 il best not TO trouble.
When Sergeant Travers and myself
were ranging across by st. Jerome .,
at that time when Tiquassino's men
were thought to be q tbieving-last
Hallowmass, IL / remember,-we
shot doe towards night. and sat
down in the woods, waiting 10 dress
our meat for supper. which kept
Us late, before we mounted our
horses again. But we had some
aqua vitae. and didn't much care for
hours. So il was midnight with no
light but the stars TO show US our
way. IL happened that We rode not
far from the wizards Chapel. which
put US To telling stories 10 each other
about Paul Kelpy aud the ghosts
that people said haunted his house. -
The aqua vitae made you talka-
tive as we'll as valiant. Arnold" in
terrupted the Proprietary.
Il will not say that" replied the
ranger; but something put In into
our heads to 90 down the bank and
ride around the chapel. At FIRST all
was as quiet as II it had been our
church here OF st. Mary's-except
that our horses snOrted and reared
with fright at something We could
not see. The wind was blowing and