The Hattiesburg news., 1915-02-09
London, Feb. 9. - Warfare in the

London, Feb. 8. - Warfare in the
leayans and Witnessed by the Kings
,ur emissarias 272 years ago in -Nortl-
amptcn shire, when the siostly tal-
lie on high amazed the good peep
4 the land and caused 40 litte in
a5iaess to tie monarch. The roeon
ads of the German Zeppel1ns en- the
toast towns have caused historians to
4is through musty tones to confirm
he wonderful occurrences of 1912.
in Il brochure printed at the time
las been found the strange tale of
ghostly warfare seen by the kings
own Investigators, in the darkness OF
II @ night, when the clash of arms anl
creams of the dying were heard by
the awe-stricken witnesses. It was
ca & Saturday night in the Christmas
season of 1912 that the good citizen
Of Keniton, in NorthamptCnsh.rs
inst saw the ghostly spectacle and
1C?rd The roar of muskets aud cannon
On high. 1t was between twelve Gnf
lne in the morning when "there was
heard by some shepherds and travel
ers the noise of soldiers giving out
her last groans, at which they were
much amazed. Then appeared in the
1ir these ircorporaal soldiers that
n7de these clamors, with ensigns dis
,-.--', I-;..s beating, u"skets Eo.Gg
7l', cannon discharged"
Until after three in the morning the
dreadful fght on high continued, the
clattering of arms, noise Of cannon
cries of soldiers so amazing and tor
rifying the poor men that they could
not believe they were mortal or give
credit to their ears and eyes"
run away they burst not, for fear
'oldiers; and so they. with much fear
and alright, stayed to behold the sue
| coss CT the business. When the up-
| roar ceased, the poor men, glad they
we're gone, made all haste to Keniton
and there knocking up Mr.. Wood. a
Justice of the peace, who called up his
1eighbor, Mr.. Marshall, the minister,
hey gave them an account OF the
Ehola passage. and ayerred it lip n
hoir oaths to be true"
"-uspending their judgment till the
| ext night about the same hour, they,
'ith the same men, and all the sub
stantial men of that and the neigh
oring parishes, drew thither; whora
about half an hour after their arrival
On Sunday, being Christmas night ap
oeayed in the same tumultuous waT
like manner the same TWO adver>
armies, fighting with as much spit;
and spleen as formerly The mex
night they appeared not, nor all tha
week. -. But on the ensuing Saturda!
night, in the same place and at th
same hour, they were again seen wiz
far greater tumult, fighting in the maH
ner above. mentioned for four hours
or very near, and then vanished az
pearing again on Sunday night an
performing the same actions of hosti
ity and bloodshed. -. Successive
he next Saturday and Sunday tn
same tumults and prodigious sight
, and actions were observed.
THE rumor whereof, coming to II
I. Majecty at Oxford, he immediate
dispatched thither Colonel Lew
Kirke, Captain Dudley, Captain Wait
nan and three other gentlemen
A credit. to take full view and notice
he said business; who, first heari,
he relations of Mr.. Marshall aH OF
ars. stayed there till Saturday ng
ollowing, wherein they saw and hea
he aforementioned prodigies, and
n Sunday, distinctly knowing dive
J. # the apparitions of their faces,
hat of Sir Edmund y2rney and 5t,.S