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RECREATION. 



he had a large sum of money on his per- 

 sons, So the house was a place where ever 

 a traveler once stoped he would never be 

 seen again, in those days places like that 

 was called the Murray houses Houses where 

 people were killed and robbed. So after 

 Dinning and seeing after his Pony being 

 feed, he ask to be shown to his room, where- 

 upon he lost sight of his little fellowship, 

 so he was design to his room which wa 

 s handsomly furnished, at once began to 

 undress and go to bed as he was very tired 

 of traveling and also sleepy. So when he 

 began to doose off to sleep Who at once 

 was at the Side of his bed a strange face 

 looking down upon him saying in a low 

 whisper Voice, Mr. Johny this is no place 

 for you to stop at all night. But listen to 

 me dont get frighten as i will leave. Do 

 you know where you are at. No answered 

 Johny. little comrade, Well Mr Johny you 

 are in a place if vou spend the night here 

 you will never live to see day light again, 

 So this is my Will, Listen to me, Do you 

 remember night before last, Or not night 

 before last, But last evening just as the 

 Sun was Going down when the Purple 

 skyes and hiden Sun had Set in the West 

 Do you remember you paying your last 

 Cent to a little crowd of people in the Big 

 road, You give them one thousand dollars 

 to burry a little Lads Body did you not?. 

 Yes Said Johny, Well said the little fellow, 

 I am the very one that you seen lying in the 

 road attached to a horse and my body was 

 draged up and down the road untill you. 

 You' It was You' that give your last cent 

 towards my Dept and Burial, When you 

 left your Fathers home, you promised you 

 would not return home untill you were a 

 rich man or a poor One. Did'nt you Not?. 

 Yes. Replied Johnv, Well said the Little fell 

 ow. This place here is a Murray House 

 where any one stay over night will never 

 be seen again, 



So these People here are my Kin people. 

 So I am going to destroy the whole family 

 to-night, and you shall live not them, and 

 to you I shall make rich balence of your 

 days, your promis to your Father shall 



not Fail. For such man as you and such 

 heart as you have are werthy of all the 

 good though taht you lended a hand, It 

 was my body Mr. Johny that you give your 

 last cent to have burried the best way you 

 seen, and you shall be a rich man long as 

 you live, So in less than a half of an hour 

 when the hour of thelve comes, there shall 

 be no more murders committed here this 

 handsome House you shall live in with 

 peace, Look, throught that window to the 

 right^ On yonders hill there is a little Cot- 

 age in that Cotage is a handsome fair 

 Maiden pretty and fair, you shall make her 

 your wife, her love for you upon the first 

 sight will take effect upon you, Go to see 

 her cort her make love to her afterwards 

 Marry her bring her here where you shall 

 live with Peach and Pleasure. I command, 

 Listen. To-night there will be some one to 

 enter your room to take your life, but it 

 will never happen, but awake in the morn- 

 ing from your good nights rest. Awake as 

 I say. go down stairs, and on the Parlor 

 Center table you will find a very large box, 

 in this Box is your Fortune. Open it and 

 you will find Money, Gold and Silver to 

 last you the Balence of your days. Remem- 

 ber the Family are now here is my Kin 

 people and they shall be swept from the 

 earth by my Power to-night, This home 

 shall be as if nothing ever happend here of 

 this kind, It was your heart that was ten- 

 der, it was your eys that seen my body in a 

 disstress, and It was your money laid it 

 away. So fear not nothing for i will al- 

 ways be on hand if any thing should hap- 

 pen to you. But Fear notheing shall harm 

 you. I am a Sperit from God. and his 

 work shall ever be. By this time Johny had 

 Risen from his bed and had become satis- 

 fired tha this fortune was won, and the little 

 out another word from Little Johny, but 

 fellow lef him, Banished away all at Once. 

 He left Johny whom promised his Father, 

 withm tears in his Eys. Would you give 

 your last Cent towards a burrial ?. if you 

 would Its with God that you shall Prosper. 

 He A Lone Give His Last Cent, 



"A hero is a man who does something 

 bold and desperate for his country's good, 

 isn't he?" said Senator Sorghum. 



"Yes," was the reply. 



"Well, I don't see why nobody comes 

 around with medals for me. I once risked 

 $30,000 getting into a position where I 

 could serve my country." — Washington 

 Star. 



