Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1882 — Blood Curdling Story. [ARTICLE]

Blood Curdling Story.

We find the following going the rouud of our exchanges : There is a lonely place near Mt. Nebo, where Yellow Creek flows through a deep gorge, on one side of which is a cave which is regarded with horror by the superstitious people here, who tell the following strange story. Twenty years ago two peddlers sought shelter in this cave from a blinding snow-storm on a cold night. Before lying down to sleep one of them counted out a large quantity oi gold and put into his belt. He then lay down and was soon sleeping heavily. His companion then arose and gazing into the face of his companion to see if he was sleeping, he plunged the blade ol his clasp knife into the peddler’s breast The dark blood gushed from the wound in a stream, the form stiffened, and all was over. The murderer secured the belt, sliniy with blood, and poured out the gold. Suddenly he saw the blood forming into a pool where the gold lay, and he realized what an awful deed he had done to get the gold. He threw the body far into the cave, buried the gold, and rushed out of the cave, intending to go back some day., He cut the trees along his way to guide him when he should return. He was found miles away from the cave iuthe snow, with his hands and feet frozen, and was taken to the hospital at Cleveland. After a long sickness he told the story of his crime to his niece; and died. After the funeral the niece and her husband went to the cave by means of the trees, which were cut to guide them, but found that the roof of the cave had fallen in. They hired help and began removing the rocks and earth, when they were startled by unearthly voices and lights, and they gave up the search, the cave filling up again after them. Since then many unsuccessful attempts have been made to secure the hidden treasure. One party went out, and while sittiug around th“ - camp fire, the ghostly figure of a ped dler appeared. The hair of one of the party turned perfectly white, and they say he died the next day. Another man worked alone to find the gold, but told Mr. Ditmar, in an excited way, that “ there was no use hunting for the gold any more ” and disappeared. The people of Mt. Nebo have given up the search for the hidden fortune.—Steubenville (O.) Herald.