Show OM AND RIDER gen stonewall jackson riding through Brn the aronds arounds ot of I 1 a military institute cuili excitement exists exist at the lite virginia gin military institute at lexington over ua aa inexplicable phenomenon on the night of tho the tilt alt sta 1 artly af afler ter 12 0 as the son cn was walking W his beat ills his attention was attracted through the sally pott t loffle to the front of the barric barracks 1 by a slight aund 0 n al resembling the brustlin of leaves leave instantly between the tha t two W 0 large IG 1 pound siege pieces there up ap a soldier dressed in a erate uniform and mounted on a lar large 9 e gry gray borset ills his sword was drawn i liia i i s h horse or s c ti tightly g lit 1 y r reined e i ne d u up p a and n d t two w 0 j white 1 b it e plumes i um e s floating fl 0 at i n a above bo y e b his i s he head a d the sentinel at first utmost paralyzed with terror gazed upon the object but au an instant w when h c a the horse bone started through the sally port luto into the courtyard at it ft round trot cross crossing irig the sentinels bent beat and dakill making r no audible sound although he be was ta passi pacing over a solid brie brick pavement the ng sentinel challenged e d with a I 1 oud loud voice who ROC goes the there relf the rider did not heed the challenge but pissed on at the same ame pace until arriving at in an abrupt din dan cirous and impassible precipice in the rear of the barracks lie van dished the sentinel promptly called his corporal who informed the lieutenant of the guard and officer of the day the 0 guard was wa immediately turned out and though a 3 close and minute searla search was instituted instituted no trace of horse or rider could be found on the next day a phenomenon was witnessed by a party parly of cadets cabets and citizens tills this time a sentinel was stationed lit in the CC center tit C r of the ho sally port to await the appearance of the horse and man al the same time as the ni lit before preceded by tile the some same sound the horse and rider appeared appealed and started through the t at a quick pace the sentinel commanded Il allatt haiti latt who goes there the horse approached nearer and nearer to the sentinel until within two feet of the point of the bayonet and vanished to reappear just ili in thi rear of the sentinel then he be passed on in tile the alf direction lie ho had taken the preceding ni night lit arrad disappeared it at the edge of the precipice an old veteran present prescia recognized the form of 0 the rider to be none done other oilier than that of general stonewall jackson so far no explanation can call be ivan 27 e 0 |