*The Haunted House*
One time a preacher went to see if he could put a haunt to rest at a house near his settlement. The house had been haunted for 10 years. Several people had tried to stay there all night, but they would always get scared away by the haunt.
So this preacher took his bible and went to the house- went on in and built himself a good fire and lit a lamp. Sat there reading his bible. Then just before midnight he heard something start up the cellar-walkin back and forth. Then it sounded like somebody tried to scream but got cut off.
Then there was a lot of thrashing around and struggling , and finally everything went quiet The old preacher picked up his bible again, but before he could start reading again, he heard footsteps coming up the cellar stairs, He sat watching the door to the cellar and the footsteps kept coming closer and closer,
he saw the door nob begin to turn, and the door begin to open, he jumped up and hollered "What do you want?" the door went back easy-like, and there wasn't a sound. The preacher was trembling a little, but he finally opened his bible again and read awhile. Then he laid the book on the chair and went to mending the fire.
The haunt came right across the room, straight to him and took hold of his coat, it was a young woman who looked about 20 years old. Her hair was torn and tangled, and the flesh was dropping off her face so he could see the bones and teeth. She had no eyeballs, but there was sort of a blue light way back in her eyesockets and she had no nose.
Then the haunt started again and-step! -step!-step! - up the cellar stairs. The old preacher sat watchin the door, saw the doorknob turn and the door open it looked like a young woman. He backed up and said, "Who are you? What do you want?"