The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HAUNTED HOUSE

A SAILOR ON LEAVE BECAME LOST IN THE COUNTRY SIDE OF MALTA.
HE WANDERED AROUND TILL HE FOUND A HOUSE WHICH WAS
THE GRANDEST MANSION HE EVER SAW.
WHEN HE WENT TO ASK DIRECTIONS, HE SAW THAT A PARTY WAS GOING ON.
HE WAS ASKED TO JOIN THE PARTY AND HE DID. THE NEXT MORNING HE
DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD LEFT HIS LIGHTER AT THE HOUSE. WHEN HE
WENT BACK FOR IT, THE HOUSE WAS A TOTAL RUIN. HE WENT IN AND FOUND
HIS LIGHTER ON A MILDEWED TABLE. WHEN HE ASKED A PASSING FARMER
ABOUT THE HOUSE, THE FARMER SAID THE HOUSE HAD BEEN
DESERTED FOR YEARS.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Date learned: 03-21-1975