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Tom the Lord
Tom the Lord is a ghost after my own heart. In life he was the squire of Redwick, near Newport, a man very fond - rather too fond - of the local cider.
One morning, after an especially uproarious night before, Tom the Lord was found dead in a ditch. Even as grave a matter as death was insufficient to break the bibulous habits of such an ardent drinker, however.
Tom returned from the other side - for more cider. Farmer Thorn, who brewed the stuff, would find his taps open and a barrel drained every night, while the villagers found their rest disturbed by the over-spirited spirit's drunken antics.
Soon the farmer learned that if he left just one pint of his special scrumpy out at night, the ghost of Tom the Lord would leave the rest alone. All very well for him - but the regular sight of the sozzled phantom in Redwick was too much for the populace as a whole, and no less than 12 ministers were called in to finally send Tom the Lord to his eternal rest - and at last they were able to enjoy theirs again.
Tom the Lord is a ghost after my own heart. In life he was the squire of Redwick, near Newport, a man very fond - rather too fond - of the local cider.
One morning, after an especially uproarious night before, Tom the Lord was found dead in a ditch. Even as grave a matter as death was insufficient to break the bibulous habits of such an ardent drinker, however.
Tom returned from the other side - for more cider. Farmer Thorn, who brewed the stuff, would find his taps open and a barrel drained every night, while the villagers found their rest disturbed by the over-spirited spirit's drunken antics.
Soon the farmer learned that if he left just one pint of his special scrumpy out at night, the ghost of Tom the Lord would leave the rest alone. All very well for him - but the regular sight of the sozzled phantom in Redwick was too much for the populace as a whole, and no less than 12 ministers were called in to finally send Tom the Lord to his eternal rest - and at last they were able to enjoy theirs again.
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