Pasukan Hantu || American Folklore

Seorang tukang cuci, yang baru saja pindah ke Charleston karena terjadi perang saudara, selalu terbangun ditengah malam tepat jam duabelas malam karena suara roda kendaraan yang melewati jalanan. Tetapi, ia tinggal di sebuah rumah yang terletak di jalan buntu, dan tak mungkin sebuah kendaraan akan melewati jalan buntu dan tidak ada penjelasan mengapa hal ini terjadi. Suaminya tidak akan mengijinkannya mengintip keluar jendela untuk melihat sumber suara, suaminya menganjurkannya ntuk tidak mengambil pusing akan kejadian ini.

Sampai pada suatu hari, ia menyanyakan hal tersebut kepada seorang wanita di sampinya yang sedang mencuci bak mandi. Wanita tersebut berkata “Apa yang kau dengan adalah Pasukan Hantu. Merka ada sekumpulan tentara yang meninggal di rumah sakit tanpa mengetahui jika perang sudah berahir. Setiap malam, mereka bangun dari kubur untuk membantu Lee di Virginia untuk memerkuat pasukan yang berada di wilayah selatan.

Malam berikutnya, wanita tukang cuci tersebut mengendap-edap dari kasurnya untuk melihat Pasukan hantu lewat. Dia berjungkut di dekat jendela ketika gumpalan asap muncul di jalanan. Di dalam gumpalan asap itu, dia dapat melihat bayangan kuda, dan juga mendengar suara yang lantangm dan juga suara meriam yang ditarik di jalananyang diikuti dengan suara hentakan kaki. Kaki para prajurit, penunggang kuda, ambulance, kereta kuda, dan meriam lewat di depan mata tukang cuci tersebut, mereka semua diselimuti oleh asap yang berwarna abu-abu.

Setelah melihat selama berjam-jam, dia mendengar suara terompet , dan kemudian suasana kembali sunyi. Ketika tukang cuci tersebut tersadar dari apa yang ia lihat, ia enyadari bahwa salah satu tangannya lumpuh. Sejak saat itu, ia tidak pernah bekerja selama satu hari penuh.

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