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She could not explain the traces of recent occupation , but '' ` lowed ` twere de ghoses , kase dis yere ole Bang place done bin hanted . '' `` Well , it 'll be ` hanted ' now by the Elmer family , '' said Mark , who overheard her , `` and they 'll make it lively for any other ` ghoses ' that come round . '' `` Do n't ye , now , honey I do n't ye go fo ' to set up yo ` sef agin de ghoses , kase dey 's powerful pernickety when dey 's crassed , '' said the old woman , whom Mark , with his love for nick-names , had already called `` Ole Clo . '' At noon all hands stopped work to eat a hasty lunch , and soon afterwards the lighter , being unloaded , was poled across the river for the team . With the help of Captain Johnson and his crew , who had agreed to remain over that night , most of the household goods were moved up to the house during the afternoon and placed under shelter . While this work was going on , one of the white men from the village came over to see his new neighbors . He brought with him a wild-turkey , half a dozen ducks , and a string of freshly caught fish , as cards of introduction .