1. Highwayman Halted! Beautiful Bess Danger Deaths Haunted Highwayman
Friday 13th December 1763
Robbers’ antics thwarted by local soldiers
By Kevin Greg (10)
Strange events have been happening over the last 3 days and 3 nights. The events have involved death, kisses and robbery involved.
Beautiful Bess
It all started when The Highwayman (who doesn’t have a real name yet) went past The Red Lion (a pub). He thought he would be able to rob local people and steal their gold. He jumped into the courtyard and banged his whip on the window. No one answered. Then he whistled a tune to the window and the landlord’s black eyed daughter Bess was waiting plaiting a dark red love knot in her long black hair.
According to an eye witness (called Tim) said that The Highwayman was caught talking to the landlord’s daughter Bess.
Tim heard the robber say “I’m after a prize tonight” and saw The Highwayman kiss Bess. Then The Highwayman said he would promise to return the next knight.
Danger Deaths
The next night King George’s men, the red – coats came charging into the inn and ordered beers and ale with horrible manners. Then they went upstairs and were not seen in the tavern again that night. They charged into Bess’s room and tied her up with a musket underneath her and at the side of her, drank her ale, tortured her and kissed her. Bess could here The Highwayman returning. Bess put her finger on the trigger of a gun and BANG! Bess was dead.
The Highwayman heard the shot and suddenly knew something was wrong. He immediately fled.
The red – coats were furious and started shouting rude things. A few hours later the villagers were talking about Bess’s death and The Highwayman heard all about it and suddenly got angry. He was going to kill the red – coats. But then he fell to the ground. Dead.
The red – coats all started to say
“Good shot man!” and
“Yes! We got him!”
Haunted Highwayman
Villagers have been reporting that you can still see The Highwayman and Bess as ghosts. You can see The Highwayman going into the courtyard and talking to Bess as ghosts.
The Highwayman
The haunted woods