New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-20
DAILY. CRESCENT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL i
on rnE CONSOLIDATED CITY or Esw oRIxANs
Spirit R.ppings.

Be you spirit Of health goblin damned ;esss4
Bring sirs from heaven OF blasts from hell +;
i III spsak to thee.3
few nights ago the inmates Of private house Ca
rondelet street. thrown into state Of intense
element by certain mysterious noises resembling rap
pings that took place there It Saturday night
rather yergng upon Sunday morning about that solemn
hour whsn old fables tell spirits walk and dit on their
ehosy errands by the light Of the stars The clock had
struck one and the members Of the family engaged in
playing eucre had already began to rally another
the siD wickedDess and shame Of espassing the Sab
bath by such unhallowsd passion
awhen suddenly there came rapping
As of some gently tapping, sg
Tapping at the door ~ lais atis RI
Immediately all we're sghast SONS stood sti
claimed, sThe Spirits p and others said fudge! Soon
the rappng began again continued in that steady
aud regular way peculiar TO spirits who up to tht
kind Of thing. The Of the company became vastly
excited their eye-bals showed additional quantity Of
white and there was quickened pusston about the
gons Of their hearts that fhumped n unison with the
Spirits aforesaid The ladies were in stats Of perturba
on bordering that abnormal condition which sscisn
tiicaliy denominated nep' Their delicate bosoms
heaypd ks gently swelling biilows; corsets suddenly
grew world too for their quick drawn inspirs-
tons and bobinet and calico were stirred up amazngy
Still rap tap, went the rappers! The excitement
gathered like mud in gutter, thicker for being srsd
up Alarm and confusion possessed the whole house No
one at rs bold enough to explore the mystery The
baves stood still in At last the duty Of exercising
the eprits put to the vote and the fell upon one
more wicked than the rest - Spirits devils he waa
bound to venture an investigation Of the matter and
eHssitatipg then no longer suddenly his soul grew
| And he opened wide the door Darkness there and
| nothing moren! "a ssg5 sass N s l4s s.is
The eye could detect nothing The wonder now grew
to alarming height and the hero Of the party CON
Guiding that the noise trick Of fancy rat dane
ing the polka outside, gave up the search, and
| So, back again hs hoped him. and sternly down he
Into the easy chair that stopped him. and went playing
4 5s before gsE sss555l "a Il .gg ggiS
Ths game you know, is pcrs, and !. played for filthy
| 1tsupsrceded spoker' in the brave daysof yoreD
The game having beed renewed, continued only fev
4 moments when it was again interrupted by knocking
quicker louder than before. All convinced that th
knocking caused by fair or foul wa
the question The more sober and practical portion
the party derded and laughed at the idea Of supernatu
raj solution Of the mystery the ghost hunters
sters possessed with the spirit Of maryelousness and d
cples of the spiritual philosophy for having tai
with the rappers while the feminine portion Of the part
we're willing to compromise BY letting them alone Itwa
finally decided that they should be spoken to- aud ACCORD
Eingy one of the company opened hsmouth and spake
The answering raps somewhat indefinite but IT wa
finally decided that the rapper was the spirit Of an ol
friend of the family who had departed this life some tim
before From the contradictory replies indicated by th
raps some of the company to the conclusion that
was o,ut spirit Of pecant principles and 50 they vel
tured to declare. s37sA 4 ssisg ~
The knocks still continuing they became positive nu
sance and to the chicken hearted" cause Of serio'
alarm How to allay the goblin matter for consider
ton The boldest of the party at last determined
make desperate effort to ferret out the mystery
opening the door, not without misgvngs Of the presen
of some aqueer thing, he discovered cce perch'
upon the banistsrs and peckng at vagrant
toes that swarmed around It'll! @ss 4&s si esHgf
The striking of ts bill the banisters produced Il
| raps! s4 ..-.-.-... -. st'e5,54,4 XII Z