, 1860-12-20
Thrilling Ghost Story-Ths Child:s
Gloht,


Ghost.
The New York P7soyterian, Of late date,
tells the following story:
We were returning from our spring meeting
Of Fresbytery-onc gentleman and two younf.
ladirs-in i rock away" anu the road none *
,hs best Night, co!d and damp, overlook III
ci.ht or tcn Inilts irnm home, Gut only short
distance from Judge Blanks. who, after we
bad arrived at his house, nnr1atcd The follow
ins unique tale. Said the Judge
''Icars ago nc lad in our house n sweet
little c:.ild, about four years Of nse, and tho
object, It course, OF evcry tender affection.
But sickness laid its hand upon It. Remedies,
promptly resortel to, all prove in vain. D4y
alter day tic rose 1ated from the cheek, ani
the tire in the eyes burned low, and at length
death CLOSED those eyes Gad scaled those lips
forever; and VIC learned by trying experience
bow intense darkness follows the quenclicw
Of ono Of those little lights Of life.
Tha time rolling sadly on. brought ua 1t
length to ihe hour appointed for committing
our treasure to the ordinary custody Of the
grave. The friends assembled, the customary
tic little form securely shut beneath tue welt.
screwed ct.tlln lid, and in due form the grxvo
received its trust. We looked on and saw
the earth thrown in, the mound raised above,
and the plats OF sod neatly adjusted Into q
great shclteriny r6of, a:l1 then wendcd our
way back to OUT d.solate home. Evening
came on and wore away. Ny wife had Eou0
into an adjoining room to give somc directions
to servaut, and ], uoiit1cd by the scene Of
tho day for auynt disc, l,.l just laid my head
on my pillow Ill our room upon tue nEst foos
Of the housc, Wien heard q shEicl, and iu
moment more my wife CANA flying iuto tho
room, and sl'ringtpS upon the bud behind Inc,
exclaimed:
"'Sre there! our child! our childl'
"Ralsing my head, my bloud frozc within
me, tue lair upon my head stood up, as saw
the little thing In grave clothes, With OPEN,
hut 1nauifcstly si.l1less eyes, aud pal: IL when
VIC gave it the last kiss, walking towards us-
Hati been alonc-hal not tho extreme terror
Of my wife compelled Me to play the mail
should llaye leaped from the window and bed
without casting look behind. But, Dut dat.
iny to leave lrr in s4ch terror, arose, sat
down in q clisff, aud took tho little creature
between my knces-a cold sweat covered my
tody-and t.azrd with feeling. unutterab!o
upon the object before me. Ihe eyss wc1o
cold aud clammy; nor did the child appear TO
have the power OF speech, or hearing, as it
made 10 attempt to answer any OF our Qucs-
tions. The horror Of our minds WIS the nlora
intense Is We lad watched our child through
itx sickness aud death, aud lIil BEEN hit a few
horrs bcforc rye witnesses Q! its !ntcr.nent.
While g:ziu. upon it, and asking in my
thoughts, what can tl,Is extraordinary p5oyi.
dcncc mean Tor what CAN it bc sent = the
servant girl, having cs-vt to TIC d"or. nlter
i lime suggested, 1t looks like M:s. IS
child
"Sow our Dciyhhor had c.ild about tho
Samc aye as uurs, and its constant conspani'r.
But what col:d b-ng it to our homo and 4
such plight. still the suggestion III" .. =
rated Us = aedativc upon our excited fvc:iusst
aud rendered liz more capable Ut calm rt..rc-
tion. And, after L time, we discovered in
truth that the grave clothes were ni"ht clothes,
aud the corpse 4 s,mDAmbu.ist. And it br-
came manifest that The excitement attending
ths loss and burial of its playmate, working
upon tue child's mind in sleep, Was the cat,su
to which We were Indebted for this unti1lciJ
and startEin. visit.
"Wlping away tue perspiration aad taktus
j few lons brcatls, prepared to counter
march the little intruder back tu its forsal;eo
ted. lack VIC went. it Keeping ut NY side,
though still asleep. lad walked quite din
lance across tue wet gTass. found the door
ot its home :.ja7- Just Us the fugitive hal lett
it, and its sleeping parents unconscious Of its
absence. The door crtaktd as | pushed 1t
open, and awakened the CHILD, who looked
wildly nrouuI moment, aud then popped Into
bed.
Now, If 1t Ind not been for my wife, as
have sati, should, On thr appearance OF this
apparitio::, l"Ea IAs}s ! leap Of Uncommon
agility from that window: :lia ntier fii.h: IT
uncommon velocity fur i pcTs,n OF lIy ::o
:nu dignity, should lavc been resGy to take
my oaih in any court, till.cr in ChriatcEdom
or hca.hcudoul, th.t lad scca slost."