The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-01-31
Thrilling Ghost sgtory--Our ChiId's
Ghost.

The New York Presbyterian, OF late date
tells the following story:
"We were returning from our spring meet
ing ofthe Presbytery-ene gentleman and two
young ladies-in 'reckaway,' and the reeac
none Of the best Night, cold and damp, over
took US eight or ten miles from li5nle, but on
ly short distance from Judge Blanks, who
after we had arrived at his house, narrated the
following unique tale. Said the Judge:
''Y ears ago We had in our house sweet lit.
tie chill, about four years old. and the object
of course. of every tender affection. But sick
ness laid it's hands upon ii. Remedies, prompt
ly resoited to, al proved in vain. Day after
day the rose faded from the cheek, and the fire
i'll the eyes burned low, and at length death
closed those eyes and sealed those lips forev-
er; and we learned by trying experience how
intense darkness follows the quenching of one
OF those little lights Of life.
1.-The time rolling sadly on brought US at
length to the hour appointed for committing
grave. The friends assembled, the custom
cry service was held, the farewell taken, and
the little form securely shut beneath the we'll
screwed coffin lid, and in due form the grave
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
sheltering roof, and then wound cur way back
to our de5olate home.
Evening came On and wore away. My
wife had gone into al adjoining room TO give
some directions TO a servant, and |, untitled by
The scene Of the day for ought else, had just
laid my head on the pillow in my room, on the
first floor of the house, when l heard shiiek
and1iD a moment more my wife came flying in
to the room aud spgipging upon the bedbe-
hind me, exclaimed:
'"See there! our child our child =
'Raising my head, my blood troze within
me, the hair upon my head stood np, as | saw
the little thing in grave clothes with open,
bub manfestly s'ghtess eyes and pale as when
we gave il the last kiss, walking toward US
Had | been alone-had not the extreme ter
ror of nay wife compelled me to play Tie man
4 should have leaped from the window and bed
without casting look behind. But not daring
to leave htrin such terror, j arose, sat down
in a chair and took the little creature between
my knees--a cola sweat covered my body
and gazed with feelings unutterable upon the
object before me. The eyes Were open III a
vacant stare. The flesh coorless. cold and
clammy; nor did the child appear to have pow
err of speech, or hearing, as 1t made no answer
to any of cur qUestions The horror Of our
minds was the more intense as we had watch
ed our child through its sickness and death,
and had been but few hours before eye-wit-
uesses Of its intermcnt. While gazing upon it,
and asking in my thoughts w hat can This ex-
traordinary providence mean? For what can
it be sent?' the servant girl, having crept
to the door, after a time suggested, 1t looks
like Mrs.-'s child
Now our neiehbor had a child about the
same age as ours, and It's constant companion.
But what could bring it to our home and in
such a plight? Sill the suggestion had opera
ted as a sedative upon our excited feelings. and
rendered US more capable OF calm reflection.
Aud, after time, we discovered in truth that
the grave clothes we've night-c,othes, and The
corpse a somnambuIst And ii becomes mar
ifest that the excitement attending the loss
and burial OF its playmate, working upon The
child's mind in sleep, was the cause to which
we were Indebt ed for this untimeiy and start
ling visit
"Wlplng away the peIspiration and taxing
a few long breaths prepared to c0untermalch
the little iuu uder back 10 its fossaken bed.
Back we went, it keeping at my side, Wthough
still asleep had walked quite distance
across The wet grass. | found the door OF its
home aiar, just as the fugi.ive had left it, and
It's sleeping parents nnconscioqs Of us absence.
The door creakcd as | pushed ii open, anG
awakened the child, who looked wildly around
a moment, and then popped into bed.
Now, if it had not been for my wife. as l
have said, should, OH the appearance Of this
apparition, lave made a leap OF uncommon
agility hom that window; and after flight OF
uuconimon velocity fer person OF my age and
dignity, / should have been ready TO take my
oath in any court either III ChIistendom or
heathendom, that had seen a ghost.