New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-24

preabn OF cold ar upon my neck snd al
! the same instant saw nv sisters eyes lifted
with frightened glance toward the corner
| closet behind me.
instinctively started up and crossed
over to the opposite side of the fre-phce
| What is il. Louisa p said Emma, ner-
vously; Il saw the door ofTthe closet open.
Mr.. Walton closed his book anq sal iooK-
| ing attentively at the cupDoarc. anu II
was while we were all thus. perfectly silent
| and motionless, that d SOUND broke tnt stllI-
| ness-at first what seemed the .lmghnG OF
! phials and rafting OF cnalns ana then lhe
| faint. uncertain sound Of mutfied Tulces
| which ! had heard more than once before.
! all coming Enthusiastically from the little
1 triangular closet ID the corner.
/ ON. Richard. do you hear ~ gaSped
| Emma. selzlng fast hold Of her husband :
arm. For myself J caule very near screani-
| ing outright
"Hush-be quiet :" said Mr.. Walton. And
taking the lamp, iie advanced to the cup
| board. threw wide open the door, and shy
veved IL minuteir.
| Jt was simply close built 0f deal boards
against the NAKED whItewashed walis Of the
room. Three riuaety shelves. unucCuplcU and
much stained with ink and other liquids
/ were all il contained. Between the lower
! and middle shelves WAS d strip Of wood
! nailed against the wall, as II To cover ID
4 place where. is We could see, tue plaster
had fallen away; and beneath this strip
could he diseerned part " what seemed to
be b rat hole. Besides THESE, not il thiLg
WAS visibl" IL The closet
And vet, AS ! live, white We three stood
there gazing into the empty closet, from Its
reresses came u hollow laugh. ana I low,
childish voice snid plainjively:
''Iircc-oN dcud-p DiSUl.ed"
Emma sank down. half swoouing. Even
NJ Waitou's face. as / tuncied. utcalIit o
shade pale, and then ". heard The voice
again:
Bury the1u-grave under 1ue I.aguu-
J looked again al NY brother lp-iaw, end
saw his lips compress, and Kind Of DIES
pertttiUn appear IL hls lace. lie advanced
close TO the closet put hls head almost
within, and shouted loudly aud distinct r.
Who aye you VIM is il that speaks =
IL answer came shrlek, loud and app..l
ling ringing IL on: very ears. Then Jnf
same breath ui cold air swept past, followed
Dy the violent shutting o. door and grating
OF ID key Ill !; lock. We looked al each uJnes
! aghast but before W. had TINE To urter h
word, we were agalustartled 10y different
suund-that OF children : cries and footsteps
4 huirving along the gallery 10 The room II.
winch We were. The utAt moment liz uUur
burst open. and il rushed MOmma hbev.
( the culured nurse. bearing baby III her arms,
/ and followed 10y ief assistant, Chloe. drag
/ ging the three elder children after her-au
/ the latter pale and terrified, and Freddy, ID
particular, shrieking siirlLy.
w hat Is the martei " mai has tap
! pened ~ screamed Emma. forgetting her
/ own recent terro, III alarm Tor hey children
oh, marster Oil, nuosue " gaEpaO Non
/ ma Abbey, pIteuusir. her eyes rolling white
il thei, sockets, u gnos gtlos II Tia
nursery "
"A ghost -
! In the corner cIUset IL the nursery !
heerd II We all necrd il Marstef FREDDY
was lookin' III dat closet to SEE i dar " as
auv mice ina. trap what he d set. and sur. ?
/ ~ alive dis minute. marster. sulutonGy IL
/ dat are ciuset holisred out, W BIO is you
! " hO dat taIkIu O@r1 We a. Aeerd It. W.
/ do >"
MIR WALTON turned around and once more
I looked into tue closet Then. taking tut
tougs from tAe hearth he inserted tAeIu ia
/ hiIL the bit Of board which ! have Iacu
toned he nailed TO The wall, and wreuchrG
| 1t away, exposing, rs he did -. d sma-.
apert ure surrounded uy metallic ring.
Il bxve discovered she mystery at last,
he said. turning to with d shiile. III l.
10 gh@t, 0ut simply speaking tube STAY
here. and when you hear the spirits. place
your mouth 10 tls and answer them.
He left the room and III lew minutes
w again heard fhe mysterious, sepuIcural
yclce III the clOscr. or.v much more dis
tlnot now eiu"e The uuaru haa betL -
/ moved:
.'HVlr are pot a. p"
summoned courage Il auEve a.. "Mudt
better" And uheu Juere came low laugh.
snostlv enough, certainly. 10 have cHu~ed
uJi blood 30 curui" nat not Dsau a y al z
u tie identity Of She apparent ghost
And 80 il was all explained. &uo tnt Il, =
terry Of the haunted close. cleared ur.
There wac, as Nj. u ALTON had saic. I. spei.E
Iug tube COMMUNICATE between tue utiIUe
room aud The GIsJGI. L-rs'rT, placed there.
Guuhrtess, uy rut eccentric Lugusl uatura
list Dr. Ma uer, for his own convenience.
and he Oh leaving me house. mad simply
cttreiessy hcurueG ever the mouths ri IN
tube not Dreaming Of. " indifferent 10 ia.
consequences OF TINS negligence. P"una "a. :
II had u-.u Junee very mysterious
sounds whicu had driven twav tu-
laet occupants u the huuoe and certain
il IL that uut Tor tne fortunate discovery
Of their source. VI ourselves might III .
been Won over To the ranks u spIr!tua.
ists and ghost believers. ouch results have.
ere now. been produced by shgILer causes
than these.
The explanation " the various sounds
hearu Ur Iis III the Utile. room IL very o,uIt.
! The corresponding mouth Of The tUUt ar
4 IN closet IL the nursery. precisely s,uI.ur
80 that IL the office. Momma AGbey stored
III tuIs closet the various cups. pulaIs. etc.
used IL the L urserV. and. and. - secure
+ these from The children, Lie closet was c.u
/ orally kept locked. II was the opening and
( shutting Of tule closet door. with tip graf
Ing of the key Id tue rusty lock that Luu 1t
I often alarmed liz. anG when u - upeu
J aud search gr-uC Oh among Ks cuuiru,s