, 1873-01-15


Tow-pneadcA Ghost, with tho pfct-
tfcst OF Faces and tho Sweetest OF
Blue Eyes.
Front tho Aftrs1mack Valley {afass.l vfsftor. .,
In Newburyport no have schnol-houso thhs
School Committee have been forced to aavo5-
waited within and without to see tho mysterious
form Of ghost boy, who has been trotting
around there for more than year, seen ire
quontly BY the teaeleE-Th9 ia a;1 not Spiritual ho
are too young (primary scholarly to mystify and
deceive tho peoplo.
The eohool-houao ID on Charles street, a one
story building, that would be tho last place u
to re renew M Ills childhood in. There is IN entry to
tic building whore ia a flight Of stairs to tho at-
tio and window looking into the school room
Tho tcachers dosk brought her buck to that win
was playing his tricks, sometimes putting bis
head M to tho glass and other timos looking In.
Ihoy described him, and when aeon no has always y
boea tho samo in dress and appearance. 70
faoo tho window; and by and BY tho face ap-
poared--tho jack Frost upon tho window phne
Not doubling but 1t was really boy, abe TOOK
her "ruler "-the emblem OF ler authorsty-and
made for tho entry, and there she found him
standing In tho corncr-one of the pretticst
faces she Ind ever seon, and needing q kiss
more than q blow. His body, dressed In neat
white clothes, bore tho spRgsara11ee a1 s...a o.
His hslr was almost white,--a little tow-head;
his foce was as palc as death, aud his eyes
sweet blue. His face was older than Ills years,
and be had tho appearance Of wisdom beyond
his nge She advanced to him, and then he
dotlccd to the attic stairs. She followed-is now
noar enough to tako hold OF him-rcaohed Tor
him but he Ia not there. He seemed to sink
through tho stairs, and whore she would grasp
/ bis person hor baud struck tho hoor. Ao was
eN Now wa hare a yoritablo ghost, what Ia to DO
| done7 THO pollco thought thoy could capture
| him.. They nrreatod lad as tho author Of az
| this commotion, tho town through; and he had
jiis choice to oonfeas or take his ohanca for tho
| Hnform Hohool, It WAS not only the old Witch
| ornft but the old test. "Throw her into tho
river" said they Of olden times, " and find out
whether or not hho bo witch. II she is innocent,
eho Will drown; 1t She ewlms, wo'n hang her.
! Tho boy partially confeased but no was nos
punished, because his teacher and all the pupils
bow that looked In at tho window; and tho 1aco
| continued to ranppoar WHOM ho was away,
Next a carpenter WAS seut to nail up tho pas,
saro to the nttio but "if love laughs At locks,
muoh moro do ghosts. The little tow-hoad eyon
made moro noise than beforo. Ho turned the
attic into o carpenters shop, whore he, TOO,
sawed and pounded aud nailed; aud, aa II 20
demonstrate tho fntility Of human fo4o to shut
| bin ou., he put hiu head down through tho Won.
tilator and took survey Of tho SCHOOL, some ol
tho Children hayo bean frightened, and ono aay
ono of them tainted; but faw Of them aro OK
| oitod about It, Tho teacher haa bpoken to him
mud le only laughed from l.ia happy face. The
children looked at him, whom not ono OF thoI
oyer saw before, and ho returna their glnnoeE
wifi love In his soft mild oyes !; hut, as yet, III
has not told us VINO to IL. whence he oRme' O