The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31
4 SCHOOL-BOy On,
EEwBURYPoRT sCHooL-H--sr
EY THE SPECTRE or ,.-. n
ICorrespondcnee I'd -. -.

Correspondence OF THE yvg-,rr-
NEwBURYPORT, Janua!v 10 ,
true that every house has ,,. n,
but doubt if every to~1 h.. 'ss.". so
Certainly not such spectre ~. 'N q
who is by tradition and c.--, .'t'';
not only youthful, almost r.f4,'.yg Ia
cidedly bold and powerful Jerrr..T'g.. ,,'
Unlike the ghost Of the stnr,. ~ Ia.
audacious spirit comes not in ft,-.5S \
persists III making himself mans '.---
light Of glaTing day. We f,s. u q
him something over twelve r,r.'
when the quiet and order Of ,-,-,.....,,a
was sally interrupted By a rattr.,.
ing noise III the low. dark ,-a---.- ID
schoOLroom. One Of the L.rrsr' .'',
sent up TO investigate, but could :! 1
nothing unusual, and Che G.r.g-l,--A
accredited to rats. These uoj>as
from day to day. sometime IN ~
sometimes il that part og :hc 5-t
Miss Perkins, our pretty title tcar-
put to her wits end to dec, rLer nj,
The trustees were consulted. ars
dozen Iat-traps were distributed =.
however, Chough for time a duiesr
Early last summer the mauilesr7-f--
continued. Miss Perkins one h..
noon was deep in the mysteries af o.,
metic problem that had puzzled o-.
favoriteS, when the buzz ana bUr
schOol-rOOm was rudely mtenunta5f
slamming of blind on The east Nd.
building, Immediately followed ~.
peated opening and shuttinguf III, -.
posite. she ran TO the window ar5-
out, but nothing could be seen of,r..-.
of the hubbub. The children ;-s.
room were all in their seats. and ,.'..
failed to perceptibly shake the rs,-.
the trees across the road. Size knay- \. /
not be attributed to the wind So
the scholars We're sent outside =, 1.,I.
the misunderstanding Ioiterers Who -.
supposed must have caused the If,--,l.
Next day about the same hurr -ha \
pan and brOoms in the entry vars.r--
TO the floor, and an old bench -r,. ;.
long since been discarded tinnel ~. =
corner where it had accumulatss.r, -,
of years. The smaller cLildrerlz-,-
cry, the older ones looked uale. A. -.
the face of the little prccepucss E-,
grave look. Selling her ruler She star
herself to make a Thorough inspection
Still she could find nothing. hut rba :
that it was anything more serious Than
praulls of ill-bred boys never entered
I mind. But she returned TO Le7 desk ,
piqucd than before, for her search bar
vealed nothing but the overturned deI
broom. She cOUnSellsd her scholars u
quiet in regard to the noises, and move
desk whore she could have view q
entry rs we'll as of the study-ro3m
little pitchers have big cars. and
tongues, too, and the story was tod
great guSto in haif the homes ll ta
trict that Self-same evening. Dav ah
the same mysterious agency produ1
same mysterious noises. Stones were
in through the open windows, the
and sashes were ratified, plaster &
from the wall, and occasionally screa-
shuffiing of feet would be head In tls
and in the dark garnet overhead. E
grees it began to be whispered amr-
children that the old schOol-ho9s
haunted. Told by the older guss-t
younger ones, 1t became very gens-E.
lieved. and even the parents IoaE-s- y
and ceased to ''poOh-pOOh. " Nl-gI
mentioned at home. The three l
gentlemen who Officiated as tr7I<s
suited with Miss Perkins. bI. slas-
| ly professed her unbelief 10 aE szDarlI
raj causes, though acknJwlsdgl- her
| bility to account for the trouble. TIN
/ began to assume a serious aspect. Z
scholars were frightened at the least lJ-
/ and the recurrence of the mysterious z.
: ifestatiOnS would entirely upset the SCI
/ for the day. With the following v2z-
| the excitement subSided, and for L
whole days the school was cguuaucd@
! commencement of the fall term VII
/ interruption. Some time during tie.
noon of the next day, however tie Sc
! was thrown into an upToaT. Little
| Ingalls,, the daughter of g. farmer Hla
| moved into the town but the sumLE
! fore, was thrown into lit of hySs
| and declared she had seen stran-'
| looking at her from the entry WING
The teacher opened the entry door ,
! course nothing unusual could be 8
Hardly had she closed it again beiz
f
! look the second time. Much 10 be-
| prise she saw the thin face Of b1!
! ed tight against the glass. She oI-z
door instantly and he turned from @
! dow and looked her full in the ia3s
| fright that had oppressed her az '-E
gave way to the more natural t5l-
vexation, and she reached out to as.
| by the Jacket collar that she mi-1 4
! him for punishment. The child i
! back into the corner and she toI,GE
as she reached out the second tins
appeared. The outside door NJ
he had not gone through the sch
window, and she herself barred 2
through the inner door. The ma-I
zeal stories she had ever read or
this or of similar mysteries press. ]
her mind in rapid succession u
young in years Miss Perkins Is ys7iJ
cal III her conclusions and promE
and inside of three minutes L2d -,
every corner outside and inside Tx I
ing. Still no explanation. Shera..'.
eyes, she spoke to the children; *
not dreaming, neither could she ue-f'-
was the victim of an optical illusion
the matter has not been solved 70 tls :.
The school continues, Though VIII -
ished attendance. Miss Perkins Ie!-SI =
converse on the subject and t1s "a -.
who yet attend by her advice arc S-, ~
reticent. Scores of difiUTeD. ,ia- GO. a.
culated, and each wise one bas - -
excuse to give, but none Of a Te! 20
tory character. A prominent me- ,.Lr h
had an interview with the I.-r. n
teacher, and assured her that she We We,
ed with unusual spiriJualistlc Nv
was shown to the door for lis %
she persists in her assertion th". =
continue the school So long Is * 80