New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-16

| electric glitter. which shoots from one end
OF the passage - tie other. gesem bling the
action II "enai. lightning
; 70 10 this point the writer has described
, manifestations 81 a character with Ona ex-
, ceptlOn) which might pcs IDLY be accounted
! - the results u partially understood, but
SUI. natur3. causes: yet there would still be
enough OF mystery lei, TO please the most
| Practical.
! The one exception referred - - the case N
. which the cellar door was drawn back. This
! act -e-ms very clearly t. involve an int;
! ,;gence Plus the force. and il i. o! such
combinations that people n-a. ana :ea,i w.,L
| IL" strongest protests
Besides IL" d,s;l, Dances alreadv d..
sc!!bed. u seems tia, appartiou- o. various
descriptions have torment.I TIE inst tuition
| anu Ii is these that nave made il lannon's.
| As long ago as t:,e early part of ltst
| spring tia pupils ~ Tie schoo! began 20
; Ca. the teachers attention to ntcp!e who
! seemed to be stand;n. ii the entry. Now
! ana then a ch.ljs hasa: waIld be Passed
! ami h would pom. :, Il" window. saving
| with unnlsta kan,:. conviction. There l. q
, BOY our there. "The:- ;s somebody look
! in in
! These incidents hecii.a more an, more
| frequent. bur - vas - long time before III.
+; matteI-ot-ta"t IEi'tres. permitted herself 20
| be disturbed by the aeW form OF ANNOYANCE.
, Sac succeeded :"r a VIII. N calming and
| ptvsua0Ing her children. az one Dret-Xc and
. another and sb. lett no means uufIle, -
, convince herself thai wha: 'nc children D..
| held We're b.. tie reflections Of their own
! figures n the paI.- o. the practical iokingS
, OF some m.scaleV0u- child. Bur her efforts
! IA EUta directions presently came 70 nanIht,
| IL: the Appearances Wei" - viVl,. ami
! graphic that even hex ingenuity tailed to
| account Tor them.
! The most frequent manifestation was :he
| wh.t!-!i shape OF a child Ea:4u ana arm.
| which >-emeC: 20 he pressed hard against
| the lower pane .: the window III the parti-
! ton. The fingers Were slender in shape
! AM. waXtn i'll co.or. AZ other time. the
| whole arm 20 the SHOULDER would be eXhib-
| tied. and with undeniable oil. tIuctness. la
! all eases the arm was bare and :ts shape
| was attenuated. The most terrifying 90
| jet seen up TO tle first day of November.
| wa- the pale face o. q boy, which ire
| qIently peered i'll AT the window. ami fixed
l1s eyes lmmovaoiy upon the scholars IN
| their seatS.
| The appearances became more and more
| frequent. and there was a corresponding III
| crease .: the tumultuOus noises and ag!ta-
! tons. In the garrett there seemed to be a
number OF men at work hammering. walk
! Ing about. and now and then dropping their
materials and utensils. Sounds OF CONVEX.
three wholesome deep and harsh. another
high-pitched. and the third Huerulous and
complaining. On one occasion only was
there an Ineligible utterance, and this was
coupled with rather IorCsbe expression:
Hang II, where 5 my hammer!'
The climax OF this long series OF vista
tons and troubles was reached on the date
previously suggtstei-tAe first OF NOVem-
ber. All day long. from early morning 20
the !Di,idle OF the afternoon session. the Gus
tOIndlv disturbances Wer. il tui. force. BY
long experience the fears OF the boys had
become somewhat Gpadrnet. and the to
.ious uoroar now afforded them rather
! III. re amGsemen; than terror. Nhli- IN
til. middle OF the recitation. general
alarm from the whole scEOo. was .ralSed
| The lace o! ,he boy was a-a:n staring III -
ia. window. a lad Nance Lvdston. WHO
was ~ tHs head OF The class. looked into
tie entry. ami ~ once eXC.alHed: There
l. a boy out thereT
Mss Perkins fastened into tie passage
and heht!i what Lv,iston had discovered.
staining a. tine Iurtl-y cud. She .p-
preached: il ha-t.ly Unit. within six o: seven
fee. W hen She hecam" impressed with is
t:ue character. oi. rather. win the fact that
the figure was nDt substantial. Sn" az
sCribeS = as ccprc5t n:lEg n boy ut Twelve. or
thirteen Years -! are. si.Du"r III BODY. and
wi.l q pale .ace. lie was dressed II brown
CLOTHING. anu had his arms partially folded,
with his !ett LalI somewhat pr"iectt'; a. II
70 receive something. HI, tIcr. .hruyh
piucleG. had Il pleasant EXPRESSION. lis
| eyes wee. h.U-: his hair was OF yeliowisl
white. such a. !, common among the usher
mems children IL :.Iar par 81 The town.
ana. :: was Cr"ppe" OH az the paH % The
neck. ANA was C.>aITtnged upon til" TOY, -:
his head. ABOUT .he nee. was 4 DaudaLe
at c"naIdtraDlc width.
W.l,n Mis-, P-rkIu- disc 'vrrti tht: she
was .uccunr4:;ng something unreal. she
fa!tere,i. and. being ar'.al.y overcome. she
seize: :he coat hooks beside hey snoU!G.;
e.; support. Al tbs mo;Uen, tie ti.u-r Il
-" toy started from II. position IL the coz
L.: beside tn. winduw a,ut. advanced TO-
wd:'. tn. Gour opposite t. him. which led
:" III" garnet stars. Il opened Of Itself.
and lie passed through. 70. lowed By Miss
Perkins. VINO attempted IN vain 70 sriz"
him. H advanced Up the steep stairs.
closely followed Ov the irtrrpic! girl. Mid
wav u, She stumbled oVe- u brush.
and wien she again raised her eyes the
figure was standing ~ the tun. looking
!iX-d!y al her. In This interval il had
Changed som-what-its dress. which had
tppAl rntiy been cUmp">et! ot jacket and
pontaioons. had given place t" a grayish
n,ack. which still! retained the distinct out
Inc % IT. form. Miss Perkins FASTENED on
au,i the Il yur. retreated. When she got TO
tn. is..Idia. !. boye. it was bat 4 few feet in
a,.vanc. q: ht- She raj t"waid II. but
she did - !: began 10 lose it, shape and +"
disappear. Sh.. made SCI vigorous a grasp
a. il INA, her finger mail. cur the palm. of
her hands: hu. She seized nothing. The
| Fl yur. sunk beneath her fee. WI. a trr:nu-
! l,us motion. and win its eyes still liked
u:ion III. itiut.ns ttAche r. i wholly disap-
,care,.
U...,ror,. cf ~. ey.-,crI,r,rv ,nc;
| ~. :. c-rrr,r.,art;,I nI .,,-.l;,g;bI..
| The hn,. i,vG.tnr j a lad ,t the snprrIa.
~. ,,,. ,,,s..rva,.. tyr.. an. hi. f.s,..,,,.
49,. - 49,, ..,,,,o.,-,..,,,.',' o.. ,r,I ,s -. -.