Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-18


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feet In advance Of her. She ran
toward IL, but as she did so il be-
gsn TO loose is shape and 10 disap-
pear. She made so vigorous a
grasp al il that her finger nails cut
the palms Of her hands; bat she
seized nothing. The figure sank
beneath her feet with a tremulous
motion, and, with its eyes still fixed
upon the fainting teacher, il
wholly disappeared.
Her account Of this extraoTdi-
nary incident IS circumstantial and
ineligible. The boy Lydston is a
lad Of the speculative and observ-
ant type, and his description Of the
appearance, a. well as that Of his
mates, bear out in every particular
the story told by the mi stress.
On the succeeding Friday, this
vision was again seen, al about the
same hour IL the afternoon. Miss
Perkins followed Il with even more
resolution than before. bat il dis
appeared from he- sight, when mid
way up the stairs. The expression
Of lis features, il both cases thou. h
pleasant al first, became sad before
they I'D i away.
Between these two dates, Miss
Perkins encountered a new terror.
Up TO the same day in question,
the voices which had been heard
from time 10 time in the garnet, had
been, with one exception. mUffled
and indistirct. This exception
have described. They now mani
tested themselves IL q fresh man
uer.
One afternoon when the noises
had been unusually loud. and the
Influences especially active. there
issued from the teachers end or the
school room q loud and coarse tone
which seemed 10 echo 81 the fur
ther end. but with q laugh, instead
Of q diminished voice Of lis OWL
character. This was frequently
followed hy q s;mi,lr duet in In,
garnet above: where il was re-
peatoi several times. The scholars
a~ton;shel az tie novel visitation
sat in frightened expectancy. Ms.
Perkins saw the necessity Of allay,
Ing their fears If possible, AID she
asked which Of them would &c
into thu attic, % see If some ono
were hidden there.
/ One OF the largest boys declared
himself ready 10 20, provided th'
teacher would accompany him
The expedition was then arranged
and the two armed themselves Wit
sticks, and proceeded up the stairs
They nearly reached the centre o
the garnet floor, when from behind
them the laugh again arose, wit
twice It's former Significance. 4
was low, cold and jubilant. tn,
teacher. for tie first time in hei
long experience with all these I'M
namable telTors, felt q thorough
sensation Of fear. She pursue.
the sound, when it was repeated i
another quarter, and now and thel
laid Justify about her with he
stick. But as she struck the roc
and the chimney, IN her efforts I
bring down her enemy, the laug'
rose higher and higher, until In
place was alive with the chl.in
sounds.
The teacher and the boy conviu
ced that nothing was 10 be discoy
cred, and being filed with dreal
left the spot; and as they decend
ed the stairs, a perfect triumph {
sounds pursued them until they II
entered the school room.
All the accumulated wisdom {
the school committee, the town of
GERS, and hundreds of foreign vi.
itors, have not abated the phenon
cna, in the smallest degree and
seems that the history Of tai
school house must take an u1di'
puted place with that Of the celc
brated Wesley Parsonage o. Ell
glish renown.
Naturally enough, the Spiritua
: lists have been quick TO appropria;
these manifestations as proofs {
their peculiar principles, and th
''circ.es' have received an extraoi
binary impulse; but if the trouble
serve to bate the scientists into
new examination of kindred Gil
cumstances and annoyances-wh
tbpn--s.a,, then we'll Give tbp,