The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-15
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In Nevburyport We have . sschoo
house that the school committee hss'
been forced to sdvertise as closed Il
visitors, because, carieus crowds VISITED
within and without to see the nysteri'
GUS form Of . ghost boy, who has been
trotting around there Tor more than q
year, seen frequently BY tths TEACHER
Who is not q Spiritualist-apd by most
Of the whole fifty pupils, who are too
young {primary scholsrs) to rnistify
and deceive the people
The school house 10 on Chsrles street,
q one story building, that would be the
last place in town for spirit rom
any happy abode to wish to renew its
childhood in. There 10 IN, entry to the
building, where there 10 . aigbt ofstairs
to the attic. and window looking into
the school room. The teachers desk
brought her back to that window,
where the pupils told her q strange boy
was playing his tricks, sometimes put
ting bis head up to the glass and look
ing in. They described him. and when
seen he has always been the came In
dress and appearance. To verify state
ments, che changed her seat to face the
window; and by and by the face APP
peared-the Jack Frost upon the win
dow pane. Not doubling but it was
really boy, she took her ruler the
emblem Of her authority - and
made for the entry, and there
she found him standing quiz
city in the corner-one of the pfettiest
faces she had ever seer, with q sveet
smile on his beautiful lips, and needing
q kiss more than blow. His body.
dressed in neat white clothes, bore the
appearance Of one just passed his first
decade of years. His hair was almost
white-a little tow-head his face was
az pale as death, and his eyes sweet
blue. His face WAS older than his
years, and he had the appearance Of
wisdom beyond his years She ad-
vanced, to him, and he lodged to the
attic stairs. She followed-is now near
enough IN take hold of him-reached
for him but he is not there. He seemed
to sink through the stairs, and where
she would grasp his person her hand
struck the floor. He was gone.
Now we have a veritable ghost-
what is to be done The police thought
they could capture him. They arrested
lad as the author Of all this comme-
tion-the town through; and he had
his choice to confess or take his chance
for the reform school 1t was not only
the old witchcraft. hut the old test
Throw her into the river" said they
OF olden times, "and we shall 6nd out
whether or not she be witch. II she
is innocent she will drown; il she swine
we'll hang her" The boy partially
confessed; but he Was not punished, be-
cause bis teacher and all the pupils and
his parents knew that he was not the
strange boy that looked in at the win
dow; and the face continued to re
appear when be was away.
Next q carpenter was sent to nail up
the passage to the attic; but III love
lang hs at locks" much more do ghosts.
The little tow-head even made more
noise than before. He turned the
attic into carpenters shop. where ne.
too, sawed and pounded and nailed; ;
and as if to demonstrate the futility OF
human force to shut him out, he put
his head down through the ventilstor
and took survey Of the school. Some
OF the children have been frightened,
and one day one Of them tainted; but
few of them are excited abNut it. The
teacher has spoken to him and he only
laughed from his happy face. The
children looked at him, whom not one
of them ever saw before, and he fe-
turns their glances with love in his seft
and mild eyes, but "a yet he has not told
us who he is, whence he came or what
his mission. This comes nearest to .
real ghoat-a daylight ghost-of any
thing we have had in this city for
years.