The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-05
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The recent conduct OF q st. Louis ghost
.s,aas ma reason 10 hope that u ghostiy re.
Formation has act,w,iyl begun, and that OF
jeast n FEW Of tho swafming millions OF
hitherto lazy aud Frivolous ghosts have de-
.,tern.ined to do something to redeem the
damaged reputation OF their kind. That
ghost should choose to visit Sc. LOUIS IS NOT,
OF course, crcditablc to ghostly taste, but
the individual ghost Just referred TO went
to st. Louis exclusively IN the lntefeSts,oI
humanity. a week or two since st. Louis
FAMILY wefe,snnoyed by the nightly ringing
az the sront-door bell by invisible hands.
The local small boy and the household rats
were in turn charged with the ohence tof
malicious belI.ringing, but noprooi o. their
guilt cn,siti he obtained. An nstute plumber,
Whose advice was sought, alleged that the
belLriayine was due to electricity, ana ne
accordingly undertook to suppress the null
CIV changing the direction OF the bell
wire and putting in new gas-pipes and
,watcr-pircs throughout the house. Though
isfbill was OF the most formidable proper
tipns. the mysterious bclEringing was not
checked, and the household gradually &C.
,cepted itas a necessary evil which no earthly
srcnedy could cure. OF course, the bell was
ring BY ghost, and when the latter found
that no further good could be accom-
~pHSne0~ IN ,titut uhcStioH, say
ghost was OF the gentlcr sex-changed
her tactics. She adopted the habit OF
singing songs in the front parlor, accom-.
psnyinp her voice by playing on closed
and locked piano-forte. After thus opening
the evenings entertainment she would
move sictures, chairs, and bedsteads all over
the lioase, and execute more noisy carpeh"
ter-woAs with an invisible hammer and saw
than any live carpenter with q proper sense
of LOYALTY to his carpenters union wo!iio
be willing to do in week OF consecutive
labor. Her most remarkable feats, however,
were performed in connection WIN slhall
bows, both actual and ghostiy. Ihe !aIniIs
were frequently astonished ana deilShteo
w, sss;n a their private small boy suddenly
i raised NV the hair two or three feet ABOVE
the f,oor. and thus borne kicking and shrek
inc from the room. Unfortunately the
Ghost always brought him back again, I'M
Sued with n sense Of injury which leo
him to lie down on the floor and howl until
his disappointed parents pacihed MN WIN
the bootiack or other convenient ana SCOUT
ing instrument. The ghosts efforts to drive
the family to despair were not, however,
successful until she adopted the pan OF
causing ghost!y small boys to emerge from
the FIREPLACE and other unexpected locali-
ties. When the prosecuted residents OF the
haunted house found that they could not
open closet or unlock burglar-proof safe
or remove the head OF whiskey barrel
without being shocked ut the prompt ap-
pearance Of a shadowy and unnaturally ST.
lent small boy, they became utterly demon
allied and sent for a spiritual medium to
negotiate terms OF peace with their tor
mentor.
Now, what is remarkable and unprece-
denied in ghostly history is the motive as
signed by the ghost for her prolonged dis
turbance Of the household. She asserted,
through the medium, that the lady OF the
house had once promised to treat her dead
sisters small boy Us her own, and that in
stead Of keeping this promise she had
formed him out to heartless baby farmer
The accused woman admitted with tears
that such had been her faithless and wicked
conduct, and she gladly acceded to the
ghostlv demand to send for the injured
small boz, and to treat him with the Ut
most kindness. In consideration OF this
promise the ghost agreed to withdraw from
the premises, threatening, however, to re-
turn and make things disagreeably lively
for the family in case the promise should
not be kent. The boy was sent for and the
ghost withdrew; and thus the first known
philanthropic ghost accomplished her hu-
name purpose.
To say that this exceptional ghost de-
serves the respect and gratitude OF all hui
name people is hardly necessary. 1t is to
be hoped, however, that she will not con
tent herself with having performed one
good action. What she ought to do is to
form ghostly society for the prevention OF
cruelty to children. Such society could
accomplish far more than any merely hui
man society can hope to do, and all honest
and kind-hearted ghosts can rest assured
that if they will only enter upon life OF
active benevolence by prosecuting cruel
parents and guardians they will soon earn
the admiration Of mankind and relnstate
themselvesin the good opinion OF the liF-
ing.-Nen York Times.
A SINGULAR MAN.-There lives in this city
nyoung man who is perhaps one OF the most
eccentric beings known. He lives in small
MANN ,nI M human heinz has ever bopn