The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-09-19
shock % ones nervous system was the

deep in thought. He was not likely to
indulge the wild speculations that crossed
my brain. He was seeking some material
explanation of the weird phenomenon. AT
last the hour began to sound. All the first
stroke nv brother arose and took up the
candle. | had provided myself with a
second candle on my own account, We
xamined the rooms on the ground floor,
without success. We assembled the stairs,
and paused outside the haunted chamber
The passages and the stairs above were
thick with shadow. My brother turned
The candle-and the weird sound died
away ss we entered.
In moment it came again. 1t rose and
swelled and died sorrowfully away. 1t
was s;ngularly human. Yet it was, beyond
all description, unearthly. No banshee
could wall in sadder or more thrilling
tones. We stood there like Dante and
Virgil except that the author of the
Inferno" and his guide did not wear car
pet slippers or carry brass candlesticks
Neither bid they such extraordinary
rough heads of haif as we had. / felt mine
going gray fast, and a cold stream of
terror trickled down my back. My brother
stood still and listened intently. The
ghost groaned again, and yet again. In
fact, he kept on grooming. 1t was fright.
full. The wall began in whisper; 1t
swelled TO an acute pitch; il died away in
a note of woe that slrilled ones heart. 1t
was awful TO stand there, waiting for the
sound to come again. My matler-of-fact
brother spoke.
Hes In good voice tonight" said he,
approvingly. A bit hoarse, but / don't
wonder at that. Still, wish he'd try an
other key. He's been at this long enough.
And he might get himself turned-hushp'
/ quite expected some supernatural
visitation to rebuke this ill-timed levity.
None came. My brother, having politely
waited until the ghost had finished began
again:
EAU these groans are exactly alike" be
said, considering. "Thai's odd, isn't 1T
Will, I'll tell you what-the ghosts up
the chimney
Once more the sound came, as though
to confiln his words. And it certainly
did appes to proceed from the region OF
the fireplace.
"Still, resumed my brother, thought
fully, "a ghost in chimney is an upcom-
Portable sort of thing. VIII, wen have
that chime swept. Fancy a ghost com
ing down with the SCOT Wen see about
it the first thing tomorrow.
This awful threat appeared too much
for our une cthlv visitor, for ne gave
tongue no mo e that ight We went 10
bed, and dreamed that the spigit Of a
bimney4 sweep appeared to me and con-
fe3sed to the mr Ger of one of the little
bows, who were SUI employed IN these
Gays in his profession. However, / got
some sIeep. got none the prey ious night.
Weleft the Office early In the afternoon.
We secured the services of an intelligent
sweep and sharp little bright-eyed boy.
The chimney was amply wide for the
youngster to climb, and up he went. We
waited in Suspense.
When he cine down he reported that
he had forod nothing. We questioned
hum eagerly, but he bad -een no ghost or
anything belonging to one. We sent him
np again. This time he found out some
la;ug. This chimney communicated with
the one ne door.
That must be the kitchen chimney next
door," said my brother. "We must ex-
plois that"
Our landlady was considerably amazed
whe1 we presented ourselves and ASKED
% be allowed to explore. After little
1emqr, however. she coasasted. There
was. taken out go
= ooD make i.up uniii after IL o'clock
~ .,ght, she explained. mot until my
master comes homo tired after his days
work. Then we have our bit of supper
and drink our grog, and we like TO see q
cheerful blaze. Bus in tue day don't
abaus it"
The boy went up smartly, and shortly
why, you've got smoke Jack up
there, missis, said he t
Whats smoke jack?" asked my
brother, hastily.
The sweep explained:
Its a happaratus for roasting meat,
fixed 10 the chimbley. 1t has little sails
IKE, jUet like a Windmill, only they are
laid hat instead of being upright. The
hot air comes up from the fire ald blows
these sails round. Then there's a cog
wheel, and that communicates the motion
to fiy-wheel. A chain passes round the
coming down TO the crate, aud
tusls the spit"
Dut WuctC dAc Tie CudluS {
COB, they've been taken off, suppose.
It isn't used now.
Il didn't know it was there" said our
Iandlady.
Doesn't it make noise?" asked my
brother, with quick look at me.
I'VE don't hear it, replied The land
lady, indifferently. ~
"WilI, said my brother, Just run back
to the bedroom and listen believe we've
got it. Lam going send the boy up to
turn the thing"
! did as be requested. When got into
the room the ghost was grooming in splen-
did form. He was going far faster than l
had ever heard him before.
The mystery was solved
During the day the current uf hot air
was not strong enough to act on the
blades aud set the revoly wing portion Of the
in motion, But when the crate
fire was made at night, the force was
ample. The revolving portion of the jack
is raised to small extent from the frame
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