The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-04

Tech, and passed out OF range of the
ghost he had evoked, and thus suffered
from 1t less than any one else, which may
seem another case of the worlds inJus-
tice, until we remember how well he had
meant.
AT home things did not go so smooth
ly. The ghost rang his bell half a dozen
times more, and then the family met in
solemn conclave and admitted to itself
that 1t was frightened. The ghost had
got on their nerves. After awhile he
even began TO exercise his abominable
form of haunting In the daytime. When
one of the family had been sitting quiet
anil alone in a room for length of time,
suddenly the tnkle would sound distinct
ly in the very walls. And a person that
has never been haunted has no concep-
ton of how much worse II Is to be haunt
ed I'm the daytime, when there are no
bedclothes to cover under, than at night.
This ought TO make us very grateful to
most ghosts for abstaining from their vo-
cation except in the darkness, although
perhaps this is not goodness, but timidity,
on their part, since we are assured
That ghosts have Just as good a right,
In every way, to fear the light
AS men to fear the dark.
However, this is an impairment dIgres-
sion.
The full sweep of the ghosts plaguing
did not strike the Wileys until the SER
wants began 10 hear him. This did not
happen until nearly a month after the
aunt discovered him. All those that have
lived in the suburbs and wrestled with the
servant problem can imagine what hap
pened then. Whether Sans experiment
was successful In driving off rats or not
II certainly was In driving off servants.
Matters finally came to such pass that
Mrs Wiley. much as she wished to keep
the haunting secret, al the intelligence
office used to ask servants II they were
afraid OF ghosts. Several servants pro-
fessed TO have no fear Of the supernatu-
raj; but with only one exception these re-
lied on whisky to fortify their courage,
and the exception declared after four
days THAI while she didn't mind common
ghosts one always ringing bell was not
ghost that any decent woman could
stand. The Wileys finally had 20 depend
on what day labor they could hire from
the village.
Rumors Of the ghost finally crept out
among the neighbors. Az first people
asked about the matter facehously, but
the Wileys. instead of frankly admitting
him and glorying In hIm-as Sarah Bern
hardt does In her thinness--would blush
guilty and palpably turn the CONVERSE
ton. Moreover, they lived in CONSTANT
fear of his tinkllng when visitors were
present; and from being a quiet. weli-be-
haved family. they got 90 talking very
loud and making all the noise they could,
for they had learned that the ghost did
not like loud talking and noise. After
a while the ghost actually hurt DIR.
Wiley's practice.
But the publicity the ghost acquired. In
spite Of their efforts. In the end was
their salvation. For knowledge Of II came
to the ears OF the rich ghost fancier,
mentioned in the beginning; and he
straightway came to buy the house.
Secretly DR.. Wiley had been trying 10 sell
II for some time, but vainly, although he
offered II at much less than Il cost him.
He was well nigh frantic over the whole
matter on the subject Of selling the house.
Hal ha" laughed DR.. Wiley hysteri-