Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16
MYSTERIOUS TALE OF THE
''RADIANT BOY" GHOST.

Many an ancient castle has its time
honored ghost. Edinburgh, CLAIMS and
Cortachy castles are not without their
haunted rooms set apart for the delec-
tation of the traditional spook, but in
some cases the visitation appears, &C.
cording to ghostly lore, to be mani
festation Of something more refined
than the common chamber spook. The
story of the radiant boy OF Corby
castle affords an instance Of this. This
vision is not confined to the traditions
of the Howard family. It claims :
place in many an old family history,
and in all 1t appears to have the same
meaning-namely, that the one to
whom it is shown is destined for high
places and violence. There Is well
authenticated story Of the Marquis OF
Londonderry, better known as Lord
Castlereagh, in which the radiant boy
played a significant part. In the days
when he was plain Captain Stewart he
was quartered in Ireland. One evening,
the story runs, after long days sport
he found he had lost his way, and,
not knowing what to do, he asked for
shelter at the first gentleman's house
he came to. With true Irish hospitals
ity his host welcomed him. but ex-
planned that party Of sportsmen had
just been driven to ask shelter from
the inclemency of the weather, so that
he had now nothing left to offer him
but shakedown. This Captain Stew
art accepted, and his host, summoning
his butler, gave orders that he should
do the best he could for the late guest.
After spending a pleasant evening
Captain Stewart followed the butler to
the apartment prepared for him and
found that 1t consisted Of large, bare
room with shakedown upon the floor
and a large blazing fire on the hearth.
Wondering why so huge fire had been
set going, he took half OF the logs on
and retired to rest. In the night, how
ever. he was awakened suddenly by q
vivid light in the room, which appeared
to come from the fireplace, but a glance
in that direction showed him that the
fire had gone out Then the light COM
centrated and divided, revealing
beautiful boy, dazzling and radiant.
who gazed at him intently for q few
moments and disappeared. On awak-
ening next morning Captain Stewart
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| ed upon him by the other guests and.
thinking this an unbecoming way to
treat stranger limited as much at
breakfast, at the same time refusing
his hosts warm invitation to stay for q
few days. Every one denied the accu-
satiOn and asked for particulars, but
before they could be given the host
suddenly called for his butler and sques-
toned him as to what room his guest
had occupied. The butler explained
alphabetically that as the house was
very full he had been forced to give
him the boys room, but that he had
lighted large fire to keep the boy
from coming in. The host rebuked him
for this, as the man knew well that the
room had been denuded of furniture 30
that no one should sleep in it. and then,
taking Captain Stewart aside. he told
him gravely what the vision had all
ways been found to mean-viz, that
the seer should rise to power and then
die by violence. Lord Castlereagh rose
to be the head of the government and
finally died by his own hand.