The Irish standard., 1906-06-02
THREE YEARS WITH A GHOST.
A Series Of Strange Experiences in an
Ohio Town.

lHHEE YEARS WITH A GHOST.
A Series Of Strange Experiences in an
Ohio Town.
The following series of strange eX-
periences occurred in IL small town of
about 5000 inhabitants, situated on the
north side of the Ohio river and not
nous by the song of "On the Banks of
the Wabash" says S. NJ. O'Malley in
the Scranton, Pa, Catholic Light.
Business leading to a residence OF
some years in the town mentioned. it
became necessary I" hunt UP Il house
| and. at last. on IL pleasant Side-Street.
shaded by huge maple trees very de-
sir:.ble one was found. large. ro"my and
with IL wide yard of lovely grass, Il few
fruit trees and an ancient growth of
grapevines that clambered thirkly over
IL treliced path. From the dining room
Il door led into Il long bedroom lighted
at either end by Il wide. old-fShinned
W
grew and the other was shaded by some
trailing bitter-sweet.
This was claimed at once by the
younger members of the family, for
their sleeping apartment ana later ON.
when the pater familias was away on
| IL prolonged business trip. the mother
slept in Il bed under the pine tree
window" as il was called.
| For some time the mother had Won
dcred why 50 rmmy and elegant "
residence should rent for the .cry
small price asked for it when less fash
| iGnablc houses in the nrignbOrhnod
brought larger rental but she invari-
ably ended the communion with Il smile
| of gladnrSS that she had had the good
| fortune to find such Il place.
After having lived and slept soundly
every night for one year in this house.
an accident to Il son kept her awake
| beyond her usual hour for retiring.
and at about half-plst II o'clock she
|
door aiar, as was her custom.
AS soon as she was under the covers,
she fell into a heavy sleep. from which
| she awakened With Il start, under the
| impression that she had heard Il loud
report like the cracking of Il gun shot.
which brought her to her feet in alarm.
The child at her side and the chill
drcn in the other bed were sound
asleep The door ajar let in the light
from Il shaded lamp on the dning-roon
table. The calm to her strained
senses. was almost ominous. Cautious
ly she passed through the dining room
| to the bedrooms and family rooms. No
sound anywhere. The injured boy with
his bandagnd head rested easily, sleep
ing Il deep, unfevered sleep ana under
the stove the little family dog slept
peacefully. The only thing stirring
w:s the cat, which with glittcring eyes
| ana archeu back stood near the night
lamp. ana the mother. contemplating
her. concluded that she was in sem"
way responsible for the noise she am
cied she had heard.
Putting out the cat, she returned to
bed. touching each child lightly as she
passed her thoughts unconsciousIy
committing them to Gods care through
the night. After lying down she tried
in vain to rest well. Each light doZt.
would he disturbed by some stea)thy
noise that she vanly tried to account
for
window where the bitter-s sweet grew
and under which two children were
sleeping.
The second resembled nothing so
much as that Of large wcighty body
pushing carefully, stealthily against the
whole lower part Of the window. il in
creased in pressure until the window
seemed to be giving away. then it slow
ly decreased until all sounds of force
ceased, then gradually increased again.
The mother examined the window
closely. The night was perfectly STILL
no wind; no atmospheric disturbances
/ of any kind We're evident. and slightly
| inclined down the western slope Of the
sky the recently fulled moon lit up the