The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-29

ncty terrible thing be ghost and not be able to
out
with be stowaway in the hold and
that he had mad We both went forward and the hatch
top the coal and then
the join search in the fore
peak upon my single handed for job
kind when the voice said There's no
looking You'll find I'm not to be seen
cried the skipper polishing hh forehead with
a pocket of thing. I'll tell
you looking into the hatch dead men
can't ak and So az youe bound to be alive you'd
up smar dye you'll find this the
worst attempt at skyarking that was ever made
There short silence and you'd all hands stranng
their there light enough for that given out by
lantern of the held
because you couldn't me-, said
a away this time it from the d
reetion of the main hatch though it had fitted aft
Well the captain may be jiggered! And without
word. walked away the poop.
Il told the clap the matches again and they did
quick evidently afraid that the ghost might
up out of the hold If they didn't mind their eye
n this made superstious from the captain down
to the boys We talked in the cabin and the mate was
ncredulous and disposed TO ridicue
ANYWAY said he it's that this voice is only heard
in watch It's favored with any remarks The
cracking sroanng of old wooden ship often Ike
what hearing may be nothing but
deception cried the skipper The timbers of
old wooden ship strain and ereak in the Dutch language
but hang they ever talked good sensible English How
going For part said he with nery
glance around him. don't believe in ghosts Whatever it
that's talking the hold jawng so long as he
sticks that don't frghen the with an ugly mug nor
upon Is a mans allowance
IF It's anybodys ghost said I, 1t must be the aians the
chap that starved in the forepeak'
skipper. didn't detect anything
it sounded like White
chapel than Itaiano.
sWeil heard little OF the ghost
It's that middle watch chap had sent aloft to loose
the main hardly of the lower rigging after
lingering the overhaul bis cew lines when he
rushing I've been hailed from
alof sir! voice has just out Tommy jump aloft again
that may have good look at your
Who's there" asked him. staring into the gloom where
the mast and yards went towering -
There's there, sir III swear it. was bound to
him been there he answered evidently very
much frightened
.It occurred that Of the crew might be
lying hid If could catch him might find
who the the rigging and rotted
ao keeping the lee rigging to make that no
descended gained the but nobody was there
mounted the deuce sign OF one could
feeling both foolish and scared for
had heard he voice myself the hold There was question
that there belonging nobody knew what knocking
about the ship consequently impossible to help
believing when he said he heard It
However keep the men In heart and this
appearing scared So
the told him that there such
speer possibly lungs those
being OF perishable nature him forward
easier I suspect Anyhow, glad
when eight turn to go below But
nothing Of this at least nothing that
reached my nights following the ship lay
becamed air. and the sea lay smooth
pOlished This had the middle watch again
walking quietly the on the lookout FOR
the Indicate the approach o. wind
WI nan N ladder and said Theirs sone
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