Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-25
MEETING A GHOST
Old Tom Came Face to Face With
II Between Decks.
SCARED THE SAILOR STIFF.

Then When Ne Got Wind 9nsvsh u
Yell There Was Lively TIM
Aboard the Old sailing Vessel TIL
Mate xndsd the Mystery.
OF course there II no reason VIII.
ghosts should not DO found on ship
board as often as elsewhere. Az
matter Of fact. Jack, who IL AWAY
superztitious. sses his full share O
apparitions. This amusing story. tolt
by the ghost himself. Is found In Cap
tain John D. Whidden's ocean Life Ii
the Old Sailing Days"
Whidden. u boy OF thirteen. was max
Ing his Hrst voyage. The ship wa.
hardly clear OF land when a heavy
storm set In. Whidden was feeling
wretched and in carrying breakfast t.
the forecastle upset n pan of hot scouse
on the head Of ''old Tom at the foot OF
the companionw way stairs. The cutting
he had for this did not make him fee
any better. An hour or two later. wher
the men were sent aloft. the boy slip
ped down the BOBBY hatch and was
soon fast asleep among some rope. can
vas and oakum that were piled against
the forward bulkhead next the forecas
tie.
When he awoke It was dark. but
light streaming through some augei
holes in the bulkhead and the sound OF
voices brought him to his lenses. He
was surprised to hear the crew talking
about him. az II he were dead. and dis
cussing the manner in which he had
been swept overheard. He heard old
Tom say. well, I'm sorry ! hit him
but the cub Hcalt every spear Of hair
out of my hend."
He had another hong sleep. When he
awoke h heard the crew washing
down decks and realized that he war
perfectly we'll and very hungry. He
found a barrel Of spiHes In the lower
bold. fllei his pocket and shirt bosom
climbed back into bis nest. ate apples
and went to sleep aKnin-
The next day old Tom was sent he
low to cut a piece of rope from the
coils among which Whidden was hid
ing While be was sa wing at the rope,
the boy. disturbed By the noise. peeped
out Of the coil OF ha WISER In which he
lay and met Tom. glance.
with whitened face and bulginc
eyes" says Mr.. Whlddeu. he gazed
at me a moment, then dropping rope
and knife and emitting a series OF
blood curdling yells he dashed for the
BOBBY hatch and disappeared on deck
Every one was aroused. l heard the
second mate ask. What's broke loose
with your and all old Tom could
calculate wns, I've seer him! I've seer
hlmr
Seen whoT yelled MI. Fabens.
"'Oh. the boys ghost! the boy's
ghostr Old Tom was nearly brighten
ed out of his wits.
"'Mr. Fahens.' said the captain. get
a lantern. take that fellow below and
see what scared him.
80 Mr.. Fabens descended the ladder
with half the crew at his back. and
old TON bringing up the a As they
came forward the mate called out
Where's your ghost2 / don't see any
ghostr
"UHtfl now I had lain quiet. but feel
ing that I was discovered I o up to
step put OF the coil. Tom Rnve another
yell and broke for the hatch ladder
followed by half the lei
"Mr. Fntens came up. reached over
lifted me out by the collar and march
| ed me on deck. where l was at once
surrounded by officers and crew.
"Captain King stepped forward and
said. Well. hoy. where have you been
for the last forty-eight hoursr
"'Between decks, sir l sheeptshly
answered
"'wha have you been doing b
tween decksT
sleeping, sir
"'what. sleeping two days and
uightsY
"'Not all the time. SIR ! replied
"'Had anything to eatT
".Arples.' ventured.
"'whsrs did you get the apples:
sOut Of tas bold. SIR. I got the head
cut Of q barrel
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