Year: 1861

"He that savsth soul from death,
hideth multitude of sins.'


Thrilling Ghost StOry--The Chiids


Ghost.


The New York Prssbytsrim tells the
following story:


We were returning from our spring
meeting Of Presbytery--ons gentleman
and two young ladies-in a "rockawsy,"
and the road none OF the best. Night
cold and damp, overlook us eight or ten
miles from home, but only short dis
tance from Judge Blanks; who, after we
had arrived at his house, narrated the
following unique tale. Said the Judge


"Years ago we had in our house a
sweet little child, about four years Of age,
and the object, of course, of tender af-
fection. But sickness laid its hand upon
it. Remedies promptly resorted to, all
prove in vain. Day after day the rose
faded from the cheek and the fire in tho
eyes burned low, and at length death
closed those eyes and sealed those lips
forever; aud we learned by trying expe-
rience, how intense darkness follows tho
quenching Of one of those little lights of
life.


"Thc time rolling sadly on, brought
us at length to the hour appointed for
committing our treasure to the ordinary
custody of tho grave. The friends as
sembled, the customary services wero
held, the farewell taken, and the little
form securely shut beneath the we'll
screwed coffin lid, and in due form tho
grave received its trust. We looked on
and saw the earth thrown in, the mound
raised above; and the plats of sod neatly
adjusted into green sbeltering roof, and
then wended our way back to our desc
late home. Evening came on and wore
away. My wife had gono into an adjoin-
ing room to give some directions to a
servant, and |, untitled by tho scene Of
the day for aught else, and Just laid my
head on my pillow in our room upon the
first floor Of the house, when L heard a
shrek, and in moment more my wife
came flying into the room, and springing
upon the bed behind me, exclaimed


"See there our child our child


Raising my head, my blood froze
within me, and the hair upon my head
stood up, as | saw the little thing ia
grave clothes with open, but manifestly
eye, and pale as when we gave
it the last kiss, walking towards us. Had
| been alonc--had not the extreme ter
ror of my wife compelled me to play tho
should have leaped from the
window and bed without casting look
behind. But, not daring to leave her in
such terror, | arose, sat down in a chair
and took the little creature between my
knees--a cold sweat covered my body
and gazed with feelings mutterable upon
the object before me. The eyes wero
open in vacant stare. Tho flesh col
orless, cold and olammy nor did tho
child appear to have the power of speech
or hearing, as it made no attempt to ans
wer any Of our questions. The horror
Of our minds was tho more intense as we
had watched our child through its sick.
ness and death, aud had been but few
hours before eye witness Of its interment.
While gazing upon it and asking in my
thoughts What can this extraordinary
providence mean for What can it be
ssnt p the servant girl, having erept to
the door, after time suggested, 1t looks
like Mrs. IS child


"Now our ncighbor had child abont
the same age as ours, and its constant
But what could bring it ~
our home and in such a plight Still
the suggestion had operated as a sedative
upon our excited feelings, and rendered
US moro capable Of calm reflection. And
after a time, we discovered in truth that
the grave clothes were night clothes, and
the corpse a somnambulist. And it be-
came manifest that the excitement at
tending tho loss and burial of its play
mate, working upon the child's mind in
sleep, was tho cause to which we were
indebted for this untmely and startling
visit.


"Wiping away the prespiration and
taking few long brcaths, | prepared 10
counter. march the little intruder back to
is forsaken bed. Back we went, it keep.
ng at my side, though still asleep.
iad walked quite distance across tho
vet grass. / found the door Of it's home
,jar, just as the fugitive had left it, aud
is sleeping parents unconscious of its alb
'ence. The door creaked as l pushed il
open and awakened the child, who looked
wildly around moment and then popped
nto bed.


"Now, If it hal not been for my wife,
Is L have said, should, on tho appear
snce of this apparstion, have made leap
of uncommon agility from that window;
md after flight Of uncommon velocity
Tor person of my ago and dignity, 4
should have bcon ready to take my oath
in any coult, eithor in Christendona or
neathep dom. tina. I had scen ghost"


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