Ghost Child
I heard this storyfrom a friend, so I can't authenticate it: Some years ago a manbought a 'fixer-upper' house and after several hours work,decided to eat a cold supper, sleep there, and continue early thenext day. As he was lying in bed, thinking about what to do thenext day he heard the wailing of a small child. Sitting up in hissleeping-bag he looked across the room towards the staircase andsaw the figure of a small child, hardly more than an infant,descending the stairs, crying. He called out to it, but itignored him, and passed in front of him and went into the livingroom.
As he rushed into the room he saw the figure, still crying, passthrough the wall next to the fireplace. The wailing soundcontinued, and then died away. Severely shaken, the man (I don'thave his name, sorry) nonetheless went to sleep, but rose earlythe next morning and attack the wall where he had seen thephantom leave the room.
Imagine his surprise and horror when he found the skeleton of ayoung child inside the wall! He promptly called the sherriff'soffice, who removed the skeleton, and after the necessary paperwork he and the two officers held a token funeral service at thelocal graveyard. That night the man waiteed expectantly, but sawnothing. However, just as he was beginning to fall asleep, heheard the faint sound of laughter. No visions, just the sound ofa child laughing. But that was all. And from that time untiltoday, he has heard nothing else.