Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-05-07
A Genuine Ghost Story.

A Genuine Ghost Story.
Great excitement prevails in the vicinity Of Dix
boro', Washtenaw Co, Michigan, in consequence
of the appearance of an npparition to one Of the
residents of that place. 1t appears that a person
named Van Woeri, who lately moved from Living
ston county in this State lives in house formerly
occupied by a widow woman, who had, few
months before he arrived in that place, died under
suspicious circumstances The following the
rest of the particulars, sworn to by Van Woert :
The lovers Of the marvellous will find food enough
in this statement TO last a month
/, Isaac Van Woert left Livingston county, n.
York. about the middle of September, IS45, for
the purpose Of moving to Michigan with my family,
and arrived on Wednesday, the oath Of Septem-
Der, and took lodgings the same night in vacant
house pointed out TO me by Jackson Hawkins.
On Saturday night, the 9th OF September, be-
tween and o'clock, was standing in front OF
the window of said house my wife had stepped in
TO Mrs Hammond's about two rods distant my lit
tie boys we're in the back yard and had Just pass
ed through the house, and combng my hair,
when saw a light through the window l put my
hand on the window sill and looked in | saw a
woman with a candestick in her hand in which
was a candle burning. She held tfn her left hand I;
she was middle sized woman, and wore a loose
gown had white cloth around her head, her
right hand casped in her clothes near the waist
much sunken, very pale indeed, her lips projected
and her teeth showed some she moved slowly a.
cross the floor until she entered the bedroom, and
the door closed. then went up and opened the
bedroom door, and all was dark | stepped for
ward and lighted candle with match looked
forward but saw no one, nor heard any noise ex-
cept Just before | opened the bedroom door tho't
| heard one OF the bureau draws open and shut.
| spoke of what had seen, several days alter,
/ i r.. HI .re hat he hOttaa
in which then lived had been previously occupied
by widow NJ. and that she died there. The sec
ond time | saw her, was in October, about one o.
clock in the morning. got up and started to go
out the back door as opened the bedroom door
il was light in the outer room | saw no candle
but saw the same woman that had seen before
| was about five feet from her; she said " don't
touch me not" | stepped back little and asked
her what she wanted, she said " He has got it,
He robbed me little by little, until they kilt me !
now he has got il ALL" then asked her who had
il all She said J. J. yes J. has got
it at last, but it won't do him long. Joseph Oh
Joseph | wish Joseph you would come away.
Then was all dark and silent.
October-The third time / saw her, awoke in
the night know not what hour, the bedroom wal
entirely light | saw no candle but saw the SAINT
woman she said " J. can't hurt me any more
No he can't. am out Of his reach, Why don
they get Joseph away oh my boy Why no
come away p and all was dark and still.
October-The fourth time saw her was about
eleven O'Clock, P. NJ, was setting with my fee
upon the stove hearth. My family had retired ant
was eating a lunch when all at once the from
door stood open, and saw the same woman in the
door supported by the arms Of man whom knew
she was stretched back and looked as if she was il
the agonies of death she said nothing, but tn
man sad she is dying she will die + and all dis
appeared, the door closing without noise.
October-The fifth time saw her was little
after sunrise | came out Of the house to go to m
work. saw the same woman in the front yard :
,, She said +" wanted Joseph to keep my papers Blu
they are -" Here something seemed Il
stop her utterance. Then she said Joseph 10
seph fear something will belall my boy !" AM
all was gone.
October-The sixth time | saw her was nea
midnight, it was the Same woman standing in III
bedroom The room was again light as before, n
$ candle was visible. | looked at my wife, iearln
she might wake she then raised her hand and said
60 she will not awake !" She seemed to be in grea
pain; she then leaned over, grasped her bowels 1
5 one hand and the other held phal containing
= LIQUID; | asked her what it was " The docto
n said it was Balm Of Gilead" she replied, aud a
/ disappeared.
a October-The seventh time ! saw her, was
il work on a little bench, which was standing IN III
e room at which worked on evenings saw tn
II same woman az wanted 10 tell James something
l. but could not" asked what she wanted TO tel
:, ''Oh he did an awful thing TO me-" asked hi
o who did The man they would not let me have,
lie she answered
ofI asked what he did 2 "Oh he gave me
great deal Of trouble in my mind" she replied; "Of