Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-10-10
VOLUME VII. NO. 40.

evil spirit, and wonld do him no harm: but tn a
she was one of his ancestors, and had been the
wife of Duke John Casimer Of SAKE Coburg.
She then related that she and her husband had
not been on good terms at The period of their
deaths, and that, although she had sought rec
onclliatioD, he had been inexorable; pursuing
her with unmitigated hatred, and iniuring her
by unjust suspicious, and that, consequently,
although she was happy he was still wandering
in cold and darkness, between time and eterni-
ty. She had, however, long known that one of
their descendants was destined to effect this
reconciliation for them, and they we're rejoiced
to find the time for it had at length arrived
She then gave the Duke eight days to consider
IT he were willing to perform this good office,
and disappeared; wherupon he consulted cer-
gynlan, in whom be- had great confidence, who,
after finding the ghosts communication verified,
by referance to annals Of the family, advised
him to comply with her request.
I" As the duke had yet some difficulty IN be-
iieying j. was reaya ghost ihe had seen, he
have hia.lssas 9Fell watched she,
However, entered at the appointed time, unseen
by the attendants, and. having received the
Dnke's promise, she told him she would retnrn
with her husband on the following night, for
hat, though she could come by day, he could,
tnot; that then, having heard the circumstances
the Duke must arbuate between them, and then
unite their hands and bless them The door
was still watched but nevertheless the apparti-
tons both ca,Ie the Duke Cassimer in full roy
al costume, but of liyid paleness and when
the wife had told her story he told his. Duke
Christian decided for the lady, in which judg-
ment Duke Cassimer fully acqniesced. Chris
tan toJk the ice cold hand of Casimer and laid
it in that of his wife, which felt of natural heat.
They then prayed and sang together and the
apparitens disappeared, Ihavng foretoId that
Duke Christian would ere long be with them..--
The family records showed that these people
had lived about one hundred years before Duke
Christians time, who himself died in 1907, two
years after these visits of his ancestors. He
desired to be buried in quick -lime-t is suppos-
ed from an idea that it might prevent his ghost
walking the earth.
"The costume in which they appeared was
precisely that they had worn when alive, as was
ascertalned by reference to thei: portraits.
"The expression that her husband was lodn-
dering in cold and darkness beiWeen time and eter-
mty is here very worthy OF observation, as arc
the circumstances that his hand was cold, while
hers was warm and also, the greater privilege
>he seemed to enjoy. The hands of the unhap-
py spirits appear, think, invariably to comm u
nicate sensation OF cold.
" / have heard of three instances of persons
now alive, who declare that they hold contin-
One Of these is a naval officer whom the author
, of book lately published, called The unseen
! world appears to be acquainted with. The sec
ond is professor in college in America, o mai
OF emi"ece and learning, and full of activit
and eberRy--ye; ho assss~ei G3sna of min
that he receives constant visits from his departed
, wife, which afford him great satisfaction. The
third example is d lady in this country. She ia
, united to second husband, has been extremely
| happy in both marriages, and declares tnat she
receives frequent visits fiom her first. Obern
the good pastor of Ban de Ia Roche, asserted the
same thing of himself His wife came to him
frequently after her death; was seen by the
rest of his household, as well as himself; and
warned hun beforehand of many events that oc'
g curredn