Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-10-10

al qnestions-why should they be cabinet Sc
crets?
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GHoST-sEELNG.
The following strange incidents are related,
MS well authenticated matters, in a new work
Just published IN New York, entitled" Night
side of Nature. or, Ghosts and Ghosi see,s, by
Cuthrilse CroNt "-ED.1
DoPPLEGANGERs AND SELF SEEING.
"Dr. Kcrner mentions the case of a ady nam
ed Dlenns, who was awakened one night by
her son, child six years of age her sisterin-
law, Nho slept in the sape room, also awoke at
the same time, and all thsee saw Nadine Ollie
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wiiich She iad lately boHeht. The sister said,
| see you double! you VIE in 6td, and yet you
are walking about the rooni' They were both
extremely alarmed, while the figure stood be-
tween the doors ir melancholy attitude with
the head leaning on the hand. The caild-who
also saw It, but seems not to have been terrified
JubIptu hul Va DFtAj ulIu lhilbi " tbS hEu''b
put his hand through it as he attempted to push
it, exclaiming, Go away, You black woman -
The form, however, remained as before; and the
child, becoming alarmed, sprang into bed again.
Madnm Dillenius expected that the appearance
torbodcd her own death, but that did not ensue.
A serious accident Immediately afterwards oc.
1. 4 4 a,,,1 ,In.o
might be some connection between the two e.
vents.
"There are numerous examples of similar
phenomena to be met with. Professor Stiing
relates that he heard from the son Of Madame
NJ. that his mother, having sent her maid
up stairs on an errand, the woman came run
nng down in great fright, saying that her mis-
tress was sitting above, in her arm chair, look
ing precisely as she had lett her below. The
lady went up stairs and saw herself as desert.
bed by the wmoan, very shortly after which she
died.
"Mr. Werner relates that jeweler at Lud-
wigsburg. named Ratzel. when in perfect health
one evening, on turning the corner Of street,
met his own form, face to face. The figure
seemed as real and life. like as himself; and he
was so close as to look into its very eyes He
ives seized with terror, and IT vanished. He re
! lated the circumstances to several people, and
endea7ored to laugh, but nevertheless, it was
evident he was painfully impressed with it,
Shortly afterwards, as he was passing through
a forest, he fell in with sOme wood cutters, who
asked inn to lend hand to the ropes with
which tn y were pulling down an oaken tree -
lie did so, and was killed by its tall.
T'' Becker, professor OF Mathematics at RIOS
iock, ha, ing fallen into argument with some
friends on disputed point Of theology, oil going
to hts library to fetch book which he wished
to refer to saw himself sitting at the table in
the seat he usually occupied. He approached
the figure, which appeared to be reading, and
looking over ITS shoulder, he observed that the
book open befoe it was a Bible, and that, witt
one oi the fingers Of the right hand, it polntel
To- the passage Make ready thy house, fo
thou must die p He returned to The company
and related what he had seen, and in spite o
aIl their arguments to the contrary, rename,
fully pursuaded that his death was at hand. HI
took leave of his friends, and expired Oh the fol
lowing day at six o'clock in the evening. HI
had already attained ii considerable age.
"Stlllng relates that government fficer, G
the name Of Triplin, in Wlemar, on going to hi
Office to fetch a paper OF Importance saw HI
own likeness sitting there, with the deed befor
hlm. Alarmed, he returned ho ne and desire,
his maid to 60 there and fetch the paper sh
wold find on the table. The maid saw th
same form, and imagined her master had gon
another road, and got there before her. Iii
mind seems 10 have preceded his body
The landrichter, or sheriff. F., in Frank
tort, sent his secretary on an errand. Present
: afterwards, the secretary re-entered the roou
and laid hold of book. His master asked hir
{; what brought him back, whercupon the fgut
: vanished, and the book fell to the floor. 1t wa
volume on Lnneus. In the evening, whe
}, the secretary returned and was Inerogate
t with regard to the expedition, he said that h
+ had fallen INTO an eager dispute with an &C
. qnalntance, as he went along about some bo
8 tancal question, and had ardenty wished h
Il had had his Lnneas with him to rec to-"
Edward Sterne and marvellous cook a
Ebersdorf settle this matter by their strange ex
> perience -
Edward Sterne, author of some Gcrna
n works, had a friend who was frequently see
q Om ofthe body, as the Germans term it; and tn
Il father Of that person was so much the sub
n ect Of this phenomenon, that he was frequent
). observed to enter the house while he was We
) wotking in the fields! His wife used 10 say t
f him, why, papa, you came home before : an
l. he would answer, | dare say, was so anxou
:, to gel away earlier, but it was impossible
- 1.-The cook in convent of nuns, at Eber.
i dori, was frequently seen picking herbs in tn
- garden, when che was in the kitchen and muc
in need Of them"
,e As to troubled spirits, Mrs. Grove furnishes
r. great many very satisfactory particulars, as f
. intance--
OF TROUBLED SPIRITS.
er "Duke Christian was sitting one morning
lie his study, when he was surprised by knock
ct his door-an unnsWIl circumstance, since tn
Ia guards as we'll as the people IN waiting were a
q, ways in the ante-room. tie, however, erie
IN Come in when there entered, to his amaz