Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-02-03
ii Well, / will attend any appointment

Il lsa,kt ne fa0V tlen lelt nef saQofeSS oS Mts
D Harrington, ST., Johns Wood, and Iva
arranged that should meet DR. .-----------th -------- ---th
next morning at IL O'Clock OF her res
!, jdence. ,;t.s-ar II ,gsa Jgs s57ss s seE /
! |, must cenfess | was a little anxious, I
see the singular Mr.. Harrington, and ,du
ring The day6l made some inquiries con
cernlng him, and the result Of which wa
that e5was q retired tnerchapt Of conside
rable wealth, and had always been esteem
ed as q most sensible and acute man.
Had my time been at my own disp osa
1 should have, called on Dr. --previ
Eousiy, but as ID was had no resource bu
10 meet Him at ST. Johns Wood, andther.
CLEAN wha,I could Of The nature Of Ii,
case. ss5 9ss'sss s'04s''5''s9 s.'t = ss2's'ses
hes ia a ff3Sl % giab NsseAn3 h~ IS -
I Twas punctnal 10 the hour, and found a
house repIete with every comfort. : | was
ushered into handsome and spaciou.
drawingroom. and there found Dr.. --- % - :
fwhp had been waiting for me about five
minutes. a',t''''''it 20" S''t7s
s2 Mrs Harrington joihed us III moment
and now that she was divested ofher walk
ling attire, | could ptainly see that the want
lof rest and anxiety had made great rava'
ges on her health. 2 sl'isf5 - IS $ -'-'..i
ssMadar', 81 said, Something must be
fdone for your hesith,, five fail in giving
a more healthy tone 70 your husbands
mind. -55's2 - ~: ~ S-11s ',l't's''s'
Before she could reply The door. opened,
and a tafi gentlemonly man, Of apparent
~ about Atty years Of age, entered The
room. He bowed, and We both returned
the salutaiinn. '.''''i' SYST =. ~
sMr. Harrington, said the wife TO me;
then turning to,her husband-.Henry, this
+ Sir, am delighted 10 see you.' said
Mr.. Harrington. Gentlemen, will you
take any refreshment!' $3.50 a5tii$ 5s-55
u ttDa,, said DR.. - - to me. .Aless !'sss !
& Thank you,' said. .1stsa s.is . A2sEa
silasMary, said the mad .Mr. Harrington,
IN ntiie most rational fiianner1 in ;the world,
i'ielf William 10 bring a tray and some
wine 5fsl3s5 :. p s.S1 7s','s S9'''' 's'. iss'
'tgANhile hewas giving orders, Df.------ Ii : !
whispered TO me- Eo3 7sez o. h@@@s2 pal'i
tsDon't allude 10 the mania. Lei him
come round 10 it Himself. pos ae,'sAao'is ne
4 nodded acqniescence. s $50 -ats'i,
The traywas brought, and We all three
sat down 10 an excellent, though somewhat
early luncheon. Mrs. Harrington had
lett The room, and we certainly looked like
as rational n party MS could be supposed.
{; isYoutliave acharming abode here, Mr..
Harrington, said X 57a f1.sis@s2 SSts55EF7
'as.Yes, he replied, 10 me, who have lived
pent up in the city the greater part Of my
life. i, appears most delightful. 'Sta@7i's 'sess
s1psThese suburban Villas remarked Dr..
i --2---,s 81, .always had d charm for me-
u Mr. Harrington seemed thoughtful for a
noment, and then boxing me hard in the
face ne said---if9 4ss1l % FFTs9ssis 10 sssls3
s'fI beg your pardon for the abrupt ques.
ton am gong 10 ask you" PIC 'S'ssa'e
g saDid yon ever see a. ghostp sni ~
q "A 'ghosti' firepenied. s''if''"liiit ne Ss
Eyes, sir a ghost. Did you ever find q
ghost, sir, that's what nsk p Because you
know DR.. johnson says that many persons
who deny their Observation-Disclosures tongues,
confess il by their fears. and the Rosicre-
clans could raise spirils.-Fhea world is
,eeu,ing with invisible lifea sir auWe' are
surrounded-hemmed in. AT our lable47-
in our chambers we have, them--eyery-
where. Now what ask You is, did you
ever see one?', n -gsf.osss,sia ysdgsaelge Z
III certainly have ne.,', / said. 5ali8ido7e
ID. sNor have /, he replied, and, thal's what
yexes, me and henrly drives me mad.'sltr
,a,7Here he gave nthunp on the table that
made The glnsses jampaa gain .s,t 8aald ssd
.Sometimes,' he continued. 4 catch .
faint glimpse of one. ard then he's off q q
gain.s 4 banda foot--.he side glimpse
of a face-th flash Of IN; eye l have
seen all that; but they, torment me, and
won't LEI me see 9 aohols chest, So I'm
2 ghost seeker, you see, naturally. Look Loci
here. Is.rls ~, fid s,s.,xst,a F,s;{v
He suddenly drew from his pocket a
ihigh bone, and laid il with ilhJgt q dab upon The
table. s..es o-s. h, .s.,f.,.,.egs- Eaa...ass,,
thigh bone, of some fellow. I've beer
,aunlipg him fol for a,.iss, week about il, but he
won't come .z@,.,1 g.s6.z,s ss4,f.....f:4aaxa
Again be gave the table Q thunpT-
Then suddenly fixing his eyes on. one par
of the room, he cried v,..sg s..fIt f.,sg
sThere-now there's one there! Blu
he won't show hinself-no, not he.--
There just dim shadow Of something =
Don't you see? look! there-theref /
goes along by the wall. See! see! 'Curs
yonp = go, =. - a. .-...a9ss
So saying, he caught up the bone an :,
threw it with great force against the wall
During all this paroxysm, one circum
STAGE struck me as confrmatory of his in
sanity. He carefully avoided meeting m
eve. When he had thrown the bone
how ever, he turned to me, and fixed hi
gaze eaze and saw him c1wer, Immediately, q
all insane people viii do: g. - ~, -, 80. -,
/ Mi. Harrington said !, you can AN
expect people to call upon you. II you D.
have so strangely. 81. ean.s ! ~, :.
I'll he mattsred, # f. was provoked es'e'
you see. -, -. .,.......sss,... -
- Observation-Disclosures =. 4...s..'.2 f. :,
'pm the ghos, seeker. you know,
4 said CALMLY. sand The people know how 81