Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-05-06
AN uNpEsnanLE AppanrrroN.

AN UNDEyHABLE APpARHTTON.
/ Alta town in the west Of England was helC
aelub of twenty-four people, which assembled
once week to drink punch, smoke tobacco
and talk politics. .Reuben's academy al
Antwerp, each member had his peculiar chair
and the Presidents was more exalted than the
rest. One of the members had been in dy-
ing state for some time; of course his chair,
while he was absent, remained vacant.
The club being met on their usual night,
inquiries were naturally made after their as
sociate. As he lived in an adjoining house,
particular friend went himself to inquire for
him, and returned with the dismal tidings
that he could not possibly survive the night.
This threw gloom OH the company, and all
efforts to turn the conversation from the sad
subject before them were Intellectual.
About midnight (the time, by long pre-
scription, appropriated for the walking ofspec-
tres) the door opened, and the form in white,
of the dying, or, rather of the dead man, walk
ed into the room, and took his seat in the ac-
customed chair where he remained; in silence
was he gazed at. The apparition continued
sufficient time in the chair, to assure all pre-
sent Of the reality of the vision; at length he
rose and walked towards the door, which he
opened as if living went out and then shut
the door after him.
After long pause, some one at last had
the resolution to say =
''If only one of US had seen this he would
not have believed, but it is impossible SO ma
ny persons can have been deceived"
The company, by degrees, recovered their
speech. and the whole conversation, as may
be imagined, was upon the dreadful object
which had engaged their attention. They
broke up and went home.
In the morning enquiry was made after
their sick friend; it was answered by All ac-
count of his death, which happened nearly at
the time of his appearing in the club There
could be little doubt before, but now nothing
could be more certain than the reality of the
appartion, which had been seen by SO many
persons together.
It's needless to say that such story spread
over the country, and found credit even from
the infdels; for, in this case all reason was
supcrduous when opposed to a plain fact as
serted by three and twenty witnesses. To as
sert the doctrine Of the fixed laws of nature
was ridiculous when there are so many PEG.
| pie of credit to prove that they might be I'M
fixed.
Years rolled on; the story ceased to en-
gage attention, and it was forgotten, unless
occasionally produced to silence an unbelie-
YER.
Ono Of the club was an apothecary. In
the course of his practice he was called to an
old woman whose profession was attending
sick persons. She told him that she could
leave the world with quiet conscience but
for one thing which lay on her mind;
"Do you remember Mir, whose ghost
has been SO much talked about? was his
nurse. The night he died | left the room for
something wanted; am sure had not been
absent long, butat my return 1 found the bed
without my patient. He was delirious and
| feared lie had thrown himself out of the
window | was so frightened that l had no
power to stir; but after some time, to my
great establishment, he entered the room, shiv-
ering, and his teeth chattering lay down on
his bed, and died. Considering my self as
the cause of his death, kept this secret,
for fear of what might be done to me- Tho
[ could contradict all the story of the ghost,
| dared not do it. knew by what had hap
pened that it was he himself who had been
in the club room (perhaps recollecting that it
was the meeting night,) but hope God and
the poor gentleman's friends will forgive me,
and | shall die contented."