Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-11-04
A GHOST STORY.

Mr.. Hector Mcdonald, of Canada, was re-
Gently on visit to Boston When be left
home his family were enjoying good health, and
be anticipated pleasant journey The second
morning after his arrival in Boston, when leav-
ing bis bed to dress for beakfast, be saw re-
fected in a mirror the corpse of woman lying
on the bed from which he bad Just risen. Spell
bound, he gazed with intense feeling, and tried
to recognise the features of the corpse, but IN
vain be could not even move his eyelids for
how long he knew not. He was at last startled
by the ringing Of the bell for breakfast, and
sprang to the bed to satisfy himself if what he
had seen reflected in the mirror was real or an
illusion. He found the bed as he had left il
he looked again into the mirror but saw only
the bed truly reflected. During the day he
thought much upon the illusion, and determined
next morning to rub his eyes and feel perfectly
sure that he was wide awake before be left his
bed But Notwithstanding these precautions,
the vision was repeated with this addition, that
he thought be recognized 10 the corpse some re-
semblance to the features of bis wife
In the course of the second day be received
letter from his wife, iu which she stated that
she was quite well, anu hoped be was enjoying
himself Among hi- frienas. As ae nss deyoat-
edly attached 60 her, and always anxious for
her safety, be supposed that his morbid fears
had coniured up the vision he had seen reflected
in tue glass, and sent about his business
On the morning Of The third day, after be
had dressed, he found himself iu thought in
his own house, leaning over the coffin Of his
wife His friends we're assembled, the minister
was performing the funeral services, his children
wept- he was in the house of DEATH He fol-
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earth rumble upon the coffin, lie saw the grave
filed, and the green sods covered over it, yet,
by some strange power he could see through the
ground the entire form of bis wife as she lay in
her coffic.
He looked in the faces of these around him,
but no one seemed TO notice him, he tried to
weep, but tue tears refused to fom; his very
heart felt as hard as g rock. Enraged at his
own want Of feeling, he determined to throw
himself upon the grave and lie there until his
heart should break, when he was recalled to
consciousness by friend who entered the room
| to inform him that breakfast was ready He
| started as if awoke from a profound sleep,
though he was standing before the mirror with
hair brush 10 his hand.
After Composing himself, be related to his
friend what be had seen, aud both concluded
| that good breakfas: only was wanting to dis
slpate bis unpleasant impression. A few days
| afterwards, however, he received the melan-
choly intelligence that his wife had died sud-
denly, and the the time corresponded with the
day he had been startled by the first vision in
the mirror. When he returned home he de-
scribed minutey all the details of the funeral
he had seen n his vision, aud they correspond
ed With the facts. This is probably one of the
most vivid instances of clairvoyance on record.
Mr. Mcdonald knows nothing of modern spir-
itulism or clairyoyance, as most of his life has
been spent upon a farm among forests. Ii
may not be amiss to state that bis father, who
was Scotch Highlander, had the power of
sssecond sight. Boston Iyaueter.
PADDY AND THE TURTLE.-In New York
a man was carrying live turtle along the
street, when an Irishman came along, followed
By large dog. The countryman tried by gen.
tie words to get the son of Emerald to put his
finger into the turtles mouth, but he was too
smart for that.
But says he, 'Pll put my dogs tail in, and
see what the baste will do
He Immediately called up his dog, and ia
king his tail in bis hand, stuck it in the tur-
ties mouth. He had scarcely got it in when
Mr. Turtle shut down oD the poor dogs tail,
and off the latter started at railroad speed,
mining the turtle after him at more rapid
rate than eyer it travelled before. The coun-
trynlan, thinking that bis days work would be
thrown away if the aGimal should run at that
rate. turned with savage look upon the Irish
man and exclaimed:
sCall back your dog
Paddy put his hands into bis pockets, threw
his head to one side, and then answered, With
provoking sang troid:
sCsll back your fish,