Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-30
THE FOURTEENTH OF NOVEMBER.
From Robert Dale Owens "Footfalls on the Boundai
of Another World"

From Robert Dale Owens .Footfalls nm tho Ropndorv
of Another World"
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cS.;S Iale rena'.eu ni ., ~ t."sIanl' Ies,u'g al
o''I Is.Iec NSL sre "'Ss Sos- De'men I ene i1th
a "ho js, VI ,, noI', ioMdlus HolIine,
-, i,'"' oDe %" NJ I "usoau, 'Jonis
amoto p"ah o;,a,od "'n 7, ,aa o"1 hrnh. ea.ey r
i;ab, and ioot;n~ -, rooo;'.od ,he ,,, g.,
20 s,ond;'',, IT,, Is 'P, - H. @ oe
b;s ,t h.! h,ds nu, ',onea lo . ~
,ho ha;n I;'hai"5 ssu sn1 oieasH
n',, " e cue 'ae s' very pure m
ia s; uln .yeS "ee W. nSeu s lu.i upo. ner 'iei,
,hapra was ina. y, sreat eAes'enens, s ., anu
INK. hah;,ni wa, ., .ua h n;,a.aI St Sh e"e mIu.n
even to each minute particular of his dress, % as
distinctly as she had ever done in her life and
she remembers to have noticed between his
hands the white of the shirt-bosom, unstain-
ed, however, with blood. The figure seemed to
bend forward, as if in pain, and to make an
effort to speak but there was no sound. 1t re-
mained visible, the wife thinks, as long as a
minute, and then disappeared.
Her Srst idea was to ascertain if she was ac-
tually awake. She rubbed her eyes with the
sheet, and felt that the touch was real. Her lit
tie nephew was in bed with her she bent over
the sleeping child and listened to its breathing
the sound was distinct; and she became con-
vinced that what she had seen was no dream.
1t need hardly be added that she did not again
go to sleep that night.
Next morning she related all this to her mo-
ther, expressing her conviction, though she had
noticed no marks of blood on his dress, that
Captain W was either killed or grevious-
ly wounded SO fully impressed was she with
the reality of that apparation that she thence
forth refused all invitations. young friend
urged her, soon aiterward' 10 60 with her TO a
fashionable concert reminding ner that she had
received from Malta, sent by her husband,
handsome dress-cioak, which she haa never yet
W. ~ M sas IT, .'s 49, .,.aa {,
.i.a'' u"s0. an 20 Sno ''id ,,'.ns
OF amusement unfit she had letters Ironf Pft Her
husband Gf, indeed, he still lived) of later date
than the l4th of November.
1t was on a Tuesday in the month of Decem-
Der, 1857. the telegram regarding the actual fate
of Captain W was published in London.
1t was to the effect that he was killed before
Lucknow on the fifteenth Of November.
This news, given in the morning paper, at
tracted the attention of Mr.. Wilkinson, a Lon
don solicitor who had in charge Captain
VS. affairs. When at later period this
gentleman met the widow she informed him
that she had been quite prepared for the melan-
choly news, but that she felt sure her husband
could not have been killed on the 10Th of No
vember, inasmuch as it was during the night
between the 18th and 18th thaC he appeared to
herself.
The certificate from the War Office, however,
which it became Mr.. Wilkinson's duty to obtain,
confirmed the date in the telegram; its tenor
being as follows
"No. 9S7s. wAnorr1oE sOth January 1858.
"Thoso oro 20 oor,;e, ,ha, :, on,oors h. tho
.o.ds "' ~ ~ ev! a! ,ha ,ha. = appt " '"'
o'u' W. i" ''s q. mi e,I mn f,,a. NaP'an Gu. -.
t;noJ :, ,o,;a, 10 'nU ta ,ha is,I Wnron,ha ,ssa
N"''N ~ |s;nnod, VII '"' -' an W.wvs So
Whhe MI. Wilkinson mihd renamed IN uh-
certainty rs 10 the exact date, remarkable IN
cident occurred which seemed TO cast iurther
Suspicion on the accuracy Oh the telegram ana
OF the certihca'e. lnat gentleman was Vlslting
a TREND whose LADY mas an her lie mad percep-
ton ot apparations, whiie her husband Is what
Is usually eailed an lmpressioie medium iacts
which are known, however, only TO their intl,
mate friends. Though personally acquainted
win them, lam hotat hoerty 10 give eeheir Names
Let us call them Mr.; ana Mrs. n.
Mr. wilkinson related to them, as wonder
widow IN connection with MS death ana de-
scrioed the figure as 1t had appeared TO her.
Mrs. -. turning to her husband instant
ly said, "That must be the very person l saw
the evening we were talking OF India, and you
drew an elephant, with howdan on his back
MIR; wilkinson has described his exact position
and appearance; the uniform OF a British ofhcer'
his hands pressed across his breast, his form
bent forward as III pam. Inc ngaro, she ad-
ded 10 MI =, appeared Just oehinu ~!
husoanu' anu seemeu 'ooA'ns o'er Ills 'e''
shoulder
"Dld you attempt TO OBTAIN any eommuhica'
ton from hlmF Mr.; Wlkinson asked.
yes; we procured one through the meuiu"
oil my husband.
DO you rememner lts purPortF ,u
II was 10 'he ehect thai ne haa nesn killed .ta
IN lndia that afternoon, oy Wouhu IN Tue
ir breast; ana aaulng' as / ulsene'iy rememGef