Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-09-07
MISC CELLAN Y.
IFrom The A,ha,ie Mou,h', far Sepisnh,r.l
A GHOST STORY.


g. have ,iusularly and su.piciou.ly disap.
rsarei.-,hat you End them, upon rnyes,i.
rati5n. .ub.tan,atel Tins 4 very worthy
Gentleman told another very worthy scnilc.
nan, who told very in,ellecn, LADY, who
told somebody else, who told the individual
Who 6nally communicated the incident to
tbe world. There are, however, as jus, in
timatei. instances in which such ambiguity
Is altogether wanting Among these is ore
Z. well authenticated by well known wit.
pss-e- of uuhoub,ci veraeity, that, having
never before been published, I venture TO ~
late 9, here.
Nv informant was Professor Tholuck, %
Halle University. the most eminent living
,heolo.an IN Germany, and the principal
esJlssnrch Of The Prussan Church. he
rrs'acSI the account hy assuring me that d,
vs. rccsysi from the lips of De Wetis
himself. Immediately ait,r the occurrence,
that pe Wcttc vas an intimate personal
friend. a PLAIN, practical man, Of rcmnrka'
by clear anl vigorous intellect, with no
more poetry aud Imagination On his nature
than just sufficient % keep him aliye,-in a
word. that be- could rely uron hi. coolucss
Of Judgment and accuracy of observation,
under any possible combination OF c'rcum-
,,ancy-. a. confidently as upon ,hOsc Of any
nan iu The world.
Dr DcWsitc, the famous German Bibli'
cal critic. returning home ono evening b.
tween nine and ten O'Clock, was surprised,
o. arriving opposite the hous, IN which he
rr.il-j, 70 sce a bright lish, burning IN bis
study. In fact, be was rather more than
surprised for BE- distinctly remembered %
have e1tnsuishci the candle. when be went
out. an hour or two previously, locked the
door. and put the key in he pocket, which,
up5n feeling for 10. was s,ill there. Pausing
. moment % wonder hy what means and iJr
What purroso any one could have entered
The room. be perceived the shadow Of PER
900 apparently occupied about something "a
Gr,mote corner. Suprosins 10 % be a burg
lar employed in riding his trunk, hewas on
ihe p5Int Of alarming lhe police, when iae
nan advanced @ the w.nd0w, iuio full
view. as if for the purposs Of looking out
into the street. h 'ra' D,We8s hm'b -
ths scholar. author. professor height,
size, f.urr s,,op,-hi- head. be face, biz
features. eyc- mouth. nose. chin, every one,
-sku,l-car- study .gown. ue,ktis, al, every
thing there was no mi.takius him, no Dc.
earuau whatever there stood Dr. DeWeiie
10 bis own library Anl be out Ia the street,
why, De mus, D. somebody sss' The Dr.
iast.usiiyely graspsi his body with hl'
hanl.. and TILED himself with the y-ych0.
Logical tcsts o. seltc0nsciousnrss and ilon.
tity, doubtful. % De could believe his sem
- aud black were not white, that De l1n.
ssr existed bis former self. and stood. PER-
picked. bsviJsr,d aud couiluuirl. caIns
~ be. other hkcnes, looking out of the win.
dow Upon the rer.'a's retiring from ibe
window. which occurred IN a Few moments,
DcWe;,s resolved u5, 90 dispute the posses
son 0r BIS study with the other Doctor be-
fore morning, and ringing a, the door OF a
house opposite, where an acquaiuauc, rrsi.
dcd De asked permission 10 remain over
night.
The chamber occupied by him command.
si il'l view % th, interior Of li, library,
aai from the window De could see hi. other
slfsu-ls.I ia study sud meditation, now
walking up and down immersed in thought,
nov .,t,iu. az the deck TO write, now rising
O. search lJr vllumc among the book
shelves. auI initiating in all respects che
Is,ll1r habut.5 5f ihe -r-at doctor engaged
a, work AMI busy with e5sriati5us. At
length when the cathedral clock bad finish
Il .triku: through Gr.; four and then
eleven .,rokys a. German clocks arc w1uttp
g. an hour before twelve, Dew cite Number
Two uanlf-.tsd signs of retiring % rc.t,-
i5Js out his watch. the IDENTICAL large gold
one ON The other Doctor 90 the other cham.
ber f.lt sur, vas AZ that moment safe ia his
va.,-la, pocket. AM wound ii up. remove!
r5ru5n 5i hi. clothing. came % the win
d5s. cl,.ei the curtains. and In gw noe
usnts the light disappeared DoWetie
Numhsr one. wai,in. a liite time until
convinced ths, Number Two had disposed
himself q, .l,sp. retired also himself % BED.
v5r4sr,p, ysry much what AL ,h.. could
mem
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