Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-02-18
APPARITlOas oE THE DEAD AND
LiNiNSs.

Robert Dale Owen, formerly member Of
Congress and American Minister TO Nap
les, has lately written a rather remarkab
work, entitled "Footta'Is on the Bounda.
ry of Another World in which he a,
| tenpts to solve the question whether trav.
elers to the other world ever re- visit tn,s.
Under the head OF Appearances. COM
monty called aprariiioHs, we fiUd The fol-
lowing hitherto unpublished ghost story.
Of the regular orthodox flavor:
THE RESCUE
Mr. Robert Bruce, originally descended
from su,ae branch Of the Scottish family
OF hat name, was Eorn in humhle cir
Gums tauceS, about the close OF the lus,
certHry. at lorhay, in the south OF Eng-
land, and there bred up to sea.arins
life
When about thirty years Of age, ia
1873, he was first mate OF bark trading
to Liverpool and ST. John n B.
On one ct her voyages baund westward
being then some FIVE or six weeks out.
and having neared the eastern portion os
the Banks OF New toundiand, the captain
aud mate ha! been on deck AT noon tax.
ing all observation Of the sun. after which
both OF them descended to the CABIN to
ealcuint" their days work.
The CABIN, a small one, was immediate
" at the stern OF the vessel, and the short
stairway descending to it ran athwart-
ships. Immediately opposite this stair
way. just beyond small square landing.
MAS the mate ,taie-room and from that
landing taere were two doors, close to
each other, the one opening aft in the
cabin. the other, fronting the stair way,
into the state room. Tie desk in the stat.
roum was in the forward part Of r. close
io the door, 81 that any one sitting AZ it
and looking over his shoulder, could see
into the cabin.
The mate, absorbed in his calculations,
which did not result as be had expected,
varying considerably from thp deck recls,
oniug. had not noticed the captains mo
tons. When he hnd completed his calcu
lations he caiIel out, without 10 king
round. II make our latitude aud longitude
so and so. Can that be right? How is
yours 2
Receiving no reply, he repeated his
question, CHANGING over his shoulder, and
perceiyius AS he thought, the captain busy
writing on biz slate Still no answer
Iher-nppn he rose and as he franteI the
cabin. door, he figure he had mistaken TOR
the captain raised his head ard disclosed
to the as'onished mate the features Of an
entire stranger.
Bruce was no coward but AZ he met
that fixed gaz, boxing directly ut him IN
grave silence, aud became aSsarei that il
was 80 nne whom he had ever seen be
fore, it was too much for him. anl Instead
Of stopping to question the seeming in-
truder, he rushed upon deck in such evi-
dent alarm that il instantly attracted! The
captains attention.
why, Mr.. Brae-," sud the latter.
"~har in the world is the matter with
your
The matter, sirg Who is tha. at your
desk ?"
mo one that know Of
But there is, sir there's stranger
there
''A stranger! why, man. yon must be
dreaming. You must have seen the stew
ard there, or the second mate Who else
would venture down without orders 2
. But. sir, be was sitting in yonr arm
chair, fronting the door, writing on your
slate. Then lie looked up fnll in my
face and if ever saw man plainly ard
distinctly in this world, l saw him
"lIimi Whom r.
"God knows, sir don't. ! saw = man
and man | had neye- seen in my life
before KS
. You must be going crazy, Mr.. Brics
A stranger, and we nearly six weeks out !"
II know, sir; but than saw him.
"Go down and see who il is." II
Bruce hesi!ated. Il never was a be-
lever in ghosts he said; "bat IL the
truth must be told, sir, l d rather not face
il alone. !"
Come, come, man. Godown at once,
and don't make n. fool OF yourself before
the whole crew" t!a a
~ hope you've always found me willing
10 do what's reasonable Bruce replied,
changing color; "bnt il lis all the same
10 you, air, ia rather we should both 90
down together la!i1 .sAa !.