Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-04-23

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A GHOST SroRY.-A recent number of n
paper in Kendall, England, relates the fol-
lowing:
There is cottage at the upper end Of
Kitty Gibson's yard, which is opened by a
man named joseph Allison. One of the
inmates, young woman, named Marian
Allen, sister 20 Mrs. Allison, who has been
bed ridden and nearly blind for some time
past. is the " medium" through which the
strange story now in circulation has been
set ahoat. Itappears that on Monday eve
ming last, whilst some 1--WE or six men and
women were setting By the frczide down
stairs, all at once they were alarmed by
some heavy sounds, as if some one was
knocking violently in a room up stairs
this noise continued for some time-knock
Observation-Disclosures and louder-so
much so that the conclusion shook the
house as IT it were about to be brought
down altogether-one person stating that
the chair in which he sat was fairly lifted
from the floor. On proceeding to her apart
ment the young woman gave forth this Gu.
rious revelation: An apparition had visit
ed her, (which she was permitted to be-
hold for time, then her eyesight left her
as before, the figure of q man dressed in
black, of a grim and rough aspect. She
describes something breathed In her face
that the lighted candle in the room burn.
ed dim, and finally either went out of its
own accord'o or was extinguished by some
unseen hand, when the figure appeared as
stated. On acquiring sufficient utter
ance, she inquired Of the ghost, in the name
of the Holy Triuity, why she was troubled
with his presence. On the third time Of
asking. the spectre spoke in thick, husky
hollow voice, telling her whilst pointing in
the direction below, to follow him TO the
cellar of the house, where, on removing the
fagstones on the hearth, something would
be found buried, which it was the special
purpose Of his visit to reveal. On stating
this, the form of the unearthly yisitant van.
ished like shadow. Slowly and silently
the parties in the house went to the locali-
ty in the cellar pointed out by the man in
black-dug up the hearthflag, and found a
quantity of bones buried below the surface.
a quantity of hops, in state of good pre-
seryation, were found scattered here and
there over the soil. Those bones [human
they are said to be by some accounted
competent judges in such matters) have
been examined by scores of people. Their
state Of decay leads to the supposition that
long, long time has elapsed since they
were put beIeath the ground.
Nor PRUDENT TO WAIT FOR A THAw-In
what is known as the upper end" there
is a man who has the ironical soubriauet of
Whispering John R" This title he
has gained from the fact that he always
talks (even in conversation) as if he were
major general on parade, or, to use more
common expression, " like he was raised in
| a mill"
This gentleman, who, by the bye, is one
of them, mounted his horse one of the cold
est mornings of the winter, before daylight
for the purpose of riding down to NJ,
in time to take the morning train Of cars
for N. He rode up to the hotel Just as
the boarders and travellers had done their
| breakfast. OIL. .-..
lie dismounted, and walking into the
bar room, spoke to the landlord in his usu-
al laundering tone:
GOOD morning, Mr.. l., how do you
do this morning?"
Very well, Mr.. R, how do you
do, sir ?"
"Ol Pm well, but Pm 20 cold can't
hardly talk"
just then, nervous traveller who was
present, ran up to the landlord, and catch>
ing him by the coat, said:
Mr.. L. have my horse brought as soon
as possible p
What is the matter, my dear sir, has
anything happened?"
Nothing upon earth, assure you, only
l want to get away from here before that
man thawsW