The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-12-01
Remarkable ApparltIon.


parted rOlstives and friends. One Of
the best authenticated OF those stories is
that Of Nicolai, an author aud booksell.
or Of Berlin. In the sutumn Of the year
1870, he tells us that he had been af
flrled with an uninterrupted series Of
miSforlu6es, which hOd the effect of cast
iOghim into very low spirits AT length he
fell i'll, and one morning, while his wife
and mother was in the room, he saw at
short distance from the bed, form
like that of friend whom be had lost.
He asked his vile to Iook-at it, but she
saw nothing, and cd Sored to allsy his
agitation. AT foa jck on the after
noon of the SAN he fruro again
appeared to 3h Z endeovored to
convince bimseti he was laboriog
under some de occasionCd BY hi.
weak health, ES8nra short time numer
Gus other ph he%Fons, Sometimes resemb.
ling acquainiances, butmostly strangers"
surrounded his bed. II could" writes
Nicolai, distinguish between pbantoms
and real objects, and The calmness with
which examined them, enabled me tq
avoid the commission Of the smalest
mistske. knew exactly when it only
appeared TO me that the door wts open
ing, and phantom entered The door,
and when ii actually opened and real
person entered For long lime. Nico
La was haunted by these apparitions,
not only in his own house, but when.
he visited friends. They were general.
ly walking, took no notice OF each other.
although the room was full of them, and
moved as in a "market,place, where. all
are esger to press through the crowd.
Some had pleasing appearance, and
none were disgusting or terrifyingin as
pect. Nicolai heard them talk occasion
ally, though all he says on this subject,
is that their speeches were commonly
short, and never of an unpleasant turn
After this state had continued some TINA
it was decided to bleed the patient, and
while the operation was being perfor
med Nicolsi fSncid that he saw the cham.
her crowded with bis shadowy guests
Gradually they vanished into air. and
the bookseller was free. AT subse-
quen. period Of his life he tolls US that
lie experienced sensation as if the
phanloms we're going to resppear," but
he saw nothing Nolhiug can be clca
rer than that bad stale Of health had
coniured up the spectcrs, and they were
exercised by the meap7 OF a few ICcches
Another 9xtraordinary story is told oil
a commission which was appointed after
the execution OF Charles |. to survey the
palace at Woodstock. One night, when
all the doors we're securely lasteGed, a
great black dog entered the room where
they sat. m ,ds dreOdfsl bowling, over.
turned two or three chars and van shed
under the bed" While wondering at
this occurrence they heard the furniture
b0ing throwa about in the Kings pres
ence chamber, and the following morn
ing they found the minutes of their
transactions torn 10 pieces and the ink
glass broken. In the night some Of the
beds were tilted up SO high that the &C.
cupants began TO think that their necks
would be broken, and then they were
let suddenly down with such force as to
shake the very windows and ceilings
Bed clothes were stripped of, candles
e1!inguished, and all kinds of unearthIy
noises were heard Huge stones were
thrown into the bedrooms during the
night. cannon seemed to be fred of and
DR.. Plotin his History of Oxfordshire.
states that this spectral cannonoding was
heard sixteen miles around the country.
The commissioners we're thoroughly ter.
r6ed by this time, and their horror was
increased on the night ofthe first Of No.
vember, when burning logs Of wood
were tossed into their beds, pailiHls ol
green, sinking waler were thrown into
the room, the furniture was shattered and
broken, cannon thundcrad in thoir ears,
like the broadSides oil O ship OF war;,
and not only the commissioners, bat ev
one in The neighborhood, were frighten
ed beyond measure. CmmwelIs' agents
could stand i no longer, tbay ,lefl lAs
house, and could never ba prevailed up
on to return
All these "signs and wonders we're
caused, it was afterwards discovered, by
the commissioners own Secretary--one
Joseph Collins. He knew all the trap.
doors and 'eeret passages in the house,
and, with tho aii Of his fellow serVSms,
performed all the tricks that had so HlSr.
med the Commissioners.
A pamphlet published in 1899 relates
the story of = Ialy who, when lying was
visited BY the HppOri;ion of female rel
alive, and heard her say; my dear,
you willrecover from this SIT Of sickness,
hat you u,ll t,n. - a a ~ oiNly Iia tha daV