Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-30
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA, NOVEMBER 30 1865

| was sitting in the armchair, which haC
its back towards the door. After being
asleep about an hour, and little befor,
ten O'Clock, as afterwards found by my
watch, | was aroused by sudden cry from
Charles On awakening, | distinctly saw
DR.. Marlborough, dressed in his morning
gown, walk across the room from the enc
nearest Charles to the door, where he dis
appeared either through the door or by
opening it and closing it after him iii my
surprise | could not see which.
"A few moments sufficcd to completely
awake me, and rushed out of the dool
to try to perceive something more of the
extraordinary vision; but all was still and
undisturbed in every part of the house
Charles and discussed the matter very
seriously. He informed me that he had
awoke and seen the doctor standing look
ing at him. the sight caused him to cal
out and thus awaken me- We neither OF
us believed in ghosts, but were much de-
pressed and puzzled by this strange ap
pearance, which we resolved to cOnfide to
no one, in case it might reach Mrs. Warn.
borough's ears and give her pain Often
diIo OIlCh VIC ldIhCu W CdCll OtlcI, now
ever, on the subject and ultimately made
a compact that if it were possible which.
ever of us died first should appear to the
other after death.
" In few months after this | was re.
moved from Mr.. Warnborough's, and at
the same time Granger went abroad to
look after his fathers business in Austria
For six or seven years was quartered with
my regiment in several parts of the United
Kingdom | occasionally saw Granger
when we both happened to come to London
together, which was not often but in the
excitement of early military life, | thought
no more Of optical delusions, and almost
forgot my compact with Granger and the
vision of Dr. Marlborough | was after
wards sent to India, where | still received
occasional letters from Granger but diff
erent tastes and pursuits rendered our cor
respondence unfrequent and uncertain
"When the expedition to Pekin was de-
termined on in 1860, the cavalry regiment
to which | was attached was ordered to
China and we arrived without incident at
Talien Bay, where the English army were
disembarked in order to wait for the French.
previous to a common descent on China at
the mouth of the Peho. The shores of
Talien Bay did not afford facilities for en-
camping the whole army together, on ac-
count of the small space between the beach
and high rocky range of mountains which
ran along the bay at distance of about
half mile from the sea in some places, but
which ran close down to the waite I in others.
The cavalry were encamped at an open
part Of the shore, where there was room
for their camp between the hills and high
water mark. Another portion of the army
occupied similar encampment about six
miles further up the bay.
On account of the rocks running down
to the sea between the two camps, there
was no road or means of communication
along the shore ; the only way to go from
one camp to the other was to pass through
a gap in the hills behind our camp, where
we always had "a picket, ride about five
miles across the plain, and re-enter the
hills by another gap behind the infantry
camp, where pickets were also regularly
established. | had many friends in the
neighboring camp, and used often to ride
over there, not unfrequently stopping to
dine, and riding back at night. These ex-
petitions were not, | believe, known to the
superior authorities, who would probably
have stopped my evening rides beyond the
sentries as it was not certain whether the
country was infested with Tartars, who
might have carried off any straggIers but
trusting to a revolver and my Arab horse
had individually no fear of being taken,
even If attacked
One night had been over to the infan-
try, and had stayed till about eleven o.
clock, when | started to ride home There
was a tolerable bright moon shining, and |
trotted quickly through the hills, past the
infantry picket, land into the plain, where
drew my horse into walk and smoked a
cheroot while he walked quietly along the
smooth turf About half way across the
plain l was aroused from deep reverie in
which certain lady in England, who is
now my wife, took prominent place, by
my usually quiet horse manitesting an in
clination to bolt | attributed his restive-
ness to desire to get home, but was as
tonished, after had quieted him, to find
him burst into cold sweat and trembled
violently Fearing he was i'll, | was about
to dismount, when a noise behind me struck
upon my ear. looked around and saw a
human figure walking behind me at dis
tance of about a hundred yards. My i'm
preston was that | was about to be at
tackled by some Tartars, so got my revol-
yer out and urged my horse with difficulty
into a trUt. In few minutes | again
looked behind, expecting to have left my
pursuer far in the distance, but to my great
surprise he had walked faster than my
horse could trot, and had gained upon me.
was more astonished still when, as he
continued to gain on me, | perceived he
was dressed in ordinary evening costume,
especially as | did not think dress of that
kind could have been found in the whole
army, Tor we always all wore a uniform
adapted to the climate, and had little
enough baggage allowed us without car
ryiug any supertlulties.
My follower still continued to gain on
me, and | was SO much astonished that |
continued to gaze on him as, coming near
er and nearer, he became more distinctly
visible When he was within a few yards
saw that the front of his shirt was entire
ly covered with something red, which looked
to me as if bottle of port had been spilled
over it, Nearer and nearer he came
slowly and steadily the moon, high up in
the sky, but directly on the way was GO
ing, came from behind slight cloud, just
as he reached my girths. She shone full