The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-19

mature ef@theiF affiletlon, and had
even proved 1T by experiments upon
themselves As to an imaginary cry,
said f." do but listen for a moment to
the wind in this unnatural valley,
while we speak so low, and to the
wild harp that it makes of the tele--
graph wires!" m,a.,
T0 That was all very we'll, he returned,
after we had sat listening for a while, Z
and he ought to know something of
the wind and the wires, he who had
so often, passed long winter nights
there, alone and watching. But he
would beg to remark that be had not
finished. sfrs r9 4Etn8i- 9unev8H
/ asked his pardon, and he slowly
added these words, touching my arm:
Within six hours after the APP
pearance, the memorable Accident on
this Line happened, and within ten
hours the dead and wounded were
brought along through the tunnel
over the spot where the figure had
stood. slsost4ll Be- ea,ss "a t.s1g Ea4
disagreeable shudder crept oyer
me, but | did my best against it. 1t
was not to be denied, I rejoined, that
this was, remarkable coincidence,
calculated deeply to impress the mind
Though to be sure | must admit, /
added, that men of common sense did
not allow much for condolences in
making upthe ordinary calculations
Of life. r. 1.i 4sa,g5 n I ssass al93a
He again begged to remark that he
had not finished 1's9 3-
IA sagain begged his pardon forsbefng
betrayed into Interruptions.
This, " he said, again laying his
hand on my arm, and glancing over
his shoulder with hollow eyes, twas
just year ago. Six or seven months
passed, and had recovered from the
surprise and shock, when one morn
ing, as the day was breaking, /, stand
ing at the door, looked towards the
red light, and saw the spectre again. -
He stopped, with fixed look at me.
80 Did it cry QUIT? /" aIIN -
nl''sNo. 1t was silent. s-'.3
Did it wave its arm?"'raFR adT
No. It leaned against the shaft
of the light, with both hands before
the face Like this. !"
Once more, l followed his action
with my eyes. 1t was an action of
mourning. have seen such an atti-
tude In stone figures on tombs.
Did you go up to it?' us75ao
So : L came In and sat down, partly to
collect my thoughts, partly because it
bad turned me faint. When L went
to the door again, daylight was above
me. and the ghost had gone.
But nothing followed. Nothing
came of this ~ Q Z & = s z u ID
He touched me on the arm with his
forefinger twice or thrice, giving a
CHASTITY nod each time: : :
That very day, as a train came out
of the tunnel, | noticed at a carriage
window OF my side what looked like
a confusion of hands and heads, and
something waved. / saw it Just in
time to signal the driver, Stop! He
shut off, and put his break on, but the
train drifted past here a hundred and
fifty yards or more. ran after it,
and as | went along, heard terrible |
screams and cries. A beautiful young
lady had died instantaneously In one
of the compartments and was brought
in here and laid down on this floor
between u.s.. .e,,s xs os
Involuntarily pushed my chair
back, as looked from the boards at
which he pointed, to himself.
True, Sir, true; precisely as it
happened, so / tell you"
/ could think of nothing to say, to
any purpose, and my mouth was very
dry. The wind and the wires took up
the story with long, lamenting wall.
He resumed. a ga
" Now, sir, mark this, and Judge
how my mind is troubled. The spectre
it has been there, now and again, by
fits and starts.
" At the light?n M aa agrai
AT the Danger light"
What does it seem to do2" ~ -
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.