The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-02-14

who will credit it entirely rs q super
natural incident, while other people will
readily explain it a. ONE OF the many re-
corded phonon1ena illusions caused by
some physical disorder. We leave each
reader to apply his own theory to the
story, giving it exactly as II came to US :
II have reasons for not signing my
name to the following statement, and
for Njthholdiag It from every peuon
Iivi althou VI can lssdge the uUrd
Of honest - hat esery word Tam
nov bcpt to - is, = Dir as lsm
capl Of judging as true as truth it.
self /. !
q thc night afIhristinas eve. then,
as 11G0 returning hslne after attending
Divine service in certain church in
this city, on nearing my residence, / be-
came suddenly aware that q stranger
was walking close behind me, and keep
ing step with me in manner which /
considered to lie somewhat familiar and
offensive. Influenced by the sacredness
Ut the place had just left, feeling that l
should soon lie relieved Of snch undo
sirable company. l said nothing, but
hurried my pace until reached the
steps leading to uy Own room. AZ this
point halted Tor moment with the.
intention Of scrutiuizTng the stranger
more closely a. he passed, when te-
came sensible Al once Iha. although II
was showing rather fast. from the time
| tec1ljE cggEaZsat If the stranger
prn4irnity Up 10 the time 1hat i reached
home, none or the snow seTur either
side OF Us but seemed 10 have been re-
ypellea about tao fest AL around from
each OF Us, We both, a. IL ws7e. walking
in b sort If y1cHan.@ Although sas.t
this pa,pablv sf the sane tsrne Of IT. Or
clr7enoe, and was quite aware that not
a particle Of snow touched either OF us
while we were together. vet, Strange TO
say, ii never s-rucxme a being singular
uari ] had r1onnied the steps aud found
the f'ases tAl,fry q, me once more. AT
this i1lc+ufc l became very much
ALARMED. and fsle sir,i from the fact thai
when turned round, on the upper step
ofths ~ ght 10 endeayr 10 get peep
a. The strangers face. he was gone. He
iglf, and under circumstances the
most ineomprshens ible, leaving straDge
impression that had seen him before,
but as TO when and where / was totally
un sble to determine.
Completely astoniShed at an adven-
ture so strange, entered my residence,
where, 10 my surprise, ! found an old
friend seated in my study .esids a
coal fire that burned in the gIa.c, and
whom / had not seen for years, al
though ] was in the habit Of constantly
corresponding with him. We were
mutually delighted at the meeting, and
I was happy al making him st home in
my bachelors quariers-l having passed
into the sere and yellow leaf without
having been fortunate enough to make
favorite impression upon any one OF
the fair sex. In the novelty of my POI
sition, and the qualification it afforded
me, all remembrance Of my adventure
in the street was completely lost sight
OF, and l addressed myself to conversa-
ton and the meagre Inequalities that l
could offer him ut 50 late an hour OF the
night-ny houseksepsr having gone to
bed. f w.
After supper and single glass of ale
each, we retired to our respective apart
ments. to renew our conversation a:
breakfast and spend happy Christ
mas day together. Somehow or other l
did not sleep very We'll; but as / am
rather abste'ntious, and quite unused to
late snppers, fancied that my restless.
ness was occasioned by even the single
glass Of ale and the few mouthfuls had
eaten. As the day began to dawn, how.
ever, sank into deep refreshing slum
Dor, from which l waa aroused about
eight O'Clock by the we'll known voice
ofmy aged domestic announcing tn
breakfast ready. | was soon up an.
dressed, and, rs was always M
wont, passed through my study befor
going down stairs.
Here, TO my utter surprise, i perceiv
standing on the table ut which IN
friend and ! had supped, two glasses
one empty, and the other filled with al
beside plate, the contents Of whic
appeared not to have been touched.
rwas astonished and confused beyon
measure at this; for, before retiring t
rest, had locked door leading ont il,
TO the hall at the head of the stair:
VIII. Gu had ef1ectually cut off both m
study and bedroom from all intrusion
Unable to account tor this strange cor
dition of the table, instantly Lastene
to the apartment of my friend, an
knocked at the door. Receiving no re
ply, ] entered the room, when 10. an
behold 1T was empty, while his bed bor
all the evidence of its not having bee
slept in the uighr previously. | "a
down stairs In great consternation, an
learned from my housekeeper that sh
had not made upany beds that mornint
and that not a soul had left or cntere
the house that morning. Utterly be
Wildered, / was about to make some in
quiries, when my attention was ares
Cd by a knock nj the hall door. It W.
the postlnan He handed me a letter.
| opened it and sank into chair,
contained the ANNOUNCEMENT Of m
friends death, which had occurred
Washington few days previous AT
having perti.ed the rad contents, the r.
collection Of my strange adventure j
the st.eet rushed in with great fore
and distinctness upon my memor,
while my subsequent experience
my.study absolutely, for tlse time b,
inc. paralyzed all my reasoning factltie
although | am far from being a strang.