The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-05-07
[For the LaDcasier GAzctte,l ]
APPARITTONS.

"There are more things IN u HeaVen aDd Earth
than are dreamed Of in your philosophy"
But few persons would be ploas
ed or fattered by an apparition-
come it, for whatever purpose. BY
an appnrition, We mean disem.
bodied spirit-in form and feature
representing some one either
known or unknown 10 have lived
on earth appearing to persons"
Can such things beP Can a
spirit, divested of flesh appear? ?
We have many instances; Christ
to his apostles-Sanuel to Saul,
These were grave occasions, and a
miracle was the result in both OF
them. Arc the many well authen.
ticated stories of men and women
whose lives were above reproach
and whose minds, not of a aupersti-
tious turn told with precision !;
and many prognostios made at the
time fully tulfilled--arc all these
vanity and lies? Wero the par
ties deceived, or we're they decei-
vers ? arc questions, a man must
be bold to answer affirmatively
and superstitious in the common
opinion of mankind if negatively
Years ago paper. on the East
ern shorc of Maryland detailed a
case of "apparation" of such inter.
est as to challenge criticism. Ny
mother often detailed to her chill.
dren, (long before the case was
published) the history of this zap.
partition" ard her cousin-one she
knew and loved dearly, was the
party. The paper published iull
particulars of the case and took
the material facts from a record of
tho proceedings Of the Grand Jury.
1t was thus
Two brothers inherited and liv-
ed on adjoining farms, in loving
kindness and affection. The young
or I'VE call William) was married;
the elder (John) single. There
was but one source Of disquiot-
tho conduct OF John, in living in
adultery with a woman, on his
farm, and raising family of chill
dren. lie promised the woman,
his children, ard his brother, often
and often. to marry and thus le
gitimize the children; but as often
broke his promise. lie was intem.
perate and lived a life Of Incidence,
not unusual in wealthy men at
the time. He was subject tu Quin-
sy, or severe sore throat, that de.
stroyed bis voice. land in one OF
these paroxysms, together with his
bad habits, died-at the house OF
his brother William, with no one
in his room but his brother, and
no human being aware of what
passed between the two brothers
lie could always whisper in the
worst attacks, and co lid thus be
understood by his bro her and his
physician. The Doctor, on the
day OF his death. told him and biz
brother, he would not survive The
night, and left them alone; vii
liam with pen in ink, to take dowr
Johns dying requests. The homes
hour had come, as it will 10 al
men-power cannot remove it,
pride cannot shut it out, and wha
passed between the brothers mt
man slve they kncw-or could BY
any possibility know.
James j my mothers cou
sin, was intimate with both broth
; ers. He lived near the Bay ant
they visited him once or twice
week to shoot ducks, in fall, win
, ter and spring, and often in sum
mer to fish for Drum fish, favor
ite amusement of his and tn
}, brothers. James had often talke,
r to John about his conduct, hi
treatment of his illegitimato chill
! dren, and as often had his assur
), ance that he would marry the VIC
man.
William administered on the eS
tate of John and as there was n,
will-was his heir. Many thing
wero sold at q sale, as be propose
farming both farms, and in th
!. house on Johns farm, placed ter
n ant or overseer, and thus sold mos
/, OF the furniture, gig, &C., and q
' mongst the things sold was fav
orite riding horse of Johns, an
James j. bought him, This hors
John rode when on "spree" an
many anecdotes are told of his ir
stinct- in accommodating b
drunken master, and was thus
5 tavorite-John allowing no man {
servant to back him and never a
5 lowing him to be driven in hal
n ness.
Two years after the sale and a
ter William had driven the woma
and his brothers children from I'll
=, farmland they as poor people
III a slave state, were TIC poorest
!. the poor, no free schools and il
iss deed in a planting country wit
D. D. large farms, no schools, their mott
Is er ignorant, they were as we'll ;
% the poor in slave states, denie
all advantages of an education
destitute, bastards--their moth,
never before so situated as to wal
we're in as bad condition as he
less children could be in a state
e. which thcre are only poor house
R. and no Township Trustees. b
+" sides all this there was no symp
to to thy for them-they were pariah
ii. and indeed had no friends. WI
liam's family despised them, 0
though in the veins Of the childrC
was their own blood. This W
not uncommon, the only differen