The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-03-19


from the window
''rhat cry seemed to arouse me from
my trance-hke condition | was on my
feet in Il second, and rushed to the window.
Had my senses deceived me? No doubt !;
for it was barely open--aS | had left it.
! flung up the sash, and leaned forth. In
the street all was as usual. The stream
of human life passed uninterruptedIy OH.
A collected policeman glanced stolidly up
at my opening window, and sauntered by.
Two men were calmly smoking at a win
dow fronting mine. 1t was plain they had
heard or seen nothing amiss Much mar
yelling, L returned to my chair and book !;
but little enough of the law of evidence
found its way, that evening, into my dis
turbed brain.
'The next day took an opportunity
of speaking confideniially to my landlady.
Had anything Of an unusual nature been
seen in that house before ? The worthy
woman hesitated. Why did 1 ask that 3?
l told her all and, moved by a sudden
impulse, inquired if any calamity had
occurred in those apartments which might,
to some minds, account for the strange
appearance l had witnessed.
'With a little pressing, the woman
informed me that, just year before, a
tragical incident had occurred there. 4
young couple had occupied the rooms
or the third floor. The lady was very
pretty, w<h light brown hair, and was
teHderly attached to her young mate, who
was clerk in some one of the large city
offices.
''One day she returned from her walk
as usual, and, fearing she was late, ran
hastily up, half expecting TO fad her hus-
band awaiting her. He bad not arrived,
however; and, having thrown aside her
bonnet, and set the room in order, she sat
down beside the fire, and strove to forget
her impatience in the peTusai Of a book
which George had that day presented to
her. Dinner time came, and tea time.
bat no George. Dreading she knew not
what, the poor girl at last ran to the win
dow, determined 10 keep watch until he
arrived. For some time she had been
noticed leaning mo;ionIess over the win
dowsill. But new object attracted the
attention of those who watched her. 4
stretcher was borne up the street, upon
which lay a crushed, distorted, corpse. 1t
was the young husband He had fallen
from a steamers deck, and been crushed
and drowned between the boat aud pier.
Asthey halted at the door which he had
quilted in health and mirth that morning,
a piercing shrek alarmed the whole street.
The young widow had flung herself from
the window. Tier head struck the curb
stone. She was killed on the spot"
a ghostly appearance, under similar
conditions, was witnessed by the aunt of
u lady now residen. in London, whJ was
at the time on visit to Canada. She
was about fifteen, healthy in body and in
mind, aud gifted with remarkably
clear intelligence While sitting, in broad
day, beneath cherry-tree whose branches
overLung a paIing at right angles to her
seat, she saw Il young girl come tripping
along the paling. In wondering how she
was enabled to keep her footing, the lady
noticed that her tiny feet were encased in
high -heeled red morocco slippers. Her
dress was of old fashion, consisting partly
of the then obsolete ''neglige" and long
blue scarf Arrived beneath the tree.
the visionary figure unwound the scarf,
secured one end to an overhanging bough,
made loop at The other, and, slipping it
over her head, leaped from the paling
On Witnessing this, the young seer tainted
away.
Subsequent inquiry proved that, at
period not less than sixty years before,
girl named Caroline Waldstein, daughter
of former proprietor of the estate, having
been Tilted by her lover, put an end to her
life at the spot and in the manner depicted
in the vision.
Instances Of the warning dream, inyolv-
ing minute particulars, possess a certain
interest. Here is a recent example
The father of friend of the writer, an
old Peninsular officer-he commanded his
regiment at Waterloo-was residing, not
long since, about twelve miles from Ions
don, in direction where, strange TO say,
no railway passed sufficiently near to
materially accelerate the journey TO town.
One morning the Colonel found, among
the letters awaiting him on the breakfast
table, an application from a friend of his
who was engaged in some business of
fuctuating and speculative character,
pounds. The writer resided in Wimpole
street, where the Colonel had often par
taken of his friends hospitality. Unwilg~
ing to refuse such an appeal, he instantly
transmitted by post, check for the re-
quired amount.
On the succeeding night, his eldest
daughter dreamed that the applicant had
sustained reverse of so crippling nature,
that insolvency was inevitable, and her
fathers money was consequently lost. So
deep was the impression thus unexpected
ly suggested to her mind, that the young
lady left her bed, and, going straight to
her mothers room, communicated her
dream. Her sleepy parent merely remon-
strated, and sent her away. But second
time came back the disturbing dream, aud
with an angry force that sent her second
time TO her mothers bedside. Once more
but with soothing and gentleness Miss
Margaret was dismissed TO her repose.
However. about four in the morning the