The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-09-23
ATIsITog FROM THE OTHER WORLD.
Dead Man Visits Living Friend,
Embraces end Talks TO Him.
From the San Francisco Morning Ca

From the San Francisco Morning Call.
Our business is to tell a story as it was
told tc US, by the gentleman who under
vent the experience, and who, by the
way, is a plain, sensible, business man,
guiltless of either practical joking, whose
only care is to increase his store and
faithfully discharge all the duties and OBJ
legations imposed upon as good citizen.
There Is not a particle OF sentiment In his
composition, and he disbelieves the spir-
ituaEistic theories. So much for the man
now for his story.
On Saturday evening last he arrived at
his hotel, the American Exchange, late
for dinner, and so had to take the neal
st French restaurant. This was about
$50 O'Clock. With his dinner he took
about half bottle of ciaret. He ate or
drank nothing more during the evening.
It is we'll to bear this fact in mind, as 1t
shows that his system was III perfectly
normal condition, and his brain clear at
the time Of the visitation. Feeling very
much fatigued as the evening drew on,
on account of attention to business on that
day and for several days preceding, he
came to the conclusion that his great
need was sound and undISturbed night
rest. To obtain this, he determined to
leave his room In the hotel, for that
night. and occupy a furnished apartment
in the building where his store Is situat-
ed He changed his room to escape the
inevitable morning noises al the hotel,
and thus be allowed to sleep as late into
Sunday morning as he chose. lie was
not conscious OF any other motive for do
ing so, though some SplrltIalIsts may say
he was impressed to make the change.
He reached his room about eleven
O'Clock. lit the gas, and set about prepar-
ing for bed. He had Invested himself
of the day clothing, and was standing in
front of large mirror, buttoning the
neck band of his shirt, with his face at
the same toward the door OF his room,
leading to the hallway. His mind was
dwelling on nothing particular at the
time, and he was humming an operate
air. Suddenly he became conscious Of
presence other than his own, and then
was clasped about the body Sc tightly
that the pressure was almost sufOcatlng.
He found himself face to face with Frank
-, who died about three mouths
ago, and with whom he was on intimate
terms during his lifetime. There stood
his friend fronting him, looking straight
at him The face was closely shayen, the
eyes bright, and the lips parted with
half smile as in life. Even the clothes
in which he was dressed were the same
as worn by him on the day preceding his
death. Still holding him IN his embrace,
Frank spoke to his friend
Harry, You are good soul. You
have been kind to me, aud good to my
wife since | left He spoke further
about some business matters, but we do
not feel at liberty to repeat the words.
D., Il, 4 -,tJ,, i
FROM Frank ; embrace, when the latter
grasped his hand, and said:
"Good-oy, Harry. There is much hap
pines in store tor you.
Here he had partially recovered him
self, and was about to speak; but before
he could frame the words, Frank was
gone, melted, into thin air. The door
did not move on its hinges; there were
no footballs in the hallway outside but
as suddenly as this strange visitor had
come, he departed, and Harry was lett
alone, filed with astonIehment, but, as
he declares without any feeling of fear
The result of the interview was such
that for a moment he doubted if his
friend was dead but he had been pres
ent at his funeral, and dropped handful
of earth on his colin lid that he was sure
covered his mortal remains. Then he
thought some one had played practical
joke to territy him; but there was no one
else besides himself in the building, and
all the doors were securely locked and
barred In despair at the task of account
ing for this strange affair, he lit a cigar
to aid him in his perplaxity; and, final
ly sought his couch, where be slumbered
peacefully for the rest of the night.
The ghost (if such high pressure visi
tor can be called ghostly) lett memento
Of his visit behind him. Harry declares
that at the time he was being SO tightly
embraced, his thumb came in contact
with button on Franks coat, and he
experienced considerable pain. In the
morning. on awakening, he felt the pain,
and, looking at his thumb, found the skin
Slightly abraded.
That is the story as 1t was told to us.
Harry, as we said before, is sensible,
practical, unromantic, business man, and
no believer in spiritualism lie has moth
ing to accomplish in deceiving his friends.
and as joke. it would be sorry enough
to be beneath contempt. 1t may be con-
sldered one of the marveis of the latter
dsys-not to be believed by many inca
pable of solution by all.
The vaunp man ubo Win J;.,,.ao