The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-06-07
Is FCH MOND,
A Ghost,s story.


Do Che spirits Of the departed
eysr appear upon earthi Are they
parmitted to return, and hold visi-
Bile Communication with former
friends DO they hover shout us!,
Have they . desire 10 protect, to
WAN, 10 ehide to adusef There
are peope who, while they believe In
the future existence of the soul, ara
firm IN the opinion that no COM
mudication is possible between the
living and fhs dead; and there are
people who are very firm in the BE-
lief that souls which once inhabited
claysy tenements here were Of usl
and among us ID the flesh, 11ever,
cease 20 fsel eAno interest IN those
whom they once loved hare, and
sometimes make their, tsspresenos in
tie ais kpoynto the ohiact Of thsir'
{ There is 4 family IN Princeton
township IN this county, who have
undergone change OF opinion on
the above questions-and the story
Of the experience which changed
them is one of the most remarka-
ble ever heard in connection with
the subject We give Il as it was
given ~ on yesterday by Q neigh
bor Of theirs, who thought il ss-
tonishing enough to deserve Q place
IN print @
Z We are forbidden 10 mention
names But q few months after
the close Of the war, o young man
who had served in the Union army
from tho opening of the rebellion
to its close, died at the residence
Of his father in law, q few miles
from Princeton, leaving widow to
mourn his loss. The father is one
Of the most worthy of the citizens
of the township. She renamed at
the reGdence OF the parents, where
she was provided with every COM
fort of life Over year ago she
became engaged to 2 man who for
lnerly resided in Henry county,
illinois, and with whom she was ac-
quainted before her marriage. He
had come from California, to visit
his relations, renewed his friend
ship for his old acquaintance, and
after the engagement with her, re-
turned to California with the ex-
pressed intention of coming back
In year TO marry her. The cou-
pie corresponded regularly, his let
ters especially, being ardent in
terms of endearment
Jan. last was the month set for
the marriage. One night, early in
December, the widow was disturb
ed by . dream. She thought her
husband appeared to, her, looked
into her eyes intently for Q mo-
ment and then, lifting his finger,
said, sPostpoae y6af fnarrhgeis
and disappeared. The dream
troubled her. She told her mother
of it, tried to treat it lightly, but
still it troubled her. In three nights
thereafter she went to her room,
and was lying awake, as abe thought,
when q luminous shape appeared
ct the foot of her bed, and took the
form of her husband, whose ap.
pearance was exactly as before;
again he looked at her with. be-
sesching earnestness. and be spoke
distinctly, ssPostpone themarriage!'
The woman arose, rushed into her
parents room, and could not be
persuaded to return to her apart
ment. He father tried to convince
her that she had = nightmare, but
she asserted that she knew better,
for, she was as wide awake as could
be. The second night after this
last appearance, while the brother
was occupying a bed in . room ad
joining hers, the door being open
between, the husband again ap
peared as. she was sleeping, and
again uttered his warning. The
same night, too, the vision appear
ed to the mother Of the widow, who
was sleeping at the side of her hus
band, and, in a manner that answer
ed to the daughters description
exactly, said, 'sHave Sarah's marri
age possponed!' The mother de
clares that she was but half asleeF
when the spirit of her son-in Law
appeared. There was no use try
ing TO shake off the influence o
these visions-and the result wa,
that the widow did write to her be
| trothed. and asked him to postpon'
his coming until this spring. Hi
reply was that the request met hi
views exactly, and that he coult
leave his business much better i
| the spring. go
81 The ghost or vision never up
peared to the widow or her motlel
again-but week before hst q pa
per was received from San Fran
cisco containing a marked accoun
of the arrest for robbery of thi
: same lover of the widows and hi
Incarceration IN Jail for, want c
bail! Furthermore, it spoke Of th
fellows wife and child as deservin
of the sympathy and assistance
the charitable! sfs 1 @
!. This is the story as it came frol
. . gentleman whose word no. on
= who knows him can doub', and
t is all there is of it-says that th
= widow is now the most thankful bt
! ing alive that her husbands ghos
0 came to her rescue as it did; an
-. -,c-e. while she, and he
!. family With her, rs.~- s:-
! ways have, TO believe in the ot~---
ary spiritual manifestations the
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