Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-26
a AREMARKABLE STORY.

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furnishes the Herald with the following
DER true tale:' i'..H. -'
A most extraordinary phenomenon
was observed near the village OF Tay-
lorsville,a "a few miles from this city, y,about
a week ago Mr. Thomas mman, whom
your reporter can vouch for as respec-
table farmer of unquestionable truth and
veracity, related the circumstances to
the writer, and With his son, who was
also an eye witness, is willing to make
oath to the truth of this statement.
One evening, about two weeks ago,
while Mr. Inmau and his sou, young
man, were returning TO their home from
Taylorsville, they saw light which
they described rs looking like "burn-
iug brush pile" near the zenith, descend
ing rapidly towards the earth with a
loud roaring noise. 1t struck the ground
in the road a short distance from them.
The blazing object tiickered and ftared
for 4 few moments aud then faded INTO
darkness, as a man dressed in com
plete suit Of black and carrying n Ian
tern emerged from it. The man walked
a few PAGES and stepped in buggy,
which had not been observed by either
Mr.. Inman or his son. There was no
horse attached to the supernatural vehi-
Gle, but no sooner had the man taken
his seat than it started to run, ,noiselessly
but with great velocity along the high
way, and this it continued TO do until it
reached deep gully, into which itplun-
ged, when buggy, man and lantern sud
denly disappeared as mystcriously as
they came.
This phenomenon is certainly an cx-
traortlinary and unexplainable one, and
sounds more like the vagary of erazed
brain than anything else. But both MIR.
Inman and his son, who are sober men
and not given TO superstitlous notions,
agree precisely in their statements, and
maintain that they are strictly true. II
it was an optical delusion, srperinduced
by a meteor or Jack O lantern, is IT
not strange that the same fancied ap-
.pearances could be conjured up in the
minds of two men at the same time
Here is a chance .or scientists to explain
the fantastic optical and other illusions
and delusions which follow in tie train
of. and are suggested 10y some strange
and unexpected sight or occurrence.
DRrAMs.-Most everybody believe i'll
dreams, for they generally turn ont true.
Here's a few fresh signs for those given
to much dreaming,aud may he relied on:
If 4 man dreams the devil is after him
with a biz stick, it is 4 sign that he had
better settle his subscription bill.
If he dreams of earthquakes and tur-
moil generally, it is sure sign that he
is going 10 be married,
If he (being 4 married man. dreams
of some fearful mysterious danger, it Is
a sign that his mother-in-law is coming
to spend few days with her darling
daughter. -.-,s... .l.... .qt-.
If he dreams that his head is i'll dan
cer,and that his hair tails OUT is 81 ign
that he will have quarrel with his wife.
If he dreams of vainly cndeavoring
to work ont fatiguing sun,it is 4 sign
that he had better dispute his butchers
bill. .r...-. IN
If he dreams of being accosted by a
strange man, who insists on taking him
with him. it is sign that he had better
know all the policemen .s
If he dreams of speaking familiarly
to ghost with horns and tail, it is a
sign that he had better reduce his liquor
bill.
If he dreams of making a fool of HIM
self, it is true sign 1t is so.