The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-05
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From the chicago Evening MALL
During the greater part of the past week
the town of Lake, in this county, has been
the scene of real ghost cXcitement,-nonc
of your humbug, school house ghosts either
hui n genuine ghost; ghost that is imper-
ylous to bullets, and that laughs at revolvcrs
As would a Knight encascd in coat of mail.
The immediate theater of his gh0stship's OPP
erations is a plain dwelling house, the occu-
pants of which are a man, his wife, and their
| little child. They are honest, industrious peo.
pie, and cannot imagine why the peace OF
| their little home should be interrupted by
these strange and unaccountable manifesto
tons =,
AS matter of course this ghost, like all
others, chooses the night time for It's demon
STATIONS. Its presence is announced by a
series of mysterious rappings IN all parts OF
the house. and by the appearance at the same
time of strange moving lights, that Hitter
here and there through the different rooms,
| in seeming defiance of all natural causes as
well as in utter disregard of the alarm which
they bring to the inmates of the house.
One of the most singular features of this
singular affair is the fact that Immediately
on THE appearance of these lights and rap
pings the little child mentioned above goes
| into spaSms of q most violent nature, and re
mains in that condition until the lights dis
appear and the noises cease to be heard.
| During the week, resident Of the city who
| is not u believer in ghosts or spiritual mani.
| festatons, undertook to Interview this myste-
rous being and to ascertain, If possible, the
real character of the cause OF so much excite
ment in the community, and terror to well
behaved family. He accordingly armed him.
self with revolver, and, after the occupants
of the house had retired and the lights had
| n,.,;,r,,icbpn StatinnaI himSn of a
point favorable for observation, and awaited
results. He had not long to wait Very soon
an object three or four feet high, and en-.
shrouded in ghostly, white sheet, made its
appearance, and with it the mysterious noises
and moving lights. The revolver was quick.
| ly brought into use, and one of the barrels
discharged at the object in white, which, in
stead Of uttering grOan and falling to the
| floor, as mi sht have been expected, increased
| its height fully foot. Again the gentleman
! fired, and again the object increased its stat
ure. A lhird barrel was discharged mith
like result By this time our friend cohc1ud-
ed to postpone further investigation to flu.
ture time, and with that haste which becomes
a man OF business, retired from the scene On
reaching the stable connected with the prem
Uses, where he had left his horse he was
astonished to find the animal covered with
foam and suffering from the most terrible
fright. 1t was evident that the strange
demonstrations had not been confined to the
house. Further developments await further
Investigations.
The whole matter remains mystery, and
is the all-absorbng topic of conversation in
the town of Lake The story as here told is
in strict conformity to the statements made
by the gentleman of the revolver and foam
ing steed," who is represented as entirely
reliable.