The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12

the other servants, saying She should
remain no longer in the house-that she
was not used to being watched and fol.
lowed as if she were thief. She added
that Mrs. W had been up stairs
all the day before and nearly all that
day, lodging around and watching her.
Mrs. W replied, "Why,you must
be out of your mind. was not up
stairs Yesterday when you were there;
neither to-day have been there since
morning, and then only for moment.
have been in the back parlor with my
daughters all the rest of the time. .
Mrs. W says the girl looked at
her wonderinely, and then inquired how
long since she had changed her dress.
Mrs. W. replied, II have not
changed it to-day, and it is the same ]
wore yesterday and then inquired in
what dress she had seen her. The girl
replied, sin a musty white dress. Mrs.
W could not persuade the CIR; to
resume her work, and she left in the full
belief that Mrs. W had deceived
her. The other servant affected to
laugh at her friend being frightened at
''spook,'' but she also sud-
denly left a few days thereaf-
ter. Mrs. W could not regard
this affair so lightly as she had regard:
ed the previous occurrences, but said
nothing about it to any but the mem
BEES of her family. In about a week
thereafter a sister Of mine visited her
for few days, and at night was as
signed a room opening upon the hall
on the same floor. At breakfast, the
morning succeeding her arrival, she in
CURED of Mrs. W. who it was that
walked the floor OF the hall for such a
length Of time in the night. She said
it appeared to be somebody in slippers.
Mrs. W gave an evasive reply, and
the subject was dropped. The second
night my sister had retired and had ex.
tinguished the light, and was nearly
asleep, when she was reused by the
same
and arising she opened the door and
boxed into the hall, but could perceive
nothing, nor did she then hear any
sound of footsteps. She then closed
and carefully secured the door, and re.
turned to bed, and had nearly COM
posed herself to sleep, when she felt as
if two hands were pressed upon
the bed over her chest
and at the same moment she also felt
what appeared to be the breath of
person upon her face. This alarmed
her, and she sprang from the bed,
struck a light, and to her amazement
could find nothing to account for the
sensations. She looked under the bed.
and examined the fastenings of the
door, bit all was as when she retired.
Her first impulse was to leave the
room. but the evidence of her senses
that nothing was there treasured her,
leaving the light burning, she again re-
turned to her bed, and was not again
molested. The succeeding night she
changed her quarters. Mrs. W
further said:
There are many occurrences similar
to these which | could relate. There
was one room that | always had super.
stltlous feelings in entering even at
MONDAY. 1t would be difficult for me
to define the feeling, but it would al
ways come over me when | entered it.
even without any remembrance Of for
mcr feelings. l have not spoken of
these things to persons outside my
family and immediate relatives. | can
not say | had any fear. although felt
t>a,V
wandering through the place. One af-
ternoon my youngest daughter and
three OF four companions were playing
in the garden, when suddenly one stop
ped and exclaimed Oh Annie. see that
little girl and pale lady up there at
the window They all looked and saw
the child with its hands upon the win.
dow sash, and its face close to the glass,
while the lady stood beside it. Both
were dressed in white, she very pale,
and her expression very sad and
gloomy. In a minute, my daughter.
Followed by the others-all excited
rushed into the house, Of course with
out avail--and for long time they
were positive in the belief that the
white lady, as they named her. and
child escaped them. The same appari.
tons werel sseen subsequently at the
same window from the garden by a
lady and gentleman who was visiting
me. At that time had not the least
faith in ghosts or spirits returning to
earth, and could not realize that these
disturbances were supernatural. Per.
haps it is on that account that felt so
little fear. think similar occurrences
happening now would impress me more
forcibly. as l have some degree of faith
in the ability of spirits to return which
would cause me to regard such things
more Seriously
This house has been occupied for
about two years previously to the time
whel. Mrs. W engaged it, and with
many persons it had the reputation of
being haunted but no runor of this
had reached Mrs. W until about a
year after she had moved into it.
Sunday night Detroit policeman.
passing certain house about 10 clock,
saw man drop from window and
heard smothered cries inside. He
seized the man for burglar, but soon
found that no had the ouner of fha