The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-07

+ver, on The outside of the door imme
date y. in company with the Mother Supe-
nor. out my o. her self was gone and I was
w oiIect communication with Der alone.
nao slight thought thst was still in the
room, but my ghostly companion COM
mepced conversation with me, ana 1 now
understood every word.
The secrets of the convent were TO be
made known 10 me, but was to remain
with the shades two or three weeks. There
was necessary a preparation for ghostly so.
cieiy, that 1 must "A eds undergo, in order
to be fully acquainted with the mode and
secrets OF ghOstly existence. My courage
must FIRST be tested. j was to be led down
to the realm of the shades at night, and
there exercised nightly, but duriog he day
earth, mingle with my friends. see them,
know all their actions, hear all they
said as II personally present, but
as the night drew on / must return below,
where the ghosts have their continual abiG-
ing place. II appeared that my other self
had made this contract. 1 did not feel that
it would be honorable in me TO recede from
1t. L was bound under oath to reveal moth
ing of the secrets OF that realm, further than
here make known. / learned how Ahosts
pass through a solid wall, dissolve, and APP
psar to the eye OF human beings at pleasure
assume the shapes and features of dead and
living persons, and compass time and space
with an effort of the will. / was apt to
learn, 1 readily becoming an expert.
did not return to the earth
by choice for two or three days
aud then l was assured by my instructor
that | could cross the sea If | chose, and
visit my trausst antic friends. OF course
did this. My business was TO look after.
| was anxious about my friends. / saw
quite number OF them the first day and
returned, day after day, as 1 was released
from my school of preparation. l soon
lnar cd q FoN ofn Of frh0 -s.&4
and became thoroughly acquainted with
the mysteries of conventional life in the
Sorrento Castle for the past two hundred
years. 1 was the special charge OF the
Mother Superior. For some special pur-
pose was TO be favored with these secrets.
Between the shades and my home in
America / had now passed well nigh two
weeks when | was informed that was to be
led through the secret chambers OF the con-
vent. L concluded, therefore, that would,
instead of spending the next day in America,
return to the convent on a kind of prelimi-
nary inspection myself. 1t occurred to me,
also, that / should be missed from the con-
vent, and 1t might fare i'll with my host il
my absence was not accounted fer. L con-
cluded thatI would appear in the drawing
room of the hotel after breakfast and listen
and learn of the terrestrial situation. 1t was
peculiarly interesting to me.
A sprghtly French woman was con-
versiDg with an EOglish doctor, and heard
my name mentioned. l placed myseli
close beside them that L could hear every
word.
.rIease. doctor, sell me all about that
American patient Of yours in the convent
There is some mystery connected with the
case, know"
$40, mademoiselle, it is bnt case of fever
peculiar TO this climste. He has doubt less
become worn out with sightseeing. 1 found
him unconscious when tirsL called, but to-
Nau q " NpnokQ n fnl ma Hu
Sister SeTapnema, whom you saw here mo-
ment ago, we have had the first clear signs
of convalescence. He slept in the convent
by choice the first nighs he came to Scr.
rentO. The servants found him unconscious
and in delirium the next morning, with his
Iacs bruised. He had evidently attempted
go arise and seek for aid, but had fallen near
the door. His physical sy stem was so ex-
hausted, DOUBTLESS by the shock, that he was
powerless to call for aid.''
"And Sersphema has been nursing him all
this timer"
Yes; and bat for her kind attention, my
prescriptions would have proved valueless."
MAY visit him with You the next time
you CALI" said the French lady. "You
have awakened my sy sympathy"
Eyes, shall call in an hour, and if you
are resd1 will call for you"
waited but a single moment, and flew 30
the coDvent; had heard enough to know
that was personally interested. / entered
the room. All the evidences of the sick
room were present but no patient. 1 con-
Guided that they had removed him
for moment. determined To
await, and reclined upon one
of the couches. In few moments ]
saw the Mother Superior enter. My eyes
followed her very intently. She passed
around noislessly. but seemed surprised
that my eyes followed her every motion.
She then approached the bedside and spoke
in soft, sweet tone. / attempted to arise and
reply, but my limbs and tongue were pow
erless. She put to my lip spoonful of cor
dial which drank and soon felt revived.
How loDgsd to speak; but she pressed her
hands tn hen lips-and with joy,ui counter
sncs adjusted the curtains and left the
room. Soon the doctor and the French
lady called; 1 then learned full solution OF
| my communion with the spirits.
terrible attack OF the Neapol-
itan fever, contracted in my night ram
bles after ghosts. The Mother Superior was
none otner than the Sister Seraphema.
Ii is nee lsss to say that did not return
! TO the shades to complete my explorations
| into the mysteries of the convent. Sera-
| phema watched with me until ste could
| trust me with less tender and delicate
nurse. She chided me frequently for calling
her a mother superior, and when she left me
she said that she had many secrets about my
| Journeys to America, and If / would pa
tiently wait for convalescsuc take care OF
myself, and never go Substituting again,
she would not tell anything about IL.
have not been directly ghOst-huntlne
since.
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