The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-12
A STRANGE STORY.
The TOHbIe a Mothers Spirit Made
in Her Sisters Family-A Dying
Request,

manifestations, by some sHppO-ed To he
spiritual doings. The bells abont the
house began To ring. First the front
door bell, then the Fergant-', theE the
kitchen, and then all the bells rang at
once. The inmates watched first one
and then another Of the bells, but they
always rang when they were not watch
ing. After guarding outdoors and in
until exhausted, and they had become
extremely alarmed, the ringing stopped
at $50 in the morning. The servant
girls gave notice that they would leave
next day, but to quiet them the gentle
man Of the house told them that the
disturbance was caused only by electric.
ity, and he would have the bells fixed;
and away he went to see the hell-hangers
and have them ascertain what was the
matter. They tirhtened some of the
wires and loo@ened Others, spending
nearlya day in the work. "All right,
now said they to the gentleman
You'll have no further trouble" Bnt
the bell hangers had barely reached the
street when all the bells began to again,
and with astonishing violence.
The next evening at ii o'clock the in
visible hell ringers began their changing
music again, and continued il half an
hour before reaching the closing note.
For two evenings they acted only as
they were acted upon by the tangible
fingers of doubling Thomases. 1T was
thought that electricity had completed
its work, and there would be no more
trouble, but that thought was a mistake.
In the morning the beds of the ch ildren
were found moved across the room, the
location Of other pieces of furniture
changed to different parts of the room,
the pictures broken down and the cords
cnt. The children denied that they
knew anything about il, with the excep-
tion of the eldest, who said he had heard
loud raps around the room. The dis
turbance was repeated three evenings,
when the children were removed into
the parents room, a. they were all too
much frightened to sleep in their own
apartment.
The next evening. however. they re
turned TO it, and they were jusi cDinf,,rt-
ably turned in for the night when the
piano began p play They opened TIE
door and listened, and it played most
beautifully. accompanying a lady : voice
il song. They then went down stairs
and opened the pIriar door-, when The
music ceased, and the instrument was
fonnd locked, with no indications that
any one was near or had been there.
For five nights peace and qniet reigned
within, the children occupy iB2 The room
adjoining that Of the parents, the door
being left open between the apartments.
One little boy went to bed on the sixth
night at s O'Clock and he had not been
there long before the family saw the bed
moving across the room; lond rappi4gs
aud other singular noises were heard on
the furniture. The little fellow was Ia
ken into the parents chamb her again,
when an invisible power picked him up,
lifted him three feet and carried him
along and placed him back in his bed.
The terrified parents were now satisfied
that it was not done by any human
agency.
While meditating a. 10 what should
be done, the family standing in group
in one corner of the room, they all saw
what appeared to be little b,y emerge
from the fireplace lie looked natural,
hut thin and pale. He went toward the
door, and then vanished before their
eyes. This frightened them more than
ever. They made their beds on the
floor, and all slept together.
In the morning the gentleman related
the whole occurrence 10 an old friend.
and that person said he had heard Of
gentleman in the city by the name Of
Charles Tnckett, who was posted in tine
spiritual phenomena, and he would hunt
him mp and see if he could solve the
mysterious problem. Seeing the latter
as per agreement, Mr.. Tnckett, with
clairvoyant and trance medium (the
beautiful daughter ofone of0ur wealthy
citizens), and two gentlemen mot Spir.
itualists) repaired to the disturbed resi-
'ence and agitated family at s o'clock
the following evening. 4 circle was
formed, consisting Of the persons inst
mentioned and the family.
The medium, soon being under "spirt.
ual control, said: Il see lady by you,
madam. She is tall, with dark hair,
and says she is your sister. A little boy
is holding her hand" The sister-spirit
then took control Of medium, and said:
SISTER: When ! died you promised
to take care Of my two little children
You neglected them. and this one now
with me in the spirit world died from
neglect. II is the same little fellow YOU
saw in your room. You placed them
am"ng strangers and they were crneIly
treated. This one died, and the other is
being used cruelty by the persons you
DhhE bAhAt'i nun Will ufrtTF Won 10
bring him away to morrow and take care
Of him one Of yoHr own, "a Won
promised me. If yon do not | will
trouble you more than you ever dream.
Now own litfle boy is a medium.
through whom ] can operate II Won
take care of my little boy will trouble
yon no more. bnt will he around Won ta
impress vour mind with all that is good
and lovely, and will he n guardian angel
to YOU and yours, greeting yon when
won cross the river 10 where ! am.
Teach my boy in love me and 10 be a
good true man. Good by. Your
SISTER.
The Medium came ont Of her trance
perfectly ignorant Of what had trans
pired.
The boy was brought away from where
he was. and there has been no trouble oi
any kind at the haunted mansion since
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