The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-02-17

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Because my lie is lett me- V d.rS e and Cold
Only while earth and sky such Joy express.
fain would turn me from their loveliness.
Spectator.
MISCELLANY.
SPECTRE MANIFESTATIONS.
Looking Int SEINE Mysteries 81 the
REALM Of DFeaaas.
DR.. HILBERT has shown that spectres are
nothing more than ideas or tho recollec.
ted images Of tho mind, which in certain
states Of bodily indisposition have been
rendered more vivid than actual impress.
sions, and that the pictures of the mind S
eye" are more vivid than the pictures of
the body's eye. Sir David Brewster in
his "Natural Magic" goes further than
this, and shows that the ''mind's eye" is
actually the body's eye, and that the ret
ina is the common tablet on which both
classes Of impressions are painted, and by
means Of which they both receive their
visual existence under the same optical
laws. He thinks that this is not only
true in the case Of spectral illusions, but
that it holds good Of oil ideas recalled by
the memory or created by the imagina.
ton and that it may be regarded as the
fundamental law in the science Of pneuma.
tology.
Robert Dale Owen in his ''Footfa on
the Boundary of Another World.' tells
a marvellous story Of coincidence that one
can hardly believe were brought about
by any other agency than chance. Mr..
Owen says that the story was communi.
Gated to him July 1850, by Capt. J. s.
Clarke Of the schooner John Hallock,
then lying at Rutgers slip. who had it d.
rect from Mr.. Bruce himself: He adds
that the John Hallock was then trading
between New York and Santiago Cuba.
Mr.. Robert Bruce, born 1T Torbay, in
the south Of England, and there bred up
to seafaring life, in 1928, when about so
years old, WAS first mate on bark trad
ing between Liverpool and St. John, N.
B. On one Of her voyages bound west.
ward. being then five or six weeks out
and having nearcd the eastearn portion
Of the banks Of Newfoundland, the Cap.
tain and mate had been on deck at noon
taking an observation of the sun after
which they both descended to calculate
their days work. The cabin 4 small
one. was Immediately 1T the stern of the
vessel, and the short stairway descend
ing to it ran athwartship. Immediately
opposite to this stairway, just beyond
. small square landing, was the mate 9
stateroom and from that landing there
were two doors, close to each other, the
one opening aft into the cabin, the other
fronting the stairway into the state.
room.
The desk was in in the forward part of
room, close to the door so that any ore
sitting at it and looking over his Shout.
der could see into the cabin. The mate,
absorbed in his calculations, which did
not result as he expected, varying con.
siderably from the dead reckoning, had
not noticed the captain motions. Hav-
ing completed his calculations, he called
out without looking around, II make our
Longitude and latitude 50 and SO. Can
that be right' How is yoursl' As
there Was no reply, he repeated his ques.
ton. glancing over his shoulder and, as
he thought, saw the Captain busy writing
on his slate. Still no answer. Thercupon
he arose and, IS he 1ronted the cabin
door. the figure he had mistaken for the
Captain raised its head and disclosed to the
astonished mate the features of IN entire
stranger. Bruce Was not coward; but,
as he met that fixed gaze looking upon
him in grave silence, and became assured
that it was NO one whom he had ever seen
it was too much for him; he rushed ND to
the deck in such evident alarm that j,
instantly attracted the Captains attsn
ton. "Why, Mr.. Bruce, said the lat
ter, "what in the world is the matter with
you'll"
1.-THE matter. cir! Who is that At you,
desk2''
mo one, that I know OFF,
but there is. sir. there's = strange,
there.'
"A stranger!- Why man you must be
dreaming. You must have seen the
steward there or the second mate. Who
else would venture down without orders3''
but, sir, he was sitting in your arm
chair, fronting the door,. writing on you.
slate. Then he looked up full in my
face; and il ever saw man plainly and
distinctly in this world, I saw him.
"Him Who!'
"God knows, sir; I don't. I saw ,
before" $500. '''~ %"
You must be going crazy, Mr.. Bruce.
A stranger and we nearly six weeks OUT
know: but then saw him.
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