The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-07
SAW HIS BROTHER.
His Brothers Ghost got Him by the
Arm and he got Loose.
[st. Paul Pioneer-Press and Tribune ]

lSt. Paul Pioneer-Press and Tribune
A gentleman of undouted veracity is
| authority for the strange statement here
after recorded, but for sufficient reasons,
names are omitted at the present time.
The facts are as given, however, and can
be thoroughly substantiated in even the
minutest particular, if their accuracy is
called in question by the incredulous.
The strange and staggering story is Civ
en- in the language of our informant AS
follows:
ga Little .lffter o'clock on Wednesday
evening, as one of our business men was
walking up First avenue south, his mind
completely wrapped in the transactions
of the day, one more prominent than the
others was the receipt of draft in pay
nent for bill of goods, not due, sold
to dealer in the country. 1t seems
that just as he got to this particular
transaction he was passing p. M. Ways
when, in an instant, and without par
ticle of noise, some one fastened a pow
erful grip on his left arm. In great
deal less time than it takes to tell it, he
turned to stike a telling blow on what
he supposed was midnight assassin,
and behold, his only brother, supposed
to be in Liverpool, stood before him,
dressed just as when last seen by Mr..
IL. four years ago
The shock to the nerves in the first
instance, together with the sudden sur
prise Of meeting his brother, quite took
Mr.. III. s senses. Both stood face to
face with hands by their sides for per-
haps five seconds, when Mr.. Fl. threw
out both arms to greet his brother, and
--he was gone
Mr.. IL. walked along-quickened his
pace, his hat raised-Gn fact, it would
not stay on his head)-his hair stood
straight up, and the cold Precipitation
began to start A thousand things flash
ed through his mind, and he was at the
Fourth street crossing. Here he slack
ened his pace little and took breath
and look-there was the brother close
to his side! He tried to speak, but
could not utter word. He thought of
Professor Cooke, of Katie King, of the
Hindoo Bag (and wished he was in it,
and of the whole spirit department, but
the fix he was in beat them all.
He started to run and kept up lively
gait for two OF three bloks, when he
made another stop-and O look thore
was that brother To get away from
the apparition, or whatever it WAS, seem
ed to be out of the question, so he con-
cluded to keep an eye on the brother
and strike bee line for home, which he
did to the best of his ability. Upon en-
tering the house, which he did rather
unceremoniously, as he only made one
jump from the gate to the door, the
family werc very much startled at so
sudden an entrance at that time in the
evening, and upon seeing Mr.. FL. full in
the face their first thought was that he
had gone mad. His eyes stuck out like
water tanks, and his face and lips were
without color. He was asked what was
the matter, but could not speak, and
commenced locking the doors. Then
the family and two or three neighbors
that happened to be in at the time, made
dash for the hail. This, of course,
helped the matter, so far as Mr.. FL. was
concerned, for then he thought the whole
country had gone mad, and it was full
twenty minutes before the family and
friends could all be brought into the
house together again, when Mr.. Fl. pro-
ceeded to relate the story as given above.