The Red Cloud chief., 1877-02-01
Death Keeps Life's Promise.
An Indiana w man Returns from n
Grave In Flu hiiment Of a Pledge Mad,

An Indiana W1mAn Returns from the
Grave In Flu hilment Of a Pledge Made.
Since the account Of the banshee
warning that attended the deaths in an
Evansville family that was published
in the Journal, "a highly intelligent and
reliable citizen has furnished us with
the facts regarding ASPIRATIONS that
were twice e in a dwelling in the
suburbs Of this city. We are not at
liberty to give true names or To locate
the house. but the story is vOuched for
by u informant. who Is we'll acGuaint-
ed with all the parties concerned.
About eighteen years ago there lived
with her relatives. an uncle and aunt, q
Miss Harris, who was young and amia-
bic. and was engaged to be married.
She had a very intimate friend some
years older than he rself, Mrs. Cook. and
the two had often amused and instruct
ed themselves with inquiry into super
natural subjects, so called, and among
others discussed and investigated the
doctrine of Spiritualism, which was then
finding Judgment in the West. One day
it was proposed. half in jest and half in
earnest, that the of the two friends
who died first was to appear to the sur
vivOr in order to set at rest all doubt
upon the subject. The proposition was
accepted, and by discussion they adopted
it seriously, and agreed that the one
dead should, if possible, make the
demonstration. In less than a veal Mrs.
Cook was dead. and in a short time Miss
Harris broke her engagement when the
wedding day Was near. She was un-
happy, and on the evening which had
been set apart for the wedding she To-
tired early and was restless. 1t was
warm, and about midnight finding she
could not go to sleep, she raised the
mosquito bar and arose to walk to the
window. As she did so she confronted
IA solemn yelled figure standing at the
side of the beo gazing upon her with
rigid. yet questioning co~untenance. One
quick. earnest look, and the girl recog-
nized the features OF her dead friend.
Mrs. Cook. She was terribly frightened,
and. uttering loud shrieks. ran past and
down stairs into the room of her uncle
and aunt, and there trembling with
fright covered behind their bed. She
Was so unnerved that she was utterly
unable to speak, and they were tr, ing
In vain to ascertain the cause of her
fright, when another scream was heard.
and a servant girl who had a room CD
posite Miss Harris, bounded down stairs
and into the room also frightened. Upon
inquiry the girl said that she heard Miss
Harris scream, and thought it proceeded
from her aunt. She arose to go to the
old lady's room, and as she entered the
hall she saw a white figure kneeling at
Miss Harris door, with her hand shad-
ing her eyes, as If in sorrow. She |
looked again and recognized the dead .
woman. Mrs. Cook. and shrieking ran
down stairs. A close search of the
house failed to reveal n intruder or
any signs of n The doors were all
locked and the ground windows closed.
Miss Harris afterward married a most
worthy minister of the gospel, and is
now living in the far West.
After detailing these facts. and giving
the skeptic a chance TO explain them
away. we will now relate the sequel to
this story. About two months ago two
young ladies arrived in this city from
New Albany, Ind, to visit the aunt of
former Miss Harris. They remained
here for six weeks. Two weeks before
they left they were both sleeping in the
same bed in the room formerly occupied
BY Miss Harris.
One night, just after midnight, both
awoke suddenly with a shock, each
without knowing the other was awake.
There standing by the side of the bed
a white-rObed figure, dim and in
distinct. but evidently that of a woman.
Each girl. in great fright, softly at
empted to awake the other, and at the
anne moment discovered both were
awake. As they looked. the figure, dim
md shadowy, glided slowly backward.
md disappeared into the hall, through
he closed door. They both arose
instantly, fearing it was some thief who Z
lad gained admission to the house. The ]
as was Lit, the host and hostess
Harmed, and q Thorough search Of the !