Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-06
A Strange Story.

"A OtA 0u6O OtVAys
THE SPIRIT OF DEAD MAN APPEARS
TO HIS FRIENDs-THE STORY COR
ROBORATED.
baltimore Americana
"Did you ever see a ghost?" said a
gentleman to one of the reporters of the
american.
NO" was the answer, II am sorry to
say never have"
ibid you ever see any one who had
seen a ghost?"
II can't say that ever did," said the
reporter, II should like to, though very
much"
Whereupon the gentleman informed
the reporter that in the person of one of
the officers of the city government could
be seen Que who had once had verita-'
BILE Interview with spirit from the
other world. AS he was personally ac-
quainted with the city officer, the re-
porter determined to call upon him and
learn what there was in the story. 1t
was too late to find him in the City Hall,
SO visit was paid to him at his resi-
dence, on North Charles street. The
object of the visit was stated, and after
some slight hesitation, he consented to
tell the story.
Eyes, SIR" he said to the reporter. "it
is the truth. 1 did once see ghost, or
have an interview with spirit. At
least, I think I did. I may have been
dreaming; / don't know. But, any
how, it was u most remarkable a most
inexplicable dream you might
call q prophetic dream. that was full
filled in every detail in most extraor-
RI n
think it was a dream"
ut was during the war. was on the
Confederate side in the war, a.soldier in
the First Maryland Cavalry. In the
same company with me was gentle
man from California, whom YOU may
call Copleston. I'd rather You wouldn't
publish his real name, as the family is q
prominent one and in Richmond, and it
might pain the relatives now living to
read the story in print. He was splen-
did fellow, and before long we became
very intimate and gradually grew to be
most devoted friends. He was the bra
est of men, but at the same time unusu-
ally warm hearted and affectionate, and
our affection for each other was some
thing unusual among men.
zone day we We're together in pref
ty hot fight, near Greenland Gap, Har-
dy county VA, during Gen. William p.
Jones's raid, and. as we had no artille-
ry with US, our regiment was disnount-
ed and detailed to storm church in
which body Of the enemy had en-
trenched themselves It was a nasty
piece of work, and the prospects were
slim of getting back alive. AS we went
at it Copleston turned to me and said,
Look here, old fellow, let's promise
each other that if one of US il killed
without change to say goodbye, he
will come back again to see the other, if
such thing is possible I understood
him and promised. Wegot off this time
WithaAt much damage, hut it was al
ways understood between us that the
agreement was a lasting one.
| mot long after this we were separa-
ted. He was sent off with a detail for
scouting work upon the Mississippi, and
before he got back I was captured by
Averill at Moorefield, after the Cham
bersbnrg raid They sent me 70 Camp
Chase, near columbia, Ohio, and here I
laid for long time, with some fifteen to
twenty thousand other prisoners. hear
ing little or nothing of our men on the
other side of the Potomac, and then on
ly from the new prisoners when they
were brought into camp. OfCopleston
W. 4ealu nosiliAg w gu:
II lamp mass We liyeo M nlg par
tashs, auout tnfes haidfea men IN
, "a, .ao of ~ II .ne one III Wn,cn ! was
NUS " tne hlen were Maryiahuers OF
oronnd iba roo d t slep, ra 10 ou mas
alouuu tne rooIi. auu The TOOTH was
rea.eu ~ thsee oIS stoves. 'Ihe nlght
tHTs tHHp ~ sne se9se HeaIeSt t,ie
uuoi, 'Atnhihe u was iase, ana al tne
thara o Ieie "a .nelf punks asieep SAY
a r oni. oi ~, ~ so,ile eltle' nl0kthg ~ .hT
f fle ;M.la Ivy ~ t4aAsAt suaaehiy =!
10y - psisru :" .oua W, snu tlefe; JUST
. 80 ,.oa. y aae, va we u.Iei x,ue oI we e
To ~ a." JEW - 'ei ~ anu Tue ooor' stoou
o tiI.7a 80,
.- w w ou aiariileo at aii!" ASKED the
lepoTeer.
o,on ~, was 'ne a.s"er WEI Ao.
aiNFtlFM. sHiy greatly shtpFlsec. Ihefs
was mining 20 aiafn. II was only 20
Ples|'h, "resseu III the same gray suit
anu placA lett nat; thought, OF course,
a. the ihstant, tnat somehow he mad
ueel captured and brought prisoner TO
Iue canP, aud had only just learned
where l was l exciaimed, why, 20.
plssto', MHeA were you brought In :
any tfi9' :" rise up anu snake hahds
WIN MN. could not move, some
MY; :,
Uop.eston looked at me sadly for a
hro,,s,l. anu tneh saiu, NO, l was not
oaousn. neae aohNt you remember our
snsGn.L
Hfe.is heavens iexcfaimed. were
ym.v..,,
IFS es' ne salu' l was Rilied To-Day.
!. . n %en' on auu toiu me all apout
, ~. On o, Jay ne anu one other OF our
T num we ;' sur sullounNsd w house hes,
- iu Ea,,an ~ 'aso ca.n.y, Va, ny sluau
VI 1871 euef ca, anu ai.ef nttie ngnt, m
W., %m't ,n topies"h was wounded IN the
~ teg ~, .ae Two were captured ana laR en- IN,
e. :" .ns e 10Y oalip. lney were hela
~ ~ "a wv Nv. nays, anu were tneh sentenced
800 ~ nc si,"' ,a Is a ar. OF re.aIatlon lor
a son,st, s,ns ,alu a. Mosoy aoor. "A ser
snaHy -, gHa.u .ooR mem mo Inc WOODS
~ =, VIII soaite 'ouch OF PITY, oHefed 10
; ;e. 'i'e ns, run tne gauhtiet' lndiah iash
l nha, ne ie o'mer man accepiea tnls siight
c Gna'es ~ ESCAPE, 9ut was snot as ne ran.
S I'LL III, ie ~ W .nove' aha was
"' IN ~" .,': nc sae upon me ground
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