Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-05
A GHOSrLY ApPARtTION.
Or the Encounter VI n Down Town
Young Man With HaSe.
FINN Tie Minneapolis Irlbaue,


fDom Tie Minneapolis Tribuue,
The apparition which is So positively
asserted ~ have appeared one evening
last week III the neighhorhood OF Judge
NanderhuSh'S residence is thus easily
explained IN the light of more recent
developments, without reference 10 the
manipulati0nS Of spirit mediums, etc.
Mr.. W. y steady and eminently upright
young man, and one who is doing re-
spectacle business III the city, and we'll
known, took upon hluSelt on Friday
evening to sprinkle the lawn, He went
out about 5 O'Clock, attached the hose
10 the hydraut, unco,lod the hose in
deliberate though somewhat coutem-
platiye manner; took the nozzle in one
hand and returning to the hydrant,
turned on the water with the other.
The water shot right out and splashed
he side Of his face, and took his hat oil
He dropped the nozzle and turned Oh
the water, He then examined the uoR
lie, and surveyed the whole situation,
lie straighteued ont the hose ut full
length and went back and turned on the
water; returning to the discharge end
OF the pliahlo PIPE, he thought ~ yet
mold of il and gain the mastery by
stealth and not risk another ducking,
So he took hold ot the hose five ar six
feet from the nozzle and drew il toward
him. II was almost within his reach Then
but Just rs he was about to clutch 1t
somehow he received something less
than huoketful OF water IN his bosom,
But he finally got hold of il, and went
ON to sprinkle the lawn. Time rolled
along rs he proudly stood or moved
about with complete control of the
fractions fluid. How pleasing il was to
direct its course wherever he willed 10y
n simple twist ot the wrist, IA his first
excitement died away in tho reflections
upon his complete mastery OF tho
science o(sprinkling, he began 20 realize
that he WAS becoming cold, and his
drcnohed garments chung unkindly to
HIM What II he should catch M awful
cold2 To prevent il he should hasten 10
take bath. Yes, that is obviously the
right course. He reelected. Ii was
quite dark. He would Just slip OIL his
summer clothes and turn the stream ON
himself for u moment or two. Twould
expedite matters, and lust he splendid.
Right here Mr.. w, displayed good quail
ties. He showed that he possessed the
tho facility of executing, NJ we'll M
planning. AS he unloosed his garments
he glanced around. No danger Of he
ING seen; no sound cxcept the lnprovi
dent cricket, the steady droning of in.
Vulnerable insects, and the slight sigh
of the south wind among tho shrubbcry
He was all ready and was just about To
turn tue stream upon himself in his
mkedncss, when OH horloll-the gns.
lamp lighter, who had reached the cor.
ucr meanwhile, suddenly lighted the
lamp Illuminating the whole premises
A nice young man who was out walk
ing with nice young lady, aud who
happened To be in that neighborhood
when the lamp was lighted, tell oiseeing
strange slght'rhey saw II Tx.
IRE. which seemed to nbhor the
light, whenever the light fell upon
it, II jumped like starr
led animal, leaped like II mammoth
frog, scrambled ON the green sward ~
though he was III the greatest agony,
and finally disappeared behind clump
OF overgrccns. The young man does
not talk much about il; but the young
lady is constantly exercised about il,
and when il was undertaken to explain
it by attrlbuung Il t. power of spirit
manifestation, which ls AT present seek
ing the notice ofour people, she declar-
ed that she would become n spiritualist
il they were in the habit OF producing
sneh creatures just tho like Of which she
had never seen before.