New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22

when retired to my bedroom tho tapestry roomG
n very beautiful moonlight night. ! locked my
door and an that the shutters properly fast
ened rs did every night. ! had not laid myself
down more than five minutes before something
the bedclothes were pulled Oft. though strongly
resisted the pull ] Immediately jumped out OF bed,
lighted my candle looked into the closet and under
the bed, but saw nothing .
Mfr Dale goes on to say that he endcayored TO
account for il in some such way as | had formerly
DONE having never up to that time heard one wOid
OF the lady or Ecr dongs in that room. fle adds: |
did not see the lady or hear any noise Int the
growling' Mr.. Dale had shut the windows closely;
whereas | had them fully open and brilliant iull
moon shining in, rs also had Shannon the yalct,
who had seen her many years before me-
Here then, is the written testimony OF a benefced
English clergyman, occupying the feNponSlOio
position OF tutor to the young Marquis OF Ely. "
most sol err minded and unimpressionable man. lie
repeats, in 1867, almost the very words OF my
father when detailing his experience IN that room
in l790-a man of whose existence he nan never
been cognzant, and was therefore utterly Ignorant
OF his knowledge OF Miss TOttenhams dOnIgs IN thaI
room nearly eighty years before.
In the autumn Of 1868 was again in the local
itv at Duumore, the opposite side OF the Waterfront
estuary. + went across to see the old place anu
what alterations Miss Tottenham had forced the
proprietors TO make in my tapestry chamber. /
found that the dark closet into which the poor lauy
had always vanished was taken away, the room
enlarged. and two additional WINDOWS Put ID
the old tapestry and It's mimic chase had All gohe
and Il billiard table occupied the space OF poor
Annes bed. took aside the old housekeepcr. VINO
been
father, and who looked upon me az | also h"d
been ghost from the tomb, ami asked her 10 zen
me how Miss 1ottenham bore those Changes Ia her
apartment. She looked quite frightened ana mos'
anxious to avoid the question, but at length huT-
rielly rcpied. OH Mister George, don talk
about her; last night she made horrld hose'
knocking tie billiard balls aboutP
have thus traced with strict truth this most real
and trne tale from the days of 'Tottenham and his
Boots TO those OF his gre1t-great- grandson.
In considering the very interesting Question
whether there is spiritual interference III the affairs
of this world, which very large number OF ca
-lcated people positively ssrt, ana when greater
number as positively contradict. one or TWO re-
marks may help to Simplify the matter IN tno
first place. the great prepOnderance III the huhpeI
of dsbeavers is at once accounted for by the faci
that by far the larger proportion OF educated anu
thinking men-and it is to such alone That refer
have never seriously turned their attention TO ne
suhiect and having never experienced any hing
OF the kind. deny the existence OF that VINCE not
only has never come to tueir knowledge or even
been treated by them as matter Oh SOBER consul
Grafton The second remark which ! make is That
when spiritual interference IS spoken or no as
tinctlon is made in The mind between the spiritual
interference Of angels and that OF departed men
and women. " =,
OF the first there can be no doubt in the mind
of any Christian. st. Paul expressly tells us:
'Thev are sent forth to he ministers unto them
who shall be heirs of salvation. Also, IA to the
oupvaing influence of evil spirits. st. Paul calls
upon Christians TO take the whole arnOr OF God,'
because 'wo wrcstlo against wicked spirits Ill
heavenly places.
and women is quito another question, ana very
much depends upon the testimony AMI experiences
of credible witnesses. In the tale which nave
related not particle of dOubt or dlstriIst can be
thrown upon the testimony Of four generations.
LOTUS Hall has since been wholly lebult. a large
modern ediEce standing in the place OF the weird
old mansion | have not heard whether poor Anne
wholly hanished at last. can only rcafSert the
simple truth of my tale.-LThe Whitehall Review.