River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-01
SELECT MISCELLANY.
A STRANGE STORY.
Olive Harper's Experience in New
York Hotel.

York, which is situated at the corner Of
Broadway ana Prince streets, and was
assigned 90 room PIP" This room
fronted Oh Prince street and was about
10 feet wide by Is long, with an alcove
FOR the bed adjoining the main hail,
while narrow hall led fr0:a the main
hall to the room by the side Of the al
cove l am thus particular in describing
the room because it has a direct bearing
upon the story | shal, relate.
The room has but one window and
bedside that IS the fireplace, and both
together take up the entire wall space.
An old-Iashioncd bureau stood by the
window Oh the left hand on entering the
room. A stationary wash-stand, with a
movable gas burner above, was placed
between the bureau and the door lead
ing into the little halt rather faded
Brussels carpet covered the a0or, and a
small oval handicapped jasle stood in
the center of the room. A couple OF
easy-chairs and two plain chairs also
stood about. On tire right hand side Of
the room was a wardrobe near the foot
Of the bed, JUS outside the aIc1ve, and
between that AMI the fireplace was a
lounge This completed the furnishing
Of the room.
had arrived from a railroad journey
and was very tired, busin superb health.
never Was one likely to indulge in
vision: and wisl i5 distinctly understood
that am not aapirisuaIis,, and 10 not
believe in spiritua! Manifestations in any
way. relate what have to say Just as
it happened, leaving the expIana
ton to any one who can explain
II.
I arrived as say. ana was gwen this
room. ! had 7uy thinner served IN the
room, and sat there uuti; midnight writ
ing letters. and then calling the bell boy
and giving nina Tine letters ! closed and
locked The outer tG.l door and then the
inner one. ara a f-r looking at several
photographs Of friends, / let them and
my writing material on the taD.c. and
went 10 bed, assuring myself that there
was 10 possibility of any one entering
the room by the window. There we're
no tTausOms, only % sort Of win .OWJtind
slatw0rk over tie head of tina bed for
air. / len the Gas turned up slightly,
and the little fable bg the side Of the
stationary WasH-staud, where | had
NIuhE ~ IGt Lttt saint Dl kiit It&Ltt,
there being 40 other burner in the
room.
pai,,,. ,.,.,,, bo,i,j.*. tiro5 snJ NOT
tr11iI.f.d No .n ..-.,.,.iar,,.o ~, 1il,o5
:;~,n ,ger5, =. .i...,, .,,f,gst "a anon a. 7
0-os com .,.r,....r, .te',!gI "a bed and
DO NOT know h.a- Long slept. Sudden
IL awo.,eass ...,h n II uV-.gaf in bed
and sag tEt.- ..ra III lie room. The
LIGHT was brfffsf e,s.E firs.v were seated
nj the ri.,,..-flf,5.i aitI-.,,f The ronIu nj the
r,ot III ba.l Grt. INA IN tbe sofa
aud tI,e l,,I,..r I'm .; ,..,s.r and tj,a littie
rrarI,l..fo,.f....l. p. ..,.e. hstg-enn thern
and I'm ,Lts s.t4a t5..v v-ara nlacinG
rucbra ha..t1 ~, ,.-ar.Is hnt l-nayv h
,,,qs er.j,ra t.s.,.,r,sa undarstood that
,rap,. fairI,. ,cei. r,vselF
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- VIZ "" .''i7' 49, 49,.
i''2 gu {io a'l't "'' 1870 W .,it'7
man, IKE one III poor I'a.eut an" nc
was dresser IN q llRiit suit d Gio'he9. ne
had tai4, reaisa hair and slraeIiiInS
beard Ii'5 l'Teile ~ was eii!su T..
dio''1 en- IT.. .''',' INC ~ 49,
Nc aS - 'L'i,' t,,.'' IL Lou1s go
- = $500 II - q 80: -
io!Is aiiu 'i'ii; eH' "i7 W VIZ. "'9
miss 4apeh' rs il IL liau once oeeA pI'NeH
anu pauiF set'
The other man was stout, dark, with
pieFciiiS oldth e{ e7' ana eE e'IoT9 =" men me-.
seemed 10 s't'Hs Vtl 9't'ti5i... m la, iIaii
va s{IdlSIil al 'LicA ai'i Feiy p 3I;1.
arg si'.i'l'lS. iiI7 'uo''9'''etle % LIN
anu P'.G, ~ o1'1 - u -
uiu,''4t D,'it o',i'.it X " H'I" "'2 =
NIUE scar NJ me ieittt ' IN ShHpe' anu
ms iacs anu chlh lidu lli8t PtSu'ldI p'ue
tlnGe tlat some dath men nave "neh
newly shaved. lie was handsome, WIN
al. lie was dressed IN daf5 cloth IA /;
Aney pay - KY oit a. 80 ,,,i,a, 10
PLY Gu oac ti'o@ "a ',r.ll
tiISS =, :,
5!,s, 49, H. 1T ,n,',, C,,;a3iv draye a
nc. aile I'iG -, ~ - Z, 40 ia
Sli'o s'it ~ 80 tL ~,
iC'oIf ny I 10 -, -
nut he shlN5Ie'5 NE, M y - CIo7el
aha ne VIZ ajtu. w w . G,iIti
losS ~ ~ No. :. e up III oIssn,d - .
anu t',, a. 90 %ntl,iin III knifa
arJ ,,.,sl,tJ H., tahic ,,Ilsa, until II held
az ,II,n,,tf tI,o lo,l mn, il, sn,.h a rc-
si,;o',, ~, ,,.o,,i.l -. ti,g arm, from fall
- -; m, ,.,tt,,.,.,I 49,, tho
E 49, ,l,.l.., ~, l,;, ,,r.,l,t tx. nm
~. i3 ;tt.+ tia ,rb,ih
ms NJ s'''i III az S,i -
syei!f t'S't "'9a an 81
-, 1I'e o7'' ''''' '''0 y ''o '-''
,,.;l,L, ,,;,-,.a Lam, Dissertation, If ms,
- tI,r;iji,., - Int
os I an, si,nrI,. ,,"rr,tint, f,a1s must
90 ~ ~ - - fr,'.I,n,.5 ,yas
- 80. - i' .,.-.i',, 49, a,Sl
~ 80 't',''i az -
ilc Milo.G sooN ,",o - ,iii'' =
hau iig 3 lIule % SSt ~. :,
MA9 ~ oGci L., siiL litii $50, 80,
; - ti.,,I,t : 49,, IN,
,,I,on 80. o,,gj Iranf into the room
say that The tabla stood Inv the side of
~ Ia,yne,.. and I'll nv nb6tog,anbs and
,,,rars ,,-e,o ~, The Lnreou sill aid
no, attacb r>atin,nortanr,. n that even.
90 y.,II-,,5 i, s,,- So, Soma whom /
Was Young, and in the press Of business
the next dAv it went entirely out of my
mind
That night | was reused in precisely
the same manner ms before, and | saw
the same thing precisely. In the morn
ing tine table stood by the sofa again,
and all tie things that had been on i
were on the bureau. This surprised me
a good deal, and / must confess to feel
ing little "cruAiy" about il; still much
occupation duriuE the day almost viiact d
the impression before night. TIE third
EVENING spent with some friends. and
returned mt about o'clor> aud almost
immediately retired, to 20 through eX-
activ the same experience: and then in
reality I began to feel uncom
Portable and not 10 care about going to
bed. | determined to hN things