The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-02

more OF my ghostly vision. promised
NJ, Adams to say nothing about II, not
that We believed In ghosts, either d. d.,
but for the hotels cake; Aud I went my
way to Europe after q few days, and re-
NAMED there some years. On my re.
tu.n I simply passed through New York,
and had almost forgotten the whole Of.
fair. After several years residence In
America again, and after travelling the
whole length and breadth OF our
country twice. it is quite natural to sup.
pose that l should have forgotten all
about it. One day was writing q very
lively, sprightly letter, and feeling in
particularly good spirits. when all ut
once l pushed aside that letter, and
drawing other paper toward me wrote
out simple history Of that affair, just
ss 1t was, and mailed it to the New york
Sun. They took only time to verify
what they could Of the story and pub
and reporters visited the room and In
terviewed Mr.. Adams, who admitted all
that is here told; and also added that
he felt positive tnat was perfectly sin.
cere and honest, and a particularly level.
headed person, and one not given to
any Of the Iallacies Of spiritualism, and
that lie did not doubt that I saw every.
thing as said. He had had one or two
persons who desired to leave that room,
but he did not know why. He would
not be afraid to sleep there, but never
had done 80. Then several persons who
had occupied that room began to be
heard from, all relating different expert.
ences, though none had seen what
had.
|, \ Catholic priest published an article
relating to 1t, aud accounting for it Oil
saying that he believed that the man
had been murdered and that the assassin
was still living, and that, as a punish.
mcnt for his crime, lie was obliged to
enact it every night in spirit while
asleep, and that it was we'll known
fact that one mind had influence over
another to greater or less extent, and
that his mind during its free moments
had forced mine to behold the tragedy.
Some of the newspapers suggested
that it was the ghost of Tammany; others
declared it Bill Tweed;s and some ridi.
culed the who e.atEiir. :
An English Sea captain also published
his experience while occupying that room
He had been playing cardswith a friend,
and while at the little table there came
al invisible shower Of apparently heavy
articles down OH the t.ble, scattering
The cards right and left. Another man
had had peculiar, but not startling, ex.
periences there.
Several years have passed since that
time, and | had almost forgotten that
had ever written or seen anything, when
about two months since the whole was
brought to my mind by strange and
shocking incident.
Twas walking along one of the busiest
streets in New York, and it was very
hot and did not wish to get unneces.
sarily heated, when became aware of
an uncomfortable sensation, as ifa cold
| hand was touching me and leading me
forward. A few steps further took me
toward lady of graceful mien and fig
are, who was staining by the side of a
| gentleman whose face and figure seemed
strangely familiar to me. 1, caught his
look, which was fixed upon me, and he
dres his lips back in an attempt to smile,
which was 30 CHASTITY a sight that all who
saw 1t shuddered, and then he fell to the
ground dead.
Of course everything was done that
could be done to restore HIM. but use.
lessly, and the doctor said he died in a
fit. | was the only other woman pros.
ent, and, rs such, l felt it duty to stay
by the woman. who seemed to be strick-
en- with a pallor of death, though she
did not faint or cry when they said he
was dead. took her hand and asked
her ifshe was able to give orders, and
asked what could be done for her. She
replied YEARLY but simply, "notl,ing."
she would nave the body taken to an
undertaker'sa and buried from there and
then she would go home.
turned to so and gave her my card,
saying that should lie but too happy to
be OF service, and started out; but as
my eyes fell upon the face Of the dead
man saw, with shock that l fear I
shall never forget, that it was the muir.
derer of my vision, without any shadow
of doubt.
The next day brought me a package
ny post. IN which was pack of cards
ana slip OF paper, on which was writ.
ten: Ut is all over now and the unhap.
py sight you were forcedto witness has
wrought its result. The man you saw
die yesterday slew his half-brother for a
''incied wrong, the pretext of Z quarrel
nj catds being subterfuge. .Asso0h al
my husband knew that his, brother had
ITEMS he became the victim Of a remorse
as terrible as Imagination could paint.
HIS father became almost O maniac when
ne heard OF his younger sons supposed
suicide, and as my husband dared not
own himself q murderer to that poor old
iather, he suffered such tortures as Won
can Imagine. He was man of power.
iul Will and could control himself while
awake, but rs soon as he would sleep il
seemed to- fly through space.
and no matter where We were
and we travelled. everywhere he would
return in spirit to that fatal room
He told me all, and loved him we'll
enough to love him still and to pity him
Intimately, and of all he ever saw. you
and one other woman were all to whom
ne could'ever show the tragedy plainly.
He has told me that sometimes in his
baftied rage he would long to be there
in body to be able. to kill the sleeper.
This ether woman died and ct last you
made public what convinced the father
that his beloved son had not been guilty
otself. destruction, but he never dreamed
Of s!specting his elder son. 30 that he
died content: We were. on, our. way to
savannah, where We both were born. ]
send You this to thank You and to ask
You to publish it, as ID trne story which
may work among passionate ones who
let unreassning axgef and suspicion
have their sway. Yon will not see me
again: Before you receive this I shall
nave joined my dear husband. Perhaps
God will he merciful to b i'm In pity for
his suffering. Good.bv."
That was all. No address; no name.
The papers next day recorded the death
ofan, unknown woaan at Q lodgin e
house. She was buried from the money
found on her person. At the Same time
the corpse of the strange man was bu-
ried BY the undertaken. TWAS sad and
unsatisfactory ending to this singular
mystery, in which l Was unWillingly
made an actor. 80
If any one can explain how such
thing could be ! should be glad to know
ii. In the meantime I assure such per.
sons as may read this that every word
written in this story 10 actually true, as
far as ] am concerned, and q for the
rest, believe il though I cannot under.
stand II.
The Fascinating Widow.
A writer in Harper's observes that
the feminine mind is often not little
puzzled to understand why the fascin.
atoms ofa widow are 80 much more po-
tent than those OF single womsn, why
it is that in every gathering the widow
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