Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-28
A CANADIAN GHOST STORY.

An incident of rather peculiar nature
occurred in this city on last Hallowe en-,
which has given rise to considerable con-
lecture and surmise. The facts, as OBJ
tanned from one of the participants by a
representative of the Gazette, briefly stated,
are to the effect that seven young ladies,
all of Montreal, at Halloween gathering
ten years ago, agreed to meet again on the
same evening ten years after-the stipula.
ton was "dead or alive" the young lady
who made use of that expression remind
ing the other six OF the agreement short
time after by sending them each an invita-
ton for October 81, 1888. The lady was
the originator of the little reunion, and
laughingly promised to be present, even if
dead, and it were at all possible for her to
do so. About four years ago this young
lady died very suddenly. She is described
as having been of a quiet, religious dispo.
sition, and even tall.
The remainder of the ten years rolled
by, and the time for the reunion came.
Accordingly, on All Hallow Eve, the six
men met at the house of two of their mum.
Der, who were sisters, for tea; but, &C.
coruing to the original agreement, chair
Was IeIG VACANT lUT we iulSSILS Oues L ne
chair was draped ia black, while in front
of it on the table were some withered
flowers, gathered from the grave of the
deceased. Nothing remarkable occurred
during the repast, save that the young
lady next to the easy chair spoke of a
strange nervous sensation, but this was not
thought of at the time. After tea they
started to move to the parlor, Immediately
adjoining the young lady mentioned lead
ing the way and carrying in her hand the
bunch of withered flowers. The parlor
was quite dark, saving the light which
streamed in from the dining.room as she
opened the door. At that moment she cried,
g Look look !" and pointed into the psrlor,
where three or four of them saw distinctly a
tall white figure standing at the door leading
from the parlor to the hall. She who had
first seen it retreated quickly, and was just
leaving the dining-room by the door lead.
ing therefrom to the hall, when she again
saw the figure, and her cry brought three
of the others to the door, and all saw it
glide quickly along the hall from the parlor
door to that leading to the street, which
seemed to open of itself and close after the
figure had passed through
Only one of the six failed to see the fig
ure at all, she in both cases having been
too late, consequently che was very du-
bious, and believed the apparition to be
merely some kind Of practical joke, and
at once went and inspected the door of
exit, but this was always kept locked and
latched from within, and was found to be
still secure, so the trick theory was en-
tirely out of the question as a solution Of
the mystery.
Our informant saw the figure twice, and
describes it as being just the right hight 3"
that is t. say, very. tail, and wholly
draped in white no hands or feet were to
be seen, and the face was concealed; it
seemed to glide rather than walk, and
moved very quickly; it did not touch the
door at all, and did not appear to pass
through it, but the door seemed to open
of itself and closed behind the figure. The
sensation produced by the figure was as if
it were chuckljng to itself on having kept
the promise to be present. and laughing at
the scare produced-at least our young
lady informant states such to have been
her sensations, in so far as she had any,
apart from the dominant sense Of fear.
Such is the story, and we give it for
what it is worth, without attempting to
offer either explanation or commens,-
Montreal Gaz9tte.