Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-28
A CANADIAN GHOST STORY.
j. G. DoNNELLY,
Secretary.

Remarkable incident at HaIlOsce'e9s
Gathcring-Drea1 FuL1fLLn,ent of u Prom
Use.
Montreal Gazette.
An incident of a rather peculiar nature
occurred in this city on last Halloween,
which has given rise to considerable con-
lecture and surmise. The facts, as OBJ
tanned from one of the participants By
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-
ticn was dead or alive," the young
lady who made use of that ex-
preston reminding the other six of
their agreement q short time efter
in sending them each an invitation for
October 81, 1888. This LADY was evidently
the originator of the little reunion, and
laughingiy promised to be present, even
if dead, and 1t were at gil possible for her
10 do SO. About four years ago this young
lady died very suddenly. She is described
as having been of quiet, religious dispo-
sition and very tall.
The remainder of the ten years rolled
by, and the time for The reunion came.
Accordingly, on AlI-Hol ow I've tle six met
ut the house of two of their number, who
were sisters, for tea; but, according to the
original agreement, chair was left vacant
for the missing one. This chair was draped
in black, while in front of 1t
on the table were come with
cred flowers, gathered from the
grave of the deceased. Nothing remark
able occurred during the repast, save that
the young lady next to the empty chair
spoke of strange nervous sensation, but
this was not thought of at the time. After
tea they started to move to the parloT, i'm
medietely adjoining, the young lady last
mentioned leading the way and carrying
in her hand the bunch of withered flowers.
The parlor vas quite dark, saving the
light which streamed in from the dining
room as she opened the door. At that
moment she cried: "Look! loOkw and
pointed into the parlor, where three or
four of them saw distinctly a tall white
figure standing at the door leading from
the parlor to the hall. She VINO had first
seen it retreeted quickly, and vas just
leaving the dining room by the door from
that room TO the hall when she again say
the figure, and her cry brought three OF
the Others to the door, and all cav il gliGo
quickly along the hall from tho parior
door to the door leading to the street,
which seemed TO open of itsolf and close
after the figure had passed through.
Only one OF the six failed 10 see the fig
ure at all, she having in both cases been
too late, consequently che was very dubi-
GUS, and believed the epparition to bs
merely some kind OF practical joke, and
at once went and inspected the door of ex-
it, but this was always kept locked and
lstchsd from within, and was found to be
still secure, so the trick theory was aprar-
emily out of the question as solution of
the mystery.
Oar informant saw the figure twice, and
describes it IS being '.just the right height"
that is to say, very tall, and wholly
draped in white; no hands nor feet were 10
be seen, and the face WIS concealcdi it
seemed to glide rather than walk and
moved very qnickIy;it did not touch the
door ct al and did not appear to pass
through il, but the door seemed 20 open Of