The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-02
UNWELCOME VISITORS.
A Philadelphia Lady's Remarka.
BILE Experience with Ghosts
Their Extraordinary
Antics.

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The removal of John Dawson, hi:
wife and childrea, his household
goods, and store, from No. Is South
Nineteenth street to No. l 800 Market
street, has been accelerated in a re.
markable manner. The quickening
cause is ghosts. The variety, numeri-
cal strength, and solidity of the band
of apparitions make them one of the
most remarkable companies of un-
canny visitors that ever mistook a
three story tenement either for a
haunted castle or spiritualistic lyceum.
Their walk is impartialIy out of the
wall or the stairs. Their conversation
runs from real estate 10 rituals, and
their costume from summer clothes to
royal robes and crowns.
Mr.. Dawson although an apparent
believer in the apparitions, does not
claim to have seen them. During
the three nights of their visitation
he slept in his new abode, while his
wife and family remained in the old
one. Thither he was recalled OH
Thursday morning at 3 o'clock to
quell the turbulence of the spirits,
who had become unmanageably ag-
gressive toward Mrs. Darson and her
daughtes, Mollie and Sallie. In the
same room where the spirits made
themselves manifest Mrs. Dawson.
coaroborated by her daughter, told
tonight the story Of the visitations.
am not superstitious, said Mrs.
Dawson. l have never thought
much of such matters, and have new
er believed i'm them. In fact, l am
not, perhaps, as good a believer as l
ought to be fo-, although Catholic
1 can't say that | had faith in the
miracles. [ speak truth, however,
when l say there were what are call
ed ghosts on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday nights, and that l near
ly died of fright at them, as well as
dosing all sleep while they were here.
They spoke on all their visits, and on
no two nights We're the same ones
here. The first was on Monday. l
was not asleep, although it was near
Iy midnight. l heard a voice close
to my ear as I lay in bed, and turning
saw a man in a slouched hat, a blue
sack coat, and light trousers.
The next visitants / did not see,
but only heard. They kept calling
the names of my father and of friends
now dead, who once lived in the old
ccuniry-Ireland, I mean. I heard
them call Edward Duffy softly.
That was q relatives name. l called
out =: Is that my sister Bridget, who
is dead 4? but 1 received no answer.
That was on Tuesday night. On
Wednesday night could not 60 to
sleep. After the clock struck l there
came ring-like sound and the bnz-
zing ceased. My hearing became very
clear, and from the wall beside my
he'd l heard voice saying the Lords
prayer. l being a Catholic crossed
myself, and followed the voice through
the prayer. Then it went on through
the rosary, 1 follwing still. After
that it repeated the prayers for the
souls of the faithful departed. Then
there was calling of my children's
names, two of whom, Molly and lit
tie John, were in bed with me, l mean
time blessing the children and calling
on them in the name of God to re-
veal who they were.
This went on for two hours. and l
became half crazy. At 3 O'Clock
there came a light on the wall. and l
saw two figures, one of man in royal
robes, and with a crown upon his
head. the other of woman CARRIED in
the same manner. These robes were
white, with gold stitches. The feet of
The king l could not see. l blessed
them and prayed to know who they
were. Then they disappeared. After
they went man in blue coat, with |
brass buttons came up the stairs and
into the room, through the hall. He
made no noise in walking, and his |
eyes were like two flames. He came
around the foot Of my bed and sat
down on the side nearest the wall
where the figures were. He held a |
stick in one hand. | distinctly felt
his weight settle the mattress. He
made passes with his stick aud caught
hold of nv foot with one hand. Il
said. Are you the devil ?and l cross
ed myself, for his eyes, as said were
flame. If you are, begone; have
nothing for you.
Mrs. Dawson is an intelligent wo-
man, and there is no evidence of du-
plicity in her manners.