Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-26

Of those who were endssvoring 70 -
t0nish me.
The dresry monotone Of The rain
ana the unearfhIy sobbing Of the
wind turned my reflections 70 more
sombre color, and some things came
back 10 me / had read ID Robert
Dale Owens 'FootpFints on the B0un-
daries Of Another World curious
things authenticated By aindsvits and
all the soIemnity Of oaths Of remsrk-
able reyisiEants from the grave
While dwelling on these subjects. I
recalled many conversations ! had
had with my patient, nov dead ana
buried some three weeks, Sailor john.
and his persistent asseverasions OF the
| intellectual spirit returning 20 this
world Of the fiesb.
"Theres The skull moved again.
On it came. still sliding In . direct
line toward me.
Do what would. / could not
shake of . feeling Of uneasiness and
disquIet. ] did not like the situation
that about expresses Il.
.E-e-e-eke. grated the skuifs
bouy points on the floor. the sound
tingiing my nerves as when one
scratches the fnger-nsil on brick OF
rough surface
my pulse grew more frequent. |
experienced chilly sensations down
nv back. and cold perspiration
dampened my forehead. .
q Around me the c0rpses lay, the
gasiight making them saffron yei
low.
ssThey at least did not move.
| could stand the strain no ioag-
er. Ii was unbearable. / was becom-
| ing q victim Of weakness, for which
III would have reprimanded o child
| felt pale, If that 10 possible, for u
seemed as IL all my blood rushed 70
my heart. -,
With q bound / sprung toward
the skull, and STOPPING. erasped It
with my two hands. / lifted il from
the floor.
"Out jumped large rat and went
scampering away. Icannot describe
my feelings when | saw the cause OIL
| ali my discontinue. At first / laugh
ed, aud thea became angry with my
self for. even for moment, allowing
such an incident to disturb my equi-
librium.
i s'Examining the skull | saw how Il
occurred. The rat entered the cavity
In which the brain had been through,
the foramer msgnum or aperture
through which the nerve mat
ter of the spinal column communi.
Gates with the brain. The skull turn
ed over, imprisioning the body ofthe
creature, and permitted the use oil
bis feet only through this foramen.
He could move the skull, but while Il
was ON the floor he could not get his
body out.
Il Pasted across the whitened brow
was piece of paper. aud on it stu
dents name-.Henry j. Stubbs'--
and below, Skull of Sailor John,
King of one Of the Polynesian L.
lands; died May 12, 1859. Charity
Hospital
i I'm an instant I remembered the day
OF the month. 1t was June 80, the
night of Johns birthday. Hislpromist
10 come back to me. He had said he
would make himself known to me on
that night.
i Il regretted the Intervention oil
the rat Had the animal never been
discovered by me there would have
been an excellent foundation for 8
ghost story, on which | could have
made my affidavit, and thus swelled
the number Of authenticated cases oil
remarkable spiritual manifestations.
But the rat spoiled 1t all.
/ Even with the full explanation OIL
the skulls movements the nervous
feeling did not pass off for some
time, and even now when June S0th
comes around think of Sailor John
and his promise. which, however, be
has never fulfilled"