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MAJ Gene 70 the Bc<rsser-A Vision Of
p.s,s-Divers Ghsssiy Appearances SD
Wasnisss. Il
In the Life and Times Of Lord
Brougham, Written by Himself :" and
published in 1871, there is given the
following strange story, which shall be
repeated in the biographer's own
words
"A most remarkable thing happened
TO me, so remarkable that l must tell
the story from the beginning. After ]
left the high school in Edinburgh l
went with c., my most intimate
friend, to attend the classes in the uni
versity. There was no divinity class,
but we frequently in our walks dis
cussed and speculated upon many
grave subjects, among others on
the immortality Of the soul and on
q future state. This question and the
possibility will not say Of ghosts
walking, but Of the dead appearing to
the liviDg-were subjects of much specu-
latisn; and we actually committed the
folly Of drawing up an agreement, writ
ten with our own blood. to the effect
that whichever of us died first should
appear to the other and thus solve any
doubts we had entertained Of the life
after death.
THE BARGAIN FULFILLED.
After we had finished classes at
the college, C. went to India, hav-
ing got an appointment there in the
civil service. He seldom wrote to me,
and after the lapse of few years | had
almost forgotten him; and bis family
having little connection in Edinburgh,
I seldom saw or heard anything Of
them, or of him through them, so that
all the school-boy intimacy had died
ont, and had nearly forgotten his ex-
istence. was taking a warm bath one
day, and while in it and enjoying the
comfort of the heat after the freezing |
had lately undergone, | turned my head
round towards the chair, on which |
had deposited my clothes, as was
about to get out Of the bath.
On the chair sat C. calmly looking
at me. How l got out of the bath
know not, but on recovering my senses
] found myself sprawling on the floor.
The apparition, or whatever it was that
had taken the life-likeness of C.,
had disappeared. The vision produced
such shock that had no inclination
to talk about it, or even to speak Of it
to Stuart; but the impression it made
upon me was too vivid to be easily for
gotten. and so strongly was affected
by it that | have here written down the
whole history with the date, December
10Th, and all the particulars as they are
now fresh before me. No doubt |
had fallen asleep, and that the appear
ance presented to my eyes was dream
| cannot for moment doubt, yet for
years had had no communication with
C., nor had there been anything to
call him to my recollection; nothing
had taken place during our travels con-
nectcd either with C. or with India,
or with anything relating to him or to
any member Of his family. recol-
lected quickly enough our old discus
sion and the bargain we had made. |
could not discharge from my mind
the impression that C must have
died. and that his appearance was to be
received by me as a proof Of future
state" This entry was made on De-
cember 10. 1899. In October, 1862,
Lord Brougham added as a postscript:
81 have just been copying from my
journal the account of this strange
dream. And now to finish the story
begun sixty years ago. Soon after my
return to Edinburgh there arrived a
letter from India announcing G-'s
death, and stating that he had died on
December 10Th"
TIE ITALIAN GIRLS GHOST.
In his account Of apparitions Au-
bTey relates some very curious particu-
lars of one that was believed to haunt
Caisho Burroughs, eldest son of John
Burroughs, and if the antiquaries' re-
cord, derived from his friend Monson, is
to be credited, it is one of the best
authenticated stories of its class now
extant. Sir John Burroughs, high
spirited gentleman, who subsequently
persisted in the siege Of Rochelle,
being sent by Charles |. as envoy
to the Emperor Of Germany, took with
him his son Casho. Subsequently Sir
John made tour through Italy, leav-
ing Casho at Florence to learn the lam
guage. While residing in the Tuscan
capital young Burroughs fell passion
ately in love with beautiful girl-a
mistress of the Grand Duke. At last
their intimacy became so notorious
that it came to the Grand Dukes
ears, and he, it is alleged, grew
so jealous that he formed the de-
sign Of having Caisho assassi-
mated. Warned by some of the
English residents in Florence OF the fate
awaiting him, the young man hastily
left the city, without even acquainting
his mistress Of his intended departure.
When the Duke found himself baked
Of his vengeance on his rival he vented
his spite on his mistress in most re-
proachful language, and she, on her
side. resenting the sudden departure Of
her gallant, of whom she was most
passionately enamored, killed herself.
HIS APPROACHING DEATH.
At the very moment that the unfor-
tunate woman expired in Florence her
spirit appeared to her lover in London.
Colonel Renee, member OF Parlia.
ment, and afterward an officer of Charles
lis household. was sleeping with
young Burroughs, and he also is said
to have seen the apparition. This
ghost, it is averred, reproached her
lover for flying from her so suddenly
and leaving her exposed to the fury of
the Duke. She informed him of her
tragic fate, and warned him that he
would be slain in a duel. Hence
forth this spectre frequently appeared
to Burroughs, and as often as the APP
partition came the unfortunate man, I'M
able to restrain his mental anguish,
would cry out, with great shrieking and
trembling Of body "0h God, she
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