St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-13
A GHOST STORY.

1t is remarkable what an amount of
superstition there Is I'm human nature.
Neither culture nor conservatism which
comes of age will wholly eradicate the be-
lief i'm the supernatural which impressed
itself on the mind of childhood. The fact
that credence is given TO the story that
specter keeps watch over the old Winslow
house i'm Minneapolis which is now being
torn down to give room to the new EXPOSE
ton building may not be such a surprising
thing in the new West but II is singular to
find community in staid old Con-
necticut all torn up because of the
presence of a nightly visitor. whose mystic
rious actions have paralyZed whole town.
ship with terror. Near Killingworth, In
MiddleSeX county. stands an ancient farm
house, situated on a hill overlooking Long
Island sound. Notwithstanding it occupies
the most attractive dwelling site In all the
county, this venerable mansion has been
tenantleSs for years and years until a Bos-
ton family occupied it last fall. Just 100
years ago, according to local tradition,
horrible tragedy was enacted here. The
house was occupied by HORACE HIG-
GINS, his wife and three children.
The husband was an amiable, mild
hammered man, while the wife
was a virago. A more than usually violent
exhibition of her temper one day tried his
quiet disposition beyond endurance and he
slapped her Jaws. Wild with rage the
! irasclble spouse rushed into the chamber
where her children were playing and with
a common case knife cut the Threats of all
three of them and it was only after ter
rible struggle the husband prevented her
from cutting her own. The woman was
adiudged TO be insane and was confined un-
ill the day of her death i'm rear room Of
the house where the windows overlooked
the churchyard, where were TO be seen the
CRASHES graves of her murdered children.
As the hour of noon and midnight APP
preached the woman would always be seen
standing at the window looking toward the
clock on the church tower muttering 10 her
self. when those pointers come together
at II my sins will be pardoned."
After the HIGGINS family died of the
house remained unoccupied because Of the
prevailing opinion in the neighborhoOd that
the old mansion was haunted. Last fall a
wealthy Boston gentleman by the name of
| hA1s udNlllE ONNdSlbl W luoo NillNuEh
Killingworth, was so struck by the beauti-
full location of the HIGGINS house that he
bought it, He repaired it and recently
removed his family there. The family have
had such an uncomfortable experience
that they have been compelled 70
abandon the place and go back to Boston.
According TO the statements made by the
family during the first nights occupancy
Mr.. RAY was awakened by screams coming
from the servants chamber. Hastily dress
ing he proceeded TO investigate the cause OF
the disturbance. He found the two servant
girls covering under the blankets in a state
of mortal fright. They declared that JUS
as the little clock on the mantel struck II {
woman entered the door and, proceeding t.
the window overlooking the churchyard
muttered something. mournfully shook hel
= head, and then glided out of the door again
; Mr.. RAY laughed at their story and eX
pressed determination TO occupy the room
t himself the next night Accordingly he and
p Mrs RAY occupied the haunted room the
D following night. They retired and dropped
: off to sleep when the husband awoke sud
= denly. Looking toward the window hl
/ saw the apparition of the previous night
5 Hardly certain whether he was awake o.
: dreaming he nudged his wife and asked he
j, to look in the direction of the window. Tn
j specter they saw had the appearance of (
= communicating lady whose eyes were fiXe'
n on the churchyard, which could be dis
g tinctly seen in the moonlight. Togethe
e they gazed at the figure until the little cloc
: chimed the hour of Il, when the ghOs
Y wrung its hands and muttered: ''Whe
the pointers come together my sins will
pardoned," and disappeared. Neighbol
were invited to come in and occupy I'll
s room, but night after night the same sigh
= was seen. Mr.. RAY and his family nav
, gone back to Boston, the house is agai
e tenantless, except by its ghostly visitor
g and the conservative people of that part {
d staid old Connecticut are all broken up b,
e cause they can't give an explanation of IN
lr mystery.