Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
A GHOST STORY,

Remarkable Story Told by F. G.-His
Dead Sister Reyisits the Earth - No
Shadowy Form, but a IifeIike Appari-
ton.
By special arrangement THE DISPATCH
is now enabled to present the moststartling,
as well as the most valuable, eases which
the American society has investigated.
They are selected from a large number
which will be given in all details in the
volume of proceedings to be issued by the
society. The secretary, Mr.. Richard Hodg-
son, 5 Boylston place, Boston, is ready at
all times to receive cases by letter, or other
wise, and to answer any questions relating
TO the work of the society. Perhaps the
best case of all is as follows:
BosfoN, January IL 1888.
Secretary American Society for Psychical Re-
Search Boston, Mass:
SIR:-Replying 10 the recently published re-
quest Of yonr society for actual occurrences of
psyc5ical phenomena Respectfully submit the
following remarkable occurrence, with the as
Eurarce that the event made more powerful
imp essiun on my mind than the combined in
cidents of my whole life. L have never men,
toned it outside of my family and a few inti-
mate friends. knowing well that few would be-
heve ii, or else ascribe it to some dsordered
state Of my mind at the time; but / well know
] never was in better health or possessed
clearer head and mind than at the time it oc-
Cured.
In 1867 my only sister, a young lady of IS years,
died suddenly of cholera IN st. Louis, Mo. NV
attachment for her was very stroug, and the
blow severe one to me. A year or so afterh her
death became commercial traveller, and it
was in 1876 while one of my western trips
that the event occurred.
had "drummed" the city of St. Joseph Mo-,
and had gone TO my room at the Pacific House
TO send in my orders. which were unusually
large ones, so that was in a very happy frame
of mind indeed Mythoughts, of course were
about these orders, knowing how pleased my
house would be at my success. had not been
thinking of my late sister, or in any manner re-
fecting on the past The hour was high noon.
and the sun was shining eheerfully into nv
room. While smoking a cigar, and busily
writing out my orders, suddenly became con-
scious that some one was sitting my left,
with one arm resting on the table. Quick as
fash turned and distinctly saw the form of
INV dead sister. and for a brief second or SO
looked her squarely in the face, and So sure was
! that it was She that sprang forN ard in de-
light, calling her by name, and, as did SO, the
apparition instantly vanished.
Naturally ! was startled and dumfounded, al
most doubling my senses, but the cigar in INV
mouth and pen in hand, with the ink still moist
my letter, satisfied myself had not been
dreaming and was WIDE awake / was near
enough to touch her had it been a physical
and details of dress etc
SHE APPEARED AS IF ALIVE.
Her eyes looked kindly and perfectly natur-
al into mine. Her skin was SO life-like that
could see the glow Of moisture on its sur
face, and, on the whole, there was no change Ia
her appearance otherwise than when alive.
SNow comes the most remarkable contirma-
non of my statement, which cannot be doubted /
by those who know what state actually oc-
Cured. This visitation, or whatever you may
call il, so impressed me that took the next !
train home. and In the presence of my parents /
and others related what bad occurred. My !
father, maB of rare good sense and very \
practical, was inclined to ridicule me, as he /
Saw how earnestly ! believed what stated, but |
he, too, was amazed when later on / told him
OF bright red line or scratch on the right hand |
side of my sisters face, which had seen dis
tincty. When mentioned this, my mother
rose trembling to her feet and nearly tainted
away and as soon as she sufficiently recovered
her self-pUssession, with tears streaming down
her face, she exclaimed that had indeed seen