St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-25
The HAUNTED HOUSE.
Many Weird Doings at the
Old Hathaway Resi-
dence.
Some Strange Occurrences
Experienced Beneath
the Roof.
An Embodied Spirit Makes a
Very Important Com
munication.
Capt. Paden, the "Sans Souci"
GhOst---Aneient
Raps.

Stories of haunted houses will always
be greeted by the derision of mankind
generally, but the majority of them are
no less true. In the historic town of
Bennington, VT, there is dwelling
which was built eighty-three years ago,
and has been continuously occupied by
the Hathaway family till the present
day, which is VIGOROUSLY a haunted
house, and 1t has well earned this
reputation by the strange oc-
currences experienced beneath its
roof for more than three
quarters of century. 1t stands upon
the north bank of the WallOOmSac
river, an important stream in summer,
but which in fall, winter and early
spring leaps and tumbles in the widest
disorder down through the gorgeS of
the Green mountains, often bringing
upon its mad current trees, fences, and
even huge rocks from the higher eleYa-
tons. The hathaway house is flanked
by range of dark, wooded hills at the
foot of the mountains, and the sur
rOundingS impress one as weird and IN
canny. AS often as once week at
just midnight, the family is awakened
bv a noise like the jingle of bushels Of
coins upon the floors of their rooms,
sounding as if poured from consider
able height Conversation is also
heard. but in an unknown tongue,
sometimes loud and bOSterOuS. at
other times soft and low. These dis
turbances always continue till some one
arises from bed and produces a light,
when usually there is a shout of
derisive laughter. rustling noise and
then Quietude. No treasure is found to
compensate for the fright and broken
slumbers of the family, yet they aver
that it seems Impossible to make the
sounds they hear without large bulk
of material coin.
Other phenomena occur which will be
incidentally referred to in concluding
incidents. A staid, hard-headed. no.
nonsense about-me philosopher at 1.-The
Hub" heard OF the Hathaway house
and resolved to probe the mystery. He
engaged a room there for a month, but
was told by the honest people he would
not remain.
"Pahr exclaimed he. 81 am not
frightened at my shadow"
On the second or third night after he
took possession there was an unusual
scattering of coin in all the unoccupied
rooms of the house. 1t seemed to rain
wealth everywhere, and voices in angry
debate used a gibberish whose very ac-
cent was appalling. After this had con-
tinued for nearly an hour, with contests
of the tongue alternating with gold and
silver showers, the BOstonian was sud
denly assaulted across the face with
something Geld and clammy, like a
large dead snake, welded by q strong
arm, and this was followed by shriekS
and howls so sharp and deafening that
he called Justify for help. A light was
produced, and two members of the
household hastened to his relief. They
found a very thoroughly frightened
man, and he Immediately declared he
would remain in the house no longer,
but would 90 to hotel at Bennington
village for the remainder of the night if
one of the HathaWayS could be hired
for $40 to 90 with INN.
All right; that was bargain.
They were only fairly under way
when the Bostonian said:
us this your dog trOtting along by
me?"
II see no dog" was the reply; "but
here is a man keeping step with me,
and | do not know him. He is a savage
looking chap. indeed"
L see no HAL, DuG you cannot HISS
seeing the dog; he has eyes of fire"
$50 has the man. Let us rum"
Both man and dog kept even pace
with them tell they came to bridge at
the edge of the village, when they were
startled by a simultaneous "ha! ha!
hal" and ''bOW-woW-WOww and those
of the fiery eyes were no longer yisi-
bic.
Another experlmenter stopped one
night at the house in an effort TO solve
the mystery. He heard no sounds, but
was accompanied everywhere by face
which constantly undulated before him
at about the height it would be elevated
if supplied with legs and trunk, and it
had motion like one walking back
ward. This brave man awoke several
times during the night only to see that
undulating face above him, apparently
about four feet away. He left next
morning shortly after daybreak, ex-
pressing an entire lack of curiosity to
hear the jingle of coin he went there to
investigate. Members of the family
have occasionally seen face answering
the same description. j. L. w.
An Embodied Spirit Communi-
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