The sun., 1890-09-21
TOUCHED BY A SPIRIT HAND.
oHosTLR FINGERS LAID ON MISS
CORl OLEHAIS SHOULDER.

CORA CLAMPS SHOULDER.
Then Rang Gees Bemethtng, aad NobodE
T. Can Eind Oua whst-Caa't Evsn F'aa
= Oct Nsheres u was pseh = Mystery.
Rxsnrestdsnt olena Of the Brooklyn Board Of
lidermon. with his wife and a bevy OF grown
IN dauehters beautiful all and bhmful OF fun,
are living in a cottage at Bay Shore, Long
Isiand, whore thoy have spent the summer.
During tho warm season their cottage was
always full OF visitors from the city. The sos-
con passed and tn life died out and Bay Shore
grew very dull Then came tho big rain
etorms, and things grew from bad to worse In
the way Of dulnoss until tho most unexpected
thing in the world turned up.
II was a ghost Not one Of your white, spec-
trail figures that sneak about noiseleasly whore
they have no business TO be, and then quietly
vanish but an invisible ghost, who manifested
his presence not only in the stiffness ofthe night
but in broad daylight by mysterious soundA
The cottage, which belongs TO Mrs. White, q
widow. is snuRy situated about twenty feet
from tho road. within 10 minutes walk OF the
dopot and is encirced by trees, which grow
near It II IL q plain-lookinE structure, the
principal part Of which has been built moro
than twenty-five years. and enlarged by the
gradual addition Of wings and al oNtra story.
II contains an amazing number Of comfortably
Hftor Mr. olena had lived there for somo
time, there came 70 his eaTs rumor that &
which is very the h%9Ss EOT he dSbn5
PssCq HSaia 9n o nina IL I but st housht
he'd ask Mr.: GolIing, the real estate aGent
SS f. RSDSas II aa 1e4 eSSn OH 'Ts
9f Mrs White. Who acSidentSily tO9k an over;
this either, but when several months after
ward hi heard 3 somebody say that she % cottage bG
Il" Il "eSa soRy ne st Tss Tbs Seass sfs 'E IN
neigh6orhood who told t. while sitting on tho
porches Of their h2pses 9tS tho long psa
which The old lady had breathed her last, and
would add in an impr@sssiye @ WHISPER.
The room In question is on the second floor
Of the e9ttege In the Old part; and is the lar
the ooP Cora
olena. who is ovelineSs persGnined. hrst dis
covered this room and by virtue Of discovery
tii last week. when she moved oil her own free
will or course, when the story about the dead
Bosh." for who believes In ghosts3 Miss
est f& % FASt 4 81 6asa ssO nd in Brook
lyn over night His wife ana the girlswere aeous-
toned to his absence Tor day or 90. hut that
R%s IL nGGf% ~ Snh
{noRS N man" n1' months. It was stormy night. The
rain was pouring down in torrents. beating dis
Ifly on the root q the SottHgs a and when
Il sighed moprniuiy through the vet foliage
Of the trees. The Sky was perfectly BLACK A The The
glad when bed time came. Mrs. ole9a and
her daaghter ersGt R under r. The 3, cover IN the
and lhey soon fell asleep.
6o dead q aF4a whsn ben. the storm
hv oh ahOul1ar w
dazed fQr a, moment but she felt another touch |
60 plainly that she gould almost dstinguish |
now ar she listened apxionsly for the slight |
est sound. as she peered With all hex might |
ehamber. @ @ Nothing but the regular BREATHING
ness, and nothing but black darkness could
The next moment a crash, loud and sharp,
coming she knew not whence, Hbrated In the
rain without poured down harder than ever.
The noise had awakened her mother. The two
tom6led and ay st Not the slightest e1
The door. which, they had left open on retir.
ing had not been heard to move. and the next
was the enSs ssme nu Hier hs ho@r qf iesr snd
In the world under the circum stances-went
to sleep again They were unmolested for the
When they told their story it was generally
attributed to nervous excitement Miss CORA
tried e explain What the noise was like It
70 Of the at
time, and the bedstead shock as though it we're
flame or smell Of sulphur. but still it was very
%h sad Of anG cd fr sS
The others in turn suggested rats, loose plas-
ter imagination, and lightning, but who has
&c home sSs sSiG SRS e very loud bosh Snd didn
care 70 hear any such nonsense.
Women folks" he said, are ant to be nor
hn asrs ss Soni sben I'm
Bats!n
:. On Tuesday night 1t happened again that
there were no men in the house. but, with the
Mrs Qlona and Miss Cora didn't pro-
SeS HsS az asked &r & Godns. the 'nsaP sGoet,
6S wGdh nsh mHf &r '820RaS 80RanSa a ddh hs hSE SnS
Z at sll AMI was willIPg tS git up all night and
OF hir ched with him. Some Of the girlR
Sp that Bsh Ss S sSoI
Il y. Golding. too heard queer rumbltnRs and
p noises, but they were not Rs loud as those that
had awakened the women.
daTfnsSs and nothng elss, SlnSc ttep these
and haven't. y ct been traced, Mr.. 0ena 10 quite
lndtpnant over the ghost idea and the rest Of
81 co9rse thers are many ways. Of explaining
t,and Il will probably turn out that couple Of
tets have got In the wallsI but then, the tap on
Ass 9S"ras Ssrs sho%ide %i WHs h9
IH.S tAs gGHlls q the SedIoop WIN be
done, for he doesn't want Mrs, White, the
owner, to gain any UNPLEASANT reputation for
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