Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
A STRANGE EXPERIENCE.

of the rebellion.
A STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
A Physician Tells of His Only Encounter
With "A Ghost Which He Believes to Have
Been Real.
''ln my forty years experience as ply
stefan" said Dr. R., II have seen many
strange things and met with few startl-
ing adventures but have seen only one
ghost. | do not believe in the supernat-
ural but this incident was so strange so
une plainable-that | call it a gho-tly
visitation for want of better explanation.
| might have been dreaming, but | do not
believe | was. ! was practicing medicine
in New Orlerns during one of the yellow
fever epidemics in that city some years
ago. | mad a large number of fever
patients, and for weeks | was going day
and night. eating and sleeping where !
servants were all sick or gone, and clos
ed my residence, first moving my bed to
my office, so could sleep there whenever
opportunity offered.
Among my patients was a poor family,
consisting of father, mother and one child,
beautiful girl 10 years of age. The ia
ther took the fever first and died. and then
the girl took sick In al my professional
experience have never seen a mother so
devoted to her child as this woman was to
her little girl. Day and night she sat by
the bedside, refusing to eat or sleep.
The strain on her physical and nervous
system was great and as the child began
to improve and seemed out of danger the
mother took the fever. | called to see her
twice, and saw from the first there was
little chance TO save her life. left a
nurse with the mother and child, the lat
ter being, as | thought, out of danger.
While on my rounds the second day after
Mrs. B. was taken ill beard she was
dead-died the night before, and had
been buried that morning. | did not go
to the house that day. had an unusual
number of calls, and it was midnight
when | finally reached my office. was
completely worn out, and without waiting
to undress, threw myself across the bed for
a mucn needed sleep. Before lying down,
however, had locked my door on the in
side ard muffied the bell
81 had been asleep only a moment, it
seemed, though in reality it was nearly
two hours, when | was awakened by a
light touch on my shoulder Then heard
a woman voice say Get up, Doctor,
quick, Marie is worse; go at once, please,
Doctor or she will die.
marie was the name of Mrs. B. S little
girl. There was light burning in the
room, and turning my head | saw Mrs.
B. moving toward the door. had recog-
nized her voice and for the moment had
entirely forgotten having heard of her
death ! got up and turned to a table to
get my medicine case, when | looked
around Mr.. b. was gone. | thought she
had hurried back home without waiting
for me-they lived only one block from my
Office and started at once. When |
reached the door it was locked.
Then it all came back to me. | remem-
bered that Mrs. Is. was dead and buried.
had locked my door before ! lay down,
there was no other means of entrance or
exit from the room, the windows were all
fastened. My first thought was that |
had been dreaming and turned to go back
to bed But that could not be. had seen
the woman, heard and recognized her
voice after | was wide awake. | will
admit felt a little strangely, but deter
mined to go and see the girl and make
sure had not been dreaming | hurried
over to the house and found that little
Marie was indeed worse; in fact she was
dying, and in few minutes breathed her
last Mrs. b. was not there, and when
asked the nurse about her was told she
during the day. The nurse said that half
an hour before my arrival little Marie in
her delirium had been talking to her
mother, and her last words were: Mann
ma please send for Dr. r. She could not
send, so came herself 1t was the strang-
est experience of my life. -Glo5e-Dem-
crat.
Getting IA Murderer's Autograph
was in government employ at Fort
Smith when a half-breed named Hickett
was condemned for murder and sentenced
to be hanged. says a writer in the New
York Sun. About two weeks before the
date of the hanging party of st. Louis
people came that way. Among them was
a lone female about 80 years of age, who
was greatly concerned about the salvation
eff the Indian are. When she learned
that Hickett was to swing she sent him a
testament and some tracts, and day later
came to him and said:
at has struck ne that | would like the
poor mans autograph. Would you be
kind Ell rough to hand him this album and
ask him to write his name?"
II, of course, agreed to do so. 1t was
very fine album, costing not less than $40
or Sl2, and every page was still blank.
passed it in to Hickett and told him what
was wanted. He called for me in about
two hours and handed the album, neatly
wrapped up. | sent 1t over to the hotel,
and fifteen miutes later the lone woman
brought it back with eyes rolling in horror
Hickett had written on every page, and he
had written; Going to hell July IS, 1887
Yours truly, and may we meet together
trere, Jim Hickett.
Acquired at Boston.
"Your daughter seems much improved
by her stay In Boston 1t was kind of you
to give her the advantage of the culture
. S,ll Il, l.,