St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
WHEN LIGHTS ARE Low.
Three Tales Of Scenes With Ghostly
Visitors.
THE POLITE APPARITION.
Miss Norris Ghost Was Heavy-Pooted
.--"Ths Calm but Emotional
Butler"

Is oXeIClScu OVfI dlI Ill tlClO. oh0SNo
be true, contributed by Karl Digno-
witty, of Schlesen. He says: about
years ago there died in neIghborlng
village brewer, called Wunscher. With
whom 1 stood in friendly relations. His
death ensued after short illness, and,
as l seldom had an opportunity OF visit
ing him, I knew nothing OF his illness
nor his death. On the day of his death
/ went to bed at 8, tired with the labor
which my calling as farmer demands
of me. Here l must observe that my
diet is of frugal kind; beer and wine
are rare things in my house. and water,
as usual, had been my drink that night.
Being OF very healthy constitution,
fell asleep as soon as lay down.
In my dream l heard the deceased
call out with loud voice: boy, make
haste and give me my boots" rms
awoke me, and l noticed that, for the
sake of our child. my wife had left the
light burning. | pondered with pleas,
ure over my dream, thinking in my MIND
how Wunscher, who was good-natured,
humorous man, would laugh when L
told him of this dream. Still thinking
of it, heard Wunscher's voice scolding
outside. just under my window. sat
up in my bed at once and listened. put
could not understand his words. What
could the brewer want? | thought, and
| knew for certain that | was much
veXed with him that he should make
disturbance in the night, as l felt con-
WINGED that his affairs might surely have
waited till the morrow.
Suddenly he came into the room from
behind the linen press, stepped with
long strides past the bed of my wife
and the child's bed: wildly gesticulat-
ing with his arms all the time. as his
habit was, he called out. "What do you
say to this, Herr Oberamtmann? IhI IS
afternoon at O'Clock. | have died"
Startled by this information, eX-
claimed, "Oh, that is not true" He re-
piled, "Truly, as | tell you: and, what
do you think? They want to bury me
already, on Tuesday afternoon, at 2
O'clock" he replied, accentuating his
assertions by gesticulations.
During this long speech of my visitor,
l examined myself as to whether was
really awake and not dreaming.
asked myself: Is this hallucina
ton? Is my mind in full possession OF
its faculties? Yes, there Is the light.
there the jug, this is the mirror, and
this the brewer, and ! came to the con-
cluSi0n [ was awake. Then the thought
occurred to me: What will my wife
think if she sees the brewer? In this
fear of her waking up l turned round to
her, and, TO my great relief, saw from
her face, which was turned toward me,
that she was still asleep: but she looked
very pale. l said to the brewer: ''Herr
Wunscher. we will speak softly, so that
my wife may not wake up. 1t would be
very djSagreeahle to her to find you
here" To which Wunscher answered
in lower and ealmer tone: Don't
be afraid; [ will do no harm
to your wife, Things do happier
for which we find no explana-
toni thought to myself, and
said to Wunscher! IF this be true that
you have died, | am sincerely sorry for
it; [ will look after your Children
Wunscher stepped towards me, stretch
ing out his arms and moving his lips as
though he would embrace me; there
fore | said in threatening tone, and
looking steadfastly at him with frown-
ing brow: Don't come SO near, it lis
disagreeable to me-" and lifted my
right arm to ward him off, but before
my arm reached him the apparition had
vanished.
My first look was to my wife. to see if
she were still asleep. She was. L got
up and looked at my watch, it was 1907.
My wife woke up and asked me: ''To
whom did you speak so loud just now?"
"Have you understood anything" |
said. NO." she answered and went to
sleep again.
There is split in the London Psych-
ical society, according to the Daily News,
which says: Zone of the SECRETARIES,
Mr.. Myers, holds one theory of our
rrl1a f.n 1,.n tnr TO- II
in the proceedings of the society by the
other secretary, Mr.. Podmore. we think
that Mr.. Myers hypothesis is much the
more gruesome and likely, but there
does remain the third superstition that
| the people who see the ghosts are 'awfu'
| leers.' Mr.. Myers thinks that the
| ghosts are dead mems dreams,' which
| they impress on the minds of the living,
| somewhat as ideas are impressed by Iiv-
| ing hypnotZerS on the minds of hyp-
| motto patients. This, at least. is the way
| in which we try to understand Mr..
! Myers. Ghosts walk. indeed, but in
their sleep. This accounts for the fact.
admitted by both disputants, that in
the best authenticated stories the
| ghosts are wandering, aimless, object
| ess. incOnSeQuentSOuls. Their appear
| anceS are like the visions of feveriSh
|
comfortable. Better have no future life
at all than future of vague delirium.
But, as Mr.. Myers very wisely remarks,
| we know little about it. Ghosts may
| not always be dreaming bad dreams; it
may be only these dreams that manage
| to reach such OF us as have 1.-The smell
for ghost" which is not sense COM
mon to the majority of mankind.
1t would be great deal to prove that
something goes on existing after death ::
to prove it scientifically, for faith is a
different matter and rests on another
basis. But Mr.. Podmore is more scep-
tcal. He does not think that ghosts
are dead men walking in their sleep.
tons impressed by one living mind on
another Both scholars agree that one
living mind can thus affect another;
they think their evidence and expert
ments have demonstrated that. 1t is
admitting a good deal; and if Miss K,
believing that she has seen house
full of ghosts, can, by this belief, make
Mr.. B. see them too, and that though
she never saw Mr.. B.. and is at dis
lance from him, why, anything may
happen. We do not know how to adj
wise lady to act who sees good many
ghosts, like lady known to the society.
| Iner6 is QlDculty on all SlQeS. AS an
example. we now tell briefly the stories,
first. of Miss Morris, ana next of 1.-The
calm but emotional butler"
Miss Morris took small house, we
know not where, in October, 1882. On
the first night of her tenancy heavy
footed ghost stumped up an down the
drawing room, but was invisible.
In three weeks pale woman
i'll black made her appearance
Then the door bell rang necessarily, and
knocks were heard. but nobody could
be found at the door. Miss Morris left
the place, and Mrs. G. took it in 1887
Mrs. G. heard sweet voice thrice re-
mark, ''Oh, do forgive me?" The chill
dren saw a dreadful white face peep
through the door. Mrs. q. explained
this to the infant mind as trick played
by magic lantern. But the little girl
again saw "a little old woman" and
GOTTEN heard patter-patter. Of course
magic lanterns could not do that" said
the young philosopher. Mrs. &. should
have advanced Theory of Rats, bul
the 'heavy thumps" In the house seemed
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