The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-15

the benevolent spirits who looked after
these two people visit the couches of those
who were soon to meet an awful fate and
give them timely notice alsO7 Well per
haps they did. Who can tell, now that the
tragedy is thing of the past and more
than three score lips are sealed forever?
Maybe the victims ignored the warning as
contemptuously as did James Cornwell, of
Bridgeton, l.. l. The other day James
wife begged him to stay at home She said
she had dreamed that something would
happen If he left the house. Re laughed
and started for his place of employment
In less than half an hour his corpse was
brought home. He had been killed by
train.
The people of GAINESVILLE, O.. still dis
cuss in whispers the last exploit of the
guardian angel at Fahner Brothers mines
In life she been the sweetheart of the
pit boss A nth before the time set for
their maria he met an accidental death.
The girl pin away and expired on the
morning she was 20 have been wed. Then
her spirit took to wandering about the I'M
derground galleries and passages AT first
it was shadowy, ghostly, and gave the la
borers the shivers, although it saved them
from many perils.
After awhile it assumed the shape of a
gloriously beautiful star. whose brilliancy
increased with the danger of which it gave
presage. One day as Foreman William
Loeffier was about TO enter the mine the
star appeared right in front of him. 1t
almost touched his face, but when he raised
his hand it darted away. On a Friday
evening the climax came. The star CLEANED
,af 2 he favr~ vrrh a
had not been frightened away before fin
ished their days work and started for
home "Loef z" says a coutemporaneous
narrative, remained behind to look after
matters Just as he was leaving the mine
q hundred feet or more of the entry caved
in, and Loeffler was partially buried. He
saved himself by crawling through an
aperture-noue too soon. however. as
second slip of the hill completely closed ii
up. He escaped with few severe bruises
The fall of the entry completely wrecked
the mine, and operations are forever aban
doned AT that point"
Another girl. unhappy in her life. Is re
puted to do timely service to others. par
ticularly to lovers VINO have listened 10
false vows. She mas a particularly good
place for her operations, as her wrath fits
busily about the neighboThood OF Nara
gansett Pier during the summer season
She has been ghost these hundred years
and more She was the daughter Of the
wealthy Rowland Robinson. and she was
christsned Hannah. On reaching matu
rity she was. as an admirer declares, "a
trSnscendent beauty, tall. slender and
blond Her hair was light fiRxen, her large
eyes were cobalt bIne and her complexion
combined the delicate tints Of the interior
Of els sea shells washed ashore on tie
water front of her fathers broad domain
She was ike Di Vernon, and danced the
minuet with q grace that entranced the
bucks and bes1x of New York and New
port society"
Well Hannah fell in love with one
man and her parents wanted her to marry
another. She elsped with her hearts
choice and became Mrs SImons Nh
Robinson shot dead the negro messenger
whe told him of the marriage. and set oat
to kill his daughter and son-in-law. They
eluded his vengeance, but Hannah soon
fell into decline and died Now, clad IN
q LONG white robe size wanders ABOUT the