Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28

ployed in the house as haIl-boy not long
before. said that / was sure it was not he,
yiously on account Of ill-health, and looked
down into the passage but saw no one. Tho
passage was long one. with q rather sharp
few steps and looked round the Oc corner but bus
nobody was there, and tho only door that he
could have gone through was shut. As We
and iii John looked, and why did he stare
sof" asked what he was doing. My brother
answered that he had his sleeves turned up,
and was wearing large green apron, such
An hour or two afterw ards asked my maid
how long John Blaney had been back in the
house She seemed much surprised and
%s; .s shss auns ns ass
he had died about two hours before my
brother saw him. Ny mother did not
wish that my brother should be told this,
but he heard 1t somehow, and at once de-
clared that he must have seen his ghost.
MABEL OLIVE GoRH BOOTH.
Two Possib . Explanations Of 1t.
This apparition, says Mr. Myers
"unless We explain 1t a. telepathic i'm.
preston projected at the moment Of death
and remaining latent for some hours before
1t attained e1ternalization-may possibly
be taken as showing something of contin-
ued memory in the departed boy"
Here is an instance where the decedent,
who had been strongly interested in an
event which was closely approaching when
he died, seemed to choose the occasion of
that event to manifest bis continued inter-
est In the friend whom the little crisis-a
theatrical performance-concern The
account Of the apparitlon two days after
the death of the person seen was written
down by Mr.. Myers from the verbal account
of the percipient, and corrected and signed
by her:
AUGUST 1, 1890
On the evening Of Saturday. April %, Is90,
l was engaged with my sister and other
friends in giving an amateur per ormsnce of
nThe Antigone." at the Westminster Town
Hall. A passage led down to several drcss-
ing-rooms used by the ladies who were tax
1ny part In the representation, and nowhere
else. None OF the public had any business
down this passage; although friend came
speak to some OF US.
was passing from one dressing.room to
another, few steps furthe- along tho pas
! saw in the passage leaning against the
door-post of the dresstng-room which had
left, a Mr.. a., whom ] had met only twice,
but whom knew very well by sight and as
ing OF him for two years. held out my
hand to him, saying, "Oh, Mr.. A., am SO
glad to see you" In the excitement of the
moment M u did not occur to mo ss odd that
dressinp.room-althoug this would have
been an unlikely thing for a moro acuuainr-
ance to do. There WAS q brilliant light, anc
identity. he was a tall, singulsr-lookinT
man, and used to wear frock coat buttoned
unusually high round the throat. ] Just OBJ
served this coat. but noticed nothing else
about him specially except his face. He /
was looking at me with sad expression.
APPEAR d Two Days After Death,
When held ont h,vN h> S5sS -
1t, but shook his head slowly without word,
and walked awaNdown the passage-back 20
the entrance. did not stop to look at him,
or TO think over this strange conduct peing
Next day. IS number of US were talking
over the performance, my sister called out
TO me, lyon Will be sorry to hear that Mr.. H
saw him last night at The Xntigons.' Il
turned ont that he had been dead two days
when saw the figure.
1t may be added that Mr.. W. 6. Lilly
states that he was present at party when
Lady NJ. suddenly Informed her sister, Miss
j., Of the death Of Mr.. H., and he bears
witness to Miss J.'s extreme astonishment,
and her exclamation, ''Why, / saw him last
night at The Antigonep
As regards spirit guardianship" Mr.. |
Myers thinks It need not greatly surprise
anyone 'if that impalpabls telepathic CON. |
neetion which sometimes seems to be long
maintained between two living persons were |
to persist after the removal Of one of them |
by bodily death. The writer of the follow
ing, who is personally known to Mr.. Myers,
is the wife of Colonel Wickhap, Of I |
Comeragh road. w:
On the evening of March Is, 1879. was
dressing myself to go to dinner party at
Admiralty House, Vitroriosa, Malt, mad |
accepted Admiral and Mrs. --'s invita-
ton. much against ny. will, aa q ear friend |