Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-10

| nl;t;es ~ Ali, ,,5 ~-..;,
"i'io7 vi 'his Woriu. certainty ne processes
vague belief in immortality, but his conception
Is so shadowy that he never faces IL with an
degree of confidence. He classes sucb cred,,;t
in the cotooor,, of s.tb;r,, ,,,o .,o - -. :.
r,a.o.sv We ",0 No. nhesn.
"NNe''1'nu' WHICH navy remark 10 MS min
nccouhts Tor all matters In the way OF religion
lake away this respectable theological view G
the supernatural and he SCOTS at the idea of
nhnntom ,or,a
an an average person, gross, heshly, stold
.;s 81. 1homas OF the present genera
. ion, anu IN accordance with the fitness o
| euouio SUBSCRIBE 10 the comfortabl
creeo aooVe set FORTH L don't. Certainly
"as on1o ns nistetlailsuc as the average persol
oouiu uehire, put since saw and converse'
WIN Doha hde specter l have modified m
v;ews teGaroihe Psychology. She was 30 con
,; lnoihS ma. sue ieit me no option but to be
io.e. inere was no getting round her in
'Astallce.
| 1, was female ghost OF the Banshee type
ana met her under the most prosaic circum
stances. riding herself on the verify Of he
ghostiy being she needed neither moated grang
nor piue Hghts 10 compass her appearance, i,
such oid-time accessories. and simply convinced
ne ny snort conversation that she was VIVA
sue PRETENDED TO be- The most skeptical would
nave attested her authenticity or oath, as dc
now, ana was the most skeptical of persons
once.
Her name was Bridget. She was an Irish
emigrant. Twas always under the impression
mat ghosts, Ike 1airles, could not cross run
ning water save in an egg shell, but as met
DrioSet In New Zealand she must have been an
exception TO this rule. She, however. made use
ora snip III lieu OF an egg shell, and complained
ol.'eriy Oh having been forced to take such a
voyage IN the interests OF her profession. 1t had
good deal to do with hatred and revenge
she was irish, you see. As the interview was
not wltiout interest hereby set forth a care
Iui report OF the same for tho benefit of the
fsychlcal Society. Unless Bridget was liar
her remarks may throw some ligh. on the mvs-
teries OF the spiritual world. and those desiring
Iur.her information had better apply to the
Nc"ies' snost raiser. don't wantoo see her
"aain. ono such interview Is enough for me.
queenstown was the scene Of this remarkable
adventure; am not referring to the Irish
'o"n y, that name, but indicate thereby the
pretty niue sanasorium on Lake Wakitipu in
view Zealand. 1t Is amusing how very mixed
1Io Reoeraphicai Ideas become in the colonies.
nefe, 10, instance, YOU sail up the Maori
cnristened lake OF Wakitipu, stay at Queens
town, the name whereof smacks of Cork and
zee from Ihe TOP OF an Antopodean Ben Lo-
mona the range or the Southern Alps, which
nave nothing to do with Switzerland. 1t is u
uMe eo.,uslhe al nrst put when one gets used
10 .he oooity OF the thing 1t Is handy to have
spo'S 80 widely apart within hailing distance
1t Is onlyin Otago that you can GO from Oueens-
town TO Ben Lomond in ten minutes.
was Saying IN queenstown for the benefit of
ny IN; ne"i,n oometnihS 10 DO with the lungs,
rehe,e' out IL Is SO long ago that quite forget
,ne eAao. oisease from which l then suffered.
pesiues IL IN not material to this story. 1t must
nave oeeh my lungs. however. because the doc
lor maze me chmb the lofty peak Of Ben Lo
hohu ualiy ior the beneht OF them. There l
n lan
anu snow, "atching the Earnslaw glacier flash
.ns ING mir TOT III the sunlight, and the
,n i"nso oi tne southern Alps standing
ING larry Ace"ork against the clear blue OF the
en ~. oi,'hoinS wandered apont Queens
Tho coa,s ~ GU ms spare lme III lodging
-. ~ s. nus inero were great many goats
a. VIC piaoe. as me unnilsa2d condition OF
we 'omh ra'Ser favored their existence. You
"u uo"n INC man street ana N two
...a iounu !ourseii among the hills-and
ko'1.' iou surveyed palatiai hotel OF the
,n bah %pp,'o,ou srand Npe ana turned round
W = s"at,PoPuiateu secuon gaping be-
."een Ieo oricK chapel and a corrugated iron
~, :ou souiu arrive In nVe minutes at
80 VI mo to"h' "nere tne goats
49, S "'iio"h we "nite peppies ana sparse
, n,"o' as.n Ia Sucn pace you met
,mr .a IHoae oi'em goat. preferred the former
as ne sometimes invited me to have
mnereas 'ne goats We're all distinctly hos
-, AAo' "ie 'ne laos' a'strustfui animals l
r. - 1T,
rar, uu,A Un WIN otn1r VISITORS put up at
tor,nhIa EpI "nere was exceedingly COM
i E;r " Lery evening me steamer from
=, s.or .. ~ van iresh car8oes OF tourists
ha,L ~ n,, y. n.n anu SCENERY. lnev found
aud sa,rSu; .nst ,, Tnich Is 'ne most romantic
go '';i, .ou' p.aSc am acquainted with. A
a.. IN; "nu io.et!. put one must expect that
,'rsoIs wa Is -. .ISln soiituue. prefer 1t