Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

regarding the apparltion. for he knew
! had never seen either her or any
photograph Of her until he showed me
the one in the album.
MY sister came the next day l
did not tell her of the ghost. merely
saying l was not well That day
Wednesday, stayed away from the
kitchen, My sister did the work. and
nothing happened. So | believed the
Visits OF the ghost were ended. on
Thursday my sister and | were in the
kitchen cutting carpet rags Among
the old clothing was Jacket of
Jamesy's, who is my husbands eldest
boy. / took II out Of the bag to give
1t to Annie, my sister
II leaned over 10 hand II to her; as
! did so II was pulled from my hands
and thrown on the floor At the same
instant felt the presence Of the ghost,
although could see nothing My sis
ter then picked the Jacket from the
floor.
AS she did so the jacket was torn
from her hands. and the ghost stood
efore us. the eyes blazing as though
In anger. My sister shrleked with ter
before US, the eyes blazing as though
to retain consciousness, and the ap-
partition vanished. Both Annie and
then went outside, and would not 90
IN until my husand returAsd home.
Then Annie went out to Ashley. She
was afraid to stay with me.
The next day was Frldav and my
husband remained at home all day.
In the evening my husband went down
to the store aud began undressing
Jamsey' who is older than the others,
and had been allowed to stay up lon
ger. lie was very naughty, and had
tn scold him, Their | pu' him to bed
and returned to the sitting room. As
! entered the room the ghost stood
before me was becoming less afraid
OF II, and though greatly frightened
| managed to say.
What do you want?
me ghost pointed one OF its hands
at me, and although | could not nee
the mouth move, IL spoke and said
Trcut the children we'll, three times
and very Hlowly
When my husband returned a few
minutes later J was In Il faint ON the
moor That Visit decided us, and we
agreed 90 leave the house as soon as
we could find another did not want
10 stay another day. but my husband
persuaded me to stay In order to pack
up some OF the goods. This last day
was yesterday In the afternoon
Jomesy' was "a naughty boy again.
caught his arm and began to
rt''A'N 4A4AA AAA4lAthluNtlN lflt EnOSt
appeared. II seemed to come from be-
hind the kitchen stove. One hand
caught the boy and pulled him from
me, while with the other hand she
struck me on the head IL was an over
In q few seconds, and as the ghost dis
appeared | snatchsd up the boy and
ran out Of the house / went TO Mrs
Mcl.aughlin's across the street.
you look III, Mrs. Boyle she said.
What is the matter? Why, your head
Is all covered with ashesw
II put my hand on my head and
there We're ashes there They must
have come from the ghosts hands"
The boy "Jamsey," was then called.
He is a bright little fellow. about flye
years old. | asked what had happened
yesterday afternoon. Me was bad
boy he said "she shake me" poInt-
ing To Mrs. Boyle. Then my mamma
rot my new mamma my old one
come out from behind stove and nun
me away. haven't seen my old nam
ma for n long time"
Mr.. Boyle said he did not believe in
ghosts. hu; he believes what his wife
says, and will not allow her TO 20 into
the house again.