The evening times., 1896-10-26

Seventeenth street and the ancient struc-
ture known rs 1.-THE octagonal house
Ghosuy scenes and sounds are said to
take place in both places almost nightly.
Strange stories are also told of an aged
ediiicc on o street, in Georgetown. \ young
woman and her sister. both devout Catho-
lies. formerly occupied the house. The
younger sister finally became i'll and on her
physicians suggestion that a change of air
ard scenes might benefit the invalid, she
went to Brooklyn to visit relatives. About
two weeks after her departure the older Sis
ter was sitting in her boudoir alone. 1t was
aftermiguight; she had beenrcadng novel.
She could not sleep for some unaccountahlc
reason. and sat in deep meditation.
The door Of her room, opening TO the
upper hallway, was open, and the lower
portion of the house deserted, as she had
excused tie servant for the night, after
securely locking and fastening all the doors
and windows.
SAW HER SISTERS FIGURE.
The clock struck l and about five minutes
later size distinctly heard the front door
open aud close Then there came the
swish, swish Of a silk dress up the stairs.
She gazed at the open doorway las strange
and she felt as though she was going to
have a visitor.
A few seconds later the rustling Of the
silk dress approached nearer, and the form
Of her absent sister appeared at the door.
Her face was deatily pale, she Wore
black silk dress, and on her bosom was a
bunch of white roses. The spectre van
ished Instantly, and the swish Of the silkcn
ha pbn ST
wearer descended the rear stairs. The
startled woman ran after the form OF her
absent sister, but it had melted away.
She spent the remainder OF the night
pacing the floor, after looking at the clock
and observing that the mysterious visitor
bad disappeared at 1:05 O'Clock a. m.
About O'Clock that morning the door
bell rang violently and telegraph boy
brought . message that her sister had
passed away at / O'Clock, five minutes
before she was confronted by the vision.
| That evening, when the body was brought
| to the old home in Georgetown for burial,
| it was attired in n black silk dress, and a
| cluster Of white roses was pinned on the
bosom, Just as she had seen the night
| before.
The elder sister is still alive, and has
| told many persons about her sisters death
| visit until it has become a familiar story
| in Georgetown
PAUL WRIGHT WAS WARNED.
The latest information received by Mr..
Bggs concerns "A rather startling expe-
rence Mr. Paul Wright, the printer, Of
No. 321 our-and-a-half street northwest.
had several nights ago at Orange, Va.
Having lost his money, and being de-
/ Of tn tprp
| he could get more, Mr.. Wright was advised
by railroad man to get into an empty
freight car attached 10 train which was
due at Orange about sunset. When the train
pulled into the station and went upon
siding to let a passenger flyer pass the
printer scrambled into the empty freight,
which w rs in the middle of the train.
He had been in the car but a few minutes,
when in the twilight he saw a man approach
the open door and look in. Il am going
to have company thought Wright, as the
stranger leaped lightly into the ear.
You are quite a jumper said the
printer, anxious to lie sociable. How far
| are you going?"
The stranger made no reply, but paced
rapidly from one side of the car to the
other; then went to the door, shaded his
eyes with his hand and looked intently
up and down the next track. He repeated
this several times, stopping occasionally
to gaze fixedly into WriGht's face. He
then sprang nmbly from the car, but re-
turned in a few minutes and repeated his
mysterious movements, without speaking
word.
Mr. Wright had n walking stick in his
hand, and, believing the man was crazy,
decided to rap him with.the cudgel il he
repeated his maneuvers. Back came the
stranger, and as he was walking toward
Wright, gazing intently into his eyes. the
printer raised the stick and remarked:
Here, stop your foolishness or l will
strike you.''
STRUCK THE vAPORY FORM
The man still advanced and Wright
brought the cane down directly on a line
with the strangers head. 1t went through
him as though he haLsbeen made of fog or
empty air The stranger then vanished,
and Wright, badly frightened, vacated the
car. He went back to orange Station and
the railroad man asked him why he did not
remain in the empty freight car.
Because something's is wrong there" was
the reply. II am not q spritualist, but If
there are such things as ghosts, that car
is haunted.
There will not be another freight until
morning." said the rialroader.
II don't care" said Wright, II would
rather walk to Charlottesville than ride
on that train"
The freight pulled out, and about forty
minutes later the operator at Orange re
ceived a message that it had been wrecked
at point thirty miles down the road
Wright Went to the scene OF the accident
on the wrecking train. One man killed
two seriously injured, were the casual
ties.
The empty car he vas going to ride in
and from which he had been frightcne'
by the vapory figure, was ground almos
into kindling wood. Had he ridden in il
he would have been crushed Co death. Hi
, railroad friend saw him gazing at th'
wrecked empty car.
'This is the one you anued me to e
to Charlottesville in. Now. you can se
why I didn't follow your advice and rid
: to my DEATH