The record-union., 1897-08-02
TELEPATHIC CONNECTION.
Another Spook Story for the Psy.
chical Research Society.

Jesse j. Phillips, one of the Judges of
the Illinois State Supreme Court, re-
elected recently, told a strange story
not long ago of his experience with a
Spook." 1t was told at Hillsboro, H.
his home for many years, and which
is situated not far from the uncanny
place where the spirit from the other
world appeared. 1t occurred in this
way, according to the Judges version
to the st. Louis acknowledgements ="
Many years ago he had a friend who
was to him as Jonathan to David. To-
gether they discussed almost every
theme of science, philosophy and ethics.
They paid one another frequent visits.
Their homes We're in towns several
miles distant. One of these visits
the Judge noticed that his friend SEEM
ed to be in unusually robust health. and
he remarked about it. He was much
surprised to see his friend grow sudden
ly serious, and say, Il shall look YOU
in the face again before I die" Non
sense!" replied the Judge. don't talk
of dying! You are good for a dozen
years yet. I'm more likely to die than
you are. His friend smiled and be-
gan a more cheerful subject of CONVEX
saltion, but as the time came to say
goodby he repeated his remark. "Re-
member" he said, L have promised
1 will look you in the face again be-
fore | die"
Days and weeks passed on, and judge
Phillips soon forgot the speech, for he
was not a man who placed much faith
in warnings, signs and the like. One
summer day his thoughts were far
away from death or ghosts. He was
riding with a friend over the smooth
country roads of Montgomery County.
They talked of the beautiful Landscape.
of golden wheat, green waving oats
and forest trees beyond. The Judge
was driving. His companion was in
the midest of a remark, when suddenly
the Judge dropped the lines
Look" he whispered There, over
the dashboard" he said.
Il see nothing" said his companion.
What do you mean?"
Judge Philips sat as if spellbound.
though his companion was unable to
see anything but the empty air. Be
fore him, for several minutes, there
stood the image of his old friend who
had said, 81 shall look you in the face
again before L die" He was there.
life size, face, arms and shoulders, as
if he were standing on air, just in front
of the dashboard.
Judge Phillips does not often tell the
story, but when he does he saws. ct
never saw a human being more plain
ly than I saw him standing here be-
fore me and looking in my face How
long the vision lasted he could not
tell, but at last it seemed to melt into
air, and the Judge picked up the lines
and drove on.
His friend was inclined to laugh at
him, and he himself made no attempt
to account for the strange happening.
But early next morning he received a
telegram announcing that ON the day
before, at the very time when he was
taking his drive, his friend had died
suddenly.
Was it a warning? Did his friend
have a premonition when he said. 81
shall look you in the face again?" Judge
Phillips cannot explain the story. It's
narration affects him deeply, and he
probably has not told it to more than
half dozen persons, though it oc-
Cured years ago. He is not a spiritu-
alist and no one would be reader than
he to diScoundenance the cheap de-
lusions which are sometimes called
spiritualism. The only deduction which
he admits having drawn from the weird
incident is a negative one which he
states in his habftually careful man
ner. 81 am not prepared to say" is
his conclusion, that the dead under
some circumstances, may not revisit
this world