The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
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JlOnb OF WO0ern limos 0uTpaSB IN uThnhblC hnu
pathetic interest and in Representatives, those
described by Mr.. Walter Hubboll in The Great
Amherst Mystery" newly issued In paper covers
by the American Publishers Corporation. Mr..
Hubbell, an unsophisticated gentleman of the
theatrical profession, took the unfortunate sub
ject Of those manifestations, an innocent, much
suffering girl. on n professional tour. In the course
OF which the regular price OF admission was
charged; and IL the evidences enjoyed by those
who paid 2b cents apiece to be made aware of
them wore at all commensurate with the owl
dences described by Mr.. Hubbcll in his book, we
do not see why everybody concerned should not
have been satisfied. A portrait OF Mr.. Hubbcll
Is printed upon the cover OF "The Great AM.
horst Mystery" and wo feel II to be the portrait
OF an educator in whom we can implicitly
trust. Certain unseen powers OF evil. In.
Guiding q disombodiod oomak of
malovolent inclinations, and the ghost
OF a malicious young woman, given to jabbing
her victims with SCISSORS, appeared, according
to Mr.. Hubbell. in the village of Amherst, in
Nova Scotia. some twenty Years ago. They dis.
ported themselves, in their inconsidcratc. super
natural. cruel way, with Esther Cox. sisterin-law
Of Daniel Tccd, u shoemaker with a Roman nose.
forid complexion, and bushy side whiskers, who
had n rheumatic halt OF several years standing
in his left leg. and who led an exom-
plary Christian life in Amherst, holding, with
out indebtedness a new that had been
duly charged for In tho WESLEYAN Methodist
Church. Needless to describe the wife OF Dan.
iel iced. though, rs n matter Of passing inter.
est, it may be said that she had dark hair, gray
ewes, and a male compleSion. md attended
church with her husband. Estber Cox. the sis
ter-in.law, used TO swell up In the most painful
manner. and would presently find relief In
detonatiops. issuing from ALI the pores of bor
those about her for thunderstorms. On
page 3s II will be observed that Mrs.
Teed. remarkinv these evidences NJ Father
said. NV God the house has bcen struck nv A
huuderbolt,, and rushed from tho room fol.
lowed bv n number Of pcrso,s. Tho annetite of
Esther. after these tumultuous manifestations
was not rs good as usu,l. sbo could cat :.
e,vs Mr. Iubhel, .vr,. n small n,ece M bread
and bp,ter and a larpe ,r,e, nickIe ,vashed
down with n cun NJ utrong black ter" wbether
ve and the .,n,anation In tho rem.dv Ia a.
one NAV th,nk. II IA certain accor6in IN
Mr. Huhboll tina, tho hadc,otbes ,,sed tn
av ~ From, Es,her co1 and hor s,ater and TINT
Father Cows inflow psea 70 hc EXTRACTED v;o.
len,lv from urser her heoa % much tho limo.
co,, r;r, r,,,h, rae horn. h,t 4, % trr,hor a
oorded nv Nr uuhh.u thu, sha vas n.,,.d v;,h
not,to.s NJ all sor,s NJ inonnortn,. no,n.nts
and that finally on account of bcr pers.cntions
"the dsu,n;,ad Es,h.- ch,ne.d h.- hnm. >,
| TIL. chang. ala her no GOOD Tbs ,hoomat.r
an, ,ho n,,,ic,o,s -on,s n..son Ter ..i..on
followed her One rim. n knise va. taken from
tho hs nd of , li,t,e hoy who was yvbi,tling With, n
and was nl,nved into Es,h.r.s hact and when
4, wa drawn an, nv s,mo n.n.n,,s brs,,nd.r
i, was INSTANTLY ssir.d ag,in hv tho n,,.volent
povers ~ the air and nlunyed again into the
orir;ra, wound still moro r.morkahl. NJ
u,hhe,l ra,or5s w.s m. fac, tho, xh., Soma.
hodv n,.csd ,hrno nv fo,- lora. iro, .n;ko. In
E.,h.r,s Ian ,h.v ha.om. 90 ho, mai ,ohodv
could tax. bold n, them and Es,ber was onIv
sav.o h, the money ~ IN, chos,s ,ho
w,na,ed 70 ,h,ov the sniles - Tho fr-th.r
end ~ the ,oom wi,bort hnrn;nr ,h.ms.Iv..
Mr. Hphh.ll who was nlarin9 ar snvaycm.n,
In Halira, conc.,v.d the idea ~ "oomm.ncine
a tour Of the nrorinc.s with Father COY having
I, view the nrospect 81 taking her n Roston and
New York. a, A subSeouen, day. as IN. greatest
wander Of the nIne,scntb centnrx-a simnl..
hearted village maiden followed bv a Ghost from
Nova Scotia A soon as Nr uuhbe,, ron.
ceived tho idea of Touring" Father ho
,ele9r,nhed IN thoae having char,. n, bsr
to do yrha. they could TO preven, IN,
poor girl from being murdered " and sugee,,.d
th,, somehosv sbould remain in he, nrssano,
all day so that he could mil IN, a,v r.s,on
with which she mipb, be stabbed" He aIso
cautioned tho neonle |. vinp her IN eb,nv. N
have water ready 10 nut out anv fires vhich m,
maievolent sboemaker and others might kIndls
IN order 10 hnrn her nm. Subsequently IN M
Hpbbeu's unselasb ,ntercession Il wa. nscs..
sarv for Fathers guardians IN null a gr.a, napv
min. mt ~ hcr which bad con, nm, -,
tho air from ALI quarters and we're stpcL
IN all the ernosnd nort;o,. NJ her n.raor
even her head and inside Of her ears,; Onrs
also hefore Mr. HuhbelI got her owav on ~,
tour. one Of the demons cut n triangular eaah
in her forehead with an old beefsteak hone "
and demops twice tried TO cut her throat with
a carving knife. She was also stabbed in IN.
head with n fork. Think of Il =" sava Mr.
Hubbell. who was about to exhibit her. "a
young woman treated with such brutality
and no ons able to rescue her II wa,
yery hard. but We had to bear IT.
Embodied. mortal people pelted Mr.. Hub
he'll and the girl afterward. They dIt
not understand Mr.. Hubbell's disinterest
edness or the suferinRs that tho RdrI hat
.I,aadv .pnsrnuturallv undergone Mr. uubhs,