The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21

and at once went TO the parlor TO rest
rest themselves before dinner. They
had hardly been seatei two minutes be-
fore they heard n rustling and rumbiins
on the second food. Now, thought they.
would they intercept the disturber Arm
ing themselves with canes they hurried
upstairs 10 the second floor. Instantly
all the hustle ceased. but along the we'll
lighted hallway something rushed toward
them as though II we're enyeioped in
gust OF wind. While their eyes were
wide open It passed them, for they
felt the thing brush by them as though
1t were a living creature, yet they saw
absolutely nothing but the floor and walls.
Nothing daunted. they turned and lol-
lowed the thing swiftly down the stairs.
for II had been plainly rushed In that d.
rectlOn, and the footballs on the steps
could be easily discerneG. a dozen times
they tried 10 strike or touch the ghos'
with the canes II went through the low
er hail and hustled down the basement
stairs with Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson sun
chasing "a. j Guttered through the base
ment and disappeared The husDAha
went one way after It and the wire went
another. Ii refused TO capitulate. 1hey
had at this time been tenants OF the
house for q year and half one con-
clusion they drew from this incident
was that the ancient impression that
ghosts hold high carnival only at mid
night is a fallacy.
4 HORRIBLE VISION.
The only instance IN which the thlhs
made itself apparent or I'm ay degree vsi-
bic was one morning soon after TINS eN-
perience. The servant girl had oeeh or
rected 10 clean the windows IN lhe p'5
bedroom on the top floor Nhie rupu"Is
away brisblv at the pare5 she turned
about casually to reach Tor clos", W.. 49,
her eyes lighted on an appariuon' Hnc
could not afterwards describe IT, out Is
aspect was horrible and menacins' us
form plainly outlined. but translucent
so that the furniture could be plainly seen
through IL II was the most trightiui
thing. said the girl. that she had ever
laid ewes on. she shrieked ana iaihteu'
Mrs. Dickson and Miss Rapp huI lle -. ~
Eer relief. All she could say was. W.
seen a terrible sight. terrible slsn"
ON being conveyed TO tho lower moor ana
interrogated SIN further she desclloeu "S
best she could the Vision. Next Gay s"e
left the family.
Night after night the same old' UT.
plaiuabie rustllng continued. but no'nlH5
verv uoteworthv occurred after this unul
family with a couple Of friends were SIT
ting la the front parlOr. Some one made
n pitcher Of lemonade. brought II 10 tne
prouu and being asked % set IL aslde
-ernDoraruv. went into the rear pafi0F'
Dlaced the pitcher carefully I'm the middle
az a table and retired. The rear parior
is accessible only from the front room
and the rear windows were known 10 De
closed tightly. Scarcely two minutes
later the company heard somthlns over
turned in the rear room ana 'HVN '''e
sound of splashing water. livery one III
the front pailOr darted through the poi-
deres into the rear parlor 10 NHl ou'
what had happened. The niicner nad iell
The table and was standing upiISH1 III
the middle Of the floor, while the lemon
ade mad boen entirely poured over the
Garnet. Had the pitcher been lying on
fits side or even standing within feasona-
BILE distance OF the table, they would have
been willingly inclined 10 tho belief that
10 had fallen accidentally. There was
only one conclusion that they could draw
after a couple Of hours dclibera ion' ana
that was that something other than human
agency had caused the empying OF the
pitcher. The family stnl regard IT as
one OF the oldest OF many'0id expert
ences.
DEAFENlNG NOISES.
There were times. almost always laIe
at night, when varied noises Were heard
in the basement II mattered not wheth-
er the gas had been extinguishcd or the
lights still glowed. the commoton went
on just as thought the unseen perpe-
traitors OF all the mischief were quite in-
different 20 the light; but there was no
uistak king the fact that they resented
were times when the banging on the IA
diators and the wrenching at the plumb
ing were so severe that the family dld
not expect 20 see a single piece In place
when they went TO the cellar, yet they
always found everything just as they
left il and the efficiency of the water
service and the heating apparatus quite
unimpaired. The lids OF tn kitchen range
were repeatedly ratified together with
deafening noise.
Sometimes the spook would find diver
sion I'm the pantry and The china closet
Dishes would rattle and clatter, but the
family never found O chip or crack ~
even the finest porcelain Occasionally
the bookcase would be ATTACKED ID tNe
same way, but nothing was disturbed.
Mir ana Mrs. Dickson and Miss Rapp
were sitting carly one evening lu the
bedroom over the main Darior- Ihe gas
shone brightly. and If anything entered
the room il could not fail to be notced.
While they chatted they were staruel by
the sound OF pouring wafer It seem %
to be in mil-air The swish Oh tne illu'"
was plainly heard, yet the source Oh '.'e
water and fits destination cold never pe
|, found. All three heard the peculiar noise
and to- each 81 was unaccountab.e.
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