The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-09-23
SOME THAT ARE SAID TO HAVE
BEEN VERIFIED.

You May Believe Them or Not, but
Others, Including Members Of the
Society for Psychicnl Research
and Andrew Lang, Give Credence
to Them-One Apparition Did
Mankind Real Service-An Incl
dent Recorded by Lord Brougham
& and One by Robert Dale Owen.
Whether there are ghosts or not may
be an open question, but there is no doubt
whatever that many Intelligent and
worthy persons believe they have seen
such things. These persons declare their
belief frankly, and offer, much evidence
to support their statements. Here are
few Of the ghost stories to which the
members Of the Society for Psychical Re
search. Andrew Lang. the essayist, and
! other persons who belieye all forms and
products Of mental action are worthy of
study have given careful attention. There
is a wide field for research in the study
Of ghost stories, and one that may be
cultivated with profit, says the New York
Press, though scientific investigation of
the subject is only just beginning. 49,,
Gen. Barter, c. B., of the British army,
saw a ghost, when he was a subaltern
in the Seventy fifth regiment, in India.
The Society for Psychical Research has
investigated the generals story, so has
Andrew Lang, who tells it in his Dreams
and Ghosts Mrs. Barter corroborates
the story, and so does Mr.. Stewart, to
whom Gen. Barter told his adventure at
the time. Here is the story: ...
In 1854 Gen. Barter, G. B., was doing
duty as lieutenant at the hill station of
Murree, in the Puntab. He lived in. a
house a Lieut.. B. had built not long
before Lieut.. B. died on Jan. 2, 1854.
soon after finishing his house. This house
was on the spur of Hill three or four
hundred yards under the Only road with
which it communicated by bride path
never used by horsemen. The bride path
ended at a precipice and a footpath led
into it from the house. =. ..... i.
One evening Mr.. and Mrs. Deane called
on Lieut., Barter. About II o'clock they
started for home. The moon was full and
the lieutenant walked to the bride path
with his friends, who climbed it to reach
the road. He babe them good night and
loitered, smoking a cigar. His two dogs
were with him. 80 zIG
Just as, he turned to go home he heard
a horses hoofs coming down the bride
path. At bend Of the path tall hat
came into view, then round the corner
the wearer Of the hat, who rode pony
and had a couple of native grooms in at
tendance. - ca ,t:f @t "a, 1,.a yF~'E4
Eat this time,'' according to the gen
erals statement. 'the two dogs came.
and crouching at my side gave low.
frightened whimpers. The moon was at
the full, q tropical moon,l SO bright you
could see to read a newspaper by Its
light, and I saw the party above me adj
vance as plainly as If itswere MONDAY;
they were above me some eight or ten
feet on the bride road. On the party
came. The rider was in full dinner dress.
with white waistcoat and tall chimney
pot hat, and he sat on powerful hill
pony OZARK brown, with black name and
taiD in a listless way, the reins hanging
loosely from both hands. Grooms led the
pony and supported the rider ..
Lieut.. Barter knowing they could not
go anywhere except to his own house
called out "Quon hai?'' CWho is IT'D adj
ding, in English: - -.s....s.:.. .t@ +.
''Hullo. What the devil do you want
here?" The group halted, the rider gath
cred up the reins with both hands and
turning, discovered to Barter the face of
the late Lieut.. B.. It was CHASTITY
face-that of a corpse, and had the sort
of beard known as a Newgate fringe. The;
body was stouter than when Barter had
last seen the lieutenant. -
Lieut.. Barter rushed up the bank to the
bride path, only to find it empty. He went
along the whole length of it, but saw not
a sign of any one Ii-....
The next day Mr.. Deane was talking
with Lieut.. Barter and speaking of this
late Lieut. B, said: HE grew bloat-
ed before his death and while on the sick
list he let his beard grow in spite Of all
we said to him. I believe he was buried
with it on ILL., 4t
Here is another story which has beer
looked into by the society. It is con-
f1rmed by F. G.-'s father and his broth
er, who were present the first time Gen.
Barter told it.: ai
In 1876 F. G. was in st. Joseph, Mo
He was a commercial traveller and had
done good days work. He was sending
IN his orders to his employers and smok-
ing cigar when he realized that some
one was sitting on his left with one arm
on the table. It was his dead sister. He
sprang forward to embrace her, forget
ting for the moment she had been dead
near score Of years, but she was gone.
Mr.. G. stood there, the ink wet on his
pen, the. cigar lighted in his hand, the
name of his sister on his lips. He had
noted the expression, features dress, the
Kindness Of her eyes, the glow Ut her
complexion, and what he had never seen
before, bright red scratch on the right
sAuo VI uer lace. ne LOOK the next train
!, nome to st Louis and told the story to
MS parents. His father was inclined to
ridicule him, but his mother nearly
tainted.
When she could control herself she saie
that unknown to any else, she accident
tally had scratched the face of the dead
girl probably with the pin Of her brooch.
while arranging something about the
corpse. She had hidden the scratch with
powder and had kept the incident to her