The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
GHOSTS N REAL LIFE.
THE SOCIETY FOR P~yCHICAL RE
SEARCH INDoRSES REPORTS.
Called On Living FoIk-Gen. Rar-
tiers Qseer Experiences In India
4 80. Joe Mas Stery-Six Others.

Ut WHETHER there be ghosts or
W ~ III not may he an open lasz-
MAN. tion tut there Is nc 60u0s
\W\N whatever that maay intslai-
gent and worthy persons be-
iseye they have seen s8ca
things These persons declare their belief
frankly. ard offer much evidence To sup
port their statements. Here are few %
the ghost stories 10 which the mesnn~rs
OF tire Society for Psych!cai Research. An
drew Lang. the essayist. and other persons
who believe ali forms and products of
mental action are worthy of study have
gwen careful attention. There is a wide
field for research in the study OF ghost
stories. and one that may be cultivated
with profit. though scientific investigation
Of the subiec, is only just beginning
Gen Barter. c. b, Of the British army.
said he saw ghost when he was sua-
aItern In the Seyenty-sifth regiment, IN
Inda- The Society for Psyehicai Re-
search has Investigated the general 5
story; SO has Andrew Lang. who tells IL in
his Dreams and Ghosts Mrs. Barter
eerroborates the story, and SO does Mr..
Stewart. 10 WHOM Gen. Barter toid his adj
venture st the time. Here is the story:
In fs4 Gen. Barter. {. b., Was doing
duty as lieutenant AT the hill station OF
Mnree. in the PusJaA. He lived IN a house
a Lieut.. B. had built not long before.
Lieut. B died on Janlary = 1854. soon
after finishing nis house This house tas
on the spur of a hill 30 or 100 yards an
der the only road with which IL COM
municated by Birdie path never used by
horsemen. The bride path ended at a
precipice. and a ioot-iath led up into IL
from the house.
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 10 the bride
path with his friends. who climbed 1t TO
reach the road He babe them good
night and loitered. smoking a cigar. His
two dogs We're with him.
Just IA he turned to SO home he heard
horses hoofs coming down the bride
path. At a bend. OF the road tall hat
came into view. then around the corner
the wearer OF the hat. who rode Il pony
and had a couple of native grooms in
attendance.
al this time" according to the gem
erals statement, the two dogs came
and. crouching at my side. gave low
frightened whimpers. The moon was
at the full. a tropical moon. SO bright
YOU could see to read newspaper by
its light. and saw the party above me
advance as plainly Il IL were neor.-
day. they were above me some eight or
ten feet on the bride path. On the
party came. The rider was In full dim
der dress. with white waistcoat and tall
chimney pot hat. and he sat on a power
ful hill pony tdark brown, with black
name and taiD. In a llstiess way, the
reins hanging loosely from both hands.
Grooms led the pony aud supported the
rider"
Lieut.. Barter, knowing they could not
60 anywhere except to his own house
called cut. ''Quon hai?" (Who is it, add
ing, In English: ~''HulIo. What the
devil do you want here?" The group
halted, the rider gathered UP the reins
with both hands and turning. discovered