New-York tribune., 1900-01-07

were most emphatic. IL at night, there would be
sort of advance guard bugie call
a But m da n? @ 70 5 uS ana o @ they
he any harm m coming TO US more than that we lost
times there seemed to be a crowd OF people coming
in the basement door and come troopng up the
terng OF their feet the stairs We could always
tell Just % wnere re @ the were @ on a. 6 e a5
and the other near the top of the first floor stair
Sometimes there was clatter of voices but
one was ever found although investigated every
OF course the children were very much frightened
ba tbs euy wer as ny asTa MsS Sounds made to- m
dicate some kind of sympathy from the other world
After a few weeks all these demonstrations ceased
and lived in peace. They could not be attributed
the passing of the trains by. for the noises
aa rahs no shake the house but to
make these sounds. and they do not occur at such
My boy started up one night and called out: 'oh
bureau so that san't sleep at AM
The voices have always been unintelligible-no
and in the same room nothing more than mere
At first It was utterly impossible to keep any Of
the doors closed whether locked or not front a10Ps %
nothing whatever 20 them.
strange thing happened one day when woman
came in her coupe for me to SO driving. NsItner ,
she nor the coachman moved from the carriage
@ ment and H 'front.' Goor bells rang vigorously This is
not invarnble when people drive up; i simply
furiously when there no one at the doors. and
no outward disturbance such could have shaken
gRosts afs he"Se' 50 '"a' We A"'" 'HsS must O' 81
We had pleasant experience which we cor 3
nected with Mr., Mayne. for he was the only az
fable ghost that we knew Of The girl woke woke up up
that she m nnr to 80 GSr to R h baf
door was shut" and Immediately it banged shut
As it is heavy door, ana moved only with great great
Mr. Mayne evidently took care of the furnace
forgot the door which was left open. and she
turned but it Ind teen closed as nysteroUsly as
before. and at the time. she thinks when she had
the door close and thought the girl was there, but
aft nd 6egn 5f nd S @ Se eond @
we had a guardian angel in Mr.. Mayne,
the house had the worst time Of all / The
b sa bg of M no H "a about P hegh Of to
mans shoulder and a Simultaneous rap was heard
h' it roa NJ IF little the Soy Is up in
called to me in a loud whisper asking ski! M Say. Say
thing. and t'sS assured him that il was only the
usual ghosts. but particularly noisy. u.,-..
5 on a care s os7 so It sn II Il any the the
y pistol and ghostly bullets 1 had rad no tgrrors for
Afterward there seemed to be a stirring .rt sound
Coming ahs f aPS the door ike up me Of candle
These came snsly and grouped about & and n seemed
Tamnng Gonsqtng with one an0thfr th ans and
n M .e snS eanae M @ me & mess ana them 10 eSpsnd
in width until they resembled little disklike faces
character. and that was some time ago;
Now, to most people. it seems perfectly ridiculous
the dead but my explanation OF the whole thing
Mr. Mayne was an inventor, a great reader OF
history and scientific books, very fond of flowers
and had conservatory. and his house and yard
were always full of flowers. He was fond of the
are brought into the next world having had no
spiritual life they do not realize they are without
are interested in is bound up in this world. He
was very clever man. but did not have any
spirituality. People not in the same spiritual plane
other as they may be to US.
Now, Mr. Mayne was impressed with the idea
that he could not get any higher the other
side. and he seemed to want to get impressions from
me- as he saw the atmosphere of my life. So he
thought he might get hold of all he wanted. He
knew that I've was mot able to pay rent Of $50 and
he impressed the agent that he must reduce the
rent to sS5 so that could be moved over to this
think that there are in spiritland besides the
people who have lived in bodies. angels archansels
mentals, little tricky spirits that do not have
great deal deal Of feeling or sense but @ seem to haze &
mi5chievous and if you are afraid or them they
worry you. but be brave and they have to help you
aid not understand it's laws, consequently other
spirits said:
as not scared, and, the contrary
thought 1t rather interesting they got tired,
Mr.. Mayne used to come and stay all day long
walk up and down and look over the books, but
once in a while, to make friendly CALL we have
a sort OF curious feeling that Mr. Mayne Is
seemed to do everything he could to make himself
evident to all of
continual It has had one good effect, However. Sa