The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-15
Concerning Spooks.

The history of the world is full OF re-
ISps apPdSSns Gr as2ssR pS ssen
certain that they do. This does not mean
that l feel that ] am ready to explain
their. origin or nature. ] simply recognize
jective or whether they represent some
objective reality-that is quest 70 be
settled in each particular case. ! have
many instances I'm my notes. but they
must be omitted for the present
There is one case. however, which is OF
"a very extraordinary kind. II occurred
about couple Of years ago here II p,dr the
was certain young man who had been
studying abroad lie had been at Heidel-
herg university. lie was of anything but
an imaginative temperament. Tall and
stalward In build. he had reputation as
an athlete His favorite studies were
mathematical, physical and electrical. lie
had returned from abroad, and, so far az
anybody knew, was I'm perfect health. lie
was at the summer home of his mother.
1t was his habit, after dinner. TO go out
on the piazza and walk up and down
while smoking his pipe. One evening he
came quietly In, and, without talking with
anybody. went up 10 bed. The next mora
Ing he went into his mothers room be-
fore she was up. and laid his hand on her
cheek In order to awaken her quietly.
Then he said: Mother. have something
very sad to tell you. You must brace
yourself and be strong to bear it," OF
course. she was startled and asked him
what h was talking about. He said:
Mothei, mean just Wnat am saying.
| am going TO die. and very soon"
When his mother. startled and troubled,
pressed him for an explanation, he said:
Last night, when | was walking up and
down the piazza, smoking. spirit APP
peared and walked up and down by my
side. have received my call. and am
going TO die. The mother. OF course.
was seriously troubled. and wondered
whether anything might be the matter
with him. She therefore sent for the doc
Tor and told him the story The doctor
made a careful examination. said there
was nothing the matter treated the whole
thing az bad dream or an halluncina-
ton, told them 20 pay no attention TO IL.
would be laughing at themselves for let
ting such thing worry them The mex
morning the young man did not seem
quite as well as usual, and the doctor was
there was nothing the matter, and tried
TO laugh them out OF their fears The
third morning the young man appeared
IN stu poorer condition and the third time
the physician was summoned He now
discovered a case OF appendicitis. The
young man was operated on and died I'm a
couple Of days From the time OF the
vision. until his death not more than hve
days had gone by. Some time after this
experience the mother visited a psychic
here In Kew York She mnde no pre-
vious appointment. hut went as a perfect
stranger and waited her turn. The son
claimed at once TO be present and told
his mother whole series of rcma rkable
things, which by no possibility could the
psychic ever have known. Then I'm an
sWer TO the question. Who was IL that
you saw that night" CHE question being
purposely 80 framed as not 10 seem to re-
once replied: 1T was my father" The
father had been dead for some years and
the mother had been married sgain.-rr.
Ninot J. Savage. In AinAlees. D. sa.