The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-17
WARNED BY SPEcTERS
One Persons Three Experiences
With Ghosts.
THE SPIRIT OF HIS SISTER.

World Aided the Brother In Deciding
an Important Legal Question-Ths
Phantom on the Grave.
Three times in my life, each instance
separated by an interval Of years, have
the experiences here told been mine.
| come Of family TO different mem
bers OF which have become visible at
times those appearances which foi
want Of better name are known as
ghosts" 1t Is at least possible that
the superstition regarding the second
sight Of one born with veil may have
some foundation in scientific fact, fol-
my uncle was thus yelled at birth
and all his life from infancy vacant
space was pcopled TO him with forms
which he would describe so accurate.
" I'm dress. appearance and manner
that listeners would Instantly recog
nize departed friends. gone over years
before my uncle's birth In many In.
stances.
II was not till he was n large boy
that he realized that the forms seen by
him were not visible TO others Pages
could be written Of his experiences
but | am not here 10 give hearsay eyi
dence. but my own personal expert
ences the sights seen with my own
bodily vision.
The first Instance was so early IN
my life that | do not recall Il. but my
mother relates the circumstances
Our home was I'm Brooklyn. and We
had gone for the summer TO Green
field Hill. Conn. was so young that
I still wore dresses and was in charge
OF a nursemaid who was In the habit
of receiving visits from Annie. girl
OF her own class. so that ! was well
acquainted with Annie.
She died suddenly and was buried In
the country churchyard, but | was not
told of her death, being considered toe
young 10 understand.
As walked with my nurse past the
cemetery one evening I'm the edge Of
dusk her superstltious horror can he
imagined when ! cried, pointing di-
rectly TO Annie's grave: "oh, Maggie
there Is Annie. she Is waving hei
hand for us to come over 10 her"
broke away from my nurse and ran &c
the cemetery fence She caught me
up and ran in n panic TO the house
nor would she ever again pass the CEN
etery after dark
The only idea In my mind was that
OF n familiar friend whom | had moi
seen for some time
The second instance was at the most
unromantIc age possible to boy
about thirteen. | was attending board
Ing school in Dedham, Mass.
A school friend. a boy OF about my
age. had left the school some day.
before for his home in the west. leay
ing In perfect health.
At about 0 in the evening | sat or
shoes when the wall OF the room
seemed to part and open. shown.
the night outside. with the dim forms
OF the trees gently waving in tn
wind. As sat spellbound at this
strange sight I'm the rift OF the wal
against the background Of the night
stood my friend as had last seen him
lust as I'm life. He waved his hand e
me In token Of farewell. stood looking
nj me a moment, and gently the vision
faded.
said TO my roommate. who hao
seen nothing: Charlie is dead. have
lust seen him. The next morning q
telegram 10 the school said that he had
died the night preceding.
In the third instance | had grown to
manhood "A normal, healthy man. over
six feet tall and weighing nearly BOG
pounds. am a civil engineer, the
hardy outdoor life being far removed
from dreams and morbid imaginings.
II was on one occasion necessary TO-
me 10 consult n lawyer, and one even
ing | met the lawyer In his Boston OF
fee TO talk over matter OF business
In the course Of the conversation be
asked me question which ! was IN
decided about answering. | stopped
a moment before replying, for consid
Grafton. lowering my eyes, and. wher
I raised them, there stood behind the
attorney a favorite sister dead many
years
Her eyes were fixed on mine, hei
fingers on her lips. | instantly ali
sorbed the idea conveyed by her sug
gestive pose and did not give the law
yer the information he asked. As il
afterward proved, 1t was greatly &c
my interest not to do so.
The lawyer shlvered slightly as the
visitant stood behind his chair and
said that there was a draft through
the room.
He never knew that the sensation OF
cold conveyed to his nervous system
was a breath from an unseen world.
Science has proved that light SOUND
and color are all the results of vibra
ton Of greater or less rapidity. SOME
OF these vibrations affect our senses and
we See hear or feel their effects. Bui
what Of the vast space filed with those
vibrations which affect none of oui
senses. yet are unknown to science
Could our senses respond to them what
secrets of the unseen might not De
revealed. and who can say but The
secret of these strange sights which
sometimes greet the eye Of mortals Is
Sldden I'm this unknown range OF Vi
brations. hiding n world that is all
about us, mingling with and overlap
ping. surrounding and telescoplng our
common humdrum daily life and only
in rare moments Of attunement draw.
Ing the veil aside for a glimpse In
the unknown. New York Herald
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