The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13
WARNED BY SPBcTERS
One Persons Three Experiences
With Ghosts.
THE SPIRIT OF HIS SISTER
How an Apparitior From tho Unseen
World Aided the Brother Ia Deciding
an Important Legal ouestion--The
Phantom on the Grave.


Phantom on the Grave.
Three times In nay life. each instance
separated BY an interval Of years, have
The experiences here told been mine.
come OF a family 20 different mem
hers of which have become visible at
times those appearances which for
want Of better name are known as
ghosts" II Is al least possible that
the superstition Regarding the second
sight Of one born with n veil may have
some foundation IN scientific fact. Cor
my uncle was thus yelled at birth.
and all his life from infancy vacant
space was peopled 70 him with forms,
which he would describe so accurate
" IN dress. appearance and manner
that listeners would Instantly recog-
nize departed friends. gone over years
before my uncle's birth In many In
stances.
1t was not till he was a 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 TO give hearsay evil
dence, but my own personal expert
ences, the sights seen with my own
bodny vision.
The first instance was SO early In
my life that / do not recall II, but my
mother relates the circumstances.
Our home was in. Brooklyn. and we
Al a.. ~
field I'M. Conn. was so young that
I still wore dresses and was In charge
OF a nursemaid who was I'm the habit
OF receiving visits from Annie, girl
OF her own class. SO that I was well
acquainted with Annie.
She died suddenly and was buried In
the country churchyard. but I was not
young 20 understand.
As | walked with my nurse past the
cemetery one evening IN the edge OF
dusk her superstitlous horror can be
imagined when | cried, pointing d.
rectly TO Annic's grave "Oh Maggie.
there Is Annie. she Is waving her
hand for us 10 come over TO her!" |
broke away from my nurse and ran 10
the cemetery fence. She caught me
up and ran in panic TO the house,
nor would she ever again pass the Gem
etery after dark
The only idea Sin my mind was that
OF familiar friend whom ! had not
seen for some time.
The second instance was az the most
unromantic age possible 20 a boy
about thirteen. was attending board
ing school In Dcdham. Mass.
a school friend. boy Of about my
age. had left the school some days
before for his home In the west. leav-
ing in perfect health
AZ about IN the evening ! sat on
the edge OF the bed removing my
shoes when the wall OF the room
seemed 10 part and open. showing
the night outside, with the dim forms
of the trees gently waving In the
wind. As ! sat spellbound at this
strange sight IN the rift Of the wall
against the background OF the night
stood my friend az had last seen him.
just as IN life. He waved his hand 10
me In token OF farewell. stood looking
at me a moment, and gently the vision
faded
said 90 my roommate. who had
seen nothing: Charlie Is dead. have
just seen him" The next morning
telegram TO 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 aud Weighing nearly 200
pounds. ! am Il civil engineer, the
hardy outdoor life being far removed
from dreams and morbid imaglnings.
II was ON one occasion necessary for
me 10 consult lawyer, and one even
Ing met the lawyer IA his Boston Of
lice 10 talk over matter OF BUSINESS
Ia the course Of the conversation nc
asked me a question which I was I'M
decided about answering. I stopped
q moment before replying, for consid.
Grafton. lowering my eyes, and, when
raised them, there stood behind the
attorney favorIte sister, dead many
years.
Her eyes were fixed on mine, her
fingers on her lips. Instantly abb
sorbed the idea conveyed by her sug-
gestlve pose and dld not give the law
yer the information he asked. As II
afterward proved. II was greatly 20
my interest not 10 do So
The lawyer shivered slightly as the
visltant stood hehlnd his chair and
said that there was n draft through
the room.
lie never knew that the sensation Of
cold conveyed to his nervous system
was breath from nn unseen world.
Science has proved that light. sound /
aud color are all the results OF vlbra- !
ton OF greater or less rapldity. Some i
OF these vibrations AFFECT our senses and /
we see. hear or feel their effects. But 4
what Of The vast space Oiled with those
vibrations which affect none OF our
senses, yet are unknown To sciencef
COuld orr senses rt,en0nd 10 them whit