Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-01
WARNED BY SPECTERS
One Persons Three Experiences
With Ghosts.
THE SPIRIT OF MS SISTER.

How an Apparition Frer, the Unseer
woris Aided the ersther IN Deciding
an important Legal ouSstien--Ths
Phantom en- the Grave.
Three times In my ne. each instance
rcparated. by an interval Of years have
the experiences here told been mine.
l come Of a family to different mem.
hers CT which have become visible at
times those appearances which for
want Of a better name arc known as
ghosts" 1t IS at leas, possible that
thc superstition regarding the second
sight of one born with ven may have
some foundation IN scientific fact. for
ny uncle was thus yelled nj birth.
ead al his life from infancy vacant
space was peopled TO him with forms.
which he would describe SO accurate
s. in dress. appearance and manner
Gait listeners would Instantly recog-
'ze>departed friends. zone over years
e-ore my uncle's birth in many IN.
stances.
10 was not till he was a large boy
that he realized that TIE FERNS seen by
him were not visible % others Pages
,yN1 &c written of his experiences.
am rot here ID give hcarsay evil
Sence. lut my own personal expert
cuccs the i;,h5s seCn wifh my own
e,lyv vision.
'c Grst Instance was 50 early IN
ny lie tho do not recall lt. bnt my
aothcr relates t'c circumstances.
our howe was i'm Broofiyn. and we
lad cone ror Tie Summer 10 Green
,,d mr. Conn. was 50 young that
! sii'i wore dresses ANA was I'm charge
ar u nursemaid who vus IN the habit
IF receiving visits from Annie. girl
q. her own clcss. 50 shat l was wcli
acquainted with Annie.
She del suddenly and was buried in
The country chuvchyord. bUt-I was not
told OF hc- death. being considered too
Sc-nE to understand
* ! walked with my nurse past the
cemetery one evening IN the edge OF
p her supcrS,itious horror can be
irogincd when ! cIicl. n"infing di-
gcrtir Co Anrie'S grave: ION. Maggie.
'lorc Is Annie, She Is waving her
haGi Ter us o. come over 20 her.
broke away from wv nurse and ran 20
ihe cemctcry fence. She cargh, me
MP ard ran IN q p@n'r % tha house.
nor would she ever again pass the Gem
ctcry after dark
The only idea in my mind WAS that
OF familiar friend whom had not
seen Tor some time.
The second instance was at The most
I g.
about thirteen. was attending board.
Ing school In Dedham Mass
school friend. a boy Of about my
age. had LETT the school somc days
before for his home I'm the west. leav.
Ing in perfect health.
AZ about . In Tho evening I sat on
Tho edge OF the he'd removing my
shoes when the wall OF the room
seemed TO part and open. showing
the night outside. with the dim forms
90 tie trees gently waving IN the
wind. As SAT- spculound at This
strange sight I'm the r'rt Of the wall
against the background Of the night
stood my friend MS had las; seen him.
just ~ In life. He waved hiS hand 10
me IN token Of farewell. stood looking
M me n moment. and gently the vision
! faded.
said Ia my roommate. who had
seen nothing: Charlie is dead. 7 have
just seen HIM" The rox; incoming a
| telegram 10 the school said .hat he had
died the night preceding
In the third instance had grown 10
manhood-a normal. healthy man. over
six feet tall and weighing nearly poo
pounds. I am a civil engineer. the
hardy outdoor life being far removed
from dreams and morbid imaginlngs
IL was on one occasion necessary foi
me 70 consult a lawyer. ANA one oven
] ing met the lawyer in his Boston OF
/ flee 20 talk over 4 matter OF business.
In the course of the conversation he
asked me question which | was an.
decided About answering. stonpcd
moment before replying, for conSid.
Grafton lowering my eyes. and when
l raised them. there stood behind the
attorney favOrlte sister. dead many
years.
Her eyes were fixed on mine. her
fingers on her lips. / instantly alr
Sorbed the idea conveyed by her sug.
gestive pose and did not give the law
yer the information he asked. rs %
afterward proved. 10 was greatly r.
! my interest not 20 do So
The lawyer shivered Slightly as the
visitant stood behind his chair and
said that there v0s q draft through
| the room.
lie never knew that the sensation OF
cold conveyed TO his nervous system
was a breath from an unscen world.
Science has proved that LIGHT sound
and color are all the RESULTS of vibra.
ton OF greater or less rapidly some
of these vibrations affe cur senses and
we see, hear or feel their cTcr;s. But
what of the vast space fllcd with those
vibrations which affect none ~ orr
senses, yet are unknown 10 sciences
Could our senses respond to them what
secrets OF the unseen might not be
revealed. and who can saw but the
secret of these strange sights which
sometimes greet the eye Of mortals l.
hidden IN this unknown range of VI
orations. hiding a world that IS all
about us, mingling with and overlon-
ping surrounding and telesconinr orr
common humdrum daily life ana ori,