The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
THE OCCULT APPARITIONS OMENS SGNS-By Dr. W. Evans

during what is called "a table rapping"
was lightness of spirit, even a tone of
frivolity, at the board, and I did not ex-
pect anything from the table for the
skeptical. 1 had engaged In such things
before and was seriously and quietly
waiting. There was a little side talk at
one moment among my friends, and then
there suddenly came a strange power
into the table-magnetism, electricity-or
something else, I know not what; Two
never known and, perhaps, shall never
understand; yet there 1t was. a power or
something that spelt out to
me. 1 lost control of my will, sudden
sense of horror seized me, my blood be-
came hot. I flushed in body and my mind
for an instant became void, and not
knowing what I did, 1 sprang from my
chair and broke the spell. My friends
wanted to know what l had heard, or
felt or seen. 1 did not tell them. 1t has
never passed my lips. 1 shall take it to
my grave with me; and. as dear old John
Rid, in Lorna Doom" said of the scrap
of note he received from Lorna, I'm
my coffin 1T shall lie, with my ring and
something else. Therefore, will not ex-
pose 1t to every man who buys this
book" SO do I say of what the table
told. How do account for the incl
dent7 I account for 1t not at ALL
I could give the name, but shall not.
Of one whose mother. not In anywise re-
lated to me. was awakened In the night
and saw the apparition of her sister
standing near her bed. This sister had,
unhappily. married man OF grossly bad
him in foreign land. AS she, in apparf-
uonal form stood at the bedside, she
threw her head back and to the sister in
the bed she exclaimed. MY God, J..
look" at the same time pointing to her
throat, which had been gashed with a
sharp instrument from ear to ear few
minutes later, when the apparition had
disappeared. the person in the bed was
horrcr-stricken by a scream of agony
proceeding from the room occupied by
her mother. She sprang to her mothers
door, entered and found her well-nigh
speechless, but she was finally able to
relate that the daughter who had mar
ried and gone to a foreign land to live
had just appeared to her with her throat
entirely cut across. The appariton had.
therefore, appeared to tho two persons,
the mother and the sister In about the
time required for ship to come from
that distant land, or a few days more,
letter was brought to the mother here
mentioned. 1t related that her daughter
had come to her death in some violent
manner, but the particulars were with
held. The husband disappeared for all
time and passed out OF the familys
knowledge.
Can these things be verified? Yes: am
relating only those that can.
have much more to tell but my space
is full, and night is merging into morn
ing. 1t Is an uncanny hour. Elemental
nature is at war. Not a star CLEANS in
the heavens. The angry rumbling of
loud thunder shakes the house. Light
ming flashes that fall upon the window
panes look like pale visaged ghosts that
glare at me out of the darkness and are
Instantly gone. No sound disturbs the
silence of the house within, but the tick
ing Of the clock and the scratching of
this pen. Without the wind is moaning.
moaning like a soul in distress. I'm ex-
pecting every moment that ghost or an
apparition will grab me. Therei That's
the signal for hinl-the city bell has tolled
out the hour. Ill elude the "spook" and
GREEN to bed.