The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-27
GHOST STORIES FROM REAL LII

pumbness resulting from cramp-it
did not last long enough. -
Wrath Of joe Jefferson.
Joseph Jefferson 5 wrath employs
more pleasurable mears of signaling.
his earthly friends, according to an
other correspondent Of the society,
ture, was annoyed by tho repetition Of
the word '.Meerie,' pronounced over
and over When strange voice said:
Tell her how much I love her-Jo-
seph Jefferson, she confided her
weird experience TO , woman sitting
next to her, who happened TO be for
nler actress who had known Jefferson
well and at whose home at Martha 8
Vineyard the veteran actor had visit
cd week before his death, "Mee.
ME- the word by which the phantasm
announced itself, was the name Of the
daughter of the late actors favorite
stage character, RIP Van Wiukle.
A ehostly signal. even more peculiar,
was that reported recently by Here
ward Darlington, the Young Anglo
American scientist aud author In this
case the thing, whatever il was, her
aided its coming by making the tan
tahzing sound Of 9 coin spinning upon
hard wood.
GEost or Kiss,
But here is d phantasmal salutation
of kind most devoutly TO he wished
for. especially inasmuch as it is en-
ployed by the specter not of de-
ceased. but of n living person, and that
individual OF the fair sex. \ gentle
'Nar stopping at Buffalo hotel was
awakened during the night by the 4,
nhantasm of his wife which stood at !
the foot Of his bed. She could be dis |
tiuctly seen. although the room was |!
entirely dark
"What are You doing bere?' cried
he haunted man, half spGingirg out Of
bed.
II thought 7 would come out and
see how yon were getting along, re-
,lied the shade Then it walked to
he head OF the bed, bent over and
lisscd the startled man, who thcreupon
nervous chill. Indeed so nervous did
ie become that he trumped up a pre-
ext to wire his wife business ques-
ion, Her reply Indicated that she was
afc and WELL so he remained away
cycral days longer and on his return
lomc noted bis wife 5 curiosity as to
whether he eXperieaccd anything or
he vorv night of his visitation
Pressed for her reason for inquiry she
omitted that on The night in question
he had read Of method OF mentally
ones phantasm through
pace and upon retiring had concen.
rated her mind upon the desire to APP
car 10 him and kiss him at ! o clock
j the morning.
His Double Through Space.
Another who projected his own phan- :
sm through space was ''an able and !
professor iD Harvard unirer- !
ty. colleague Of Prof William ,
lg, while alone in his room, the un :
amed professor opened his window, :
hich overlooked a young woman s
ouse-a half-mlc away---and, while :
tting in the dark. tried as hard as {
e could to wish himself into her pres
nee. At the same hour the young I
oman, while at supper. exclaimed:
There is Blank looking through the
rack Of the door, =
t'He can t be there. he would come ?
ght ln.' replied her vis-s-vis, turn i
lg round. But she could NOT be con. t
inced until she had gotten up and in i
estigatea for herself. d
Phantasm of Would-Be Suicide
Bnt in the strange case now to be =
I'D such plantasm Of the living went r
] no idle business. Rather IL saved a I
lffering mortal from mad and reck- h
SIS death. Professor Hyslop gets this 4
lse from what he terms "a most in h
lhgent source "a minister who re. 8
,rded the details III his diary shortly i,
ter their occurrence. On Saturday Il
'ening, while trying 10 write his ne;t
ly's sermon, he bad an impulse TO go n
1t upon his porch, which overlooked S
misty marsh lying between his house v
I'd a lonely beach. 1t was heavy D
ght, and dense gray fog gave a S
oomy, desolate aspect to all around, S
e felt mad impulse to leap the rail.
g, and while he was trying to over
,me this his blood was curdled by o
low mourpful cry. that seemed 10
,me out OF the fog envcloping the low S
nd. AT the same instant,' he !,
ports, "the gloom seemed to give G
ay TO narrow streak of intense e.