The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-07

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some students were dispuung one
II the party declared TINT The psychi-
cal research societies would one day
prove that spiritual bodies revisited
their former hannts n support Of his
belief he told the following story:
Ebert Ellison was prodigy at
school, carried on All the prizes IN col
lege. could declaim ID almost any Ian
guage, was the best shot, swordsman,
whist aud chess player, artist. must.
clan. that the sun ever shone upon. As
for loremaking. 20 woman could resist
him.
1 was 4 member Of a small social cir
Gle 10 a place where Ellison spent
some time. He appeared Ike rising
sun In very brief period he had
captured every one Of us. young men
and young women alike He came on
the 1st OF june, and on the "a, by bis
expertness 10 the water saved two
girls and a man from drowning On
the sd he won the championship at
tennis; on the ON be beat a profess
sional billiard player. Then followed
series Of feats calculated % put TO
the blush tile athletic youths Of an
Client Athens
By this time every giri 10 the place
was fla love with him. He was a hand
some chap. with a Byron head and
neck. and could write verses that
judges Of such matters pronounced re-
markable. one Sunday when a par.
son was in Ellison supplied bis pulpit
aud preached the most remarkable ser.
mon that was ever heard IN that
church
one gifl among those who fen in
love with Ellison seemed 70 End favor
Ia his sight She was Lois Beverly. a
quiet. demure creature with large.
dreamy eyes. she was not prominent
80 any OF the Affairs going on 10 the
place. but was held in a sort OF rev
erence BY the others Had Il not been
for her retiring disposition she would
have been a belle. for she possessed a
beauty IN repose that was very efrec-
tive Many a young fellow on hrst
seeing her thought he would fan 10
love with her. but when he came 70
talk with her was chilled Was II her
want Of interest 10 him or that she oc.
cupied plane too far above himl i
was certainly not her stupidity
when Ellison appeared she became
another person. She was often seen
chatting with him with great anima.
don. to say nothing Of flashes Of wit
Before long we were all watching this
couple. who seemed to be the compile
mant or each other. We agreed that 4
required d universal genius 10 awaken
Ter dormant faculties Every one was
saying what a pair those two will
maker
The only difference between Ellisons
bearing toward Lois Beverly and other
girls was that be seemed % be intent
unon fascinating Der He would when
chatting wifh her keep bic eyes iixed
on hers as though pouring bis soul
through her orbs % mingle With hel
own soul behind them. At such times
there was an absence Of his own bril-
iiancy. He seemed rather TO be excit
inc hers There was suggestion Of
something plaintive both 10 him and il
her Many time I have watched
them when they were together, ] too fai
to hear what they were saying, and 4
eemed 70 me that he was playing upon
her as be would upon q either.
I Then one day everybody was asking
"What has become Of Ellisonr No
body knew. He certninly wasn't with
is any more. Of course we al turned
! to Lots All she would shy was that
She didn't know any more Of Mr Eli
sons whereabouts than the rest Of US
He didn't reappear. and Lois saub
back into her former condition The
only change was a profound sadness
that had settled upon her, aud the
dream III her eyes was intensified
/ Ellison never returned Some timt
after bis disappearance the woman
who owned the house where he lived
told me that AT the time be left bel
She bad found a drop of blood On th'
hearthstone IL his room. ! asked heI
/ ii any one was with him at that time
and she said there was no one, III
had gone up to bed at 10 o'clock, th,
house had been carefully iocked-sh'
was fearful OF burglars-and no ont
had been IN during the night In this
/ morning when her ledger didn't CONT
down she went to his room. 1t wa.
empty, the bed had not been slept in
and drop Of blood was on the hearth
Lois Beverly grew frail and liveC
only about six months after Eliison''
going.
I got it into my head that the fellow
was some sort Of spook At an5
rate. could never trace bis anteced
ents Of his identity after he left us
One day, having nothing better 70 do
wrote out an account Of the case ans
sent It to a society for psychical re
search
After some weeks | received a reply
from the secretary. 1t stated that tb'
society had discussed the matter 81
Ebert Ellison. but that there was
nothing til it that any one could grasp
one Of the members had made q sng
gestion 70 which / was welcome 4
was this III the sixteenth century live6
I Scotchnlan named Crichton. whJ
was a universal genius He spoke
dozen languages and could dispute 81
I any subject I'll Latin. He excelied i
All exercises and sports. While in chs
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