Mountain advocate., 1912-04-12
Ghost Stories
That Are True

Some years ago an Illinois physi
clan, DR.. ]. q. w. Entwhistle, livins
in one OF the Chicago suburbs, was
hurrying one morning to catch a train
for that city. As he crossed a street
he saw approaching him an acquaint
ance. once well-to-do, who had ruin
ed himself by drink. DR.. Entwhistle,
glancing at him as they met, noticed
that his clothing was torn, his face
bruised, and that there was a cut un-
der one eye. He noticed, too, that
the other kept looking steadily at him
with "woe-begone, God-forsaken ex.
preston" Had he not been in such
a hurry he would have stopped and
spoken to him, but as II was he pass
ed him with a nod.
At the station DR.. Entwhistle met
his brotherin-law. and said, while the
train was drawing in:
"Oh, by the way, Just saw Charlie
NJ, and he was a sight. He must have
been on a terrible tear"
Both men, as II happened, had busi-
ness at the Grand Pacific hotel and
They we're met by a mutual friend
who had a copy Of the Chicago Trib-
une In his hand.
Hello" he greeted them. "Did you
know that Charlie NJ. is dead? Here Is
a notice in the paper. stating that his
body Is at the morgue. He was killed
in a saloon fight. The paper hasn't got
the name quite right, but from
the description it's Charlie sure
enough"
"But he can't be dead" said DR..
Entwhistle aghast, for 1t was only a
few minutes ago that | met him on
the street in Englewood."
Nevertheless, 1t turned out that
Charlie NJ was dead, and that his body
had been taken to the morgue sew.
eral hours before DIR. Entwhistle
thought he saw him in the Chicago
suburb.
OF a somewhat different order, but
even more remarkable Is an expert.
ence reported by an Englishwoman
whose name. for reasons that will be-
come obvious. 1t would be improper to
give. with her husband she had re-
Gently moved into a fine old mansion
surrounded by charming park, with
a broad stretch of lawn between the
trees and the house. The place had
for many years been the home Of a
family Of ancient lineage.
One night, shortly after II o'clock,
when Mrs. NJ. hid gone up to her bed
room. she thought she heard a moan
Ing sound. and someone sobbing as
though in great distress.
Tiptoeing over to a window on the
staircase landing she raised the
blind and cautiously Teered out.
Below, on the lawn. in the pale glow
OF the moon. she saw an amazing
scene. A midle aged man, stern OF
face and wearing a generals uniform,
was standing mcnacngly over young
girl who, with hands olasred in
anguish was on her knees before him.
At the sight of his hard. unrelenting
expression, Mrs. Ms one thought was
not of fear for herself, but of pity
for the unfortunate girl.
Without a moments hesitation,
she says, 81 ran down the staircase
to the door opening upon the lawn to
beg her to come in and tell me he
sorrow"
! When she reached the door the fig
ures OF the soldier and the girl were
still plainly visible on the lawn, ard
in precisely the same attitude. Bu,
at the sound OF her voice they disap
peared.
Months afterwards, when calliut
with her husband at neighboriu
house, she noticed on the wall the pu,
trait OF a distinguished looking man IL
military uniform. At once she rec
ognlZed 1t.
THAT" she told her husband in al
undertone. SIS picture Of the Officer
saw on the lawn"
Aloud she asked:
Whose portrait Is that?"
Why" replied her host. at is {
portrait OF my uncle. Gen. Sir Y Y
He was born and died in the hous;
that you now occupy. But why do yot
ask?"
When she had to'd the s'ory, hel
host explained:'
What you say is most singular. Fol
IT is an unhappy fact that Sir X. Y''
youngest daughter. a beautiful girl
brought disgrace upon the family. anC
was disowned and driven from hom'
by her father and died broken
hearted
Here, then, are two typical "Ghos
stories" They challenge belief. anC
most assuredly | would not have re
lated them had they not been wei
authenticated. II does not follow. how
aver that hacauea aufhanficity ha,