The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-03-13
A Wireless
Message From
The Dead

We are moving " asst ia scieutitic
discoveries that. lost in wonder at
what We know. we have no time to
consider what our attained knowledge
IL likely to develop ia future. For
instance, We know that an electric
current may be transmitted without
any other medium than the atmOs-
phere. We also know that functions OF
the body. IL not electric. are a force
something like electricity.
When | was il boy | was constantly
finding myself saying something to Il
companion who would say. Why. |
was just about to say that myself
At the time | considered this Il DIN
cidence. Now | believe it to he Il
power | Possessed in receiving the
mental impressions Of others by Il
sort of wireless process. studied
medicine aud became Il doctor. Then
during hospital work | broke down
and. though ii was bet wecn winter
and spring. was obliged 20 go to the
country to recOul.
! stopped at Il house that looked
down Il valley. and the view was un-
interrupted. | used t" sit OH he porch
wrapped in rugs and enjoy the view
in the sunshine. About Il mile dis
tant was !, house. that bore evidence
of having been built in colonial times.
1t was not by any means Il farmhouse.
but something quite handsome. The
architecture was that peculiar style
involving Il porch with pillars.
One night | was awakened by the
sound OF wheels stopping right under
my window and thought | heard some
one call "DOctor!.' raised the sash
and put my head out through the win
dow. A man in a wagon asked me II
! was a doctor. aud | said | was.
whereupOn he begged me to come with
him ut once. | dressed myself unwill-
ingly, went downstairs and got into
the wagon with him. | asked him to
tell me about the nature Of the ease |
was expected to treat. but could get
nothing out Of him. He seemed entire
~ absorbed in some powerful emo
ton.
We were but u few minutes In reach
ing our destination. dra wing up before
a house with pillars from the porch to
the roof. | inferred that ] had come
to the house about which I had 80
often dreamed. The door was opened
by u In a short petticOat full
at the hips. a kerchief across her
bosom and a dainty cap on her head.
She looked very much troubled.
"COme upstairs" she said.
l followed her up a winding stair
case. and the woman opened q door
with a glass knob. | entered the sick
o to see a young woman lying on
a bed with four high posts surnOunt-
ed by a canopy. On one side Of her
was a man holding one of her hands;
on the Othe" side was = young girl
holding the other. These two looked
at me with that mute appeal a doctor
Is SO often obliged to meet.
AS | drew near the bed the girl with
the invalid pulled down the bedclothes.
and | saw ut Once from blood stains
and temporary bandages that thy pa
tient had beer wounded. | was not q
surgeon. but felt Obliged to perform a
surgeons part. ! examined the wound
and saw that it was near the heart, 50
near that 4 wondered that the wound
ed lived. There was nothing
that | could do for her except bind up
the wound in a more professional man
ner and await results.
Presently l saw her gasp. and be-
tween gasps she said to the man be-
side her:
"YOu are convinced Of the unjustness
of your suspiciOns?"
Eyes. yes; forgive me-"
II forgive you. GOOdby."
She fell back dead.
Amid u wall of those present l re-
tired from the rO0iH: Notwithstand-
ing the tragical circumstances, | could
not but notice the costume OF those
in the house. what singular per-
sons!' | said to myself. Not content
with living In a colonial house, they
adopt the colonial costume" This
was especially marked in their collars,
which were like those l had seer In
pictures Of Americas early settlers. l
was ushered out by the woman who
received me and driven back to my
home, where ! went to bed, remaining
half awake. half asleep. for the rest
of the night.
Now, there was something uncanny
about my visit, and | hesitated to talk
laOut 1t to those in the house. l asked
II any Of the family had heard a wag-
on stop before the house during the
night. but no one had heard any such
sound. This induced me to maintain
q reserve about my visit. Presently
l ventured TO ask who lived in the
house with pillars and was told that
no n lived there. 1t had been un-
occupied for many years. The last
tenant had vacated some thirty years
before. l asked IL anything peculiar
had taken place there, but no n had
heard Of anything unusual. But be-
fore returning to the city heard
from q very old resident of the region