Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-02


Yours respectfully,
S. C. Burnett,
Abbeville County,
Phoenix Post Office.
April oath, 1879.
(The above communication was
addressed to the Edgefeld Advertis-
er.)
(From the Carolinian, Saturday,
July IL, 1S2O.)
The Edgefield Ghost.
The following statement of facts
IN relation to a matter which has
produced much inquiry and specula-
tion in this district, may be depend
ed upon by the public, as having
been carefully compiled by a gentle
man Of piety and of strong and well
cultivated mind. We are not disposed
to believe that a breach has been
made in the laws of nature, without
any useful purpose, but we have not
yet heard any satisfactory explana-
tion Of the circumstances upon ra-
tional principles.-Editors Carolin-
IAN.
Messrs. Editors: AS public curl
osity has been greatly excited and
many tales more or less true, have
gone out concerning the mysterious
and invisible being, that has been
heard at Mr.. Isaac Burnett's in this
district for some time, it seems prop
gr that the public should be in pos
session of the facts relative to this
extraordinary circumstance. The
voice was first heard in October last,
lmitating various noises, such as that
of the spinning wheel, reel, ducks,
hen, etc. It was first heard by Mr..
Burnett about twenty yards from the
house which led him to suppose it
was one of his neighbor's children
hiding in the weeds and trying to
frighten his children. 1t was after
ward heard in the loft of the house
and Mr.. B. supposing it to be bird,
sent boy up to drive it out, but
nothing could be seen. 1t thus contin-
ued tic perplex the minds of the FAM
| lily for some time, until, at length,
one OF the children said he believed
that thing could talk and commenced
asking questions, which it answered
Fly whistling very much like a parrot.
This circumstance getting out, many
persons came to hear it. MI. John
Shepherd, pious and worthy citizen,
who lives in the neighborhood, con-
versed with it in the presence of a
nUmber of witnesses. To ascertain
The extent of its knowledge, he asked
|yarious questions about most per-
sons in the neighborhood, and their
circumstances, which it answered
correctly. 1t told his name and the
humber of children he had; also, the
names of most of the persons present.
|He; asked what it came there for. 1t
|replied, Because it had no other
place to go to-" 1t was asked if it
came to do the family any harm, it
|said not loved the family. 1t was
asked finally if it loved Jesus Christ,
10 which it made no reply, nor ans
wered any question which Mr.. Shep- |
herd asked. The evening after, it ans
|Wered others, but would not answer
him. For the first three months it
was heard only once month, but
afterwards much oftener. 1t had
been heard at various times, both IN
shr day and night, but more frequent
yirin the day. Search has been re-
|beatedly made by the family and 9th
srs. but nothing found from which
he voice could proceed. There is no
1,ace of concealment about the house.
LIS small house with but one room,
7tdFt of boards laid across the joists,
md piazza on one side. The house
IS not underpinned, so that you can
|see from one end to the other, under
heath. For some time the voice ap-
neared generally to proceed from the
Ieprtber end of the house, opposite
Fine Fireplace and the upper part OF
|the loft. If any one, except the chill
|dren, while it was talking, or if any
one would steal around the house
ever so softly to that end on the out
sideof the house when it was dark
l. .