The

Amherst

Great

True

Mystery
of

Narrative

the

Supernatural

BT

HUBBELL

WALTER

TBNTB

EDITION

AND

REVISED

Fifty-fifth

NEW

Thousand

YORK

BRENTANO'S

1916

ENLARGED

"

Copyright,
By

WALTER

All

1915

HUBBELL

Rights

Reserved

CONTENTS.

Frontispiece

The

Author

Affidavit
^

Author's

Preface
5
of

Home

Daniel

Teed
u

The

Great

Amherst

Followed

by

My

Strange

The

Amherst

Esther

the

30

Ghost

68

Experience

82

Mjrstery

the

From

M)rstery

Miramichi

in

Moncton

92

Advance

95

Cox

139

Retroiq"ective

149

Ghosts

164
Old

From

by

Note
Letter

Newq"apers
Author

from

Affidavit

168

Dr.

of

W.

T.

Prof.

R.

Letter

from

Arthur

Letter

from

Richard

from

Prof.

Letter

frron

Mrs.

Thirty

Years

of

Pease

171
171

the

177

Society

for

Psychical

James
Olive

178

Teed

181

184

the

Esther

Research.

180

After
from

Document

D.

169

Hodgson
of

Letter

Carritte

Davison

Branch

American

Death

165

Citizens

of

Amherst

194

196

Cox

APPENDIX
Letters

Sketch
The

of

the

Dr.

I. K.

Funk

197

198

Author

202

Supermimdane

Letter

Affidavit
Index

from

Vice-Admiral

from
and

Notary

Moore,
Certificate

R.N

217
218
219

AFFIDAVIT.

State
and

Ckf

ho

that

Mystery,

that

duly
of

author

sole

this

Narrative

True

was

and

saw

hock

of

described,

as

actually

deponent

"

bring

experience

his

that

and

New

the

is

"^

Yofk,

HUBBELL,

Amherst
and

York,
of

County

WALTER
"iyt

New

of

actual

an

heard

before

to

13th

day

of

The

Cnm

Supernatural,"

the

the

WALTER
fwoni

*'

experieooa,

phenomena

"i

HUBBELL.

this

me

l888.

February,

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to

print

me

for

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The

Is

my

the

Gteat

to

certify

Notary
purpose

Seal

Amherst

the

on

of

Hubbell

Walter

that

affidavit

attachmg

Mystery,

A.

Match
is
he

True

has

East

befcn

to

book,
of

entitled
the

Separ-

ACKBRMAM,
Public
New

10

hit

1888.

authorised

sworn

Narrative

Notary

OOoe,

hereby

to

same

ad,

Mth

Street,

Na

York

New

5*

Coonty,
Yak

City.

AUTHOR'S

The

PREFACE.

marvellous

manifestations

unknown

performing
of

human

has

mankind,

have

to

of

explanation

lack

which

that

effects

properly

that,
States

intelligence,

by

guided
when

come

in

our

of

lives

America,

and

such

only

and

when

The
is

the

every

time

universal,

so

republic,

of

produce

action

in

as

all

wind,

mankind.

nearly

arly
schol-

and

powers,

education

grand

and

development

specific

are

entific
sci-

induction,

the

and

electricity

steam,

has

visible

gated
investi-

those

by
by

the

and

actions

fully

manner

their

attainments

phere,
atmos-

physical

reason

devoted

the

been

never

who

visible
in-

an

intelligence,
the

impartial

an

men

who

of

many

in

within

power

possessing

of

United

man

and

THE

AMHERST

GREAT

the

ought

we

devoted

themselves

in other

fields

air

the

"

lands
the

and

unsolved
leave

not

the

"the

that

passed

dead

and

Trave,

until

have

to

come

the

being

it has

been

in
rescue

my

live

in the

fate

interest

the

they

and

inform

alike,
have

who

have

the

beyond
summer-land
them

in

the

informed
has

at

thousands

and
to

to

intercourse

be

sense,

humbugged

life,

dupe

should

of

been

scoundrels

ones

its true

all

in

jugglers

joined

by-and-bye,"

'.hat science,

are

loved

the

human

hold

to

waiting

are

shall

we

sweet

The

still

of

ever

intense

where,

before

on

of

unfortunate

and

skeptic

logical

has,

unprincipled

world

unseen

research*

powers

problem

claim

who

have

some

that

full of

so

nation,

who

peoples,

family.

charlatans
an

to

is

human

with

all

among

field that

the

hidden
"

This

our

knowledge

supernatural

great

and

of

of

scientific

to

standing
under-

times.

of those

of the

explanation

the

state

demand

to

and

reading
of

topics

fortunate

the

being

of

capable

is

woman

MYSTERY.

made

last
who

insane.
lived

in

AUTHOR

where

house

the

invisible

after

day

for

day,

eminently

calculated

terror

the

to

and

Men

this

from

scientific

had

rience

The

tigation.
that
within

the

Some

persons

air

did

of

saw

for

and

the

have
it all

have

thinkers

marvels

when

heard

in the

weeks,

experience

I
of

had
my

the
life,

country,

to

ments
state-

my
my

been

expe*
of

inves*

work

at

wonders

occurred.
that

merism
"mes-

still another

sane

^me

the

persons

little cottage
most

class

Satan

for

of

my

advanced

agent

claimed

hundreds

the

that

claimed

'*; and

that

of

further

has
the

electricity was

And

men

prove

bear

theory

the

imperfect

outside

will

and

imagination,

of

understood

as

our

existence

an

and
man.

parts
an

of belief, or

unworthy

manner

in vain.

either

and

forward

come

in

of

institutions

dismay

learned

those

taught by

and

all

science,

upon

presence

bravest

phenomenon

call

now

the

investigated,

manner,

in

strike

of

heart

women

country

its

weeks,
to

within

power

manifested

atmosphere

the

PREFACE.

where,

extraordinary
of

the

won-

THE

ders
far
I

GREAT

of the

almost

hesitate

by

the

by

proven

Murder,

the

of

of

shaking

fearful

walls;

the

weird

noises,

sledge-hammers,
; the

floor

place
and

to

the

of

call
men

for
who

for

fires

the

of

moved

broad

its

other
invisible

the

hold
house-

from

light of day,
the

upon

the

at

their

wall,

result

mysterious

place

of

about

investigation
will

struck

and

of

legend

roof, walls, and

actions

in the

lief,
be-

powerful

by

unquestionably

action

the

upon

the

volume.

breaking

made

terrible

all

were

and

place

with

all ; the

and

which

furniture,

of

atmosphere

very

if

strange

be

And

in this

poundings

as

were

can

monstrous

of

house

the

the

occur.

mysterious

hearts

the

to

described

within

kindling

they

facts

the

too

lurked

terror

they

in forms

that

investigation

whenever

have

so

to

positive kind,

comparing

wonders

them

that

yet

complete

are

imagination,
give

to

most

cases,

then

the

of

facts, and

as

similar

realm

the

facts, of

I witnessed

phenomena

beyond

world

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

the

of

power,

hands

verdict

on

AUTHOR'S

record

as

PREFACE,

truth

believed

in

future

professional

actor

since

be

to

ages.
been

Having
early

my

use

we

the

illusive

devices
for

stage,

effects

admiration

of

this

knowledge,

gained by

in their

exhibitions

beyond

doubt,

there
kind

Truth,

wonders.

is
it

is

the
very
my

the

at

the

of

expense
is

account

of

to

facts

be

have

taken

to

and
mitted
per-

embellish

so

it, nor

in

it

attractive

My

simply
from

ten
writ-

not

veracity.
read

such

fiction,

make

to

of such

I have

not

distort

er
wheth-

beheld

What

I am,

said, is often

been

and

to

as

magicians

judge
I

imagination

endeavored

way

it has

strange.

account

ence,
experi-

methods

the

to

where

truth,

the

deception

fiction.

than

stranger

of

legerdemain,

not

was

wonder

Possessing

years

by

of

house

the

in

used

competent

or

was

the

with

which

tion
presenta-

public.

familiar

being

paraphernalia

and

the

the

often

so

and

and

familiar

perfectly

am

mechanical

those
upon

of

youth,

all

with

my

as

any

whole
a

rative
nar-

journal

while

kept
which

lived

of

record

instant

the

in

daily and,

made

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

lO

the

at

it

of

the

there

board

to

details,

of

all

were

case

cities, whom

whose

by

them

personal experience.
affair is
in this

work

by

any

person

by

me

been

then

and

understood
the

influences

nor

am

been

I
I

of

psychology

or

forms

that

from
and
turn,

of

am

the
from

existed
about

has

And

habitan
in-

saw

facts

for

its

the

in

the

nor

coined

afterwards.

to

Nothing

supposititious,

all

strangers

have

to

I went

in

statements,

corroborated

by

me

by

and

I know

as

to

story,

and

with,

story

when

house

which

whole

told

Amherst

towns

talked

the

in

mosphere
at-

ena
phenom-

fully corroborated

was

distant

the

an

the

the

affair, as

mysterious

family living

the

from

and

produced,

of

within

witnessing

in

times,

many

manifestations

invisible, intelligent power

while

and

house,

the

anything

the

occasion

written
wish

up

it

tinctly
dis-

ble
suscepti-

not

mesmerism,
in

any

pnotis
hyof

Pythagorean.
W.

H.

its

HOME

OF

HOME

OF

Christmas
an

to

from

was

obtain

matter

of

rough

Captain
members

of

due

In

York,
in the

Mcllhenny,

January

winter.

I gave

loth,
the

Burroughs,

Walter

Armstrong,

Lewis

finallyaccepted,
of

Lennox,
Baker,

pany
com-

very

in

fax,
Hali-

Among
were

company

definit
in-

Alhambra,

arrived

1879.

the

an

the

after

steamship
we

matic
dra-

at

for

time

and

the

play

Halifax,

in

fax,
Hali-

in

one

to

Mr.

agent,

member

Music,

New

passage

the

engaged

period.
left

for

New

to

My

suggested

became

company

Academy

just closed

consideration)

some

and

wife.

returned

another.

Scotia,

Nova

Daniel's

I had

over,

Simmonds,

Morris

strife,

honest

and

II

TEED.

every

with

engagement

York

the

free

indeed

home

TEED.

DANIEL

cottage

cosy

Was

DANIEL

sr.,

Walter

the

Wm.
Fenwick

Lennox^

F.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

12

jr.,Miss

McAllister,

Phosa

Ella

Miss

Harris,

all well

Wilmere,

from

Halifax,
and

that

short

during

obtained

and
and

of

possession

closing

of

our

remembrance,
Scotia,

in

and

28th

afterwards

went

is

St

in

of
to

Halifax

United

the

still in

within

in Amherst,

26th, and

and

Brunswick,

on

month,

same

Halifax,

where

for

benefit

our

the
season

John's, the

the

York.

winter

25th

the

Halifax, where

played

March

Just

in New

coldest

Closing
to

them

we

performance

manager.

to

New

Moncton,

27th

home

season

the

duced
pro-

Newfoundland

relatives

some

experienced

Nova

we

them

one

period
in

young

sent

in

March

plays.

season

three

States,

one

our

tleman,
gen-

played
until

different

the

stage

our

We

14th

closing

before

my

Josie
of

Holmes,

January

thirty-seven

Anita

members

known

Van

Miss

deceased.

since

manager,

After

Ida

Miss

Post,

Mayer,

E.

Mr.

dogs,

Miss

professioi-; also, that genial

dramatic

31st,

M.

E.

Mrs.

Courtland,

MYSTERY

well

ing
return-

gave

we

in

the

of

our

Halifax,

known

port

HOME

of

seal

the

OF

hunters,

foundland,
After

Hall,

produced

new

all of

those

Both

Halifax.

at

seven

of

California.

Nannery,

during

both

Nova

toward

In

manner.

to

and

the

whom

she

It

playing
in

by

supernatural
1872,

friend

been

was

shock

my

friend, for many

death

in the

My

following

lost her

was

posed
sup-

attracted

been

passionately

the

of her

called

was

devil.

the

house

and

Mystery,

previously

had

company

haunted

inhabited

had

attention

cisco,
Fran-

Patrick

Mr.

our

Scotia.

Amherst
be

San

in

While

of

accounts

to

Nanoery,

quite frequently

saw

papers

great

of

engagements.

in Amherst,
the

living

in

under

were

William

member

ed
repeat-

played

brother,

His
a

was

in Halifax,

daily

Mr.

I believe,

present,

had

we

turned
re-

John's,

plays, and

engagements

management

then

St

in

stinence
Ab-

played

we

and

June,

5th.

Total

15th,

While

Halifax.

nearly
the

iu

New*

April
in

April

first week

the
to

we

there

season

on

of

Island

the

on

our

I3

TEED.

arriving

opening

until

DANIEL

very

months,

was

mother
ed;
attachsevere,

quite

GREAT

THE

14

from

prostrated
mined

she

that

her

with

cate

AMHERST

grief. Finally

she

would

communi*

went

if she

saw

so-called
her

so

revelations

the

place

After

basis.
and

much

her

her

convincing
in
who
their

too

long

the

make

an

credulous

notwithstanding,
culture

and

her

to

truth

to
"

of

hands

which

of

that

of
I

scientific

experiments
succeeded

its normal

jugglers

by

tone

tans,
charla-

and

of

living out
many

persons

intellectual

in

spiritualism"

modem

dupes,

it

ples
princi-

on

excellent

are

she
and

insane,

series

mind
that

strain

investigation

investigation,

restoring

was

subject

fundamental

each

these

produced,

prove

in those

lacking
which

to

be*

her.

and

become

commenced

and

showed

the

to

system

She

frequent

to

an

result

reason.

spiritualseances/'

"

"Spiritualism,"
was

her

they

subsequently
I

The

imposters,

continued

pretended

would

the

wonders

nervous

their

of

the

all

lost

deter*

through

medium."

nearly

several

to

lieved
I

she

that

try and
mother

dead

alleged "spiritual
was

MYSTERY.

of whom
of

ability

great
of

the

HOME

order.

highest
in
**

to

prove

to

called

said

haunted

"

I would

deceive
in

after

me

rescuing

fate

which,

toward

half

the

who

and

Nova

by

is

the

to

one

asylum,

Amherst
the

St.

either

Bay
from

New

well

sons
per-

beautiful

famous

remarkably

ing,
tend-

from

is

John,

least

accounts

heard

the

at

was

various

Scotia,

or

any

think,

to

reached

Scotia,

I knew

insane

there.

Fundy,

tellige
in-

matter

her

an

of

on

the

days,

impending

been

situated

few

from

and

village

in

so-

reality no

in

for

began

Nova

Amherst,

press,

mystery.

papers

had

the

experience

of

were

and

previous

my

population

in the

I read

distorted

so

the

inmate

mystery

had

that

friend

my

an

as

"

impossible

was

Am.

inhabiting the

explain

end

and
it

be

sure

to

with
to

through

house

able

be

so-called

I went

great

to

I felt

existence.

that

the

Canadians,

devil

the

that

ful
success-

of

being ended,

the

so

engagement

my

expose

I5

been

number

and

Nannery

herst

TEED.

Having

exposing

mediums,"

Mr.

DANIEL

OF

of

fax,
Haliwick,
Bruns-

managed

I6

THE

GREAT

AMHERST

Inter-Colonial
miles

of about

ments

Hall,

iron

and

foundry,

probably

than

village of

any
The

shade

with

summer

choice

and

The
Mr.

send,

Carritte,
of
Mr.
were

and

the

Dr.

Amherst

Amos
sure

to

attract

his

in

various

G.

the

fully
beautimental
orna-

and

eties.
vari-

rare

Parson

Nathan

Town-

Tupper,

Dr.

Bird, proprietor

store

the

in

of flowers

very
of

G.

more

kinds,

beds

book

Purdy,

command

residence

with

of

ince.
Prov-

of the

studded

sometimes

Mr.

the

picturesque

numerous

Robb,

in

by

residences

and

kinds

surrounded

trees

of various

its size

lawns,

laid-out

has

factory,

are

being

appearance,

entertain^

shoe

residences

private

scenery,

It also

large

inhabitants

wealthy

of

operatic

stores

more

emy,
Acad-

an

containing

tion
popula-

churches,

and

140

five hundred

frequently given.

are

large

in

four

dramatic

where

has

thousand

three

Music

It

city.

contains

souls, and

about

Railway, being
each

from

ICYSTBRT*

also, that of

village postmaster,
a

visitor's

admiration

village ;

attention,

during
^uid

my

although

l8

THE

AMHERST

GREAT

the

first

the

dining-room,

clock,

Its

and

visitor

feel
was

time

of

issue

from

made

for,

were

adjoining

all

that

washstand

small

side

into

large

yard

the

necting

wood-shed,

three

doors

which

you

very

of

kind

that

be

fourth

parlor

it
and

and

these

large

pantry

about

four

feet

into
on

used

was

the

another

the

making

four

from

side

floor

this
a

as

was

sewingand

dining-room

rooms,

having

from

narrow

opening

door

con*

one

window
a

the

into

there
small

into

opening

one

room

adjoined
had

door

dining-room,

look

was

ordinary

an

stable, and

all, and

table, and

besides

the

could

small

room

Besides

in

The

yard.

the

near

it with

to

sure

The

pine

; had

that

kitchen.

room

the

about

at

odors

savory

the

wood-stove,

dining, especially if

not

easy

rugs,

table,

twelve,

day,

was

old-fashioned

its

should
village cottage
large, and contained
very

in

the

with

commodious
like

then

attention,

home-made

near

kitchen

attract

numerous

chairs,

hour

to

room

MYSTERY.

each*
was

window

floor, the

door

HOMB

of

this

Such
of

rooms

the
a

the

was

the

leading

of

the

the

of

center

without

opening

into

this

entry

lour

were

was,

had

which
there

door,

being
of

rooms.

Two

Princess

street,

the

back

stable.
these

their

and
the

of

the

Like
bedrooms
neat,

cosey

into

small

in

the

ond
sec-

the

yard

with

about

trap-door,

loft

and

above,

the

trap-door
each

one

and

one

between

the

bedrooms
other

faced

two

toward

overlooking
of

the

house,

conspicuous

appearance,

to

consisted

window

these

were

hall
after

In

was

door

rest

your

turning

bedrooms,

no

door.

and

below.

the

to

small
one

of

the

which

entry, where

the

doors

right angles

at

floor

ladder^

the

at

in

and

cottage,

the

hallway of

door,

yourself

running

entry

an

the

of

found

of

of

front

above,

stairway

left you

story

the

stairway

floor

this

The

front

the

the

to

ascending
your

from

the

saw

dining'

parlor opened

leading

right, you

the

arrangement

and

entering

Upon

IQ

into

floor.

first

dining-room
hallway

TEED.

opening

pantry

room.

DANIEL

OF

being

the
all
for

all

20

the

(except

papered

stairs),and

all

with

ordinary

cottage

the

impressed
fact

the

that

humble

the

was

Teed,

dollar

to

that

comfort

Daniel's

at

and

any

with

his

foreman

of

the

of

and

curly,
chickens

healthy-

complexion,
hair.

brown
were

in

Mrs.

woman

any

ruddy

lived,

little

strong,

was

wife,

George, aged

think

than

his

ever

as

amusements

the

for

provided

woman

harder

lad, with

principal
stones

Willie

eyes

it, and

pay

want

consisted

five years,

worked

looking

to

as

months.

knew.

owed

never

Factory.

good

as

seventeen

blue

be

family

Willie, aged

ever

could

Shoe

Amherst

Teed

family

Daniel

everybody

could

his

salary,

hard-earned

Olive,

if he

Such

honest

He

one

with

rich.

of

home

have

evidently

not

respected.

allowed

never

if

whom

any

would

were

shoemaker,

and

knew

Every-

observer

its inmates

contented,

and

happy

furniture.

casual

most

of

furnished

and

painted,

little house

this

about

head

the

at

one

the

thing

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

the

His

throwing
yard and

Little

finest

and

his

him

Besides

his

wife

had, under

his

roof

cottage.
Daniel
his

wife's

Jennie

she

as

about

hair

Her

below

her

full

length.

the

Grecian

rarely

seen

complexion

greatly
To

be

to

style ;
and

the

not

of

the

ladies.
attendant

opposite
of

sex

was

Parson

fall

of
her

teeth

at

it in

wore

and

Cox

had

reached

were

personal

Jennie

always
She

she

handsome
fine

her

of

to

eyes

grayish blue,

candid,

belle, and

her

beauty.

and

times

or

was

woman,

allowed

other

At

Jane,

quite

when

waist

Esther

and

called,

light brown,

was

sons,

protection,

young

and

twenty-two

the

two

him.

often

was

self-possessed

most

and
and

with

boarded

who

Cox,

made

visited

sisters, Jennie

two

and

ways

all who

with

village,

attention,

attract

to

favorite

the

in

age

certainly

was

laugh, winning

merry

actions

smart

his

of

boy

21

little brother.

George

golden-haired

the

his

with

playing

and

Street,

TEED.

DANIEL

OF

HOME

that
clear

added

appearance.
a

was

host

alone,

of

admirers,

but

member
Townsend's

village

and

among
lar
regu-

Epis-

THE

22

copal

GREAT

AMHERST

Church,

which

of

had

Townsend

been

low

be

stout

Her

large

and

help

do

well-shaped

round, with
teeth
a

and

feet

was

very

help

that
fond

to

respects,
appearance
that

her

of

of

certainly

village
numbers

maiden

Cox

made
very

of friends

called

be
And

hands
Esther

and

Teed.

other

indescribable

an

about

her,

simple-hearted

attractive.

of her

proved
In

honesty
that

her
She

shaped.

had

rugged

tinct
dis-

small

and

housework

sister, Mrs.

Esther

very

handsome.

well

were

the

features.

pale complexion,

had

dark,

would

remarkably

were

not
can-

people?"

were

what

to

me,

eyebrows

was

were

seemed

other

and

reaching

tinge, and

at

lashes

and

face

Her

look

to

dark-

eyes

which

unlike

being long

lashes

her
bluish

you

being

eyebrows

Her

short,

worn

expression,

"Why

inclined

curly, of

was

with

gray,

earnest

very

rather

shoulders;

her

to

say

hair

color, and

only

fMarabout

pastor

and

in stature,

brown

B^fo^rend

the

Jennie's sister, Esther,

forty-five years.
was

MYST

own

She
age,

had
which

l3tOM"

de

in

have

their

who

friend

dear

There

John

William

Cox,

her

brother,

Teed,

had

and

the

with

he

followed

when

Daniel,

in

stockings.

rather

thin

blue

is called

and

Roman

his

years

slight halt

in

an

ing
board-

time, about
feet

eight

His
a

what

complexion

heavy

moustache

Rheumatism,

standing,
left

hair,

and

features,

wore

his

his

well-shaped head,

nose.

he

not

as

man,

lightbrown

side-whiskers.

bushy

of several
a

florid, and

was

of

well-defined

eyes,

like

farmer,

five

age,

Had

top

on

this

at

of

in his

factory

Amherst.

was,

thirty-five years

maker,
shoe-

hard-working
up

Teed

Teed,

brought

Daniel

was

same

John

and
Teed

Mrs.

Cox

in the

the

in

brother,
of

brother

honest,

an

occupation

with

tag

boarders

William

been

of

Daniel's

worked

was

always ready

game

other

brother-in-law.

his

of

Esther.

sisters.
and

always

was

were

two

were

cottage,

and

and

romp

and

2$

little children

the

neighborhood,

to

TEED.

years,

among

the

DANIEL

nineteen

was

OF

had

leg.

given
He

led

him
an

Christian

exemplary

R.

Rev.

belonged
Olive
a

life,had

to

had

husband.

she

sisters

Teed

at

after

seated
little

found

there

whose

leg

wood

to

cow's

the

think
he
her

she

might
over

be

the

head

ence
exist-

with

he

tied

pleasure
small

to

was

hen,

poor

from

seen

stable, in

remember,

however,

with

that

playing

purposely

the

dined

before

the

near

her

been

iel
Dan-

frequently

had

stall ; he,

of

generally

was

Teed

were

always

floor

prevent

have

they

Shortly

tormenting

had

for

They

yard,

Mrs.

them

monotonous

Once,

summer.

by

same

Willie

in the

her

household

parlor

George.

found

the

the

on

church
than

in the

could

Esther

and

eyes,

when

day.

Mrs.

older
to

up

o'clock.

twelve

hour,

be

the

was

day

Being

Life

and

society.

consolation

in trouble.

which

attended

looked

was

and

advice

pastor,

and

pale complexion,
her

was

hair, gray

dark

in the

pew
of

temperance

Church,

Temple

A.

Teed

with

MYSTERY.

Methodist

Wesleyan
the

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

24

log

to

of

setting

in

seemed

to

tied
of

so

that

banging

club, which

26

To

have

something

atmosphere,

the

is terrible

Where

it

Often

theories?

elusive

so

very

the

when

increased

the

mystery

away

who

persons
such

an

as

of
persons,

half

the

the
a

usual

rent

so

in the

house,
its

work

to

have

of

to

get

was

minds

it off

other

heard,
the
been

first
plained
ex-

designing
in view,

injure the

would

owner

facts
One

specificobject

endeavor

that

or

as

endeavor

all

In

nearly ceased,

had

the

stances
circum-

atmosphere

at

as

are

house

powerful

was

it had

when

this

which

of

houses,

haunted

what

an

the

the
were

useless.

strength.

in

of

tangible

be

within

power

swer,
an-

there

in

about

fact

only

not

vain

but

men

to

as

remarkable

that

as

by

out

what

not

course

explain mysteries

are

for

only imaginary

thought
to

in

it ?

was

could

advanced,

theories

many

house,

that

asked
Of

world.

scientific

in this

and

Amherst

been

have

but

from

of

in
with-

What

questions

inhabitants

the

it did

as

come

were

about

moving

contemplate.

to

did

purpose

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

tation
repu-

of timid
rent

his

it for

hands,

HOME

or

desire

the

He

in

was,

good

man

held

were

them.

Then,

house
is known

front

the

front

feet

deep

gate
to

and

on

the

the

back,

an

was

ordinary
sides

that

both

front

street.

The

family

as

there

peaked

entered
lOO

the

on

feet

The
and

one,

Daniel

Princess

left

away,

subterranean

no

be

the

On

I examined

anywhere.

of

the

lot about

twenty

was

could

knew

who

you

stable.

the

leading

passage

in which

on

house
or

bers
mem-

lot, being what

open

next

and

remembered,

side

fifteen

cellar, and

the

all its

cottage.

an

highly

way

opening

was

word,

esteem

the

on

right

cottage

was

the

be

yard

the

on

every

detached

the

all classes

by

alone

as

was

street,

of

Teed.

promptly,

rent

it must

stood

however,

consequently

worthy

were

no

were

Daniel

of

in

was

respectable, and

they

his

paid

household

his

of

sense

every

There

house

tive
sensi-

very

circumstances,

suspicious

surrounding

some

joke.

as

2^

TEED.

frighten

to

person
such

DANIEL

OF

seen

Teed

roof
so

from

built
the

rarely

28

the

required
when

ill, Dr.

Dr.

Carritte
and

Carritte
is

prehensivly

great

and

heard

the

to

its

demoniacal

from

the

Amherst

he

visit, and
the

has

dramatic
he

has

interest

regard.

He

many

of

the

unknown

and

had

has, in

in

an

power,

and

to

friends
whose

to

in

bers
mem-

taken

sonal
per-

fatherly

stance,
in-

one

most

regard

in

house

than

more

it

residence

almost

my
in

banish

warm

years

corroborated
statements

frustrate

to

delightful

many

and

known

means

His

profession,
for

Mystery.
its diabolical

medicine

always

was

com-

phenomenon

all

in vain.

house,

than

speak

this

designs,

ment.
orna-

more

Amherst

tried

of

science

the

he,

is

he

and

of

and

demonstration,

high

which

can

commencement

ture
cul-

very

of

that

of the

of

knew

of

member

myself,

except

man,

from

and

probable

It is

of

gentleman

distinguished

called.

always

profession

in the

household

the

was

but

physician,

of

refinement,

standing

He

of

member

was

any

MYSTERY.

services

any

such

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

dinary
extraor-

the
I know

doings
will

HOME

only

be
For

of

sons

will

from

August

also
of

the

the

in

my

of

York

January
the

statements

simply.

The

what

Truth,

"

sworn

to

in

my

the

affidavit.

paper

or

will

call

claim

upon

appear

find

which

Advert

names

B,,

phenomena

1888,

they
are

N.

which

whose

persons

1879;

i,

Commercial

17,

narrative,

this

of

sult
con-

Gazette^

John,

f^^*

1879,

account

New

of

tiser,
any

short

and

8,

St

per*

will

they

August

to

of

News,

Daily

those

Amherst

1878,

28,

September

wrote

the

are

believe

not

to

if

that

of

files

the

and

say,

there

will

who

future.

the

that

written,

now

99

in

so

aware

persons

have

TEED.

do

to

fully

am

word

DANIEL

happy

too

thousands

OF

all

that

for
is

them

legally

THE

50

GREAT

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

THE

GREAT

all

Explain
The

Teed

who

presently

bedroom

o'clock.
and

She

going

was

and

would

soon

the

damp,

foggy

sleepy

one,

about

where
time.

to

her

nine

Esther

Getting

had
into

bed

retired

Esther

reply,

told

Miss

see

tion,
ques-

her

Porter,

remarking

that

made

her

feel

very

agreeabl
dis-

was

their

to

about

at

retired
been

the

to

having

Jennie, having

visit, also

nie,
Jen-

stairs, where

retired
and

with

the

night

half-past eight,

minutes

from

all

Mrs.

stairs

night

the

and

up

return,

As

too.

man.

parlor

asked

to

is

Mr.

in bed,

receiving

not

she

of

can,

earth

the

went

already

was

we

over.

head

the

at

seven

the

sitting in

were

that

left upon

just

was

Esther

however

mysteries

greatest

Supper

at

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

in

to

bed

with

rooms

fifteen

returned
the
for

her

room
some

sister

THE

she

noticed

put

out

the

that

she

lamp,

which

and

extinguished,
that
as

she

if it

to

which

affirmative,
go

in bed

were

the

of

children,

and

the

Esther

there

bed-clothes.

sister, who
also

got

the

lamp.

bed, but

out

of

it tq

bed

They
be

with

not

inside

at

the

the

scream,

under

mouse

asleep,

both

find

once

and

mattress,

her
she

lighted

searched
mouse.

fectly
per-

when

startled

scream

then

lain

bed

and

their

directly

minutes,

almost

room

and

had

of
the

the

ten

was

Her

was

could

of

girls

at

to

They

about

that

the

window

one

to

story,

Teed

Mrs.

out

wanted

front

next

door.

for

jumped

exclaiming

and
had

front

quiet

second

the

the

in

the

in

was

of

fourth

in which

room

Mr.

by

she

post.
bedther
Es-

replied

that

stairs, and

the

occupied

over

she

together
in

house,

head

the

The

the

when

the

not

marking
re-

dark,

very

against

was

to

again,

was

remarking

sleep.

to

bed

into

immediately

nearly asleep,

her

September,

she

head

forgotten

room

her

was

asked

had

got

the

bumped
She

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

the

posing
SupJennie

GREAT

THE

32

that

remarked
of

afraid

see," said

mattress

look

because

to

bed,

Esther

So
bed

On

After

worried

They
the

kill

by

it

for

few

move

girls heard
bed, and

their

On

lamp.

hearing

work,

which

placed

the

were

amazed

air about

to

foot

the

and

it

with

bed,

spring

then

in

patch*

of the

middle
see

be

to

rustling

under

in the

get

lighted

them

filled

box

was

box

of

one

us

night"

every

and

arose,

let

going

not

am

mouse

again,

mouse

pasteboard

the

into

got

straw

the

under

is that

green

and

now."

us

and

the

back

go

us

girls fell asleep.

the

moving

There
and

up

cannot

exclaimed,

Esther
"

and

listening

following night

something

mouse

Let

light

is

The

harm

hearing

mattress

the

the

out

without

in the

somehow

; it cannot

again.

minutes

it.

by

the

inside

straw

it is lost.

they put

be

to

inside

it is

"

the

inside

out

fools

mouse,

she,

about

gotten

get

both

were

how

moved

being
has

they

MYSTERY.

little harmless

For,

"

AMHERST

they
room,

up

fall to

into

the

THE

34

was

and
tailoress),

their

about

leaving
alone
Teed

the

sat

in

went

the

After

walk.

to

the

from

blowing

hold
house-

usual,

as

the

The

Mrs.

while

bay.

ther
Es-

afternoon
breeze

pleasant

boys

dinner

parlor sewing,

the

delightfully cool,

was

the

and

Esther

house

out

of

rest

daily business,

Teed,

Mrs.

in

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

is very

Walking
^

when

pleasant

such

herst

is

when

the

so

of

any

finding

she

impossible

to

them

with

comfort,

that

the

moon

the

the

stopping
Bird's

book

bottle

of

then

her

ink

while
she

night,

almost

seated

remarked

to

Post-

where

from

Miss
After

accustomed

was

as

there

her

home.

It

risen.

seat

there
a

until

beautiful

bright

looking
Jennie,

on

Esther

store,

door-step, remaining
had

walk

the

at

returned

took

unpaved

retraced

case

at

and

moonlight

moon,

be

to

Esther

the

of

and

bay

it is

Blanche

on

the

that

bought

supper

from

dust

this

Am*

village,especially

the

and

office

dust, but

no

blows

wind

homeward,

steps

is

dusty

scatters

streets

and

there

as

day

at

the

that

she

THE

would

GREAT

have

surely

o'clock

eight

bed, which

she

and

did.

At

Jennie

also

retired.

in bed

with

Esther

the

latter

into
the

Tm

Jennie
sister

at

alarmed
in

short

hair

had

lighted
Esther's

the

and

her

sudden

bound
all

taking
with

matter

me

wood.

much

was

as

she

with

her

end, her

face

if

they

room

on

sockets,

grasping
her

lamp,

their

were

the

as

back

while
of

finger-nailssank

And,

but,

looking

hands

that

the

thinking

nightmare

eyes

from

tightly

of

standing

start

soft

been

minutes,

appearance,

would

the

had

of bed,

out

of the

center

almost

blood-red

so

she

to

go

o'clock,

ten

room,

is the

attack

an

at

stood

to

her, exclaiming,

got

once

had

she

when

vised
ad-

!"

dying

her

! what

God

My

*'

the

with

bed-clothes

com*

was

fifteen

with
of

center

and

about

After

jumped

the

Esther

Jennie

some

new

half-past

At

evening

Teed

the

the

seen

feeling feverish,

Mrs.

by

35

during

shoulder.

in the

of

plained

had

she

her

over

moon

luck

good

because

month

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

truly, she

was

her
chaii
into
an

30

GREAT

THE

object
she

as

looked

be

to

loudly

she, too,

did

with

fear.

could

for

first

having

shoulders,
Daniel

as

Teed,

and

breath

Teed

Mrs.

her

and

weak,

and

that

she

entered

thunder

the

ails

while

you,

William

exclaimed

speechless

they

all stood
what

knowing

terrible

pale,

John

the

in

!"
was

; and

girl, not

and

"

mad

She's

in

instant.

same

Teed

John

her

trousers

Cox

Daniel

asked

?"

around

men

in

room,

chilly night

William

the

this
Mrs-

the

and

three

what

and

"

also
the

"Why,

same

very

almost

at

Cox

did

hurry,

Esther

it

coat

for

do.

enter

shawl

his

called

to

on

Jennie

frightened by

to

was

gown,
night-

assistance

thrown

for

put

room

first

the

was

white

what

know

not

astonishment,

her

in

thoroughly

was

time, and
Teed

she

as

with

on

there

stood

trembling
as

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

seemed
in
had

to

short
to

do

to

be

be

time

ment
amaze-

looking

Suddenly

agony.

with

at

relieve

to

she

became

growing
became

assisted

to

the

so

the

very

weak

bed

THE

After

GREAT

the

sitting on
and

moment,
a

vacant

wild

she

yell and

Teed,

what

"

the

she

with

room

feet with

felt

if she

as

exclaimed
with

do

we

pieces.

!"

shall

for

bed

her

to

that

Heavens

Great

the

about

into

burst

to

of

started

said

37

MYSTERY.

edge

gazing

stare,

about

was
"

AMHERST

Mrs"

her

She

is

!"

crazy

who

Jennie,

of

presence

Esther,

Come,

"

As

she

could

her

sisters

in

gasped

in

soothing

bed

into

get
do

not

certainlv

"

ance,
assist-

in, when

her

helped

tone,

again."

without

so

choking voice,

shall

and

up

said

mind,

her

retained

generally

swelling

am

burst,

she

know

shall"

Daniel

looked

startled

tone,

! Olive,

hands
her

; she

if

they

hot

as

asked

had

in

they

swollen.
is

I have

had

look

just

are

Lay
as

your

in

ing
swell-

is

her

even

hand

on

fire."
of

number
with

patient, and
and

girl
her

at

met

ever

not,

the

Why,

*'

remarked

her, and

at

all

added,

physicians

similar

tions
condi-

replied
never

that

should.

38

THE

Such,

GREAT

however,
the

girl at

looking
relieve

and

her

and

she

thunder

loud

instantly to

the

Teed
"

struck

by

God

been

boys

have

the

room

followed

Goxand
Esther

by
On

stood

they

looking
had

what

Going
the

finding

soundly

to

the

curtain

and

all,

started

bed,

less,
motion-

to

speak,
has

claiming,
ex-

been

that

I know

from

liam
Wil-

ing
remain-

Jennie

children

returned

Esther

produced
window

and

ling,
rumb-

husband,

of

bedside.

the

at

after

killed," rushed

Teed

John

peal

one

house

her

leptic
epi-

an

surprise.

first

by

pain

They

with

thunderbolt,

to
now

with

stood

! the

stood
do

if in

in

and

teet

the

my

had

like

was

was

My

body

room.

literallyparalyzed
Mrs.

to

terrible

who

their

what

as

report,

in

Esther,

except

teeth

that

heard

family

screaming

was

without

was

entire

her

grinding
fit,a

the

wondering
her

V.

condltiar\^pfthis

While

her, for

swollen

the

was

time.

at

MYST

AMHERST

saw

both
the

to

in

sleeping
room

ing
silence, wonder-

the

terrible

Mrs.

Teed

the

and

stars

sound.
raised

shining

TH

GREAT

as

thunder

let

terrific

the

from

Esther

loud

that

the

who

Esther,

and

appearance

As

repose
it

soon

sleep, not

was

of

possession

Jennie,

except

of

balance

the

excitement
mained

she

and

got
on

her

this

usual.

All

she

bed

to

day
about

could

piece

of

green

pickle, washed

and

eat

butter
down

nervous

nine

again,

Her

tite
appe-

good

as

was

and

with

re*

o'clock,

herself

not

was

side
be-

for the

Esther

breakfast.

occasion

room,

sleep

not

next

own

bread

again

apparently

arose,

taken

all left the

could

until

bed

in

had

night, through

The

that

sure

that

went

sister, but

her

when

who

calm

of

were

death,

her, they

natural

state

they

as

great

her

into

been

such

assumed

sank

and

had

in

on

were

shook,

and

pain, immediately

bed

reports

before

swollen

fearfully

so

room,

the

room

moment

three

the

in

under

whole

Just

again,

These

lay.

it had

heard.

heard

were

apparently coming

so

had
down

curtain

39

satisfied

then

they

reports

which

MYSTERY.

were

"

been
she

all

and

brightl
not

AMHERST

as

small

large,
cup

of

40

THE

black

Strong

with

after

dinner

the

however,

helped

housework,

took

the

usual,

as

walk

around

and

office

post

MYSTERY.

She,

tea.

Teed

Mrs.
and

AMHERST

GREAT

the

past

block

home

again.
At

that

supper

but

sounds,
offer

deep

and

that

knew

the

under

About

causes.

had

reports
similar

This

to

into

swelled

affected

from

her

Jennie

It

Cox

to

came

she

as

time,
the

bed
any
who

nights
heard,

been

attack.

bed.

get

Esther

four

night, just

had

that

nor

singularly

so

at

bed,

it secret
friends

believe

sounds

unknown

strange,

about

was

however,
before

great
had

that

she
the

such
heard

been
had

been

unknown

after

at

of

They

the

Esther

on

talk

to

keep
their

it

transpired.

would

one

no

them

to

had

could

concluded

for

of

con

unearthly

them

they

any

what

neighbors

of

agreed

inform

not

the

one

matter

all

and

about,

not

as

explanation

an

too

was

about

occurred

versation

usual

the

evening

loud

had

ten
to

o'clock

get into

managed
attack

had

extent.

already retired,

ad-

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

42

light of

fell upon

hand,

two

sisters

the

bed-clothes

and

the

room,

Esther's

under

and

air

This

after

he

could

it," and

the

on

who,

edges
that

in

bed-clothes
had

in
this

by

down

to

bathe

when,
the
a

room

the

just

for

bed

of

with

the

reports

Cox

went

of

to

the

water

aching,

was

bucket
were

the

her

from

bucket

got

others

girls. Jennie

which

had

to

keep

to

William

head

he

the

recovered

of

return

to

the

room,

enough

with

over

for

face.

left the

of the

kitchen

from

Teed's

John
had

had

and

same

in the

Teed

place

as

the

so

flying through

came

managed

again

succession

pillow,

induced

Esther's

done

the

way,

fainting spell,

the

on

and

be

time

up

to

he

not

took

them

sooner

immediately
"

her

off

John

remarking,

of

forms

flew

much

too

and

no

head,

struck

was

nerves,

to

had

She

of the

corner

the

her

recover

placed

they instantly

than

to

exposed, quickly

were

girls again.

sit

that

and, seeing

senses

in his

face.

first

the

was

held

Daniel

pale

her

Teed

Mrs.

which

lamp,

the

MYSTERY.

of

door
of

heard

water,

that

THE

AMHERST

GREAT

seemed

to

from

come

whole

the

that

had

before

natural
fell

The

morning

next

both

were

She

down

breakfast

the

members

that

agreed
for ;

the

the

in

so

factory early

of

went

call in the

would

did

but

Daniel

told

that
occur

he

him

was

to

all

knew
while

At

and

if

such
was

in

sent

the

Carritte,
ed
inform-

said

remain

he
til
un-

necessary

that

what

ing
remark-

nonsense,

no

he

say,

be
left

Daniel

and

all

family

Dr.

see

morning,

hesitate

not

parlor.

better

evening,

Esther,
and

occurred,

following

the

would

had

what

him

Esther

Daniel
to

night

sister did

the

had

family

and

the

in

laughed heartily when

who

sleep.

that

her

afternoon

and

minutes

particularly

doctor

her

entire

more

no

sofa

on

few

the

when

however,

moment

assumed

Jennie

weak,

very

arose,

lay

sleep

their

healthful

right again
could

retired, but

loud

so

in

apparently

all seemed

As

and

the

from

swollen,

been

an

were

who

Esther,

43

where

trembled

appearance,

into

bed

reports

room

; and

vibrations

the

These

girls lay.

two

MYSTERY.

tomfoolery
the

house.

GREAT

THE

44

that

of

hands

the

As

he

took

been

in bed

had

not

strange

doctor

felt

tongue,

and

seemed

had

he

invisible
as

again,
The
their
tone.

utmost

nervous

received

kind.

lying

then
her

was

^nd

while

pillow
out

came

of

exception
some

itself

straightening
air, remained
back

went

Just

pulled by

it

with

doctor's

she

if

if filled

under

that

the

and

and

her

side, the

was

power,

moment,

at

from

opinion,
her

any
The

head, with

as

corner,

family

some

this

head

her

under

of

her

had

evidently

sittingby

her

which

the

had

given

still

was

told

yet

of

looked

pulse,

shock

had

heard.

been

suffering

and

ing,
even-

as

one

swelling, nor

noises

be

to

doctor.

o'clock, but
with

ten

who

Esther,

nine

of

to

hearty good

a
near

then

tremendous

out,

the

her

excitement,

one

walked

afflicted

been

the

from

pointed

since

attacks

on

clock

seat

strange

he

the

everybody

Wishing

after

MYSTER\,

in

evening,

of

AMHERST

to

so

its

place

head.

large, blue

capacity

as

eyes

he asked

opened
in

to

low

THE

GREAT

Did

"

that

see

you

45

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

It

back

went

again."
"So

if it
for

it

did,**remarked

I intend

bang
than

no

out

Esther's
it had

both

unavailing,

it

himself,

and

the

young

family

the

one

any

John
"How

told

was

at

wonderful

"

farmer.
it
from

away

its

were

him

than

position

Just imagine

the

that

that

bered,
remem-

stronger

of

members

they

never

dumbfounded

completely

so

Teed

me

all his

be

assumed

All

grasped

hold

girVs head.

astonishment.

until

it with

to

power

again

then

young

pulled

was

under

waited

must

efforts

invisible

some

it

healthy

his

as

held

was,

strong,
all

again,

words

from

He

and

he

and

However,

under

back

if it did

these

pillow

before.

as

back,

go

night."

spoken

hands

last

the

came

just started

strength,

his

head

not

it,even

to

on

sooner

head

it with

by

the

had

John

hold

to

over

me

it will

again

out

moves

"but

John Teed,

saw

as

moment.

exclaimed

Dr.

Car-

ritte.
The

doctor

arose

from

his

chair

; and

46

THE

the

loud

bed

as

GREAT

the

beneath
what

had

the

to

being

about

In

bed-clothes
been

the

instrument

wall

be

Cox,

you

in the

be

could

the

in the

indented
it had

been

probably
a

dull
very

these

instrument
uneven

the

see

plain

cover

of

some

metallic

looked

at

and

large
because

appearance,

the

came,

there
"

Every

Esther
person

writing plainly,
nothing

kalsomined

written
a

they

to

words,

it

writing;
wall

the

writing

kill."

before

this

seen

with

of

this

astonishment,

to

moment

but

wall
All

great

mine

are

as

sound

plainly read

yet

have

if

the

room

seen

the

bed

sound

heard.

their

to

could

on

was

whence

when,

and

distinct

writing

person

the

on

the

before

; and

again

back

put

Esther,

off

him,
of

floor

after

minute

flew

followed
the

on

walked

He

sounds

produced

ascertain

to

sounds.

the

and

now

room.

had

the

caused

door

failed

but

bed

looked

He

previous nights.

the

the

under

commenced

reports

on

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

with
iron

wall.

to

dull

spike.

the
and

deeply

was

looked

to

was

me

ment,
instruI

writing
the

as

say
had

invisi-

THE

ble

GREAT

that

power

neither

It

mysterious

this

stuck

the

by

fell

air and
The

on

reader

during

saw

and

can

probably

had

suffering girl, each

mistake

and

had

Still

senses

ever

it

dare

they

was

all

had,

that, they

or

were

awed
words

heard

or

the

be

each

written

on

and

their
so

own

different
had

they

having
a

heard

eyes

trust

others

silence

and

saw

had

own

all, without
into

sible
pos-

marvellous

experience
of

no

they

her

not

taken

watching

strange,

so

previous

any

terrible

his

with

their

bed

these

knew

the

the

could

place, for

taken
them

seen

ears.

from

all

just

around

what

about

They

things

there

that

see

heard.

stood

stance
sub-

of

imagine

what

of

to

eithet

out

There

other,

then

came

place.
this

house,

sticky

feet.

they

dence
resi-

some

our

at

to

my

haunted

or

amazement

utter

character

in

with

power

at

accomplished

paper

wall

the

on

certainly

was

an

genuinely

written

was

nor

writing

in

it

similar

was

47

MYSTERY.

wrote

elegant

an

penman.

that

AMHERST

had

single

with

fear.

the

wall,

ception,
ex-

The
**

Es-

48

THE

ther

Cox,

GREAT

MYSTERY,

AMHERST

mine

are

you

could

their

import

What

had

written

them?

that

they

known

was

writing,

had

by

upon

one

the

that

blank

as

invisible

commit

to

letters

appear,

knowledge

that

power,

white

surface

the

sentence

wall

the

as

was

one

their

to

had

standing
under-

had

been

threatened

engraved

characters

in

the

their

murder,

smooth

sentence

heard

true

that

had

everything

was

before

All

there

but

What

they

wall, until

the

and

stopped,

Were

the

seen

complete,

was

be

kill."

to

the

upon

terrifying

nearly

foot

in

height.
As

Carritte

Dr.

it all meant,

what

plaster
fell
it

flying

came

turning

room,

his

at

chair

speak.
piece

of

he

Just

after

pounding

with

redoubled

on

he
the

sounds

power,

of

placed

it

on

commenced
time

to

placed

chair, the

this

the

picked

astonished
had

of

flight,and

doctor

good
and

dering
won-

wall

its

much

too

plaster

loud

in

The

feet.

was

the

corner

door

large piece

from

mechanically,

up,

in the

stood

the

fearfully
again

shaking

THE

50

she

that

except

sound

jump.

Having

cellar

running
there

Esther

the

of
In

ing

being

her

down

into

that

who

had

her.

for

the

came

stated

at

see

The

himself

dining-room.

directly under

into

the

there

was

not

any

to

throw

piece

of

to

the

the cellar,

dining-room.
again,

up

that

there

made

cellar

door

came

any

milk, she

hall, the

he

moment

go

plank
in

opened

course,

to

to

remaining

stairway in

and

in the

down

stairs

that

breath, and

of

piece

cellar

her

of

one

went

The

of

right again,

nervous

so

pan

some

doctor

out

up,

all

occasion

with

was

thrown

was

startled

sudden

the

MYSTERY.

felt

she

him

told

She

AMHERST

GREAT

remark
down

person

plank

or

thing
any-

else.
"

Esther,
both

They

down

went

surprise, several

great
at

their

cellar
left

with

down

come

heads

evening

house,
with

morphia

and

several

being

when,

potatoes
both

and

The

stairs.

the

me,** said

doctor
called
very
one,

their

to

ing
fly-

came
ran

he

the

up

immediately
again

in

powerful
which

the

tives,
seda-

he

ad*

THE

ministered
she

as

of her

in bed.

would

the

had

just

good

in

doctor

nonplussed

than

that

when

as

if

some

heavy

the

to

break

than
the

heard

disThe

house.
and

house

the

was

roof.

until

and

went

sounds

the

was

the
he
not

remained

midnight,

when

more

the

it seemed

roof

pounding

night
He

was

informed

street

on

through
there

he

house

in the

moonlight
the

much

were

heard

ever

person

that
upon

the

Presently

the

he

sledge-hammer,

try and

when

were

left the

where

returning

family

of

she

ain

open

On

that

succession

and

roof

street,

as

sedative

the

stated

nights.

instantly

the

her

rapid

room

the

tinctly on

felt

she

only they

more

left the

complained

night's rest,

previous

sounds

in the

said

and

and

o'clock^

passing all through

commenced,

louder

into

and

given

have

sounds

on

still

had

He

body.

5I

ten

She

electricitywas

medicine,

about

at

nervousness,

though
her

Esther

to

lay

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

with

to

away

shingles.

ing
Be-

could

tinctly
dis-

any
on

see

person
this

casion
oc-

all became

THE

5^

the

the

as

departed, promising
When

day.

next

far

he

and

quiet,

which

at

this

of

manifestations

invisible,

was

Teed's

heard

been

had

had
and

Gazette

pounding
morning
Poor

sounds
and

Esther,

its victim

as

when

the

About
ment

Clay,

sounds
one

of
the

whom

the

the

in

the

in

The
in

all

heard

power

counts
ac-

had

felt

the

day.

chosen
relieved

produced.

were

after

wonders,

well-known

as

Amherst

papers.

kill, always

month

street

several

and

be

the

that

sounds

commenced
to

strange

mysterious

on

in other

now

were

to

it became

Daniel

printed

copied

me

at

house,

been

tage,
cot-

told

power,

by people
the

passed

they

the

that

going
The

gone

still hear

week

unknown

were

as

great

had

could

Amherst
an

cottage.

he

Carritte

next

throughout

known

with

from

he

Dr.

The

himself.

roof

yards

distinctly.

them

gotten

until

distance

call

to

heavy poundings

continued

hundred

two

had

the

on

again

violence, and
about

he

gate, the

front

commenced

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

the

Rev.

commence-^

Dr.

Edwin

Baptist clergyman.

called

accounts

of
he

on

seeing

and

hearing

fortunate

enough

of sounds,

wall

the

When

fully satisfied

any

way

do

nothing

them.

He,

however,

Carritte

in his

had

received

her, in

battery.
of

His

the

hear

so

peals

of thunder.
he

that
the

there

idea

was

no

large

lectures

audiences.

tric
elec-

invisible

that

and

person

could

person

the

the
He

nerves

simply

the

with

an

her

deception

on

her

convinced

of

to

kind, making

every

ascertained

manifestations

delivered

that

distinctly, were
had

whatever

being

So

in

not

manner,

which

sounds,

he

house

agreed

some

left

lightning

that

that

of

shock

mysterious

some

flashes

theory

writing

herself, and

had

Dr.

loud*

the

did

sounds

family

the

his

have

the

Esther

the

himself

to

left the

he

sirous
de-

was

for

seeing

that

produce

with

and

some

but

fullygratifiedby hearing

kind

the

hear

read

newspapers,

was

that

had

he

53

and

see

in the

was

desire
est

to

which

of

wonders

and

house

the

at

MYSTERY.

AMHBJtSrt

GREAT

THE

minute

he

was

and

cause,

in
power,

subject
always

regard
that
and

to

he

drew

nobly

de-

THE

54

AMHERST

GREAT

fended

Esther

MYSTERY.

and

Cox

the

and

of

spoke

pulpit.

the

Church

Wesleyan

He

things, a

strange

agitated and,
while

standing
the

When
that

such

Rev.

Dr.

Temple
Dr.

and

haunted

house

maker,

it became

to

hear

and
in

come

make

and

the

many

the

who

sounds

their

names

to

with

the

affair.

was

filled

be

with

the
even

the
shoethe

the

cottage

They

would

at

heard

mentioned
Often

in

for

would

A.

popular

Teed,

call

as

R.

ever

wonders.

parties and

men

interest

Daniel

to

heard

Dr.

fashionable

see

boil

table.

Rev.

an

class

come
be-

water

worthy

genial

of

exclusive

most

and

took

Carritte,

other

of Amherst

Clay,

the

the

among

kitchen

inhabitants

Edwin

the

all appearances,

to

eminent

the

which

of cold

the

on

of

witnessed

saw,

bucket

well-

pastor

also

the

the

in Amherst,

manifestations.

fraud,

from

Temple,

family attended,

Teed

often

minister,

Wesleyan

known

affair

A.

R.

Rev.

with

people

charged by unthinking

when

family^

the
not

er
pow-

allow

in connection

while

visitors,

the

large

house

crowds

would

inside.

out

continued
the

at

would

would

completely,
The

spectator.
itself
the

victim

was

taken

to

which

for

period

about

the

all the

sounds

recovered

from

this

Sackville,

New

remaining
weeks.

at

The

power

Esther,

and

confined

weeks,
to

ceased.

illness, she

house
did

to

John
for
not

fest
mani-

torture,

Brunswick,

her

in

up

and

ceased

sister, Mrs.

married

theory,

to

when

fear

power

he

passive

continued

two

the

something

latest

diphtheria

her, and

other

day

much

so

one

power

December,

ill with

bed

her

for

simply

power

until
of

account

finally gave

became

and

callers

theory

his

he

that

who

next

upset

called

daily

unknown

the
and

occur

despair

and

and

witnessed,

the

to

be

to

Carritte,

have

seem

heard

he

sounds

of

one

would

cottage,

that

day

be

to

occasions,

had

Dr.

order.

enough

room

these

police force

keep

to

of

gain admit

to

not

was

several

On

Amherst

the

so

there

because

tance

unable

outside

Stand

55

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

during
torment

After

she

went

to

visit

her

Snowden,
about
follow

two

her;

56

THE

and

while

torture

in her
so

startling

the

bed

their

room,

the

hope

be

her

informing

voice
set

on

fire that

but

had

been

was

now

only

The

said.

girls

that

possibly
were

that

the

to

The

earth,

the

on

was

ghost

some

and

years

household

told

and

all

have

no

stated

of

no

hear

ghost.

in

They

for

them,

house

lived

once

dead

members
called

once

night by

it had

stated

voice

the

that

in

changed

could

she

of

in another

follow

not

that

Jennie

the

while

night

been

would

power

swell

to

features

One

having

about

cottage,

Jennie,

sister

the

bursting.

peculiar

place.

room

told

she

and

her

with

her

Daniel's

to

took

power

like

from

moving

caused

feel

returning

most

when

which

fearfully and

free

was

her,

gave

abdomen,

On

in

she

there

it

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

such

thing

been

informed

and

laughed

said,

ghosts.

Rev.

all the

trouble

had

Esther

what

as

the
could

that

because
Dr.
had

at

were

there

Clay
been

had

caused

by electricity.
"And,"

said

Daniel,

"electricitycannot

58

THE

GREAT

three

sentence,

heard

and,

Carritte
three

reports

entire

house.

the

then

if

receiving
How

Give

Daniel
tell how

room,

and

the

not

question

distinct

in

persons
Dr.

wife, Esther,
Teed

Esther

having

had

she

as

lay

Daniel

and

her

face

bed,

time,

Teed,

William
room

in

were

the

at

left the

buried

there

; and

room

Carritte,

Jennie

one."

instantly made

floor
the

room

for each

were

the

on

they being

floor

knocks

power

just six

the

on

in the

are

persons

knock

the

John

the

at

could

reply, repeated

the

remarked

power
in

hear,

shook

singular.

very

the

many

Six

by

was

Dr.

form,

in this
"

Carritte

were

persons

if it could

heard, which

Dr.

were

requesting

power

were

asked

many

the

it

reports

Daniel

on

that

time

distinct

ask

to

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

Cox;

after
in

his

poor

the

trembling

low
pilwith

fright.
The

the
once

times

family

power
for
for

could

in

this

negative

an

answer

now

It

way.

answer,

in

with

converse

the

would

knock
and

three

affirmative,

GREAT

THE

only

giving
about

This

they

the

night

from

the

fire

bed

started

had

in the

rolling it

fire.

not

fire

the

and

being
they

in

tion
conversa-

the

upon

her

had

told

not

me

up
see

five

but

so

the
the

been

that
and

the

when

put

the

quickly
action,

the

that
it

set

at

was

by Daniel

before
to

and,

door

it under

bed

done

took

hanging

was

dress

the

utes
mininvisi*

Esther

placing

eyes,

Yes."

"

was

the

near

and

under

to

that

wall

really

The

spoken
to

would

about

extinguished

rolled

could

fell

reply

prevent

from

damage
Daniel

in this

was

manner.

Fortunately,

pulled

once

up

their

could

they

on

house

the

following

before

it

matches

if the

was

nail

after

on

the

belonging
a

on

And

been

ceiling.

that

ghost

dress

doubt

in

had

carried

fire, and

on

in the

ble

had

asked

set
a

visitor.

that

And

59

of communication

by

Daniel
be

when

knocks

two

system

suggested

bed

MYSTERY.

reply.

way

AMHERST

ous
seri-

any

the

rial.
mate-

dress

under

ghost doing

the
it-

was

bed,
All

60

GREAT

THE

then

was

quiet

one

for

fear

in the

in

could
no

be

the

to

All

the
the

to

all

the

family
be,

to

had

wife

his

would

start

place,

where

which

in

it
case

from

cottage

ing
burn-

fullyconvinced

now

were

the

lived

some

very

the earth,

upon

managed

manner

Esther,

poor

of

ghost

once

reallywhat

was

power

unknown

some

torture

such

only

as

would.

ghost

Daniel
of the

Teed

torture

horror

explained
to

here.

And

demon,
match

with
box

the

be

hidden

it

nature

be

must

of

their

stolen
and

him

less
name-

nameless

fire kindled

kitchen
from

true

that

fear

matches

in the

the

to

now

added

was

but

me,

being destroyed by

not

constema*

and

extinguished,

however^

was

ghost

the

night

kindled.

be

Daniel

save

who

in

bed,

fire would

mysterious

man

of the

ground

it claimed

and

to

inaccessible

could

one

evil

go

that

some

not

that

to

cottage.

afraid

fire

rest

morning

next

were

the

another

The
tion

for

daring

no

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

home

by

from
which
in

any

this
the

could

part

THE

of

GREAT

AMHERST

house

the

6x

MYSTERY.

where

he

could

find

not

them.
About
tried

three

to

with

the

in

from

issuing

bed

kitchen,

the

cellar

noticed

in the

there

for

had

sister

been

smoke

which,

were

smoke

neither
Mrs.

of
Teed

shock,

in the

barrel
to

the

when

of

which

to

first discovered

occasion

they
that

moment

move.

first
a

to

of

standing

shavings
the

the

of

ing
drinkthe

on

the

down

corner

of

from

recover

bucket

rushed

joists

been

residence

my

the

kept
far

was

dishes.

this
for

the

assisting her

they

seizing

table, she

stairs, and

almost

and

had

during

the

was

and

breakfast

could

always

water,

kitchen

them

time

kitchen

on

terrified

so

the

as

into

previous

more

me,

that

house,
the

saw

the

told

both

They

or

in the

wash

to

in the

dining-room,

hour

an

at

it

while

Teed,

already explained, opened

seated

the

lighting

by

door,

Esther

had

ghost

Mrs.

the

dining-room.

she

the

fire

on

dress,

burning

churning
have

the

set

after

days

cellar

cellar,

blazing
main

floor

up

of

62

the

MYSTERY.

and

stood

astonishment.

with
what
the

half

than

Esther,
ran

the

up

house

cellar

fire !

loudly

as

Their

with

from

rugs

others
obtained
rain

it

put

from

water

with

butt

large
and

ran,

in, and

barrel

they

water

which

into

saved

was

while

floor,

dining-room

entirely

borhood.
neigh-

burning

now

the

out

entire

rushed

the

the
fire !

crying,

the

men

smothered

some

of

could.

aroused

Several

and

smoke,

out

street,

they

as

cries

and

stairs

Princess

into

she

with

choked

the

into

both

and

(for

spilled more

down)

almost

being

had

way

shavings,

burning

poured

contained

she

her

on

petrified

Teed

bucket

excitement

if

as

Mrs.

the

water

had

Esther

meantime,

cellar

the

reached

the

In

house.

in

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

for

the

washing

purposes.

The

Amherst
of

as

the

article

Canada,
paper
was

fire kindled

the

was,of

created

are,

and

by

the

power,

course,copied

articles

as

always

published

Gazette

from

tremendous

genuine

that

an

count
ac-

and

out
throughadmirable
sensation

curiosity aroused.

GREAT

THE

AMHERST

Thousands
whole

of

affair

began

think

to

fire

set

cellar

the
of

the

she

to

and

would

murder

to

fact

playing

in

fire

was

started,

not

have

still

something

no

girl

young

of

in

shavings
time

same

the

under

go

fraud,

out

of

for

fear

in

one

watchful

whose

sight

the

ghost

her.

The

that

had

both

the

front

the

yard

and

anything

at

boys

the

to

throw

the
could

setting
of

air

an

the

around

were

time

with

do

to

mystery

greater

little

consequently

calculated

also

it, was

the

at

sister,

dared

never

barrel

above,
elder

an

be

might

the

set

first-class

certainly

be

rooms

of

eyes

there

had

who
a

as

all ; for

in it after

could

people

down

63

MYSTERY.

whole

affair.
The

family
that

knew

The

ghost.
of

were

the

the
manner,

fire.

The

Dr.
witnessed

and

Dr.

fire had

been

Esther
had

Tupper,
single

of

that, in

opinion

had

alone

started

marshals

fire

inhabitants

Nathan

Carritte

Amherst

some

plained
unex-

kindled

the

theories.

various
who

the

by

had

manifestation,

never

sug-

64

THE

if

that

gested
laid

powerful
at

the

were

shoulders
of

tricks

following

much

as

the

and

whip

by

girl would

the

once.

During
gave

raw-hide

bare

the

arm,

MYSTERY.

strong

Esther's

across

cease

AMHERST

GREAT

of

evidence

ghost
ever

as

power

in the

excitement

the

week

village

became

intense.

Daniel

If

Teed's

while

the

when

it would

wind

terrible

reduced
upon
the

ashes.

to

horror,

the
When

and

fright.

seemed

pointed

she

exclaimed
"

Look

to

her

with

room

about

in

there

in
a

and

the

in

to

fall

and

! Look

there

her

to

from
and

strength

however,
of

corner

hand,

trembling
hoarse

her.

dead

moment,

distant

lor
par-

to

started

her

Recovering

self-possession

Esther

visible

first she

him

saw

being
horror

sitting

were

sibly
pos-

pile

to

while

became

ghost
she

if

night

family

could
from

village

bay,

for such

nothing

As

one

the

favorable

most

little

the

entire

feet

be

catastrophe,

save

from

blowing

was

fire

caught

cottage

broken
!

My

the
and

voice,
God,

it

66

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

devilish

who

ghost

MYSTERY.

drives

from

you

your

home."

The

family
the

feared
But

it.

power,

suddenly

occurred

it

taken

power

as

house

had

often

Daniel
cold

putting

White,

himself.

her

unhappy

heavy

coat,

intense

and

ately
fortun-

which

After

knocking
Daniel

at

asked

for

by John

opened
looked

He

he

as

house,

was

into

in, and

him

said,
the

"What's

"

always

least,

snow

in amazement,

moment

burst

door

the

time,

some

far.

not

was

that

terrible

the

his

the

White's

Mr.

to

at

for

on

into

out

went

the
take

present,

expressed pity

After

girl

house

the

for

his

had

it, would

called

he

termed

them

to

in

interest

deep

all

they

they

as

who

man

neighbors

because

unknown

White,

John

of the

none

Esther,

shelter

would

then

knew

been
all

burned

to

pieces

Neither,

explained

his

"

down,

mission

possible. John

White

or

has

the

the

girl

?"

; which

replied

Has

Teed?

matter.

; who

Daniel
in

as

said

few
he

words

would

then
as

ask

THE

his

wife,

Would

AMHERST

and

if

all

be

did

(earing

the

Telling
cloak

and

at

why,
Esther

on

that

changed

White's

the

into

out

sad

snow

night,
her

home.

to

she

as

with

the

she

girl,

start

Esther

it

wife

hastened

quickly

Mr.

to

once

started

as

his

asked

wretched

would

ghost

return.

hat

He

the

afraid

not

was

Daniel

object.

not

his

she

for

67

MYSTERY.

right.

fortunately

and,

go

GREAT

and

home,
fire

put

before

on

her

could

and

him,

they

that

demonized

was

08

THE

GREAT

AliHERST

FOLLOWED

followed

maiden

ghost

When

is

charity

he

no

kindness

his

It
months

by

the

Esther

weeks,

ghost
had
and

she

the

since

happy,
health
nervousness

almost

very

much

and

treated

the

subsided.

their

of

White's

happy
un-

sympathy.
the

house

commenced.
residence

two

of her

anything

contented,

having

and

sequently
con-

in

improved

short

of the

Mrs.

the

1879, nearly five

first

fear

of

attempt

they

in that

his

deed

by

had

was

to

to

heard

not

She

tormentor.

Esther

showed

had
at

strayed.

village except

haunting

been
had

he's

wife

January,

now

was

took

good

girl,that

hell

courage

which

with

from

afraid;

in the

the

and

's

man

GHOST

performed

one

had
he

White

reside,

that

himself

by

if fresh

worse

John
to

Both

THE

BY

home

MYSTERY.

time

ghost

White,

who

her

having
found

FOLLOWED

her

of great

BY

assistance

much

become

always

she

that
She

went

and

did

like

not

of the
fact

third

that

all

had

home,

it

in

members

of

the

Teed

was

power

Esther

allow

to

from

the

family

People

the

as

end
as

ghost.

driving

content

was

the

known

that

thought

succeeded

did

little cottage

by the

and

who

Toward

Teed's

haunted

Amherst

family,

it became

Daniel

longer

no

week

bible, sewed

guest

tention,
at-

children.

the

idle.

remain

to

kind"

own

her

as

girl,and

personal

her

with

treated

simply

was

in

housework

had

same

same

read

church,

to

the

the
did

house,
the

to

with

her

gave

the

in

her

69

GHOST.

attached

treated

and

ness,

THE

other

live

to

in

peace.
It
her

that

house,

and
the

enemy,

the

end

residence

home,

work

the

at

was

in

to

at
see

John

dismay
of the

ghost,

commenced

One

her
her

new

fourth

scrubbing

peaceful
all

in

the

village,

her

old

of

his

day, while
home,

of

week

White's

horror

again.
hall

the

to

of the

she
brush

devilish

scrubbing
was

ished
aston-

disappear

70

THE

from

her

that

he

GREAT

AMHERST

hand.
had

When
taken

alarmed
at

the

who,

with

When

ghost

had

After

fell from
head

the
its

in

the

ghost,

able

was

to

mysterious
since

it

to

was

object, why

be

world,

us

by

state

of

could

he

take

to

brush

Esther's

phase
genuine

substance
render

and

could

no

found.

new

it

existence;

not

to

all, the

carrying
he

known

the

search,

solid

and

all

not

He,

take

ined
imag-

examined

was

power.

material

our

better

their

Here

their

to

but

of

the

White

and

could

sup*

herself.

her

ceiling,just grazing
fall

ning
run-

that

be

can

abandoned

ghost's

invisible

Esther

astonishment

great

from

had

they

came

Mrs.

brush

White,

injured

scrub-bucket,

; the

purpose

of

the

oughly
thor-

Mrs.

followed

hall

her

assistance,

by

the

told

screamed

Mary,

and

described.

in

the

fallen

searched

water

for

her

feelings

than

Mary

became

to

actually

their

home,

it, she

daughter,

informed
had

ghost

voice

stairs

she

the

immediately

her

her

down

posing

and

of

top

MYSTERY.

it
his

into
and

now

take

another

one

"

if

FOLLOWED

brush

why

Esther

to

herself

all persons

speculate
Let

science

next

week,

continued
The

might

be

ghost,

who

very

remarkable

could

ghost

by knocking

telling

table,

or

could

tell others.

by

question

himself

haved
the

asked

of the

end

when

tricks

again.

walking
heard

by

John

cottage.
run

built

all

reigned

terror

any

risk

villa

White

so

supreme,

in

residence

having

destroyed

6Ut

devilish

kindling
that

and

he

by

his

not,

could

Again
the

in

as

would

be
un^

present

persons

White

and

homestead,

house,

she
any

ways,

his

on

answer

commenced

the

about

or

that

so

of her

began

the

about

week

He

both

gentle manner,

very

sixth
he

there,

fires

much

wall,

and

two

how

pockets,

would

He

the

White's.

Mr.

Esther

in those
in

For

tell

floor

here.

phenomena

in their

the

on

why

mystery

at

now

had

people

But

problem.

place

by

invisible

was

the

even

off

carried

solve

take

Nay,

herself.

great

so

to

money

be

bucket

except

on

Jl

GHOST.

the

not

demoniacal

this

THE

BY

Teed

of course,

new

fire while

and

he

well*
was

72

THE

attending
Esther

dining-saloon,
Bird's

of

street

While

she

stood

dining-saloon,

the

adjoining

things
who

strangers
and

the

ghost,

day

and

home

again

manifestations

the

this

put

her

bleed,

without

power,

head

the

; but

was

giving

some

the

of

time

glass were

and

the

on

Acting

their

ache

one

stand

ever.

as

stopping
idea

Esther

from

for

cease

for

to

vent
pre-

business

could

suggestion, pieces

caused

the

would

shoes

to

power.

Esther

perhaps

her

into

his

if

power

and

being,

of

night,

at

the

distance

poor

place

the

by

tried

were

and

by

experiments,

that

suggested

upon

of
other

Among

glass

from

White's

to

in

new

followed

who

working

and

come

experiments

many

every

had

in

witnessed

were

main

counter

many

Amherst,

of

the

the

kitchen,

directly

on

when

or

him

with

stood

behind

the

inhabitants

which
store

village.

persuaded

so

day long

book

the

wonderful

and

all

remL.n

opposite

MYSTERY.

business,

to

to

his

in

AMHERST

GREAT

presence
nose

working

abandoned.

to

of

GREAT

74

THE

was

repeated

in

Esther

Rogers,
On

AMHERST

belonging
White's
he

knife

with
the

in

knife

closed

it and

had

he

quick
into

the

pulled
it

as

it

same

out

and

Frederick

after

wiping

it into

the

and,
put

and

corroborated

was

put

told

as

stuck

it

again

and

closing

cash-drawer,

the

key

this

me

by

ghost

and,

again

wound.

Frederick

pocket

it

it,

which

the

lightning,

locked,

he

than

of

flash

before,

which

of

the

wiped

pocket,

done

possession
as

his

it in

put

the
was

pulled

wound,

the

stabbed

which

wound,

the

sooner

no

obtained

from

by

it, leaving

Frederick

bleeding profusely.

Mr.

hand,

his

instantly

back

sticking

bloody

White,

whittling something,
the

in

knife

clasp

from

who

Mr.

White.

taken

was

ghost,

Esther

Frederick

little Frederick

to

was

devilish

of

presence

occasion,

son,

while

the

and

another

MYSTERY.

his

in

his

himself,

father

and

others.
There

was

markable,
fact.

Some

something

however,
person

about
tried

still
the
the

more

re-

following
experimenl"

FOLLOWED

of

three

placing
Esther's

on

the

BY

THE

four

or

while

lap

of

astonishment
and

the

other

To

her

on

hot

they
far
feet

of

fact

This

It

saloon,

the
make
too,

in the

pounds,
The

the

furniture

the

occasion,

feet

of

the

Among

and

stove

was

; the

with

filled

door

other

when
the

to

of

twenty

well

to

about,

and

day.

On

of

that,
one

weighing
of

fifty
fifteen

visible

cause.

knocking
heard

saloon

the

known

by

being

visitors.
and

in

commenced

of

kind

people

too

ghost

slightest

loudest

became

distance

the

again,
crowds

ghost

box,

moved

without

mained
re-

daily occupation

move

large

was

instead,

distance

bright light
a

very

box,

her

that

pected
ex-

fully corroborated.

was

during

was

was

comfort,
the

spikes

it

but,

they

by

saloon,

the

the

as

with

thrown

were

end

until

handled

be

to

be,

lap

Frederick

present,

would

in

unutterable

White,

Mr.

spikes

seated

the

persons

they

iron

was

instantly removed,

not

were

large
she

dining-saloon.

75

GHOST.

I
axe

menced
com-

large
tinually
con-

saw

the

handle.
inhabitants

76

GREAT

THE

of Amherst,
ders

who

this

at

AMHERST

Hillson, Daniel

Albert

J.

witness,

of

proprietor
Toward

On

25th

March

of

company,
a

member,

into

John White,
him

and

Mystery,

to

and

us

the
while

grand
While

so

which

in

for

the

Amherst,

upon

John,

that

with

Mr.

money
I

would

of

the

to

go

stage
tion
inten-

expose
out

of

considered

summer
on

with

Island

My

stated,

already

doing,

scheme

Esther

lecture.

make

it was

Amherst

the

seated

and

mystery

St

from

provided

as

and

Great

the

the

still

was

partnership

into

remain

being,

arrangement

on

I delivered

while

Nannery*s

in

return

my

Brunswick

course,

was

go

lecture
on

New

in Amherst

an

Newfoundland,
with

of

which,

ther
Es-

March,

26th, Mn

Esther

I entered

of

part

and

and

editor

Gazette.

John,

played

while

then,

St

to

important

esq.,

Amherst

latter

inson,
Hutch-

son-in-law

most

Black,

the

the

went

least,

not

ivon-

William

Robert

White's

John

the

saw

mention

I may

Morrison,

was

last, but

and

and

heard

period,

who

MY^TERV.

it
a

season.

this

occasion,

FOLLOWED

went

informed

that

St

to

Teed's

Daniel

to

the

number

marvellous

the

was

immediate
Her

and

care

numbers

of
as

occult

Mr.

Alexander

and

phases

of

by

ghost

the

the

household

and

and

remaining

accepted
Mrs.
two

Van

and

an

one-half

St
to

Amos

Mr.

various
with
the

on

the
walls

and, wonderful

other

ghosts

came

by knocking.
St

invitation

Amburgh,

Mr.

talked

knocks

returned

Esther

weeks,

in

in

devoted

were

and

that

also,

conversed,

After

of

known

furniture,

relate, claimed

to

of his wife.

witnessed

power,

the

Christie,

others

aid

James

under

Alward,

Doctor

Ritchie

ther
Es-

investigated by

minds

science.

Fales,

John,

house,

well

persons,

as

Captain

was

case

power,"
St

protection

whose

men

his

related

who

in

her

conversed

"the

of

at

remarkable

John

of

was

followed

persons,

guest

lived

and

Beck,

and

and

While

it

had

saw

accounts

called

they

ghost

of

77

GHOST.

cottage^

I also

John.

with

THE

BY

at

miles

John

three

about

to

Amherst,

to

visit

Mr.

their

farm,

from

the

and
and

about

village

78

THE

She

remained

eight

during

which

period

her

enjoy

GREAT

to

with

repose

their

knock
her

her

the
of

home,

in

and

any

Mrs.

Van

who

blind, and
of

seventy-five
and

time,

tortured

farm

their

mother,

aged
have
of

years

for

so

must

been

the

at

age

and

older,

perhaps

Mr

met

been

She

only

had

eighty

or

would

at

Amburgh's

years.

in

is, literally,

never

Amburgh,

also, Mr.

number

friends

He

but

rural

most

I afterwards

Van

was

the

woods.

way.

allowed

ghost

which

occasionally,

them,

with

kind-hearted

the

in

weeks

life

pleasant

situated

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

passed

her

time

in

an

smoking
for

clay pipe,

her.

She

tobacco

for

for

power
Mrs.

about

so

Van

was

much

had

travelled

to

was

conversational

I should

Amburgh

She

years.

was

had
all

blonde,
that

judge

than

younger

Van

used

lady.

Amburgh

pleasant.

filled

son

had

she

me

forty

old

very

Mr

her

remarkable

of

possessed

which

told

enjoyed

she

chair, where

easy

parts

of

she

husband.

her

been

and

sailor, and
the

world

about

was

and

long,

brown

hair

found

him

informed

that

lion-tamer,

wild

and

nerves

which

it

over

to

daring

strong
to

nature,

love

inborn

an

spoke

power

attributed

added

was

brated
cele-

the

uncle

his

brave,

He

man.

wonderful

but

had

altogether, I

"

Amburgh,

was

relative's

beasts,

beard

eyes

Van

lean,

tall and

age,

agreeable

most

79

GHOST,

tawney

blue

and

me

his

of

fiftyyears

wore

of

THE

BY

FOLLOWED

all

of

animals.
seemed

Esther

Amburghs
would

had
she

left her
worked

and

farm

being

have

her

during

the

suggested
an

the

that

Mr.

influence

alleged

over

influence

children,

village
to

remain
It

in
was

Amburgh
the

Mrs.

ghost

'his

to

the
all

friends

and

night.
Van

ghost
there,

returned

to

afraid

houses

the

family

the

with

she

with

house

her

sleep

to

always

the

While

into

came

then

visit, and

to

played

rarely

until

return.

the

about

Amburgh,
but

to

never

Van

hoped

friends

witli them

remain

Van

all her

that

the

with

happy

so

their
even

sessed
possimilar

illustrious

8o

THE

GREAT

AMHERST

kinsman

was

beasts.

However,

said

such

that

tried

failed

when

he

haunted

about

that

which

thought
always

at

within

the

days.

The

It

will

changes

mere

do

suggestion

the

with
on

expiration

my

Esther

bed, and
as

moon,

power

it

perhaps,
I consider

part, sufficient

physicians

of the

it was

twenty-eight

every

of the

mattress,

and

strength

particularly,the
the

September

Jennie

atmosphere

to

remembered

be

in the

oi

men

give

inside

its greatest

thing
is woiih

that

on

was

mouse

this

At

power

remarkable

commenced

something

set,

be

pandemonium

it may

as

clue.

had

to

and

to

terrible

however,

occasion
a

power

knew

or

his

4th, 1878, by moving

on

any

knowledge,

my

very

power,

it first

substantial

had

make

one

recording here,
science

tain
ascer-

house.

was

the

had

saw

to

wild

over

could

never

check

chose

There

to

ever

to

had

person

ghost

everything

of the

No

the

over

have

to

theory

foundation.

MYSTERY.

eighth

ing.
think-

week

of

83

MY

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

I've

heard

Bat

time

where

worics

all had

of

island, after

the

5th, in

filled

When

been

unusually rough,
and

Mylius
a

with

come
a

few
I

saw

days

us,

and

whole

later

icebergs

in the
; and

had

tain
Cap-

must

have

except

; the

that

back

never

company

however

that

I look
it

we

when

April

I remember

seasick,

myself,
The

meal.

for

of

British

passage,

I think

voyage,

were

with

arriving at

Greek.

at

board

left

Newfoundland,

now

on

HalifaXt

in

we

rough

steamer

Mylius,
the

provinces,

very

eyes.

experience

Newfoundland,

for

lies;

profession

Citadel

the

and

ears

winter

dramatic

the

in

playing

our

usual

the

of the

members

troops,

the

only

them

thought

through

wonders

spending
we

city

tales, and

strange

After

all

MYSTERY.

others

that

Captain
missed
did

not

arriving

Alhambra.
a

most

delightful

MY

St

in

time
hilL

STRANGE

Mr.

with

John's,

which

Lewis

Baker

wife

the

of

James

Hennessey,

off

on

It is

season

and

fiftythousand

and

the

fat

tanks, where

it
made

skins

are

coats,

etc.; but, of

those

elegant

worn

are

brought

seals

are

The
hundred

in,

oil.

into

useless

are

and

States.

The

rough

caps,

coats

large

into

put

boots,

into

ships.

brought

were

and

sealskin

United

relief

one

course,

in the

codfish

over

into

time

hunters.

pressed

was

the

many

these

off

named

Bear, afterwards

pelts

taken

boarded

at

how

there,

were

we

high

hunter,

Greeley

by

year

on

was

the

in

celebrated

each

and

seal

really incredible

killed

built

is

who

voyage

of the

one

83

EXPERIENCE,

for

sacques

By-the-way,

St.

John's by

the

ton.

Mr.

Hennessey

there,
which
I

and
we

ate

some,

brought
for

had

liver

polar
oiL

seals

it tasted

bear

One

would,
such

we

Baker

for the
to

were

freshly killed,
Mr.

dinner.

of respect

out

feelings, and

while

returned

me

if boiled

banquet

family's
I

as

in
was

and

ined
imagcodsuffi-

84

GREAT

THE

cient, and

again,

Having

while

originated
mastiffs

inquiry,

between

the

in St

persons
the

on

cross

subject,
dogs

sagacious
the

English

rulers, and

present

Bernard
While

The

rigorous
have

diet

their

the

superior

are

of

there, the

was

opposed

of the

themselves

of

leading
St

John's

in favor
States.

and

And

of

tion.
perfecthe

often

not

as

the
in it

influential

expressed

annexation

why

in
not

were

most

St

estimation.

being

and

"

these

inhabitants,

to

of Canada

Dominion

of
to

in my

dogs

and

climate

state

present

the

possession

developed

breed

were

citizens

held

formerly

They

United

by

in

y"^

into

Many

told

was

and

Island.

rule,

I made

beautiful

who

substantial

dogs

Nova

iet-black water-spaniels of

French,
of the

Halifax,

informed

of

beautiful

land
Newfound-

young

from

and

well

these

luxury

Island, concerning the origin

of the breed,

that

three

home

the

on

the

in

Baker.

already stated,

as

John's,

Mr.

sent

dogs

MYSTERY.

indulged

never

did

nor

Scotia,

AMHERST

to

the

I think

STRANGE

MY

day

with

its

bays,

will be

the

from

days

journey

from.

the

by rail,with

that

Esther

having

at

wonder

her

the

In
that
saloon

Mr.

ghost

in

Nova

Daniel

prospect

York,
greatest

century

"

followed

maiden

Scotia.
White

daytime,

Teed's

to

with

New
the

as

again

was

the

the

and

day,

his letters, Mr.

Esther

done.

Provinces

nineteenth

from

railroad,

John White,

view

in

simple-hearted village
by

tal
capi-

Newfoundland

Mr.

Boston

subsequent
of

be

in

with

tour

to

made

crossing the
the

soon

of the

taking

the

and

Scotia, in reference

commencing
of

four

about

American
built

playing
Nova

Cox,

of

to

start

easily be

can

would

corresponded

Amherst,

of

only

Isle, when

while

was

to

exception

of course,

which,

become

Liverpool,

to

enterprise have

and

It

Belle

of

strait

will then

It is

John's

St

beautiful

passengers

there

to

and

for

Britain

and

trees

ours

port

Newfoundland,

of

evergreen

great

Great

Island

the

some

85

EXPERIENCE.

informed

working
and

cottage

me

in

sleeping
at

night

his
at

He

86

THE

GREAT

that

Stated

the

and

urged

earliest
to

first week
whatever

poor

girlfrom

that

he

so

that

which
have

while

she

ready

water

by

family
Esther

On

world,

and

on

arriving

fires

advise

the

precautions

2d,
the

June
there

always

cottage

vessel

of

day.
with

the

to

the

suggested

to

like

June
one

him

all

out

put

in the

same

harbor,

Amherst,

stabbed

about

weapon

any

take

was

presence

to

to

the
on.

Halifax

her

the

as

prevent

John's, Newfoundland,

Alhambra,
Halifax

to

devil, and

the

be

murdered

be

soon

advised

and

pull out

might

I left St

in the

in

could

he

kindled
Teed

being

remain

would

could

he

was

replied,that
as

June,

in

burned

or

ground.

closed, which

season

do

Esther

the

at

before

tour

Newfoundland

leave

would

devil,"

the lecture

our

killed

the

to

on

the

Amherst

to

start

either

Amherst

the

of

works

come

still produced

power,

possible day, write

power

to

to

me

deliver, and

our

terrible

"

wonderful

the

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

on

arrived
arrived

the

in
in

beautful

most

ith

the

started
same

for

day.

And

it

day

that

once

on

and

we

to

dinner

the cottage

of

was

in

be

me

that

with

looked
such

the

power,

and

to

willing

say
to

in
write

and

that

who

followed

Well,

all I could

there

the

to

silence.
lecture

just
ing
will-

was

might

the

be

girl,but,

of

ghosts,

no

imagination.
the

about

listened

her

do, after
I

part

about

of

informed

right,"

that

talk

and

Esther.

going

her

kind

White

Mr.

her

was

on

delusions

such

to

where

and

nothing supernatural

let

had

her; that

acknowledge

course,

station,

Teed,

thing.

same

some

at

said

ghost

statement

of

power

all

another

at

to

or

ghost,

the

the

Teed

the

said

now,

start

accompanied

Daniel

health,

"was

Maggie,

he

excellent

us

all the

self-possessed,appeared

very

Bob,

first

dining-saloon

Mrs.

to

the

to

us

at

me

After

Esther
to

made

his

to

went

introduced

was

had

for

met

tour,

our

dinner.
me

for

arrangements

necessary

forgotten

Cox

who

White,

be

to

never

Esther

met

Mr.

time.

that

on

was

87

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

MY

what
I

of

wonders

Mrs.

Teed

was

perfectly

from

what

the

88

told

family
could

audiences
could

out

of the

for

alleged
that

been

before

Canada.

other

subjects,

about

an

his

with

hour

to

called

White

again
with

introduced

was

Cox

call

and

Mn

to

Daniel
a

all

talked

about

power,

and

what

it could

we

adjourn

to

the

time

how

she

the

so

fully
success-

and

talk
about

house

from
Mn

evening,
Teed,

friend
the

of

in

visit

to

evening.

in the

They
that

short

invitation

in the

Quigley,

States,

White

an

me

that;

talked

left

Mr.

family, accepting

Esther

and

was

exposing

wonder

finally

We

people
the

become

to

as

in

exactly

see

humbug

to

it,that
expose

be

to

as

United

only

should

managed
of

it would

felt

of

part

in the

mediums"

"

but,

successful

so

enterprise

I would

question.

had

the

run

ghostly

large

as

reputation

transaction

the

believing in

tremendous

fact, to

business

as

in

"

to

and

reports,

effect

proper

what

and

affair

newspaper

her

as

draw

the

from

it with

deliver

to

of

me

obtain

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

and

Jennie
theirs.

wonderful

do, suggesting

dining-room,

where

being

evening

and

table,

the

upon

God,

of

light
no

their

the

coal-oil

watch,
not

myself.

even

with
The

everybody

going

at

what
1

time

long

I had
I

2th,

in

such
twelve
and

New

an

This

was

eleven

good

night

lay

p.

as

departed,
hotel,
and

where

I had
and

spent

nearly

at

Mr.
for

over

lecture

my

Cox,

Amherst,

for

day, June

next

interesting evening,

where

bade

ponder

writing

Esther

m.,

pipe,

to

house,

Brunswick,

ence
experi-

principal

The

heard.

left

"

known

and

awake

commenced

myself

first

my

my

pocket

my

lit my

room,

o'clock,

of

number
in

the

to
a

and

room,

power

about

haunted

the

coin

the

by

Mystery.

once

I took

where

the

Amherst

being

the

My

persons

feet

in the

remarkable

the

Great
It

of

date

nor

Nearer,

"

and

lamp

the

hands

our

all the

hands

knew

present

one

sing

upon

during

put

I watched

saw

present,

not

nor

Thee."

to

were

else

did

we

correctly,

knocks

the

nowhere

and

knocked

was

All

1876."

"

table

the

it

and

pocket,

my

MYSTERY,

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

90

White

Moncton,

finished

the

STRANGE

MY

lecture
told
we

at

from
of

me

what
the

the

the
to

there
to
a

persons
her

get

the

country

preferring
because
and

to

well

so

caused
In

and

the

in

rocked

fifteen

about

lectures

Saturday

on

night

Esther

feet

for

Chatham,

and

notices

appeared

Esther,
did

them,

but
ever
never

were

their

having

with

The

ing
followabout

papers

written

positively

by

town

wick,
Bruns-

Moncton

them

she

left

New

in the

seen

while

and

ghosts

I delivered

friends.

not

know

in

the

at

and

the

it

mystery,

White

ance.
annoy-

Esther

the

remaining

of

stopped

of

wife

believe,

deal

one

from

care,

his

we

large rocking-chair,

with

while

parlor,

declined,

White

all

to

out
through-

had

great

we

House,

were

she

man,
a

Moncton,

American

two

us

him

power

Mr.

This

vored
endea-

with

acquainted

daughter.

afterwards

the

crowd

off, and
had

away

under

go

large

who

offer

an

When

Esther

go
of

Esther

power.

man

to

and

was

see

manifestations

give

Mr.

mysterious

station

gl

White

Mr.

left Amherst,

among

sat

EXPERIENCE.

me,

who
until

nor

wrote

hand-

THE

9^
ed

to

GREAT

Mr.

by

me

Chatham.
three

It

the
'*

ike

Momcim

on

Esther

Saturday.

service

attend

first

Hall,

Sunday

singing,

the

apparently,
told

to

but

moment,

the

Throughout
began

organ

became
and

so

party

teaching

Miss

by

stop

the

break

and

forced

leave

on

Wesley

were

stopping, the ghost seemed

Cox,

and

she

was

by

sick

and

than
and

insensible

when
the

singing,

to

When

the

worse

that

Miss

church.

street,
enter

for

knocking,

cease

the

to

the

quiet

in front

disturbing
to

during

but

itself

out

and

essajred

been

it would

were

evening

had

pew

second

the

house

the

of

account

Cox

it continued;

prayer

distinct

of

Cox,
then

for

were

Miss

Baptist church,

floor

friends,

the mystery

Friday

manifested

the

on

of

care

of

ghost, which

days, again

some

MONCTON.

detailed

on

evening.

the

at

in

here

working

Ruddick's

in

given

and

the

to

1879.]

i8,

IN

last, and

manifestations

the

Despatch^ Jmt"

afternoon

Friday

sat

on

I lectured.

arrived

Cox

objects

move

MYSTERY

AMHERST

the

that

always

center,*' while

iFkfm

Miss

and

in

give

to

hoping

Esther

stage, where

THE

intention

week,

knock

arrival

his

on

my

would

left of

for

White,

was

lectures

ghosts

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

noise
ever.

the

noise
Cox

Upon

where
into

they
Miss

until morning

Lying

upon

pain,

her

being

the

who

symptoms

disease,

and

the

patient

to

the

supposed

shaken

body.

As

window

of

of

and

on

the

the

it had

room.

No

the
other

; she

and

intended

and

in

while

in

fact, it

wrote

cavity

of the
is the

that

into

relapsed
the

day awoke,
however,

states,

the

near

to

the

near

her
this

took

ghost
different
words

it,

recover

of

side

opposite

the

follow

of

bottle,

floor, a fan dropped

witnessed
the

the

heart,

motion

sitting

down

to

the

in

outside

went

entirely different
; in

late
She

upside

writing,
wrote

Cox

could

muffled

Miss

chair, from

else

of

blood

ground

attempted

one

while

pen,

found

was

though

4iAgain,

the

sound

affection,

recovered.

window

room,

and

on

returning,

the

the

afternoon,

room

region
in

that

so

causing

hiccough

morning

Monday

on

of

cause

entirely

seeming

by

somnolence

of

state

out

the

blood,

water

violent

the

Toward

mystery.

that

caused

by
to

of

rapid rate,

stomach,

the

shaking
be

to

being

in

heard

heart

excitement.

with

the

that

functional

afterwards.

blood

distinctly

resembling

into

time, stated

exceedingly

an

limbs

gentleman

nervous

gorged

forced

vomit

by
at

seemed

lungs
was

beating

was

portion

be

caused

probably

of

rapid

and

body

this

at

those

as

in

medical

her

saw

were

heart

The

swollen.

much

town,

her

and

in great

time

though

as

hiccoughs,

of

very

of this

heaving

chest

93

for

seemed

she

bed,

the

succession

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

MY

door,

out

of

as

the

occurrence.

possession

of

hand

altogether

from

what

itself,the

young

were

lady

THE

94

being

able

fhow
A

the

who

Fisher,"

at

did

Cox

know

not

that

this

time

one

of

that

previously.
attacked
much

the

lady

ghost,

and

is

else.

She

says

it and
any

Esther
"i

noon.

is very

ghost

The

Cox
She

of

power

Cox

be

seen.

and

power,
The

affable,

trouble
it than

one

any

premonitory
going

frightened

cerning
con-

herself
Cox

to

excited

and

she
Miss

and

be

to

are

which

willing,

day
yester-

the

with

ghost,

tative
represen-

under

could

her

the

Esther

being

again

was

easily annoyed

is

attended

Cox

rather

that

the

{From

had

tell, by any

becoming

except

for Chatham,

dead,

manifestations

noise,
If

cause.

and

pleasant

cannot

the

is

indicated,

perplexed

she

it

Cox

school

on

considers

more

when

commence,

by

quite
She

but

Miss

manifestations

well.

symptoms,

not

before

that

the

called

red

Miss

went.

night previous. A

the

the

seems

now

but, she

appeared

looked

the

the

Maggie

"

to

gone

Fisher,

under

reply,

asked

Stewiacke,

she

not

writing.

time,

had

night.

Despatch

no

course,

in

and

was

pen

the

at

when

name,

as

afternoon,
of

she

attend

held

same

of

that

Monday

and
the

wrote

Maggie

did

she

girl

it

left

but

the

what

hill,in Upper

the

on

direction,

present

was

stated

school-house
Miss

in

when

and

MYSTERY.

another

interest

least

its name,

ghost

in

look

to

gentleman,

did

AMHERST

GREAT

will

may
leave

by train to-day.
Daily
left
has

Times
^

Moncton,
been

Moncton,Jume
for
in town

19,

Chatham,
since

879.]

yesterday
Friday

last,

has

and

.The

been

in very

informed

all,except

at

their

using

of

powers

only mystery

is that

know

are

better

greatly

The
the

for

Esther

girl,

is

story

exhibition.

In

religion

decency,

and

proceeding

should

public

If,

exhibit

but

exhibitors
role

the

the

will

at

of

mention

the

wickedness

of

girl

as

The

money.

[From

object

an

The

civil

Miramicki

Esther

Cox,

once

at

Masonic

accounts

given

of

the

of

the

rounds

that

around

be

16,

propriety,
against

If the

girl

is

to

the

public

is

the

nothing

legerdemain,

to
a

to

the
in

ought
ChatMam,

against

protest
Nova

poor

exhibited

for
to

Scotia

so

much

interfere."

New

"ruf$rmck^

1879.]

Amherst
oh

on

character.

around

Advance,

Hall

sation.
sen-

there

more

authorities

"

are

pitiable

before

of

taking

the

should

exhibited

be

tricks

persons

June

The

this

humanity,

hand,

appear

to

from

who

disgusting.

other

case

tery
mys-

reason.

taken

infirmities

least

no

earnestly protest

we

clumsy

very

be

of

and

her

on

up'

to

name

base

worthy

not

We

the

so

sick, why

is

is

newspapers

going

now

Cox,

and

The

working

ing
travel-

refrain

persons

deceived.

blame

to

who

many

in

Mystery,

authority,

observation
so

notice,

we

Amherst

persons

time.

the

Cox,

The

"

best

to

of

most

Esther

the

on

95

Witness^

Presbyterian

exhibition, saying

are

health

poor

strongly against

out

on
we

STRANGE

Halifax

speaks

EXPERIENCE.

MY

Mystery,"
Friday

is to

evening.

singular phenomena,

of

pear
apThe

whicb

96

GREAT

THE

this

girl

many

who

is

AMHERST

the

MYSTERY.

medium,

have

will,

curiosity in

doubt,

no

attract

direction

the

of

the

secured

marvellous.

On

arriving
place

pleasant
with

Esther

and

While

knocked
knock
the

and

in

be

complete

manifestations
those

their

night
as

or

over

had

an

audience

only

tised
adverthe
not
not

occur,

would

the

hour, and

and

It

occurred,

Chatham,

when

on

of

account

ghosts

peroration

in the

the

in

to

audience.

might
On

ghosts

were

we

or

not

appeared

usual, for
my

arose

whether

promise
we

that
would

that

knowing

that

Carroll's

promised

while
an

myself

the

and

of

remembered

give

to

Mrs.

Chatham,

presence

time.

and

of

table

they

due

White

objects

move

stage

must

the

on

also

to

when
in

parlor

in

boarding-house,

Carroll,

did

Mr,
the

sitting in

were

arranged

White

they

Esther,

and

Mrs.

Mr.

which

arrived,

board

to

landlady,

the

take

Chatham,

at

an

shook

keep

memorable
I

spoke,

was

old
his

ering
delivman

cane

98

THE

was

until

take

followed

rumbling

mob,
at

struck

by

ghosts guarded
eventful

that

unnerved

entirely
Mr.
no

further; that

we

should

He

and
she

was

determined
home

that

that

he

under

his

was

the

in

John

town

believe,

Malloy

night,

while

"

we

would

to

her

^and

advised
had

go
tour

Amherst

sisters,

only
them
us

as

Our

care.

we

of

one

; and

slaughtered.

fatherly
"

on
was

our

return

to

the

safety

incident

us

by

Esther

the

to

Esther

few, three
Mr.

in

continued

we

of

thrown

all, eventually, be

take

friends

neither

whether

us

if

that

Poor

by

informed

White

thought

missile

night.

angry,
to

that

through

us

stones

walked

we

wondered

to

started,

an

up

often

single

and

mob,

that

as

marvellous

Esther

threw

keeping

ing
howl-

we

which

I have

simply

was

arm

while,

the

roar

our

did

Telling

my

us,

to

I found

us.

the

Carroll's.

Mrs.

was

for

of

by

he

street

hold

brick-bats

and

it

the

waiting
firm

Esther

which

reaching

mob

taken

had

boarding-house,
On

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

to

had

being
leave

chance, and

we

MY

did,

midnight

at

This

Amherst

closed

against
wanted
whom

us

was

her

to

that

the

been

started

in

interfere,"

not,

of

and

of

raised
who

It

was

he

incited

the

Presbyterian

June

19th,

that

of

our

day

authorities

stated,

but

our

in

copied

was

the

handled

mob-law

the

that

man

him.

in

civil

it

believed

having

Chatham

"The
to

with

Halifax,
Times

read

Esther,

the

by

appeared

Moncton

Great

public opinion

travel

of

Witness^

20th.

always

suspected

we

article

of

the

of

tour

herst.
Am-

to

once

June

on

99

at

the

I have

and

whirlwind

the

going

Mystery,

White

Mr.

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

pearance
ap-

ought
they

as

in

case

had

did
mary
sum-

manner.

On

June

while

the

breeze

blowing

sun

I walked

into

again.

She

health, but
and

told

cheering
have

1879,

21st,

from

the

cottage
in

was

in

wretched

afterwards

me

influence,

committed

o'clock,

seven

and

shining

was

the

^^

Esther

bay,
of

Daniel

excellent

suicide.

would

but

and

Teed

physical
of

state

that,
she

cool

mind,
for

my

certainly

Mr.

left

White

finally,went
anything

ble

power."

board
and
the

to

made

Mrs.

placing

my

Esther

only
five

and

who

with

fell in

from

come

front

in ;

had

burst

left the
with

me

of

to

her,

the

forth
room,

having
of

out

was

door

there

; the

and

taking

my

the

the

to

again,

parlor, where

hands,

me,

and

of

out

in both

near

person

stant
in-

Esther's

over

went

in its

whizzing

coming

her

no

distance

same

came

dish

large

naturally

looked

power

knife

then

about

head

the

at

the

in

ment,
amaze-

my

almost

chairs,

great

thrown

the

on

seated

over

of

corner

easy

my

was

behind
I

pantry.
and

to

just

to

being

air, passing

was

pantry

the

been

when,

the

terri^

summer,

Teed

large carving

through
the

of

I had

flight,and

strange

'*

satchel

my

feet, passing

fifteen

the

in

one

umbrella

my

never

the

during

Mrs.

me.

minutes

head,

in

but

arrangements

and

and

with

room

with

umbrella

down

sat

and,

station

again,

do

Teed

dining-room

table,

of

more

with

the

at

us

business

into

had

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

ICX)

sat

I immediately

satchel

dowa

MY

STRANGE

EXPERIENCE.

with

literallyparalyzed
had

only
satchel

my

and,

the

seated

that

it

cool

the

but

invisible

have,

men

and
like

for

do

On

violence.
fell

room

over

and

all the

there

went

chairs

to

village,
walk
the

return,
redoubled

parlor,

were

seven

into

me

I left the

the

with

fell

hend,
compre-

the

that

the

is

struck

my

again,

no

there

time
in

On

the

atmosphere

had

felt

entering

them.

counted

forth

burst

power

the

this

good.

me

that

walk

breakfast.

before

chairs

About

sun

skeptic

it

under

bay, early

far, failed

short

was

last

at

cyclone.

house

would

that

and

the

within
so

which

the

singing

convinced

power

of

from

from
I

was

side

force

all while

birds

blowing

chair

tremendous

it ;

morning.

longer,
that

the

on

knocked

of

room,

large

one

such

think

breeze

the

opposite

the

nearly

was

shining,

was

an

with

Just

me.

the

striking

room,

was

in

from

rushing

came

when

across

instant,

same

moment

thrown

was

the

at

astonishment.

seated

been

lOI

the

over.

all the
"

diningBreak-

fast

GREAT

THE

I02

She

with

this

used

to

remark,

answered

I do

agreed.

While

employed

for

doubt.

the

They

living
of

experiment
"

seance

and

family

the

room

and
and

other

hymns

knocks

power
at

it

not

in

of

the

"

ual
spirit-

neighbors

semi-darkened

they
of

that

tried

of

disgusted

stopped
all, and

while

"Rock

sang

when

two

so-called

into

come

have

negative,

whatever

number

join hands,

circle

their

had

versing
con-

the

there

holding

in

however,
spiritualists,

nothing

While

ism.

the

used

as

and

ing.
knock-

by

family

for

not

were

knew

and

table, and

the

which,

affirmative,

of

breakfast

always

knock

one

was

like

they

at

the

by

them,

with

stated,

get

soon

questions
there

coffee,

expression

on

numerous

method

will

think

not

latter

all up

of

cup

you

which

While

three

Oh,

down

sat

chairs

hammered

ghosts

the
me

"

them.

opinion
the

handed

with

you,"

stood

having

again.

and

Esther

being ready,

alone, I

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

there

sat

Ages,"
the

in

and

ghosts
were

single object

no
was

IIY

moved

STRANGE

thrown.

or

ceased

never

they

that

slightest deception
would

family

also

realize, and

to

her

instinctive
fall

to

there

in

was

I did

the

partially closed
While

Esther

lying

there

of

the

through
room,

where

my

could

when

tions.
manifesta-

the
the

see

pound,

air

sofa
room

eyes

large glass

fully
the

ued
contin-

rocking-chair.

with

that

weighing
whizzing

in

lay

so

in

was

center

sleep, but

not

assert

dinner-time,

upon

parlor;

mind

Chairs

down

cause
be-

ghosts

to

lay

that

human

of

the

near

the

slight cessation

dinner

the
Her

not

the

continued

until

After

seated

of

privilege.

over

in

trickery, but

for

nature

ever,
for-

and

her,

manifestations
marvellous

too

were

of

knocks

kind.

any

if

see

them

watch

her

they suspected
the

of

to

now

detected

and

Cox,

made

assert,

never

that

house,

articles, or

and

way

mind

Esther

in the

person

IO3

in

watch

threw

ever

in any

Bear

to

other

every

EXPERIENCE

from

had

only
her.

weight,
papercame

corner

previously

THE

104

GREAT

noticed

it

of

on

sofa.

of

striking

the

inches

from

chair

fully one

stood

sofa

the

on

force

it

afterwards

the

chair.

To

would

of

I felt that

I had

and

my

so

off

Mrs.

Teed

the
to

rested,

feelingsat

murder
took

throw

it, and

lock

of

seat

by

this

of the

power

inadequate
that

moment

unnatural

thankful

lurked
the

it up

that

in

this

within

the

Truly,

paper-weight

chair, hastily, and

kindly

for

chair

terrible

most

the

so

an

fortunate.

atmosphere.

head

awed

seem

to

of

the

was

heartily

was

three

foot

the

on

escaped

house

from

of

of the

indeed

expression

haunted

my

to

say

ghosts

been

minute,

it, it

rebounding

remained

demonstration

had

about

employed

fearful

death,

sofa

seat

of

was

evident

threw

which

on

head

who

and

from

instead

me

the

within

quarter

the

was

the

head,

my

around

spun

of

tance
dis-

feet

my

was

as

ghost

arm

of the

arm

for

"

"

the

that

fifteen

or

head

corner

of

shelf,

fortunately for

my

that

struck

twelve

Most

intention

MYSTERY.

ornamental

an

some

the

toward

AMHERST

requested
somewhere,

106

THE

the

day

GREAT

which

its

much

day

such

the

day

of

by

the

ghosts
their

the

of

the

objects, in
to be
always

the

on

the

excitement

Sabbath

on

sit

needed

tial
providenmob

powerful

perfectly

After
calm

the
a

great

for

still and

of

which

alert

festations
mani-

thankful

were

in

Saturday,

on

annoyance

made

ing
hav-

sorry,

infuriated

air, for

the

power

experience

ghosts

to

did

most

myself

and

never

that

doubly

and

from

not

was

the

opportunity

peaceful

informed

our

from

Esther

terrible

my

arrival

my
with

escape

read, free

by

unheard-of

an

What

Chatham,

refreshed

the

which

; for

effaced.
morning

was

that

weird

Sabbath

manifesting

in

rest

an

and

rest,

had

both

greatly

2d,

family

entire

on

beautiful

the

June

be

her

walls

so

was

never

can

in

whose

day's experience

on

night's

within

of

house,

much,

so

and

memory

awoke

that

heard

mantle,

first

that

of

had

Night

away.

haunted

the

wrapped

sombre
my

quietly

passed

and

came

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

flying

we
so

of

had
much
that

impres-

on

sion

There

me.

house

the

did

we

not

other

days,

it.

as

much

vain

of

all

doings

who

could

never

that

one

of

the

the

bowl

heard

was

Esther

Teed,

with

and

the

facts

had

it, just before

the

five

feet

knives

were

within

floor, the
breakfast

chairs
the

of

searched

search

for

it

in

thrown

pitched

dining-table

it

over,

fell

about

one

was

time.

The
the

upon

and
over

at

was

air

No

the

it at

ceiling.

the

the

ceiling.

useless,

as

it fell, and

then

Mrs.

fully five minutes,

suspended
from

sugar-

floor.

the

on

it fall from

saw

menced
com-

At

china

stone

our

all three

foot

the

for

abandoned

moment

23d, they

myself

when

table

with

gfreat violence.

fall

to

direction

every

one

in

assign

or

reason,

the

June
lid of

breakfast

the

asked

Personally,

in accordance

was

Monday,

saw

the

on

as

demoniacal

week.

ascertain

again

and

have

did

ghosts

their

the

were

Sunday

on

in

case.

On

in

the

Why

saw

during

if there

or

question

ghosts

no

day,

know

is

107

were

that

on

manifest

not

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

MY

after
on

its

I08

GREAT

THE

side, rugs

the

upon

whole

the

and

the

from

parlor.

pail with
with

Jennie's

the

center

of

ghost

just

ing

while

few

minutes

tin

pail

on

the

before
the

people

that

there

great mistake

but

then
where

one,

that

had

demons
in my

they

make

in

was

journal,from

I read
which

in

What

asserting ;
genuine

invisible

an

complete

When

so

sway.

the
my

same

believe

houses.

lived

never

there

full and
!

they

And

empty.

haunted

hanging

thousands

and

no

only

this

seen

kitchen,

say,

are

and

dining-room,

the

in

yet

I had

by

thing happen*

shining,

was

sun

from

nail

of such

think

filled

in the

there

put

tin

placed

and

floor, both

parlor, and

the

stand

half

brought

the

on

the

second,

taining
con-

taken

was

on

kitchen

the

plant

in

was

from

water

flowers

inside

I got

as

that

dust

bloom,

and

handle

beside

Just

in full

window

the

with

into

large flower-pot,

plant

among

near

filled

parlor door,
a

slid about,

were

literallyturned

so

the

into

floor

room

pandemonium,
went

MYSTERY

AMHERST

By

accounts

power

all the
now

experience

is

MY

copied,
that

and

the

in

the

afternoon,
from

the

thrown

at

from

me.

him

times,

at

see

it.

The

at

; for

that

were

present

whom

On

same

day,

Esther's

slapped by
fingers

exactly
her

the

face

as

ghosts,

could
if

these

be

human

slaps

little

cake

by

so

which
I

then

he

off,

rough

believe

on

acted,

seen

had
be

as

if

feared.

face

the

he
than

more

he

plainly
could

me

clothes

that

hand

at

ghosts

his

strangers
this

hands

little fellow,

again.

I observed

occasion

of

; dear

them

were

thrown

and

them,

cried

parlor

snatched

by tearing

he

the

Esther's

in

was

bitterlyabout

treatment

of

at

ghosts

needles

piece

hand,

unbuttoning

could,

the

by

several

in succession

undressed

after

thrown

sofa, in

knitting

his

times

cried

the

on

eating

was

ghost,
three

sights.
inkstand

were

taken

been

lying

George

one

bottles

While

and

such

der
won-

closet.

taken

he

had

behold

to

with

large empty

empty

they

from

day

IO9

speechless

lived

ever

two

me,

almost

am

During

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

was

marks

just
slapped

plainly

THE

no

heard

GREAT

all

by

and

some

old

and

then,

the

day

if to

with

making

other,

the

near

fall

to

floor

the

with

kindled

they
created

fire

and

papers

however,

being
This
the

was

demon,

awful

house

to

was

somewhere

monster,

going
the* house,

from

had

had

have

within

place

gathering

up

to

old

and

fully realized

never

it

Bob^

with

experience

fire-fiend

damage

furniture.

or

until

calamity

which

burning

serious

any

that

experience,

startling;

was

extinguished,

as

candidly,

The

upstairs were

first

my

day

to

The

the

to

rest

excitement.

without

done

the

in

two,

or

large fire upstairs,

some

feet

six

one

the
each

terrific crash.

of the

last manifestation

of

top

on

of

piled

allowed

they

upstairs

they

out

set

tortures

pile fully

pulling

bottom,

the

up

parlor

height, when,

fire

climax,

in the

chairs

seven

wind

ghosts

the
on

newspapers
as

them

again.

afternoon

the

in

heard

present

distinctly,time
Late

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

an

say,

that

what

an

invisible

the

place

phere,
atmos-

about

newspaper^

MY

combustible
it up

of

soiled

steal

and

he

did

out

fire

in

the

as

had
where

; or,

which

case,

through
intense
with
most

the

house,

of

buckets

truly
befall

that

could

man

or

be

how
in this

strict

members

hymns

and

Teed
known

pouring
the

I say,

most

running
it

the

was

could

that

family, infidel

or

conceived

the

in

would

we

then

calamity

all, in

at

everybody

tell

not

smoke,

and

water,

awful
any

the

he

sibly
pos-

Christian,
of

mind

ghost

And
seem

of

excitement

kindling

would

first intimation

smell

pocket,
that

tell her

not

the

box
match-

tell Esther

fire, but

the

was

the

after

and

mine,

the

it in

somebody's

or

perhaps

rolling

closet, then

of

out

bundle,
a

after

in

of

kinds

hiding
or

matches

started

have

linen

of

all

and

and

kitchen

the

in

bundle

Ill

fact

in

material,

into

basket
go

and

clothing,

rags,

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

God
the

much

terrible

more

little cottage,
of
read

the

only,
awful,

all

where

church,
Bible.

did

prayed,

were

sang
Mrs.

Poor

could

possibly

silent

agony

have

wrung

it

112

THE

from

her

her

her
almost
and

not,

nay

last

home
a

most

disappear
and

the

to

on,

well

again

go

work
I

o'clock.

of

Esther

then,

taken

hers

with

if
the

would

to

before,
the

lid
and
As

together.
all

having

breakfast

would

others,
breakfast

eight

prepare

had

the

already

not
a

six

at

about

arose

she

cause

Esther

family,

Teed

generally

and

she

plate.

my

breakfasted

meal,

day

placed it, with

early, took

o'clock, when

anxious

was

sugar-bowl
the

"

devil."

would

stone-china

stated, the
to

ghosts
had

the

than

24th,

June

right

nearly always

I have
to

be

breakfast

at

tears

would

they

as

scalding

stronger

the

heard

believed

if the

of

lid

the

her

from

she

Tuesday,

the

would

have

time

demon-

that

was

ascertain

to

her

drive

loved,

cheeks,

all

God

That
On

sister, and

while

her

day

some

unhappy

say,

down

ran

she

yet

love, her

Many

Teed

ture,
furni-

mother's

not,

for

feared

household

and

could

refuge.

Mrs.

"

lives, her

with

ized

She

heart.

suffering

children's

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

rare

with

rence,
occur-

me.

been

whence

it had

plate.

The

while

open

ghosts

the

door

ghosts

place

same

trunks

where

we

table

the

upon

of whatever

imitation
which

linen

they
the

bottom

into
while

of

knocked
a

on

perfect

I called

wood,

sawing

the

these

them.

sounds

knocked

from

locked,

ghosts

garments

also

and

produced

drumming,

were

wet

and

locked,

house

the

breakfast

During

and

carried

found

afterwards

the

trunks

they

closets

and

it

it

for

from

the

of

parts

while

house

the

were

articles

yet

transom,

occurrence

all knew

we

and

stated.

in

articles

been

pushed

I have

daily

my

not

in the

residence

bring

beside

then

and

as

table

lid inside

the

fully

the

room,

pane,

just

my

various

on

carried

broken

that

also

the

in

was

door

to

closets

and

had

almost

an

to

door

closed,

the

During
was

pantry

broken
of

on

from

had

the

above

place
taken

was

through

distance

been

the

that

from

the

from

feet

fifteen

floor,

the

to

MYSTERY.

fell

and

pasted,

pane

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

114

for,
bing
rub-

wash-board;
time

correct

table

while

MY

whistled

several

breakfast

several

but,

me,

knives
I

the

kitchen
iron

with

the

invisible

kitchen
Teed

washing

the
him.
and

side

in

the

kitchen

in the
I stood

the

saw

time

to

the
for

in the

dining-room
All

at

that

it

nearly

twelve

the

stove

the

yard,

leading

day

the
Mrs.

being
was

washstand

purpose,

kitchen,

The

the

by

Teed

small

doorway
the

pan

Esther

Daniel

an

inches

while

occurred

kitchen,

in

before

step

while

his hands

in

out

the

and

taken

were

stone

This

and

kettle

side

kettle
tea-

on

ten

ghosts, from

by

flat

door.

her,

kept

the

power,

was

near

steak

board,
cup-

frying

about

boiling

frying

large

handle

was

The

boiling

beefsteak

the

placed

on

while

having

Both

long.

and

and

stove

pan,

time

enware
earth-

kitchen

dining-table.

the

at

was

red

salt, that

in the

always kept standing

upon

of

ing,
cook-

was

large

at

them.

dinner

full

half

crock,

thrown

dodged

ghosts placed

After

airs.

were

while

forenoon,

the

115

popular

usual,

as

In the

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

and
from

talking
was

o'clock.

to

clear,
The

Il6

then

ghosts
asked

threw

their

knocks

that

and

removed

by

when

dining-table

placed
set

walls

the

In

and

on

the

on

used

there

went

by

given
on

all

the

written

ghosts

previous
I

same.

and

put

matter

on

upon

conveyed

"Maggie

; had

been

the

tem
sys-

when

names

each
said

paper,

the

1 2

bolic
sym-

occasion,

paper

the

the

occasions,

they

in

was

the

this

died

years

as

were

name,

and

when

following

Fisher,
dead

by

And
on

on

family

future

and

else

whatever

afterwards,

years

the

the

by
board.

to

upon

I carried
them

the

fire in the

knocked

with

until

when

while

afternoon,

conversation

already

rags

the

by

position

of

while

over,

eyes,

again,

ghosts

floor

our

its feet

bundle

parlor,

it

Esther

completely

in that

remained

and

after

was

turned

was

right before

upside down,

the

dinner

the

to

been

Teed,

pantry.

information

by

Just

Mrs.

ghosts

informed

was

ghosts.

and

me.

were

had

I had

at

they

dishes

ghosts,

knives

conveyed

the

the

MYSTERY.

two

names,

that

effect

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

the
read
mation
infor-

aged
; said

21
'

le

MY

hell/

in

was

Fisher,

was

who
19

demoniacal

of

terror

he

was

on

the

did

under
of the

the

in

all

Maggie

Fisher

names

had

The
were

other

ghosts
and

when

sounds

in

never

her

sister

been

stated

Teed, Jane
that

stated

they

that

living
He
and

had

on

smith's
black-

fiftypounds

with.

already

Peter

McNeal,

and

scoundrel

and

if he

as

probability

more

shoemaker.

weighing

the

was

bay-window

knocks

Hke

anything

that

fire-fiend
He

room

and

any

old, and

the

hammer
make

this

been

had

ghosts

tortured

or

household.

earth

floor

house

years

was

them

of

scheming

or

as

sixty

the

positive

am

any

the

pounded

all

leader

the
I

being

and

by knocking,

ghost

human

day,'
yester-

died."

names

haunted

never

her

3 years

she

that

sister, Mary

with

afternoon

Nickle."

Bob

the

dead

their

ascertained
"

been

the

in

me

gave

house

when

IIJ

'her

in the

old

Later

that

and

had

years

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

that

Nickle
had

to

heard

never

life, and

my
shall

again.

Mary,

whose

given,

came.

their
and

all

names

Eliza

lived

on

llH

the

earth.

this

she

with

her

the

wrote

in

out

of Amherst,

he
still in
4*0"

All

ghost

this

letter

"

could

no

could

the

same

be

to

them

were

these

"

house.
in

way,

"

and

Yes."

heaven.
"

they
"

or

by

hand

power

against

Have

in

replied,
you

seen

and

"

we

ling
kind-

throwing

you

the

than
from

things

if any

of

answered

They

Are

pearance
ap-

in

destroyed

asked

arm,

hell, and

to

demons

I then

No," by knocks.
asked,

while

and

prevented

fires, knocking
the

wards
after-

handwriting

be

prevent

about

her

Go

"

"

way,

hand

solute
abarm"

moment

written

was

had

more

sole

her

^which

sister,

entirely different

was

from

her

^guiding

"

and

And

her

took

hand

Hubbeirs

will, and

her

to

of

possession

!"

"the

in

wrote,

yours

"

following

who

you

hell !

to

the

her

letter

when

Snowden,

demon,
of

the

and

sole

ghosts, writing

write

to

possession

your

the

sister, Mrs.

Nickle,

Bob

parlor, after

in the

sat

compelled

was

by

Esther

to

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

conversation

letter

GREAT

THE

all in hell ?'*

in

the
the

same

devil

?**

STRANGE

MY

'*

blows

sledge-hammer

Esther
be

in

them

in

back

and

while

its

all
the

her.

harmed

floor

the

from
the

back,

into

the

the

balance

was

kitchen

at

that

into

door
the

while

when,

spilled

noticing

in the

cat

of

; she

where

the

day,

she
and

peep

than
out

ran

remained

for
to

come

into

floor.

the

frightened

yard,

lifted

Esther's

on

moment

house

never

feet

five

to

more

and

room,

instantly

height

would

threw

Afterwards

carpet.

rolled

cat

afterwards

and

dropped

any

of

floor

was

to

front

table

She

she

cat

knocking,

the

at

go

Esther

singular they

whence

this

to

was

then

saw

cursed

them

stopped

family

air, and

never

days

for

it

remarked

could

the

the

white

and

gray

there

tormenting

upon

on

quiet

was

which

writing

sat

contents

poor

They

of ink

bottle

cursed

furious, and

was

cease

family.

the

floor.

the

commanding

and

hell

to

kind

and

me

loudest

upon

about

way

return,

and

mistake.

no

my

cursed

had

They

II9

the

Yes," they replied,with

of

or

EXPERIENCE.

several

the

front

in, finallyventuring

again,

but

seemed

THE

I20

always
all

the

on

she

several

on

hair

Cox

while

they

pulled
their

wall
blows

hammer
Their

being

room

it,and

prevent

alone.

to

room

to

all I

saw

house.

or

both

me

daily

was

Mrs.

Teed

work

their

my

was

alone

done,

I heard
not

be

enter

done

to

victim, feared
sworn

in this

Esther

the
;

and

mentioned

ed
haunt-

Cox
for

statements;

in

of

sledge-

I have

while

they

knocked

did

and

and

stuck

mine,

could

out

and

course

always
never

Bob

them

Remember,
heard

were

ghost,

those

to

Esther,

and

all

corroborate

of

next

Nothing

room.

In

already

of

but

knocking,

into

in bed,

were

pins

I have

stand

house

the

floor with

and

the

of Esther

both

with

stare

night-gowns,

them

the

the

In

that

would

night

bedroom

scratched

the

the

in the

tore

upon

leave

would

stated, and
bed,

back

was

Nickle,

Jennie

sometimes

frightened

During

hurry.

them

I noticed

and

with

air, she

the

ghosts.

saw

tail

when

erect,

for the

occasions

her

on

MYSTERY.

lookout

probability

for

the

AMHERST

GREAT

house

and

Jennie

after
Cox

can
one

with
their
and

the

day

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

122

I could

but

the

ghost, although

out

the

she

said, Maggie

the

faintest
On

exact

June

marked

had

saw

During

the

pulling pins

came

out

were

stuck

of

the

at

night,

and

knocked

bed

and

on

wis

not

next

but
l^irls,

an

her

the
to

while
on

wall
the

outside

near

room

wall

sad

kept

was

Esther;

they

the

and

portions

and

head,

the
the

their

was

day

and

in me,

which

upon

exposed

Maggie,

interest

with

all quarters,

from

all the

ears.

foot

crosses,

of

and

pins

to

entire

even

the

They

with

It

out

and

room.

scratched

air

into

person,

room

for

night, Bob,

arms.

busy

an

Jennie

of the

and

sight

quite

26th,

head

marks,

necks

her

where,

listened

them

some

hands,

of

floor

their

from

bloody

of her

point

and

last

in

stuck

them

crosses.
were

that

again

he

Esther

the

on

stood,

me

was

stated

had

see

nor

whisper.

told

demon,

hear

neither

spot

Thursday,

Esther

MYSTERY.

inside

ghost,
into

came

lamp

was

headboard
the

took
my

ing,
burnof

my

bed, which

occupied by

facing the

the

stable.

STRANGE

MY

I carried

her, asking

with

tion

which
On

follow

would

breakfast,

from

the

third

house.
lid

At

peared
disapfifteen

dining-room
it had

time

in

ghosts

in

the

returned

and

before

the

I left the

under

was

menced
com-

morning

o'clock, and

eight

This

knocks

sugar-bowl

same

tions
ques-

knocks.

think

to

when

me

fell

sofa.

began

the

at

minutes

in the

room

up.

the

23

conversa*

many

by

27th,

Friday, June

was

great

answered

were

in my
I

interesting

most

on

EXPERIENCE.

appeared
dis-

mysterious

as

manner.

A
The

trumpet
sound
"

its
was

can

give

on

by

its tone,

to

the

he

said

let

the

still have

and

to

he

would

hearing.

It

times

trumpet
it in my

so.

Bob.

That

fall, I picked

possession.

close

who

let it fall in the

do

judging
very

asked

told.

was

phere
atmos-

of

trumpet,
at

all.

the

day.

description
of

small
was

it, and
him

other

all

house

within

sense

of

ears

no

our

evidently

in the

from

came

effect

blowing

heard

was

was

room,

quested
re-

and

night
it up,
It is

he

and
com-

THE

posed

of

and

about

is

metal

could
it in

Maggie
small

while

from

taken

top

of the

forward

table

and

table, when

and

after

Bible, which
Baker

was

being

about

the

the

also
the

to

suggested

that

his way

home

time

return

he

pass

and

ink

ink

the

to

ing
stand-

upon

in the

table.

Mr.

Halifax,

and

New

through
witness

on

disappeared,
found

in

was

I reached

again

was

on

; and

lamp

me.

letter

search

was

at

of

placed

and

in front

wrote

actor

of

coal-oil

after

time

the

bottle

of

them

air, upon

28th, I

table

long

the

saw,

June

placed

the

on

all

Baker,

chimney

ing
steal-

would

weeks,

of

he

for

keeping

for

we

the

the

on

after

it, my

writing

He

continually

fall, out

Lewis

like

one

stores.

sometimes

Saturday,
Mr.

it, nor

somewhere,

both

This

On
to

it, nor

it

let them

floor.

letter

obtained

Amherst

were

and

suddenly

time.

he

articles, and

days

the

I could

for

stolen

have

and

the

"

long.

owner

an

pewter

or

inches

where

of

any

must

for

three

I find

lead

either

"

ascertain

never

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

124

the

York,
Amherst
wonders

STRANGE

MY

himself.

for

I mailed

he
of

One

the

of

then

and
each

remain

be

would

moved

thought

of, very

another

room,

feet
to

of the

out

give

detailed

of

the

It

much

reiteration

and

fully aware

am

hardly
of

to

from

after

be

at

our

tations
manifes-

day,

as

require

too

wearisome,

become
my

been

necessary

the

would

that

extraordinary

too

even

it had

ghosts day

occurred.

else

not

dropped

account

they
I

had

I knew

It is

air.

would

on

something

before, and

minutes

few

useless.

was

being brought

where

ject
ob-

an

I chose

fixed

she

often

on

it

and

that

articles

move.

was

experiment

mind

but

mind

stationary,

the

to

myself;
her

object

it

will

object

The

fix her

fortunately,
un-

with

me

other

I tried

day.
Esther

having

struck

several

25

it

received

never

and

the

letter, but,

the

ghosts

screw-driver

during

EXPERIENCE.

statements

trifled

are

with

in that

way.

The

1879,
watched

Amherst
said:

by

"The

Mr.

Gazette
case

Walter

of
has

June
lately

Hubbell,

who

27th,
been

has

126

determined

spend

to

One

Esther
on

one

of

of

potassium,

and

the

on

when

was

course,

working

of

nerves.

Afterwards,

what
made

caused

her
"

he

sat

in

the

Jennie,

while

brought

small

articles

into

all parts

of

brush
cotton

from
from

this

on

was

ing
know-

now

and

not

was

so

demonized.

only

evening

egg

he

she

and

fresh

her

manifestations,

Esther

quieting

medicine

ghosts,

ill when

the

the

stated,

all

the

seem

reality
One

the

by

This,
stop

to

by

that

morphia

system.

tried

power

evening,

neutralized

in

the

pint

night, without

her
he

one

one

of

same

on

that

her

given

doses

heavy

to

me

bromide

slightest effect

same

informed
had

laudanum

the

turned

he

brandy

and

called, and

naturally
he

its investiga

in

occasion
of

ounce

time

Carritte

when

case,

MYSTERY.

some

Dr.

evening
conversation

our

of

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

house,

from
DanieFs
Mrs.

the

the

the

kitchen,

Teed's

from

room

two

with

ghosts

them

among

room,

parlor

being
shaving

spools

work-basket

of
in

MY

the

and

sewing-room,
the

from

hair-pins

all these

that

ghosts

articles

the

to

the
hands
"

parlor,

look

Esther,

which

she

feel

from

minutes,
And
"

"No

weak,

replied,
feel

good

that

electricity
arms.

my

fifteen

felt ?

all

right'*
I asked.

weak

so

at

ten

when

time

myself

night,

retired
to

bed

and

it

began
on

my

my

room,

slept

for

go

being

to

her

bade
to

I let

that

o'clock,

nearly asleep

was

immediately

I said,

replied.

; and

Rousing

both

eyes,"

some

?"

in

distinctly

she

sleepy

becoming

"

'*

the

passing through
how

!" she

in

of

for

sion.
occa-

Now,

could

current

I asked

hands

nearly

thus

you

was

her

sitting
she

Do

did, when

battery

After

"

so.

squarely

like

very

place

to

the

alone

were

me

power
a

I
her

did

another

and

She

in mine.

by

tried

on

requested

rooms

brought

parlor.

Esther

knew

the

in

being

of

We

were

interesting experiment
While

number

large

girls*room.

before

mentioned

12J

EXPERIENCE.

STRANGE

feel
chain

hasty
went

twelve

12*

THE

hours;

occurence,

all I have

being
held

unusual

an

her

One

hands

again

she

called

Temple,

and

during

her, advised

and

sleep

to

Before

Esther

had

second

chapter

Hamilton

in

letter

special object
occasion
with

being

all

intended
in

coming
the
not

demons

in
bone

out

go

of
her

to

stayed

the

demons

forehead
from

the

The

out

the

the

; but
a

with

an

yard

that

slips

ever

whether
and

whether

I do

out

which

demons

house
or

this

on

ghosts

knew

Esther,

cut

slipsof

windows,
the

the

Teed.

her

never

in

of

pasted

and

her

Alexander

all the

prevent

again.
with

Mr.

to

Teed

doors

powerless

was

verse
one

the

herself,

verse

Mr.

have

Mrs.

for

on

having

to

her, while

over
was

In

prayed

this occasion,

on

by

A.

under

Habakkuk

directed

R.

he

Bible

third

the

of

Rev.

pray

out

out

was

visit

to

going

copied

as

paper,

the

never

enough.

was

the

small

Esther

on

her

with

head.

; once

while

afternoon,

hours

seven

required.

ever

walking,
with

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

know,

did
the
that

triangular gash
old

day,

beefsteak
and

that

THE

I30

GREAT

all occurred

This

One

the

of

and

Esther

ghost,

white

her

them

bureau

knew
that

raised
tier

that

talking
were

what

it

pair

drawer

Maggie

the

on

all three

and

and

her

in the

in

an

in

the
the

was

after

me,

of

black

put

to

her

them

on.

that

legs.

Esther

She

truth.

she

the

wore,

she

the

at

how

informed
had

ghost,
as

had

Remember

parlor,

and

expression

asked

Fisher,

wrapper

knees,

and

beyond
the

was

heard

informed

taken

information,

such

as

marked,

blushing, that Maggie,

astonished

was

she

and

striped stockings belonging

from
1

theirs

details.

then

had

take

instance

them

and

to

The

all three

we

asked

hesitancy

the

so

and

manifes*

to

Teed

Mrs.
while

undertone,

much

was

entire

and

matter.

was

Esther

ghosts

them.

refer

the

give

the

world

our

parlor,

Bible

Teed,

of

return

which

Esther

the

remarkable

power

from

afterwards

will

Mrs.

witnessed

objects

to

while

afternoon,

myself

MYSTERY.

head

her

under

tation

AMHERST

far up
then
we

time

was

as

seen
were

two

STRANGE

MY

and

o'clock

the

day

Maggie,
visible
off

to

to

me,

who

of

take

Esther's

and

understood

about

minute,

fell

striped stockings
lay

floor

the

upon

informed

ther

the

Maggie,
hers

corroborated
I

could

by

relate

On

several

I shall

Teed
for

see

fore

only

went

at

room,

There,

at

myself

heard

once

where
upon

the
the

the

were

was

Jennie.

similar

one

will

suffice.

the

demon,

Bob,

mani

that

night

it

remain

in

called

what

up

had

dressed

was

lay

was

bedc
once

that

so

and

Jennie

bed,

were

she

midnight,

family

same

and

on

about.

into

Es-

of

forget being

never

Daniel

could

at

white

and

could

difficulty she

with

by

so

in

eyes.

Teed

occasions,

Esther

tormented

our

this

think

for

air, and

statement

Mrs.

heard

and
the

had

instances

festations, but

of

they

latter

in which

mous
infa-

an

black

of

had

ghost,

stockings

ghost,

out

that

not

evidently

before

us

manded
com-

was

was

poor

pair

it

She

me,

course,

that

do.

to

clear.

was

instantly, adding
thing

I3I

EXPERIENCE.

hereto
and

Esther's

assembled.
the

poor

GREAT

THE

1^2

girl,fearfully swollen,

Unhappy

the

about

bed

in her.

were

MYSTERY,

AMHERST

her

was

tween
Be-

sight.

she

breath,

for

gasps

fearful

ing
mov-

himself

if Beelzebub

as

It

and

exclaimed,

agonizing sobs,

in

God

Oh,

"

wish
I

dead

were

and

Daniel

We

tried

and

was

of

power

replied,

Mrs.

Teed

all

exhaustion

While
several

into
I
such

Mr.

G.

G.

Bird,

the

They
had
We

about

three

physical

state.

suffered

demon,

remember,
Mr.

the

water."

Esther

there,
of

of

sheer

lethargic

attacks

occasion,

for
from

sank

was

one

prevent

medicine

than

her

and

sister.

that

her

on

she

when

hours,

to

their

over

with

remained

done

bined
com-

manifestation

everything

*'

useless

was

I asked
been

still.

her

our

ghost

effect

more

no

hold

effort

as

suggested

than

horrible

bad

as

stronger

had

what

Jennie

be

could

the

strength.
such

it could

; but

demon

one

dead

were

astounded.

was

that

!"

imagined

never

that,

wish

James

and
seen

was

P.

on

by

Dunlap,

STRANGE

MY

Mr.

Amos

and,

on

another,

it occurred

and

pipe,

who

ghosts,

Bob,

"

them,

would

the

near

Maggie,
I wish

to

I could
made

they

had

Maggie
as

if

strong,

by

me

some.

if

matches,

by

the

air,

was

ally
liter-

the

ghost,

Bob

just

terrible

sound,

hand,

while

were

loud

and

and

dently
evi-

he

knocked

sledge-hammer
a

by

in

strength

used

if

as

made

soft

When

have

that

knocks

well

as

knocks

Nickle

great

one

forty-nine.
the

in

and

hands.

certainlymust

from

woman's

denoting

those

an

emphatically,

The

delicate

large
with

ghost

spoken.

made

those

have

occasion,

difference

each

made

to

that, I

most

state,

were

the

forty-five,during

me

tell the

by

ask

matches;

another

on

fell

with

gave

and

to

few

After

ceiling.

showered

day,

like

matches

Instantly

give

to

my

said.

please," I

you

me

Sleep.
light

to

seemed

always
of

abundance

to

McLean,

Mr.

match

ladies

D.

and

Fowler,

I wanted

Once

E.

Dr.

by

33

several

and

Purdy,

dentist, Mr.

the

he

EXPERIENCE.

large

blows
rock

or

THE

some

Other

knocks

heavy
not

were

knuckles.

Of
but

knew

their

believe
walls
the

solid

produced

with

bare

this

merely

is

it not

knocked

be

knew

from

objects

and

the

why

not

floor

and

could

world.

theories

to

men

have

been

devoted

to

science, and

fine

myself

to

existed

have

ghosts

became

that

was

it

their

latter

longer
in

victim,

the

the

broken

with

household

were

pulled

bed-clothes

time

sofas

and

turned

upside

thrown

with

tables
down

such

have

to

force

the

July

demonstrative

house.

started

continually being
hourly

safe

them

house.
of

part

con*

know

as

powerfully

so

no

whose

haunted

this

in

the

During

facts

lives

leave

the

have
But

must

to

kinds

something

they

our

We

earth, when

had

they

we

all

the

from

jectural,
con-

true

of

upon

denoted

solid, and

very

loud

articles

objects

sounds

such

of existence,

state

with

object, for

may

carried

they

MYSTERY.

course,

why

they

into

AMHERST

GREAT

134

Esther,

Fires
the

were

walls

were

furniture
off in the

were

knives

that

day*

continually
and

they

forks
would

Stick

table, and,

could

by

our

This

day.

continued

drive

eventually
and

take

there

than

stronger
and

his wife,

not,

of course,

went

the

by

the

house

Daniel
and

the

Teed

myself
children

two

fled

of

five

Cox

"

"

and

Esther

before

driven
literally,

"

for

himself

proved

left, William

John

Bliss, the

Mr.

called

while

away

and

the

took

like

family

no

longer

set

on

the

would
run

fire and

very

have
the

risk

burned

Esther

strange
old
to

to

left

Cox
power,

as

having
the

the

informed

devil, with

move,

of

of

owner

in, and

was

that, unless

Teed

worked

had

having

day,

cottage,

once

would

ghosts.

One

Mrs.

they

only

men.

were

ghosts

everything;
and

counting

St

to

of

Jennie, Esther,

Teed

John

the

two

all who

were

from

ghost

one

light of

If the

them

of

six

broad

power

us

possession

were

and

us,

in

gain

to

ing
air, call-

much.

too

ural
unnat-

in the

in the

names,

35

the

from

all, strange,
heard

be

was

disappeared

than

worse

voices
us

; food

doors

into

EXPERIENCE*

STRANGE

MY

he

at

that

her,
would

his house

ground.

136

GREAT

THE

AMHERST

Everything
the

girl

poor
in

tried

vain

the

Bible,

had

done,

so

from

the

the

Esther

of

more

must

landlord's

Christian

that

some

her
idea
he

that

would

day

the

and

she

the

time

that
Van

she

at

after
in

little
and

Jennie,

firm

belief

Bob, would

soon

shook

with

the
when

come

ing
and, know-

welcome

all her

dear
with

to

next

worldly
she

Mr.

at

decided

So, the

hands

der
mur-

power.

she

her

heard
un-

her

always

and

and

was

over

farm,

borne

ready

large satchel,

nephews

had

was

matter

packing

though

stern,

she

would

once.

unhappy

possessed

was

was

Amburgh's

there, and

It

one

now

demon,

the

men
mad-

patience

sufficient

have

talked

We

fate.

any

by
but

She

of fortitude, that
for almost

than

Poor,

go.

as

effect

was

in silence.

with

been

reading

uttered

There

the

save

had

prayers,

words

She

to

ghosts

no

moon.

just,decision

done

cursing them,

even

heard

much

be

medicine,

"

and

resort

so

could

empty

at

last

that

proved

many

MYSTERY.

go

ing,
morn-

sions
posses-

kissed

her

sisters, Olive
Daniel

and

138

GREAT

THE

Not

knock

"Give

where
for

Teed,"

knocking,
No,"

smoked

She

pipe.

lonely

seemed

and

tears

and

you

heard

looked

then,

thought

ghosts

when

were

We

cheeks.

"have

asked,

answered.
;

the

again,

The

one.

me

my

house

to-day

she

"

other

the

"

asked

replied.

Mrs.

eyes

lit

kitchen

and

gave

then

out

Esther."

"Yes,"

any

work

at

She
and

the

to

was

that

remarked

as

from

came

down

Teed

her,

thanked

**

one

match.

without

not

went

Mrs.

Maggie,

day."

but

air.

her

other

waited

the

matches,

some

the

did

you

heard.

was

me

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

in
the

had

looked

flowing
into

silence,

down

each
each

same.

followed

at

her.

her
her

other's
knew

the

ESTHER

simple life of

The

the

hope

be

of

the

the

closing

and

should,

narrative

of

sentiment

in

living

treated
and

kindness

still

feel

readers

all

house

contrary,

visit
On

my
one

that

numerous

occasion

of

went

wish
in

watching
the

out

which

I remained

by

was

greatest

for
not

without

the

do

the

friends.

house,

night

produced

phenomena
the

my

some

while

with

me

and

day

from

consideration,

think

of

pages

Amherst,

grateful.
to

ennobling

most

haunted

for

platform

appreciation

of

the

exception,

the

received

inhabitants

The

ways,

least, convey

at

the

courtesies

many

homely

should

expression

sentiments,

child-like

by happier, brighter days.

is blest

Stage

39

COX.

ESTHER

Thy

COX.

ghosts

my

the

the
; on

frequently

to

acquaintances.
I remember

attending

requested

not

Townsend.

Parson

and

that

on

leave.

anything

floor

he

about

Satan

of

back

the

congregation

the

minister

the

allusion

demon,

and
I knew

them.

finally,

and,

greatly
his

occurred
so

Many

the

on

and

menced
com-

about.

mortification

with

left

and

Ghost,

hymn-books

nothing

house,
to

Holy

pew,

to

said

knock

the

was

we

much

so

minister

the

or

to

compelled

the

stopped

which
of

the

Bob,

crimson

became

course,

Esther,

the

throw

to

listened,

with

kneeling-stool

the

upset

Esther

church

would

Bob,

the

or

once

were

time

demon.

this

only

we

Every

hear

to

her, created

that

disturbance

to

I went

occasion.

followed

had

who

was

generally

Jennie

Temple's

A.

R.

Rev.

asked

Sunday,
with

church

to

went

was

Of

God

never

was

On

again.

speak

thanked

but

drunkard,

temperance.

on

; and

spoke

course,

speak

to

Club, where

Reform

of the

meeting

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

140

disturbed

discourse

the

while
have

those
I

and

church.

about

Of
festations
mani-

was

out

made

no

strange

things

ESTHER

happened

that

recording

in

Daniel's

night

in

although
and

There

most

she

was

and

I had

as

Mr.
which

armed

the

suspected
cow,

rather

the

ghosts,

because

had

would

did

To

been

them
not

those

were

bear
who

drunk

hot

are

ally
natur-

done

was

the

by
I

supposed.

to

his

Indian

an

with

the

study

the

tribe

unjust; but,
good

only

milked

words

of

an

and

had

we

suspect

customs

have

of

it

on

tion
slightalterca-

tribe

persons

had

with

dogs off, I

believe

actor,

was

endeavoring

and

while

however,
I

manners

had

cottage

camp

the

of the

some

Indians

the
the

Indians'

one

as

chief, when

and

had

than

not,

from

visited

the

stable,

Mac

mile

her

of

Mic

after

manner,

occasions.

chief, who

keep

to

night

several

tomahawk,

instance,

in

Armstrong,

with

sticks

most

band

occasion,we
with

did

on

once

Fenwick

milked

locked

about

encamped

For

mysterious

kept
a

worth

consider

not

was

was

I4I

journal.

cow

watch

did

my

red

COX.

"

that

because

idle, drunken

set,

reputations.
curious

on

the

GREAT

THE

142

subject,
handle

be

the

in

with

were

with

contact

the

her

for

necessary

where

room

nity
impu-

metal

of

by

not

was

much

as

affected

it

could

Esther

articles

least

that

her, and

that

steel

or

the

MYSTERY.

say

glass,and

in

to

must

iron
as

not

AMHERST

tions
manifesta-

occurred.
On

August
Van

Mr.

stopped

work

informed

day

every

the

of

and

I advised

her

again

She

promised

me

that

she

; had

not

seen

to

play

to

take

never

returning
I

Mr.

met

managing

composed

of

W.

S.

dramatic

the

advice

my

be

ladies

might
demons.
; and

girl,"

good

since.

Amherst

to

she

the

by

her

seen

departing,

that

tormented
to

anything

Before

pray

her

read

consequently

was

''good-by, Esther,
have

On

she

which

minutes

happy.

be

never

and

at

then

was

quilt, on

and

ghosts,

contented

said,

she

few

every

Esther

saw

little children.

the

Bible

farm

patchwork

She

1879, I

St,

Amburgh's

making
with

in

Harkins,
company,
and

the

noon,
after-

who

was

chiefly

gentlemen

ESTHER

had

with

the

addition

Beers

and

Mr,

Joseph

latter

since

engagement

left

that

had

We

such

of the

Princess

Lome

played

we

for
Ward

that

Beecher,

to

I visited

St.
were

by
Mr.

Andrew

had

several

if the

"packed
the

John,

who

ghosts

ever

Asylum

so

he

from

if

our

Carlton,
any

sons
per-

lowed
fol-

were

superintendent,

informed

claimed.
threw

at

who

The

M'Vey,

"The

on

sermon,

there

ghosts.

Henry

Sunday,

ascertain

confined

of hearing,

house."

Insane
to

where

great

On

visit

Marquis

theatre

lecture

his

eloquent

an

the

the

the

People."

preached
stage,

in

house

pleasure

the

Mr.

experience.

in the

was

I had

of

haunted

and

first time,

the

Common

near

it

and

wick,
Bruns-

John, during

Louise

; and

New

farewell

whose

St.

in

opened

me

accepted,

remarkable

the

offered

John,

last

family, in

and

I had

of

taking

Newton

Kennedy,

St.

for

Mr.

He

which

night

after
Teed

of
A.

43

land,
Newfound-

and

deceased.

an

in Halifax

with

been

COX.

me

that

I asked

objects

at

he
him

them

THE

144

knocked

or

replied

that

they

his

insane

related

which

I had

before

years
a

had

woman,

would

that

at

some

adding,

future

in

all

iron

bars

at

you

see,

she

'*

day
of

number

confined

persons,

building having

clairvoyant,

of

charge

that

me

ent,
superintendbe

have

diseased

become

to

attention.

informed

to

him

ghosts.

great

claiming

informed

he

had

he

ually
contin-

experience,

with

finished, he

the

on

were

the

at

strange

my

that,

not,

he

and

etc.,

patients

listened

he

When

did

objects

throwing
then

walls,

the

on

contrary,

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

large

the

dows,
win-

foretold

the

truth."

"Yes,"
with
me

that

world

replied,

whose

is

minds

mirrors,' because
memories
our

of

past,

but

while

still in

which

accounts

able

to

class
are

they

others

also

foretell

the

has

the

in

the

I call 'human

what
reflect

not

the

fact
to

only

our

of their
a

the
tell

way,

ideas

innate

within

future,

taught

persons

and, in that

embryo
for

of

reflect

ence,
experi-

my

supernatural,

the

there

"but

minds,

being

limited

de-

146

THE

as

appear

clad

remind

to

if

in

armor.

haunted

the
there

be

supposed

the

house,
the

upon

me

cloud

nothing
and

dampness
the

and

should

where

the

in

ghosts

why

stage,

"hold

to

in
was

about

tomb

make

to

There
of

looked

that

walking

one

the

made

one

was

any

of

decay

MYSTERY.

substance,

vaporous

while

had

and

costumer,

like

AMHERST

GREAT

we

mirror

are

to

up

nature.'
I traveled

over

and

company,

subsequently,
VI.

Henry

King

Julius Caesar,
and

act

from

arisen

months

For

house,

and

start

positive

their

ghosts.

after

I had

sudden

any

listen
that

the

sound

the

only unpleasant

became

would

had

demons

I became

strange

myself again.

to

had

not

know

when

haunted
make

me

I had

become

not

followed
this

And

left

impression

experience.

anxious

look

left the

but, when

me,

my

to

coffin,

rotten

and

III.;

alive, and

was

this

playing

particular

was

some

impersonating

with

while

Richard

in

if

as

miles

13,000

After
if the

a
''

was

by

time
terrible

ESTHER

power/'
"

broken

Cox,

out

again," and
letters

dead.

was

the

guessed

truth

she

departed,
the

within

old

burgh's
forth

visit

to

there

always

returned

day,

belonging
farm.

and

them,
the

into

the

had

house
barn

stole

friends, the

clothing

some

children, and

done
for
to

so,

the

some

at
to

was

when

home
see

articles

secreted

and

but

sleep.

to

volunteered

Esther

Esther

Amherst,

farm

found

afterwards

were

burst

children,

visiting these

the

woods,
to

in

little
the

Am-

Van
the

friends

to

when

last

at

lowed
fol-

lurking

Mr.
in

came

Nickle,
to

been

of

no

her

opportunity

were

while

Bob

demon.

had

some

where

One

had

and

It

again.

used

ghosts
followed

an

I had

and
was

farm-house

for

watching

contained

golden-haired

Yes,

atmosphere

Mrs.

house

the

The

Esther.

and

Teed

Mrs.

haunted.

longer

Mr.

little

Dear

Jennie

to

received

47

it, had

wrote

so

and

Carritte,

startlingnews.
George

called

Mr.

The

White

as

Dr.

Teed.

COX.

the

return

just

ing
leav-

she

went

person

who

148

THE

farm
was

when

it

burned

were

bam

and

the

to

arrested

was

jail.

believe

That

in

the

as

ghosts,

the

Bob,

girl!

Poor

incendiary, tried,

and

and

tinguished
ex-

outbuildings

four

to

judge

bam

be

not

it

done

the

the

ground.

sentenced

and

convicted,
in

could

fire-fiend, had

demon

She

fire

the

; and

for

started

discovered

was

The

fire.

on

MYSTERY.

had

She

there.

was

AMHERST

GREAT

jury

months
did
there

not

was

not
to

explain.
Her

life,and

trouble

of

the

public

ghosts

"

sentiment

her

many

of

nature

whirlwind

favor

month,

one

ous
virtu-

so

true

raised

"

in

confined

being

the

to

as

and
of

knowledge

inhabitants

of the
her

character

previous good

and

after

she

was

released.

Jennie
Esther
that

informed

me,

in

married

and

had

was

the

And
true

so

at

Mrs.

Teed's

last.

day all would

"

That

had

ghosts

God

She
be

was

ceased

son,

follow

to

prophecy

always

had

and

her.
come

said, "Some

well," because

she

than

the

stronger

that

1882,

knew,
devil"

R"TROSP"CTIVB.

49

RETROSPECTIVE.

years

The

haunted

she

born,

so

wash

to

in

until

she
her

was

and

East

living,in
at

was,

gentle

times,
liked

T.
to

Esther

(her
three

dress

her

in

however,
to

have

on

very

young,

Cox,

the

time

be
her

very
own

time,
which

at

five

pounds.

her

father,
and

again,
his

I knew

disposition.

pillow,

all the

Maine,

1879, with

old),

married

Machias,

ing
hav-

weeks

old,

only

mother,
grand-

mother

one

months

When

her

on

was

weight

Archibald

was

her

nine

was

she

When

moved

that

fact, keep her

and,

age

and

28, i860,

Scotia.

was

see

in memory.

small

she

yet I

March

Nova

raised

when

died

ghosts

born

was

was

who

had

hear

house;

Stewaicke,

Upper

passed, and

wdl-nigh

Cox

Esther
in

have

Ten

She

where
third

he

wife.

her, mild
could

at

self-willed, and
way

when

her

mind

set

was

she

do

had

she

did

If

be

humored

was

feel

not

become

would

to

MYSTERY.

anything.

on

something

do

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

150

keep

to

inclined

to

often

and

sulky,
to

asked

the

in

peace

family.
She
bore

and

excellent,

was

the

vinegar by
inquiry
a

of

instant

her

she
of

or

have

tial
par-

drink

ceived
re-

such
from

escape

of

anything

likely

been
and
was

made

ever

kind;

any

which

story,

had

system,

nervous

following

the

to

house

death,

would

that

affect

sudden

destruction,

nature

known

the

shock

severe

news

in

whether

to

as

very

cupful.

living

While

as

been

acids, having

to

appetite

seemed

she

always

Her

reputation.

good

girl,and

virtuous

to

told

was

fully corroborated

by herself.
Daniel
me

28,

that

who,
her

he

late

on

1878^ she

man,

had

her

Teed,

for

much
driven

the

went
some

brother-in-law,
afternoon

driving

with

time, had

attention;
her

of

through

and

told

August
a

been

young
ing
pay-

that, when

Amherst,

and

RETROSPECTIVE.

then

down

with

the

the

the

road

the

grove,

drove

McNeal,

Bob

from

the

had

and,

buggy,

reached

the

dropped

the

name

was

reins, leaped

drawing

large

revolver

from

the

side-pocket

of

pointed

it

her

lieart

commanded

her

to

kill her

refused

his
at

oaths

the

when

the

coming
growing
the

returned
toward
now

buggy
she

the

drive

their

dark

home

and

pouring

so,

wheels

the

and

rain.

break-neck
On

he

terrible

fire

to

heard
now

was

When

raining.

buggy

act

that

was

It

to

comply

about

approaching,

at

but

not

him

direction.

wagon
to

and
to

was

of

sound

he
was

course,

again, uttering

while, and

in

She

refusal

enraged

heart

of

coat,

else

or

sat.

home,

Her

her

his

buggy, tellinghim

her

demand

aimed

saw

leave

to

madman.

and

frightened,

in and

with

the

where

much

very

like

of

out

get

would

get

at

into

small

whose

man,

marsh,

going

toward

they

young

the

to

of

purpose

he

When

grove.

leading

ostensible

country,

I5I

he

he

instantly
her

drove

speed

reaching

in the

the

cot-

THE

152

to

her

and

body,

from

condition
This

shoemaker
I

never

black

moustache,

he

when

their

to

his

had

been

the

Bob

girl.

quiry
in-

informed

skin

to

and
cats

about

run

and

death
fond

was

him

Bob,

came

of

him,
of

which,

perfectly natural.
that

house

astral

McNeal,
Those

body
had
versed

will und^t^tand

the
was

naturally thought

that

made

was

until

Esther

his

disposition,

to

from

known

them

called

haunted

the

cruel

I heard

When

and

condition

relief.

was

course,

looking.

very

allow

wearing

as

judging

history,

boy, had

always

and

fine

in that

suffer

and,

his

having

as

and

eyes,

was

alive, and

to

and

wild

only

described

was

hair

as

him;

was

rather

and

saw

black

picture,

hysterical

an

McNeal,

Bob

trade,

He

picture.

in

was

man,

by

fellow.

she

through

wet

was

excitement

young

that

MYSTERY.

girl'sclothing

the

tage

AMHERST

GREAT

it

of
been
in

what

chief

in

ghost

known

Bob,

as

highly probable
the

man.

young

tormenting

psychical
I

mean.

the

edge
knowl-

But

154

THE

GREAT

and

bruises

on

AMHERST

felt convinced
that

and

powerful
the

for

her

weak.

She

it

my

is

corroborates

follows

as

I believe

had

to

an

governed
of

I grew

nature

depleted

came

at

power

established

me

solution

of this

force

which

by

evil

where

who
a

when

get

less
name-

he

of

out

what

was

of

actions
an

commit

to

grove,

great

McNeaJ,

to

her

person

and

Bob

Esther

upon

the

space

why

continually

and

intended

obsessed

thoughts

part

true

students

among

person

was

to

that

my

theory,

be, that

outrage

in

just

was

latest

my

the

evidently

buggy

person

positive

was

fact is

the

to

mystery

that
who

This

It

from

of her

assistance

her

from

now

was

and
was

about

me.

magnetism,

expense.

and

false,

was

mistaken

magnetism

vital

theory

into

arms

into

the

this

neck, I

and

arms

flowing

flowed

to

that
also

way,

vital

losing

head,

was

her

other

the

her

current

through

MYSTERY.

is

deavored
en-

the

known

Demonology
a

"

are

whose

person

almost

as

entirely

ghost existing

in that

all the

of

ghosts

the

RETROSPECTIVE.

still exist

dead

in

there

astral

their

the

same

earth.

the

could

Nickle,

and
to

allow
of

and

plain

is

to

magnetism

his

thoughts,

This

actions.

that

me

cause
be-

generated

vital

control

to

his

course

it

case

ghost

Bob

McNeal,

system

sufficient

living

ghost,

Bob

approach

off

threw

taining
re-

and

while

evil

This

(McNeal's)

his

bodies,

appearance

individuality they possessed

on

55

the

being
it

Bob

was
.

Nickle,
out

the

the

ghost,

who

one

desire

of

his

organism

of

the

through

while

McNeal,

Bob

terrible

entire

her

suffered

ghosts
was,

vital

of the

only

the

evil

him

in

an

young

dead,

more

ghost,

so,

who

imperfect

the

that, through
she

caused
to

of

became

Bob

as

and

it

was

been

lowed
aland

escape,

she

just

manner,

ceived,
re-

or

the

of

government

had

ternoon
af-

derangement

which

the

man,

on

wetting

magnetism

to

nature

grove

escapement

subject

person

and

system,

this

through

the

in the

fright

Esther
her

devilish

fatal ride; and

of that
the

really acting

was

McNeal
then

that

governing
left him

and

156

THE

whole

his

gave

attention

this

fact

that

than

still

was

that

ghost,

Bob

he

Daniel

of

making

at

work

sounds,

but

Nickle,

Bob

much

after

he

and

the
which

other

and

stage,
made

was,

her

that
lose

heard

the

she
the

the

of

their
of

word

informed

that

the

did

ghosts
while

knock

shoemaker

fact

ghost,

questioning,
the

objects

the

been

request

judge

that

to

as

have

simply accepted

Daniel

The

perfectly,Daniel

room.

being

not

naturalness
honest

the

already

the

invisible

an

and

all the sounds

through

if

in

to
at

just as

as

^^^

would,

shoe

me,

Amherst,

claimed

go

esis.
hypoth-

my

shoemaker.

and

Teed,

informed
was

was

the

Esther,

of

1879;

Nickle,

shoemaker,

of

in

living

stated

demonize

left

more

Nickle,

to

favor

The

little

Bob

McNeal

Bob

records.

after

in

point

wonderful

became

commenced

strong

what

mine

McNeal

Bob

nonentity

ghost,
is

of

book

tunate
unfor-

the

to

with

Cox,

Esther
results

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

I had

had

me,
reason

not

move

Esther

on

stage-fright,

power

through

RETROSPECTIVE.

which

they

and

he
did

On

in

subject

has

had

far, with

of

Great
let

then

do

to

care

It

that

Eliza

Bob

of

others

burned

to

as

have

experience,

give

to

so

all its

in

theory

my

Mystery

and

now

theirs

some

if

they

the

said

the

in

of

who

had

Cox.

Daniel

ship
relation-

Teed
Teed

Peter

with

sister

ghost, claimed

named
death

the

was

Esther

Esther.

municated
com-

I talked

shoemaker,

shoot
the

who

ghost

she

know

to

persons

afternoon

the

them,

Teed,

great-unde

attention

any
and

advance

McNeal,

to

with

man

so.

McNeal,

threatened
Peter

it best

isfactory,
unsat-

every

demonology

Amherst

on

all six

and

interest

may

subject

extraordinary

I deem

the

and

vague

opinion,

ghosts,

phases,

of existence.

supernatural,

some

all

produced

state

very

the

given

most

so

the

have

must

others

earthly

our

as

who

the

5 7

bam

had
who

many

a
was

years

ago.

Jane

Nickle,

the

ghost,

was

either

the

158

GREAT

THE

wife

from

Nickle,

Bob

looking
twenty

the

Fisher,
Esther

by

of

years

would

frequently hang

swing

from

the

front

down

loft, and

Princess

Welsh

where

ghosts
follows

and

leaned

out

and

up

Maggie

described

door

trap

spoke

The

other

Esther

by

as

Peter

Teed,
smooth

and

and

rather

tried

the

English.

as

us,

hands

looked

and

street

well

as

of
often

windows

some

greyish

her

by

opening

in

informed

Esther,

She,

the

of

calico, of

color.

about

dressed

made

violet

to

pleasant

very

generally

wrapper

the

scribed
de-

was

apparently

unlike

not

leading

as

age,

loose

material

to

face,

ordinary

was

thin.

He

prevent

the

Nickle

Jane

ghost

objects they

ages.

demon

ghost,

woman,

young

long

of

the

helL

Maggie

of

sister

or

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

white

short

of

was

others

very

haii
stature

and

quiet

from

ing
break-

threw.
and

looking

Their

with

clothes

Eliza

ghosts
were

McNeal
of

were

uncertain

similar

in

ap-

RETROSPECTIVE.

to

pearance

kitchens

unlike

not

was

and

in appearance
of

description
He

given.

work

59

the

in

Scotia.

Nova

Fisher

Maggie
A

who

women

of

Mary

sister

dress.

has

Nickle

Bob

not

was

her

tall,and

very

been
wore

hat.
what

From

haunted

house,

have

that

ghosts

of

the

the

similar

to

ours,

material

as

they
as

as

just

are

to

us

but

or

men

I
as

to

them

is

to

us

is

them

that

other

solid

but

to

just

each

to

them

to

evidently,

stance
sub-

liquid

is solid

and

or

is to

capable
what

will

yet

of

worlds

the

as

whether

is

recognized

as

as

mine,

and

proved,

demonstration

other

ghosts
of

assertions
be

ing
exist-

atmosphere,

real

and

these

two

same

inhabitants,

own

in

the

in

material

believe,

facts

it is

what

what

that

are,

as

its

world

is

together

to

our

world

air.

There

each

that

that

us,

and

vapor,

and

infer

to

live in

dead

the

in

led

been

substantial

as

and

are,

we

heard

and

saw

be
other

positive

|60

THE

science

GREAT

provided

"

haunted

houses,

in which

no

of

who

whose

from

vital
the

atmosphere,

the

inhabitants

ghosts
the

there

and

houses

them

possible for
us

from

that

that

It is my
with
that

their
is

belief

such

very

ghosts

and

the

some

are

persons

sensitive

world

bodies
escapes,
of

of

the

makes

it

with
and

atmosphere,

houses

they literallylive

the

among

in contact

come

such
that

possible,

whose

haunt,

of

contact

atmosphere

part of the

why

permeate

magnetism

to
to

to

that
from

choose

they

necessary

worlds

assume

the

permeating

livingin

the

the

the

of this

cases

person

two

of vital

kind

same

from
In

render

those

are

comfort

escape,

of the

logical to

is it not

live with

system

and

records
houses

any

could

magnetism

can

of haunted

them.

being

not

in

investigating

annoyance

haunted

there

them

the

facts

History

could

persons

account

kind,

The

by

cases

live

science

I did.

as

well-authenticated

ghosts

of

men

Spiritualism."

Modern

on

MYSTERY*

substantiated

be

never
"

AMHERST

in
men

haunted
are

bom

organizations
the
at

of

world
the

same

l62

GREAT

THE

charlatans.

and

M
*'

"

"

ghost

saw

had

or

ind-reading,
"

guess-work
"

features

and

them

give

and

them

gave

from
say

the

where
with

the

trickery, and
all that
from

genuine

was

the

magnetism

unseen

was

world
looked

"

"

; but

in

can

in

all

tact
con-

resorted

had

with

within

nearly

come

through
on

"

medium

exposed

that

who

tion
communicadead

not

when

that

deny

ghosts, they
then,

made

mediums

that

could

they

they

way

not

the
no

ble
favora-

"

intelligence

and

atmosphere,

cases,

of

juncts,
ad-

and

pertinent

ghosts

by

other

this

"

met

invisible

the

aided

so-called

do

positivelythat

most

control
the

genuine

These

and

in

have

may

trade."

thousands

insane.

persons

music

humbugged

hundreds

one.

compose

business,

their

conditions,"
have

in

their

cabinets,

darkness,

ever

from

message

legerdemain

stock

of

of the

cent

thought-transference,

or

chief

their

jugglers

mediums"

public

"

as

of

five per

Not

known

persons

hands

in the

is

Philosophy,

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

to

in that,

ever

their

come

vital

suspicion.

id^

RETROSPECTIVE.

The
bear

have

to

is

of

their

after

occurred
which

in

similar
while

witnessed

"

to

rid

get

them

exposed.

founded

was

on

which

ghosts,
house

1848, and

in

in character

those

to

the

investigating

Great

Mystery.

Amherst

the

and

I have

examined,

of the

return

of the

is

time

all so-called
natural

"

of

made

haunted

the

dead

thorough

houses,

Spiritual

all of

accounts

of

ghosts

the

"

Mediums

let

and
die

death.

The

"spirit-producing"

Cazeneuve
and

those

3ne

of

both

"

whom

ever
"

any

and

and

"

or

the

Mons.

Herrmann,

possessed,

mediumistic

of

I believe

dead,

now

Kellar

of

powers

Heller

Robert

magicians,

possess,

Talmud,

contain

science

of

investigation

the

ancient

translations

Koran,

which

it

India, the

Chinese,

the

of

writings

of

books

sacred

The

and

to

been

some

haunted

were

Bible

have

of

manifestations

have

still believe

Spiritualism

Modern

how

out

who

they

"

mediums

"

find

to

dupes,"

'*

genuine
*'

ill the

greatest

claimed

"

not
to

vital magnet-

164

THE

GREAT

will

ism,
to

excite

by

any

AMHERST

be

never

and

the

"

controlling

now

What

has

science
houses

haunted
of

public

an

that

give

have

been

but

of

course,

it

to

believe

in

will),

that
form

phonograph,"

their

in

never

Why,

natural

and

power

stored

demonstrated

are

forth

"

Spiritualism."

electro-magnetic

"

public

mediums

wonder

you

power

the

Modern

do

their

in

entertain

bogus
**

I,

am

until

surpassed

wonder

of

MYSTERY.

sounds

that

interior

(which,

shall

continue

Ghosts.

GHOSTS
For

ghosts

of

Through
Have
In

dead*

earth's

Entering
To

ages,

wandered

lurked

and

and

make

to

But

ghosts

and

kill,

tremble

ghosts

of

Revengeful

wrecking
evermore.

of

the

dead.

torture.

with

the

and

the

of

years

future,

from

come

the

bourne

the

great;

fear.
Of

Yes.

and

homes

May
Or

maidens;

our

eager

victims
follow

torment

Our

In
To

houses

Burning

atmosphere;

Watchful

For

the

infinite

dead.

And

evil,

All

the

good

tell
the

to

and

mankind.
of

secrets

Nature,

Still

Prom

come

the

in

hordes

Stygian

Psychology's
shore;

And

laws.
ultimate

our

"

Walter

fate.

Hubbbll.

FROM

NEWSPAPERS.

OLD

FROM

OLD

[Ffvm

**

the

NEWSPAPERS.

Gautte,** /une

Amherst

ESTHER
The

lady
She

is

The

staying

now

has

case

Walter

who

investigation.
"

mediums

Miss

Inclined

to

do

knocks,

at

times

denoted

the

day, etc.;
a

breakfast

air in the
for

dates

that

stone-china

very

informs

room

his

us

loud, and
in

days

caught

when

pipe they

bogus

considers

that

him

if

she

that

he

has

heard

these

have

that

his

were

pocket, time

the

heavy

of
of

cover

disappeared

from

the

dropped

from

the

afterwards
that

its

in

time

and

deceive

sugar-bowl
and

character.

phenomena,

some

frequently

different

on

table,

lighting

spend

coins

on

young

closely by Mr.

similar

seen

deceptions,

He

so.

this

lively

very

watched

easily

not

been

has

in their

Z879.]

Teed's.

to

He

could

Cox

of

has

determined

of

presence

Mr.

at

lately

Hubbell,
has

and

"

in
been

recently

27,

COX.

manifestations
have

IO5

he

asked

dropped

for

in front

matches
of

bim

l66

THE

GREAT

several

on

lounge
from

[/"iw"

occasions

chairs, tables,

various

"

ChfamcUr

IVgsUm

THE

of

while
"*

Amherst

some

made

for

pins

of

has

power

and

stick

been

into

her

into

the

being in the

time.

As

and

were

five

presence,

are

Hubbeirs

invisible
of

of

also

was

taken

out

stairs

after

the
and

over

from

it at

of

Esther
the

jump
the

description, and

must

of
and
room
bed-

my

Cox,
at

this
up

no

the

noon,
after-

again

time."

furniture, in

astonishing,

put

out

house

parlor

air

the

thirty pins

part of

her

been

wonderful

household

certainly

out

have

ing
pull-

been

more

fall

feet

statements.

parts

come

the

contains

the

all

about

upper

chair

vagaries of

The

Mr.

both

into

entering

were

and

which

day,

the

records

I have

25,

pins

chair

down

thrown

saw

the

pulled

person

both

all

Hubbell,

tough

say

June

is becoming

It

we

Hubbell,

girl ; they

nnaccountable.
and

Mr.

sticking
seen

ears.

to-day.

^^

Esther,

I have

person.

her

instance:

out

narrative

to

two

investigate

to

The

not

about

Walter

by

Teed's

by

remarkable,

very

These,

Daniel

at

Mystery."

observations

publishes

journal kept

boarding

ScOU^

MYSTERY.

Gazette

Nam

Z879.]

l6,

AMHERST

Amherst

columns

thrown

were

Kentvitte.

IVidmesday^ July

The

articles

and

thirty feet

to

tJU

MYSTERY.

that

upset, and

were

ten

AMHERST

E"i.her*s

according
render

to

the

PROM

Teed

domicile

house,

while

but

that

be

must

exciting
with

solution

found,
their

and

nothing

that

of

than

tific
scien-

boasted

that

century,

no

be

can

done

be

can

flying

agreeable.

manifestations

mysterious

these

of

have

all the

nineteenth

the

of

boarding-

knives, paperweights,

to

appear

more

certainly surprising,
discoveries

quiet

carving

articles

other

boarders,

It is

habit

the

I67

NEWSPA"ERS.

anything

and
at

OLD

to

prevent

recurrence.

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of Light!* Boston,

Banner

Saturday^ Jufy

la,

1879.]
We

have

Miss

cited

Esther
in

whose

interest
The

and

before

the

in the

us

Walter

both

the

The

language.

set

of
for

says

lively

very

Scotia

(after a

rary
tempoand

thereof

and

27,

of

forth

the

have
is

She

much

so

copy

letter

last

we

month,

in

plain

in

character.

ring
occur-

Nova

25th

matter

lady (Esther Cox)

young

the

the

Gazette

proof

of

case

discussion,

June

dated

manifestations

'*The

of

wave

way

Hubbell,
which

of

in
more

once

Gazette,

Amherst

from

on

created

excitement

arisen

has

the

phenomena

have

presence

subsidence)

of

singular

popular

subject

have

the

Cox,

occasions

several

on

recently
now

this

of

presence

been

staying

of
at

Mr.

Teed's.
The

has

case

Mr.

Walter

some

time

lately

Hubbell,
in

who

been
has

watched
determined

its investigation."

closely by
to

spend

I6ii

THE

GREAT

AMHERST

MYSTERY.

NOTE.

While
from

he

that

heard

Amherst

left

had

has

Esther

her

and

Mr.

and
at

the

to

ascertain.

present

they

been

have
in

not

but

Teed

have

good

York,

March

7"

1S88.

the

where

she

living

been

able
to

reason

Amherst.

W.

New

that

by

are

not

and

and

tormented

Daniel

time,
I

are

ago,

marriage

Mrs.

source

married,

was

years

never

since

ghosts

another

Cox

heard

descendants

From

Jennie

press

Carritte's

dead.

was

in

was

Dr.

of

one

that

work

this

H.

lieve
be-

GREAT

THE

170

wonderful

demonstrations

rest,

placed

in

the

of

centre

Honestly

take
full

those
the

in
I

suggest,

had

all

the
at

of

and

subject
least

character
very

forth.

much

the

more

as

you

beUeved

be

bring,
of

by
could

miracles

have

if

served
pre-

W.

on

necessary,
and

prominence
all, and

Mr.
T.

pubKsh

correspondence

substantiate
than

with

to

apparent

press

fifty people
to

them.

could

write

to

certain

am

such

witnessed

not

It

case.

journals,

was

connection

if it would

generally.

all

there

the

Were

to

on

week

my

medical

beUeved

have

not

the

doubt

physicians

were

in

doings.

strange
case

of

bed,

vain.

that

entire

history

in

persons

an

me

had

even

reference

but

deception

but

insulated

convinced

or

the

sorely

was

with

room,

currents,

soon

fraud

you

results.

skeptical

occasions

would

the

all

experiments,

thoroughly

on

possible electric

no

that

various

satisfactory

no

her

tried

with

and,

acknowledge

must

puzzled.
with

MYSTERY,

AMHERST

Hubbell
CARRITTE.

indeed
has

set

City and

of

and

says

that

this

the

letter

he

received

AflSrmed

this

and

subscribed

28th

day
R.

J.

Clerk

Nova

Scotia,

17,

May,

by

Iowa

of

the

of

E.

to

the

hundred
Pease.

D.

before

me

Notary

Public.

Arthur

Davison,

Court,

Amherst,
Copied

Morgan.
Magazine,"

of

Central
kindness

in

Vol.

Pella,

University
of

R.

B.

N.

Scotia, April 24th, 1893.

Nova

Morgan,
letter

Supt.

of
of

S.

Davison.

Arthur

Amherst,

Scotia,

Sheriff, Amherst,

High

true

Doctor

Nova

8, published

No.

^Through

Son

Your

E.

Ray

students

Davison,

Fred

F.

1893.

Iowa.

H.

late

Coimty

to

sworn,

Jime, 1889.

Central

"The

to

Masses,

of

Esq.,

from

of

the

from

Letter

from

Rurus

three.

eighty

is

eighteen

third,

February

dated

duly

letter

and

Carritte, of Amherst,

W.

T.

Philadelphia.

Pease, being

D.

Rufus

deposes
copy

of

County

Prof.

171

Pennsylvania,

of

State

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

the
the

19th, inst.
High

addressed

School, Amherst

GREAT

THE

172

(E. J. Lay),
did

Lay

asked

do

me

in

this

hope

that

your

for

me

we

never

she

left,

say

in

proved

to

up

there

all

looking,

the
the

spell.
I

tried

control

She

of her

would

go

times
will

no

power,

she

further

nor

facts

facts

were

good

not
a

write

common

but

afraid
her

but

just

do

may

the

teach

became

before

published

was

much
to

seemed

painted

only

find

to

me

book

and

very

point

bam.

She

read

was

several

gained

my

ignorant,

could

education,

for

one

married,
her

sell, the

same.

very

been

day

he

book

worked

stairs, she

the

may

better

watched

bad

while

and

magnetic

research

have

read

passing

make

My

mihingedj'l

and

burned

she

by Hubbell,

the

and

we

down

time

him.

for

way

months

came

as

the

at

Cox
world.^sther

often

Mr.

me.

Spiritualism.

some

I have

she
It

in

since

had

fly.

to

reply

study

three

for

how

to

to

girl became

the

this to

(20 years).
out

Amherst

in

is that

power

unfold

at

beKeve

not

idea

own

hve

MYSTERY.

handed

been

has

not

has

and

AMHERST

not

of
to
as

afraid

anything.

it.

exert

had
and

My

house

THE

GREAT

AMHERST

and

where

she

with

live

to

and

she

it

ing, but

at

aspect.

One

home,

night
the

IpDr.Carritte
to

she

everything
imconscious

going
she

to

was

but

body

that

legs,

cot

for

inflate

you

suddenly

collapse.

regular order,
the

doctor

her

in

about

was

company

expecting
but

all

at

once

and

Those
every

her
we

her
death

heard

be

to

of

her

down

to

her

clothes
it would

then

spells

sister
every

in

came

minute.

getting ready,
with

her^

saw

lift the

and

bladder

was

heaving

breast

fill up

would

she

her

resort

seemed

violent

is from

semi-

last

and

bed,

tried

then

When

battery.

on

dead,

as

try

me

feared

he

as

from
a

as

her

asked

had

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her

and

way

my

attended

Esuier,

arouse

state

serious

on

who

die.

to

to

was

how

poimd-

more

dead).!He
see

tant
dis-

same.

and

73

came

see

the

rapping

Doctor

and

going

was

to

did

as

since

him

with

go

often

it assimied

times

met

call

only

she

fifty yards

Himdreds

was

before

about

to

along.

first

lived

was

used

got

At

me

MYSTERY.

While
watched

and

band,
hus-

moment,

tappings

on

the

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174

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foot

board,

and

louder,
eyes

and

soon

but

weak.

but

this

one

me

she

for

tea,

(I

had

this

time

the

paper

not

us,

day,

next

of

these

tiuns
to

hardest

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scribe
de-

scene

knew

thing

back

doubt

of

whack

least, asstmies

gave
a

me

the

cow.

this
any

at

cow

reading

was

time

open

be

to

sitting

The

drawer.

struck

fork

her,

to

first
me

on

people

Some
when

gets

man

with

then

may

him

at

reality.

And

Another:

attention

it

the

kept

were

head.

head
a

leave

dinner

the

the

on

to

any

things but

these

not

the

and

table

the

the

at

with

on

her

paying

living

things

forgot).

she

her

between

while

forks

the

happened

milk

told

where

but

and

to

it is hard

was

the

putting

was

drawer

that

but

evening

One

Another:

the

opened

the

several

it

fully but

she

spoke

on

up

saw;

louder

once

moments

had

She

then

witnessed.

ever

but

few

and

at

rallied, was

it
I

all

when

in

MYSTERY.

faint

first

at

and

her

AMHERST

the
I

was

fright;
time.
attended

the
I

only

kept

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the

thing
horse

used
horse

to

my-

GREAT

THE

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self.

(say

kept

struck
and

home

she

I handed

in

met,

spilled the
me

cuffs.

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water

over

appears

she

feet

from
door

table

good

dipper

it

but
and

us

at

and

was

had

struck
the

bucket

hands

our

which

hands

and

of

ing
giv-

our

both

us,

wetting, spoiling
had

just been

sitting
to

right angles

pass
to

my

milk.

milk
as

it

came

dipper of water,

pretty

this

open

the

go

just

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in

key

the

that

too.

when
to

had

and

quart

on

key

her, she
hand,

large

been

the

wanted

or

picked

the

kept

comb

depend

then

evening

next

other

door.

eight

quick

had

curry

may

way

and

the

about

post.

that

it to

her

had

door

The

pocket.

the

where

she

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MYSTERY.

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29th, 1908, Brooklyn,

FROM

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magnitude

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millions

modem

Many
and

industrial

new

private
plants

value

of

nearly

the

stores

several

village

of

all

long

my

town

civilization.

of

costly

left

with

inhabitants,

improvements

after

I had

what

to

3,500

10,000

of

aggregating

of dollars.

Daniel

Teed

and

his

devoted

foimd

well,

prosperous

and

lame

longer

no

first,but
his

able

daughters
two

have
of

was

last

and

knew

him

and

now

of

the

grown

here.

Olive,

happy,

well

too,

life.

into
have

wife

one

of

come

them

all since

fine

and

horses

as

Teed,

and

man,

trotting

walk

to

when

as

William

son

yoimg

and

persons

$1,000

owner

Amherst

to

I found

absence

as

mitted
com-

returning

On

he

ever

Hillson.

Tupper

191

disreputable

It

The

sum.

and

MYSTERY.

as

course

fond

to

of

fine

Four
Teed

fast

family
hood,
woman-

THE

192

GREAT

left

Cox

Jane

in

married

AMHERST

the

MYSTERY.

Amherst

years

United

and

ago

States, where

she

lives.
Esther

years

many

married

she

second

her
in

and

is

and

children

the

it

from

"

"

that

true

man's

"

"

Doctor

molest

or
"

ever

back

again

before

Esther

old

or

her

again,
not

same

Bob,

malicious

ghost

heard

for

of,
the

many

his

became

Cox

ised
prom-

does

friend,

obsessed

he

whom

man

his

to

and

necessarily become

most

with, knew

met

cine
Medi-

personality,

or

must

and

worst

very

tions
incanta-

"

death

as

finally

Indian

superstitious ghost, he, this

the

with

somewhere

the

an

nature

superstitious man

and

living

was

by

of

follow

to

change

Esther

Witch

or

is

still

demon-ghost,

conjurations

never

again

died

States.

away

Man

for

husband

husband

and

SpringliiU, N.S.,

Her

Bob,

scared

in

ago.

United

the
After

married

Cox

went

yoimg
years

most

im-

willing victim.
During
young

man

the

from

year

led

quiet

1878

to

1879

uneventful

the
life

^^"

194

AMHERST

GREAT

mention

I may

Golding

Mr.

Bird, also

Golding
and

Mrs.

Mrs.

Olive

Major
Mr.

Black,

and

Teed,
whose

gentiemen

ICYSTE"Y.

Daniel
each

names

Twenty-nine

of

Town

of
in

Having

of

and

by

not

of

absolutely
all

British
our
or

by

the

citizens

he

of

had

"

lived

Cox.
of

the

Cumberland,

personal

Dominion

and

seen

of

knowledge

hearsay

through

and

of

igo8

June,

inhabitants

heard

the

belief,

or

ually
individ-

demonstrations,

communications

invisible, intelligent and

the

the

America:

own

some

manifestations,

within

to

Scotia, and

known,
or

signed

Esther

Comity

Nova

Canada

of

home

Amherst,

Province

the

by

after

years

imdersigned

the

We,

of

publication.

Scotia, in

the haunted

in

and

all

me

Hubbelly

Nova

Amherst,

Black

DOCUMENT
Walter

to

and

to

TESTAMENTARY
Presented

Mrs.

Teed

are

for

of Amherst

Citizens

and

J. Albert

delivered

"Doamient"

Bird

atmosphere

malicious
that

continued

of

an

power

its

of Daniel

home

the

actual

one

in

boarder

book

Mystery.

read

been

by

us

aforesaid

free

will,aflSx

editions
the

of the

world

of

what

of

the

himdreds

our

that

so

paper

book,

in

to

hereto, of
to

names

it may

be

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corroboration

in

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some

in

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all future
before

presence

Hubbell,

inhabitants

including ourselves,

each

verification

and

Walter

and

go

actually transpired in the

Teed

as

us

testamentary

printed
book

of

having

all

to

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Narrative

description
we

in

The

known

as

fact, particulars and

the

"

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being

truthful

and

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and

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house)

True

which

Supernatural,"

the

period

(who

entitled

and

narrated

as

actor

aforesaid

him

the

for

1879,

to

itself

house),

the

the

the

by

written

Amherst

1878

Hubbell

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by
a

from

year

sister-in-law,

itseK

manifest

to

in

manifested

from

in

Street,

elsewhere

his

never

absence

her

continued
of

(but

Princess

of

195

operations

and

Scotia,

presence

Cox

Esther

during

Teed,

Nova

Amherst,
the

mysterious

and

awe-inspiring

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

THE

of

and

Amherst,

thirty years

ago.

196

THE

GREAT

Signed

by

and

us

whom

Hubbell
this

AMHERST

tenth

delivered
each

we

day

of

MYSTERY.

June

know
a.

Walter

to

personally,
1908.

d.,

(Signed)
Daniel

Teed

Olive

Teed

Neander

J.

William

A.

David

Quigley

Silas
William

Beattie

Barry

OF

second
each

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D.

Nov.

Chapman

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COX

ESTHER

died

Cox

Hillson

Tupper

Ephraim

8,

191

in

2,

Broc-

Mass.
was

married,

twice

being
Mr.

Hicks

Charles

DEATH

She

Stewart
White

McNutt

Esther

Chapman

W.

Rufus

Black

A.

T.

Lawrence

Moffatt

W.

J. Albert

ton,

John

Simpson

Arthur

Ripley

She

Shanahan.
husband

marriage.

Adams

Mr.

and
"

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her

her

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two

first

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band
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second

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her

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^^

APPENDIX

LETTER

NO.

also:

Fleet

44

COMPANY

WAGNALLS

"

London

Street,

17th, 1906.

July
Mr.

Walter

dear

In

giving

etc.,

if

that

at

your

questions,

my

you

house,

week

line

the

of

course,

be

Would

incidents

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made

to

the

come

that
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convenient

of
we

further,
along

come

indicated.
these

things

bidding.
as

I,

197

to

answers

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have

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to

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etc.

on

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whether

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Amherst

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book

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in

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N.

Hubbell:

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mystery,

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My

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New

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198

THE

AUHERST

GBEAT

MYSTERY.

LETTER
House

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of

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4th

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East

44-60

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Mr.

Walter

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be

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may

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most

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No.

10,

OF

THE

Hubbell

popular

friends

your

satisfactorily.

respectfully,

and

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The

XIV,

our

and

matters

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James

chat?

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Tuesday

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be a couple of other

little before
a

July 26, 1906.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

might

DICTIONARY

Hubbell:

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cf

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that

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genealogical work,
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99

originally published by

Mystery,"

Amherst

28,

wonderful

weirdly

His

so

he

Gaxrick,

literary field.

the

in

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

Marcus

of

the

Brutus

work

called

besides

other

in

the

libraries.

of

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THE

200

AMHERST

GREAT

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County
member

Society,

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of

of

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him

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and

boyhood,

the

standard

Charles

standard

line

since

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drama

with,

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Cush-

Booth,

Fechter

"

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stage

every

renown,

''

Chester"

other

Neilson, Edwin

McCnllough,

Eminent

of

Royal

on

played

of

Adelaide

man,

been

and

others

among

of

to

Ancestry

in several

has

classic

the

in

American

Americans

has

He

of

History

(2nd edition), also

works.

Psychical
is made

Encyclopaedia

"The
"

in

and

Reference

Pennsylvanians,"
(5th

Genealogical

Society

Boston.

the

in

corresponding

York

New

Biographical

and

MYSTERY.

and

John

Barry

SidUvan.
In

and

Hamlet

Chicago

Hamlet,

in

189

Othello

instant

1, at

towns,

and

success,

highest class.

as
as

in

star

Macbeth,

tragic parts, appearing

Windsor

the

Leavitt's

scholar, but
very

appeared

in other

Benjamin

imder

with

first

provincial

Western

in

he

1890

management,

Richard

only

not
as

Theatre,

HI,
as

as

meeting
a

tragedian

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AMHBRST

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202

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that

the

in

will,

it is

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coherence,

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falsity of

or

lending

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that

occultism

things

yet,

to

be

is

than

sure,

hypothetical,

thereof,

solemn

Oriental

and

fact

that

are

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and

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is

in

subject

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manner,

phe^

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HUBBBIX.

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203

promulgated.

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and

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had

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AMHERST

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204

life.

"

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medical

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claim

what

that

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habitant
in-

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as

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; and

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be

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to

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ghosts
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sane

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in

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both

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persons

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in

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with

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of
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quantities

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those

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whose

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hence

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from

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sary
neces-

faculty, and,

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must

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as

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with

present,

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well

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persons

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ghosts, it is

shall

does

magnetism

the

hear

born

of

possible, who

of

as

or

escapes

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and

same

seem

be

person

the

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render

of

just

at

see

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that

may

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either

or,

ghost

211

does.

person

but

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

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THE

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are

ghosts

hear.
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who

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class

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fraternity
know

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among
see

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and
have
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ghosts,
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us

the

all the
as

simply

insane

the

persons

medical

because

often

claim

we

to

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physicians,

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ancient

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principle
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human
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earthly form,
at

to

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probably

body

sane
in-

convey

of

may

electricity ^that

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by

truth.

magnetism,"

should

that

latter

heard

body"

to

of

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the

teachers

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term

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saw

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the

in

men

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chronicled

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writers

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by

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tell the

persons

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them,

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or

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and

of India,

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and

experiences

the

sane,

Chinese.

writers

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did

or

men,

the

angels

and

each

in

books

the

Bible,

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of

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of

thought

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of

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be

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portions

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the

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the

ghosts

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AMHBRST

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which

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form.

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if present

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conditions,
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in

or

in

the

limb
or

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earthly

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no

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allow

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under

is

to

limb,

in the

the

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theory

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from

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it

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nerves

of

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the

of

being

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bodies

medical

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member

instances,

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of

of the

hundred,

portion

mistake,

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some

of

fact

the

in

ends

remaining

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that, although

the

the

roborated
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limbs,

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phenomenon,

memory,

nerves

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in

may,

times

at

easily

have

I would

again actually present,

imagination

and

who

persons

portions thereof,

it,

call

to

ghosts.

well-known

the

to

fact
or

of

where

to

prefer

as

^the world

"

reference

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body,

213

soul

the

accompanies

magnetism
soul,

MYSTERY.

AMHERST

GREAT

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be

is

netic
magfested
manious
obviof

the

214

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when

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proper

place

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presence

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always

ent
presis

limb

apparent.
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give

detailed

befalls

of

the

six

where

house

haunted

the

account

with

experience

as

is not

article

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but

ghosts of

men

in the
such

opportunity,

an

the

on

dead,

the

to

me

wonderful

weirdly

my

I had

for

earth,

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study

to

supermtmdane.
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that

all

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and

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mediums

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house

or

nor

forms

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patient

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or

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for

living in,

the

time

by
even

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that

charlatans,

being

the

investigator

in
of

any

psychology

of Modem

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years
of

the

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at

nor

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hypnotic

influenced,
in

alleged
sons
per-

visiting

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been,

psychology

no

of

Amherst

the

there,

time, and
have

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of

lived

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time

capable

not

the
readers

my

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whatsoever,

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any

and

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am

assure

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previous
I

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at

concerning

mystery,

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is that

say

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any

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ject,
sub-

any

way

its

other

careful

supermundaneii

itualism
Spir-

and

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GREAT

THE

AMHERST

that

expose

fraud, and

be

truth

the

another

race.

the

fact

need

and
In
my

answer,

is

capable

closing, I

and
of

of

aid
of

the
person

old

and,

of

which
to

and

of

persons

as

magnetism

innocent

that

from

earth,

have

been

men

have

be*
the
scmie

without

from

escaping

on

in

does

ghosts,

charged

netism
mag-

contact

surely

physical form,

are

during

individuals

the

and

can,

do

frequently
deserted

probability, occasionally

crimes

"Yes,

vital

as

escape

such

man
hu-

belief."

possible

why

that

the

found

surely

as

magnetism
is

of

demonstration,

I have

render

in the

houses

suffer.

millions

faith

just

to

life hereafter?"

scientific

mankind

in all

terrible

made

problem

emphatically,

that

the

that

vital

amongst

haunting

for

greatest

ghosts, just

vital

that

; and

ghosts

that

sufficient

kind

same

men,

to

and

on

say

from

them

of

rest

must

investigations,

tween

come

to

I found

most

longer

no

quantities

body

opportunity

what

to-day by

escapes

the

the

world

asked

question

and

corroborate

to

concerning

there

"Is
a

ample

215

life.

human

is

had

have

period,

during

MYSTERY.

to

by

ting
commitmen,

undoubtedly

and
been

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is

fallacy

ethereal,
men

just

as

the

in
All

men

by

seen

fact

is

ghosts

solid

but

is solid

is not

there

be

scientific

men,

evil

ghosts

did

in

the

ghosts

heart

"

the

days

and
I

of

good
loved

believe

and
ones

the

of

it

the

convinced

pure

reason

come

they
is that

the

the

of

the
visit

left

pure
that

record

that

have

they

disciples.

to

to

as

ghosts
the

of
the

that

mankind,

have
me

rarely

whom

house,

His

nor

body

or

man,

ghosts

is to

them

mind,

in my

still haunt

good,

to

air.

any

and

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is to

what

haunted

Jesus

sad

has

in

men

the

^ah ! how

experience
the

living

of evil

of

mind

already

men,

as

slightestdoubt

the

when

investigations

while
but

us

have

my

us

vapor,

is to

the
in

to

ease

ence
experi-

often

as

by

substance
or

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semi-transparent

proved

substance,

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can

is

come

them.

with
be

reality,

can

with

us,

of

eyes

in

and

are,

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liquid

we

difficulty we

to

the

to

ever

are

always,

and

in contact

appear

stated, the
what

the

to

ghosts

so

are

as

world

our

coming

are

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beings

compared

that

appear

contrary,

with

in contact

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believe

to

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on

when

AMHBRST

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INDEX

Music,

of

Academy

185,

xz,

x82,

Ackerman,

4.

Affidavit,

185,

Aguila,

Ship,

Alhambra,

X99.
zx,

Burroughs,

20X.

X89,

Cahill,

83.

xx,

77.

The,

News,

Daily

Amherst

The,

Gazette,

Amherst

Shoe

Ancient

Records

15.

X7X.

Chapman,
Chatham,

Astral

Body,

Baker,

zx,

The,

Cox,

X67.

22,

2x,

xs.

83.

Ward,

Henry

X20,

X35,

Z49,

z6x,

X65,

X67.

x68,

x69"

x8x,

x8",

Z93,

Z95.

92.
z57"
X73"

xp6.
The,

Marriage,

of

X43.

Charlotte,

Cushman,
Beers,

X43.

X84,

Clarence,

Bennett,

X85,

Daily

News,

Daihr

Times,

20X.

Davis,

X96.

Davison,

x89.

Betts,
198.

Edwin,

Booth,

X63,

The,

Bible,

x6,

Black,

76,

34,
X94,

72,

Dreams

94.

X78,

X76,

x7x,

x82.

X54.

Scotia,
The,

Z94.

Ghosts,

and

X85.

Z77.

2x2.

xaa,

Dunlap,

X94.

England,

X90.

Esoteric

Blanche,

The,

X89.

Document,

200.

200.

29.

Demonology,
Nova
Digby,

Newsman,

and

Bookseller

Bird,

90,

X03,

X92,

43*

40,

87, 88,

85.

77*

Beecher,

Bent,

29.

Z56,

Curse

Beck,

58,

200.

X96.

Beattie,

Advertiser,
36, 38,
23,

124.

The,

Ship,

The

56.

52,

Commercial

84,

Fundy,

of

77.

48, 54.

xp6,

Barry,

Clay,

212.

Light,

of

Banner

Christie,

153.

152,

83*

96.

92,

i4x.

11,

Bodies,

X71.

X96.

197.

Astral

Bear,

Magazine,

Ray

212.

Armstrong,

Iowa,

of

University

Central

20.

China,

of

X63.

Cazeneuve,

Central

Appendix,

X70,

X73.

X7X,

x2,

Factory,

Amherst

163,

X69,

Scotia,

Nova

Amherst,

16.

Hall,

Music

Amherst

X47,

58.

57*

55"

x68,

48,

45"

43.

54"

53.

63, X26,

167.

165,

76,

64,

62,

28,

x6,

53,

49"

291

98.

96,

Carroll,
Carritte,

187*

Bay

X90.

X84.

California,

Alward,

X90.

2x8.

Brentano,

3x8.

4"

x89"

X35,

Bradford,

igiS.

Adams,

zzo,

X92.

201.

Bliss,

89,

87,

Ghost,

the

Bob,

34.
219

25,

33,

133.

X79"

Magazine,

The,

aoa.

INDEX

220

PalM,

CliarlM,
Fechter,
aoo.
Penwick,
141.
ix,
PiUmore,
189.
Pisher, 94* ix6" ii7" X30"
Powtor,

x86.

180,

I. K.,

Dr.

Garrick,

Golding,
Gordon,

aoi.

IfoTS

Scotis,

128.

Hamilton,
Hamlet,

aoo.

Harkins,

14a.

Harris,

la.

Haunted

Houses,

Haunted

House,

196.

Castle, 178.
Highhead
76, 191, 196.
HiUson,
Richard,
Dr.
Hodgson,
180.
178,
118,

166, 167,
180,

X08,

181,

170,

X7a,

Z94"

I95"

I96, I97"

Hyimotism,
ax

Indian

Dogs,

19a.
Insane

of, X99"

X44.

X4X.

Man,

An,

"

McVey,

X56.
James,
Jerusalem,
x84"

x8i,
The

The,

Midnight
Miramichi,
Mob
Law,

X78,

X08.

Holy

City,

Moncton

xo.

Indians,
Madness,
Advance,

X4z.

X99.
95.

99.

Spiritualism,
a

Despatch,
New

x6c^

14.

The, pa.
Brunswick,

Times,

The,

Morgan,
178.
X7x,
Morrison,
76.
8a.
MyUus,

llannery,
Neilson,

155,

Z43*

Mac

Moncton

154,

xa.

X43.

William,

Prof.

x8o,

xx.

Mesmerism,

Moncton,
Shoemaker,

87, 89.

98.

x6z, X63, X64,

Moffatt,
196.

Medicine

Asylum,

X77.

173.

Modem

9.

Invisible

179,

Hist,

xo.

Index,

Herod,

McLean,
X33.
Mclleal,
Z5X,
153,
156, 157*
158*
McNutt,
196.

Mic

76.

Hutchinson,

Indian

178,

169,

Family,
Mirrors,

Human

165

aoa.

aox,

Hubbell

i6x,

135,

Ghost,
s
145.
VI, 146.
x84.
HI, X46, aoo.
X63, axa.

Henry

Mcllhenny,
177,

la.

Hubbell,

Hamlef

Brutus,
X99.
of Lome,
Marquis
X43.
Massey,
X7x.
Mayer,
xa.
McAllister,
xa.
McClellan,
xSp.
McCullough,
John, aoo.

187.

Chamber,

Torture

Holmes,

King
King
King

MaUoy,

163.

Herrmann,

x8o.

Marcus

83.

Hennessey,

Hicks,

160, 163.
The,
199.
163.

Robert,

Heller,

146.

Leavitt, aoo.
Lennox,
xx.
London,
X99.
Macbeth,
aoo.
the
Maggie,
Ghost,
Magicians,
X63.

11.

ax6.

X43.

Kent,

Lay,

194*

Hslifaz,

Kenned/,

Richard
King
Koran,
The,
Lang, Andrew,

164*
Vertet,
of ths
Dssd,
159.

Ghosts

Her

197.

109.

Ghocts,"

Disdples,

z8o.

Jiilius Casar,

158,

133.

Proggatt,
Funk,

Joan of Arc,
Jugglers, 6.

187.

x8a,

i59"

His

and

Jesus,

77.

X3f

15.

Adelaide,

199.

99.

221

INDEX

Newfoundland,
Sun,
New York
Nickle,
X47"

153*

159.

190-

176,

i8z.

168,

Sullivan,

300.

D.,

R.

Z69,

171.

Teed,
177.

Podmore,
Porter,

30.

The,

Witness,

Presbyterian
99.

Louise,

Princess

Explained,

Psychical

Research,

145.

Society

36,

35*

The,

Psychic
Psychology,

z6,

54,

6x,

03,

64,

69,

77,

8x,

Rogers,

73,

Ruddick,
Sackville,

zoo.

147.

148,

X50,

xs6,

X43.

158,

X65,

x66,

168,

X76,

157.

i8x,

183,

X83,

Z84,

188,

189,

191.

194.

74.

Sacred

Shanahan,
Simmonds,

Simpson,

x6,

Books

India,

Z63,

The,

zz.

196.

Z36,

79,

xa.

160.

Z98.
301.

The,
Chronicle,
69,
68,
67,
66,
81,
76,
74, 75.

166.

70,

85,

73.

96,

93,

91,

90,

97,

98,

196.

147,
13.

300.

Theatre,
Doctor,

Yarmouth,
z86.

78,

i8x.

X97,

p9. 100,
Wilmere,
Witch

Z96.

X59.

77,

Magnetism,

Windsor
X40.

X96.

19X,

Courtland,

73,

13.
x4o.

33,

3z,

63,

X47.

87, 88,
of

3X3.

Satan,

Hall,

Amburgh,

7i,

Z40.

184.

After,

Abstinence

White,
Brunswick,

128,

54"

Years

Wagnalls,

Z85.

196.

I9S"

34,

Western

Z93*

X35,

138,

Washington,

93.
New

X30,

13X,

Vital

77.

XX6,

Z30,

Van

The,

Z04,

XX5,

138,

Z43,

Routledge,
Slave,
Royal

xoo,

136,

Van

z6.

85,
107,

133,

Tupper,
Worlds,
Two

196.

Ritchie,

XI3,

XX3,

IXX,

99,

Z96.

88,

Quigley,
Ripley,

60,

53,

z6,

185.

Quebec,

40"

49,

Townsend,

Z33"

37"

^5,

zo.

Pythagoreans,

30,

38,

43,

Total

zo.

37,

58,

Thirty

297.

34,

34"

Temple,

178.

Riddle,

3X3.

33,

103.

Philosophy,

177.

Robb,

Z63,

302.

3i"

143.

Prophecy
Psychical

6.

The,

33,

30,

5.

Purdy,

300.

The,

86, 87, 88,

13.

Preface,

for,

Barry,

Supermundane,
The,
Talmud,

189.

Pipes,

Post,

St.

Summer-land,

Prof.

Pease,

Newfoundland,

John's,

I58,

author,

the

by

I57*

76.

Brunswick,

New

John,

St.

133,

Z30,

Z63.

196.

Stewart,

199.

n^"

X55"

Notes,
Othello,

The,
118,

117,

82.

Ship,

zz8.

55,

Z4.
Spiritualism,
Mediums,
Spiritual

84*
The

Z33*

Snowden,

Origin

Dogs,

Newfoundland
of,

Sleep,

185.

New Brunswick,

Nova

The,

X93.

Scotia,

z85^