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PIlBNOAfENOLOGY. PHYSICAL MANU'SLSTATlON8. 117<br />
Munl!'estatlons in lStl1.<br />
[The following oecllrrell""" took place before<br />
the adventul Modem Sph Itullll.m. Tbe<br />
reader will be .,bl~ to ghe them t1Jelr full<br />
slh'1liftcance. The C\lrUd~ate below ILDd nn<br />
IlCCODlpn.llylog, story erubodY!Il!: the lacts<br />
th."'III. Willi widely clrcula\eiI at \.I1t.Ume<br />
!.bruullb tbe pape"'.-~;I). J<br />
We. !.be ullderslgued. dePoso and say, tbal<br />
Gil SUllday "'ellll.g, Julie 1:1, A. D .• 1&12,<br />
w~ cn.Ued toiv .. lCh wltb Mr. Samuel MaUll.<br />
our neigbbor of North J~llton.<br />
Olle of us<br />
hBd beeD witli blm U,e' Jo'rlday nlgbt Wore,<br />
to watcb, and bad stupped !.bere at the I&W·<br />
111'. requ""t, l$ .. tunlay. Mr. Whltcber came<br />
to \Vatcb about U o'cloek ill U.e ever.lng, Blld<br />
tb. family soot. afttor retl""d to ..."t, aud lelt<br />
u.' wltb tbe .Iek wan, In a aon"'l rooln,!.be<br />
bedo", tbe IIOrt.il ~Idc, lb~ door-way 10 the<br />
kltchell 011 the eaot, alld a door leading to tbe<br />
bed·room 011 the weat elld or lbe rovm, and a<br />
set of draweni on tbe east side of \.I,e room<br />
near tho fnol IIf lhe bell. al.d a wlmlp19 by<br />
the foot, on lbe lJortb olde. The willdow<br />
wes rafsed froin fourto.h, 10cbe8. Tbe door<br />
Illto !.be kitchen w .... Opell, aud Mr. Gw,.ge<br />
W.· Maon .Iept tb."". 'l'he d!>"r IlIto tbe<br />
bed.room w&., slaut, and Mrs. l'eter Howe<br />
. sn'd MI'!!. Maull s ..,pt tbe,e. lL wao saip"""ed<br />
be 1'188 dylllg Friday l.lgbt; bi. ~lItremetle8<br />
were cold, and yet be lingered on; be seemed<br />
much distressed, but tlot In88l1e, ...,d Satur.<br />
day aDd Sunday remained still alive, and appareutly<br />
baseuslble. Wlleu all was .till !;WI'<br />
day night, 8114 Mr. Wbltllbe, waa standing at<br />
'-:be foot of the bed. close to the drawers by<br />
the open window. atld Mr. Norrie waa sltllng<br />
, 80Uth of the bOO, 801De four or lIye paces from<br />
the bead of U.e bed on !.be west elde of tbe'<br />
, room. and the caDdie was .blolng, and staod.<br />
IlIg on tlJe mantel o.er tbe fire place, wben<br />
we both dlstluctly heard a groall-to Mr.<br />
Wbltcher it _med 00 the soutb-east of, and<br />
near him and tbe drawers, and to Mr. Norris<br />
It seemed oort.il"""t ILDd oear U,e dra,,~re.<br />
We &re both p.,,1\.Iv .. that It could DOt <strong>com</strong>e<br />
from the sick maD, oor the bed wbereon be<br />
waa. 1)or from aoothur room. It Wao a deep,<br />
lengtheoed paD, aDd .tartled U8 both. Mr.<br />
. Whitcher stepped from the foot of !.be bed<br />
where be 19118 standing by the ope.ll wlodow<br />
to see what the noloe was and whM caused<br />
It. As be took tbe light and turued roUlid<br />
toward the bed. we both oaw the room IIgbted<br />
u'p all at oile.i with ... , uneaMbly crlmsoo cui.<br />
ored Ugbt. It almost e1\.1ngulsbed tbe IIgbt<br />
of the candle, 80 !.bat its ligbt waa very feeble.<br />
oppnrsntly nimo..t onf,-'ood Immedl0tf.y _<br />
""'" a etrnnge looklDg m!ln betweeo U8 IlDd<br />
the bed, looking appareotly lOt Mr. MlUlnbl.<br />
dress we ClUlnot describe, bl. wbole face<br />
we did IIOt see. Ills clotbes were do.rk. bu\<br />
we C8\1l1ot gI>'o the fa..bloll or mnke. Dor<br />
"betber he bad Oil shoe.. or bouts, or baL or<br />
Oot. Both stood side by side, lran.Uxed,<br />
Norris bad rl.en up. Wbltcber etlll boldlng<br />
the call .. le 10 bls hand, I ... d 110 lire III tbe lire<br />
place, 'al I,,""t 00110 tbat save allY 11gb!., atld<br />
as tbe strallge man .lood before U8. bill back<br />
!Oward.1I3 8JId his face toward Mr. Maon,<br />
Mr. Manll appeared very mucb elicited and<br />
"!tltated. he rolled 011 the bed alld tbrew blA<br />
arlDs about. Rlid upe,.ell bls eyes wide, he ap<br />
",'ared frightell.1I alld colltlUued to gaze ou<br />
the apparilloll; tbeD i.e ~rled fA. cover up bl.·<br />
h~, thell I,e .puke, Slid bl. word. were.<br />
according to our be.t rccullectlon. aa fol·<br />
low9:-<br />
'<br />
"I am.a lost man, and going to bell, and 1<br />
call see hell I and the de~lIl. walllllg for me;<br />
Ob I 1 hav'; belped nll.ke way wltb a mao<br />
lorty-f"ur yee.re ago \.1,1•• ummer on Jockey<br />
lilli, wh"l1 I lived In Llllldaii. The man 1 ,<br />
workea for I. now dead, and 1 .... 1Bt.ed t.o<br />
make way with blm. alld we c..rritM him up<br />
1I0rtheast of tbe bOIl.e, wbere w ... then a<br />
secolld growth of wood, Oil 1\ swampy, flattlsb<br />
piece. now cleared up, :lod burleu blm. 1<br />
bave tbougbt of It mucb slnee, alld was of leo<br />
warucd about It, but 1 tried to bear It as well<br />
as 1 could."<br />
•<br />
lIe tried to ssy something more, aDd we<br />
both tbluk that be uoed th~ name of FAwardll. '<br />
bllt In what conooc\.lon we canoot oay. He<br />
called no other lIame, and we niay be mls·<br />
taken 10 this olle. but t1Jiuk we ate not. He<br />
then sunk dow1l. after turning OVer oncs or<br />
r,wlce, and throwlllg his armo abou!., groaned<br />
and died. Wb know we were frlgbtened,<br />
aDd clluld not .peak, or did not, nor did tbe<br />
stranger, and ao soon as Mann bad flnlsbed<br />
collfesslllg and was dying aw.y, he (tbe<br />
stranger) wao gone. Uow he got In or DOt,<br />
We know not; ono door waa opeo. but we did<br />
oo~ see' blm <strong>com</strong>e 10 or go oul., nor cao we<br />
belle.e tbat be did. Wben we I1l1!t saw blm,<br />
be stood at lbe bead of tbe bed or near It,<br />
hlJo race partJy turned away from Whltcller<br />
towards the bed alId bla back to'Norris. We<br />
call not dt!Acribe bl. looks,llor can we hlB<br />
dress. We bave' abo.e given the truth ao It<br />
appen.red to us, and for tbe sllke of the survivorB.<br />
a •• moothly ao we couJd-Md aa near
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