The Night-Side of Nature; Or, Ghosts and Ghost-SeersCrowe, Catherine
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The Night-Side of Nature; Or, Ghosts and Ghost-Seers
Crowe, Catherine
Ghosts; Parapsychology
Mrs. J—— wakes her husband in the night, and tells him she has just
seen her father pass through the room—she being in the West Indies and
her father in England. He died that night. Lord T—— being at sea, on
his way to Calcutta, saw his wife enter his cabin.
Mrs. Mac——, of Skye, went from Lynedale, where she resided, to pay a
visit in Perthshire. During her absence there was a ball given at
Lynedale, and when it was over, three young ladies, two of them her
daughters, assembled in their bed-room to talk over the evening’s
amusement. Suddenly, one of them cried, “O God! my mother.” They all saw
her pass across the room toward a chest of drawers, where she vanished.
They immediately told their friends what they had seen, and afterward
learned that the lady died that night.
Lord M—— being from home, saw Lady M——, whom he had left two days
before, perfectly well, standing at the foot of his bed; aware of the
nature of the appearance, but wishing to satisfy himself that it was not
a mere spectral illusion, he called his servant, who slept in the
dressing-room, and said, “John, who’s that?” “It’s my lady!” replied the
man. Lady M—— had been seized with inflammation, and died after a few
hours’ illness. This circumstance awakened so much interest at the time,
that, as I am informed by one of the family, George the Third was not
satisfied without hearing the particulars from Lord M—— and from the
servant also.
But, besides time and locality, there are very frequently other
circumstances accompanying the appearance, which not only show the form
to be spectral, but also make known to the seer the nature of the death
that has taken place.
A lady, with whose family I am acquainted, had a son abroad. One night
she was lying in bed, with a door open which led into an adjoining room,
where there was a fire. She had not been asleep, when she saw her son
cross this adjoining room and approach the fire, over which he leaned,
as if very cold. She saw that he was shivering and dripping wet. She
immediately exclaimed, “That’s my G——!” The figure turned its face
round, looked at her sadly, and disappeared. That same night the young
man was drowned.
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