The Night-Side of Nature; Or, Ghosts and Ghost-SeersCrowe, Catherine
Religion
The Night-Side of Nature; Or, Ghosts and Ghost-Seers
Crowe, Catherine
Ghosts; Parapsychology
On the afternoon of the same day, the advocate was informed that two men
wanted to speak to him, and, on going into the hall, he was struck with
amazement at perceiving that one of them was the hero of his dream!
“We are accused of a murder,” said they, “and we wish to consult you.
Three of us went out, last night, in a boat; an accident has happened;
our comrade is drowned, and they want to make us accountable for him.”
The advocate then put some interrogations to them, and the result
produced in his mind by their answers was a conviction of their guilt.
Probably the recollection of his dream rendered the effects of this
conviction more palpable; for one addressing the other, said in Gaelic,
“We have come to the wrong man; he is against us.”
“There is a higher power than I against you,” returned the gentleman;
“and the only advice I can give you is, if you are guilty, fly
immediately.” Upon this, they went away; and the next thing he heard
was, that they were taken into custody on suspicion of the murder.
The account of the affair was, that, as they said, the three had gone
out together on the preceding evening, and that in the morning the body
of one of them had been found on the shore, with a cut across his
forehead. The father and friend of the victim had waited on the banks of
the lake till the boat came in, and then demanded their companion; of
whom, however, they professed themselves unable to give any account.
Upon this, the old man led them to his cottage for the purpose of
showing them the body of his son. One entered, and, at the sight of it,
burst into a passion of tears; the other refused to do so, saying his
business called him immediately home, and went sulkily away. This last
was the man seen in the dream.
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