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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1887-09-21, Page 8riFY77,777.771r7,777"7":, • • wren Nows,,Record AVOSIIIcSelleYs 2144. 1881 e. . TORX4400)*S- Ql•Fasie's Ghost "I 'don't hellfire in ghosts, spirits, or Supernatural -visitations of any kind," said an old and well known army officer, who had been spen1. ing a few days in Harriaburg, Pa., "but that under certain conditions there are Mysterious mesmeric, psy- choleginali ste occult iufluencoe hrongltt bettfhpon the human' elf- .* s garastis with the most extraordinary, startling, and inexplicable results, no man living has hater reason to know than iuyself. I have never attempted to make the slightest en- doavor to solve or understand these mysteries. I am content to believe that I.was once the medium through which a result of this kind', the most awaking of any I have eves read of, either in alleged fact or ac- knowledged fiction, was accomplish- ed. 'I was a lieutenant in the 14th United States regular infantry dur ing the late war. As you may know, a great many dashing and ambitious young soldiers from the papal army in Rome came over early in the war, aud through the influence of Archbishop finites ob- Seined commissions ou the Union army. One of these soldiers, by the way, is now the sou' -in-law of James G. Blaine. With, these, and still not of thorn, was a piing Irish- man, whom I will call Larry O'Kand. That was not his right name, and it was years before I really learned what his name really was. I do not give it now, for reasons that will presently be ob- vious to you. My regiment was stationed in the vicinity of Havre de Grace when this young Irishman was assigned to a lieutenancy iu it. I ranked him by ono file. There was something about the boy—for he wasn't more than 20—that at- tracted me to him at once. He was handsome, manly, and every inch a soldier. There was a peculiar re- serve about hitteaud -a melan- choly that added to the interest his coming awoke in me. I was get- ting up a mess at the time -,and I -asked the young Irishman to mess with me, and he accepted the iuvi- tation. We were not long in be - comity.,° the best of friends. We sharedall the comforts and disown - forts of march and bivouac. While he was courteous ond polite to all our comrades, he seldom talked with any besides myself, and even hes nev.er spoke abouthinsself,. except on rare occasions I will inen-. tion. It was plain to me that there was a mystery of some kind. con- nected with him, but although I might have had pardonable cur- iosity to know -what it was, 1 nover permitted myself to trespass on his too apparent. desire to have it re- main a tnystery. The young officer always had plenty of money, which was by no'ineans a usual thing with us soldiers in those days. He was free with his purse. He never drank,nor relieved the monotony of camp or the pockets of himself or comrades by that boon to man- kind, a game of draw. Ho smoked and his collection of of•merschaums was -a :vision. Young Lieut. O'Kane, reserved, melanchuly, and exclusive as he was, was beloved in the regiment from11edown to the last private iu the rear ranks. "On one or two occasions, when we Wore expecting to be called upon to join iu some looked -for brittle, and lay iu our tont smoking 'and talking, he said to me that if anything happened to him he want- ed me to bo his executor, and on those occasions, as I believe now, he would have told me his story if I had indicated an inclination to hear it; but I always replied Co him in a trifling manner, and laughed at the idea of a soldier having any- thing that would give an executor work to do. But his melancholy increased at those times, and 1 am surd he had a presentment of what was coming. "Well, we got into active service by and by. We were in the thick. et of the fight at Gaines' Mill, and the coolness of that boy officer, with old soldiers falling around him like dead leaves, was the marvel of the regiment. Our regiment was with the ()theta of the command that sub- sequently eollected at and about White Oak ewainp, an aimless and confused mass of soldiers, so ignor- ant wore we all then of the geogra- phy of 'that region and of the rebel movements or designs. The first night we camped at White Oak swamp Lieut. O'Kano and myself lay sinokinr,°in our tent and he once more began on the matter' of the executorship. Ho said enough to assure mo that it only needed a .4. word flow zus to leasn his lite, luyeterT, but I ‘o,01 4,14 ma4Per tight,ntul :.W4i10 ehaffing;hiln �ltifkginqinY tPrbat! into thete ennie,411 order from the captain directing, wo to pick feree oflkor SQ trusty men and make a recounoie awe beyond the lines, as there were suspicions of rebels lurk- ing in the vicinito of our right flank, the truth of which it was im- portant to know, as wo were all at ilea _in regard to the surroundings. Lieut. O'Kane at once requested to bo one of the party, and I consent- ed. The men were picked, and we started to carry out our orders. "It was early on a beautiful moonlight night. We had not gone _far when •two shots in (Nick anceession rang out on the air, and the bullets whizzed over our heads, two other shots followed these pre- sently, and wo halted to consult on the best course - to pursue, when I heard another shot. The- sound never reached poor Larry's ears, for the bullet passed through his bead. Ho threw up his hands and fell dead where he stood. The moon shone full on his handsome face, on which there was as sweet a smile as ever • rested ou human lips. Whatever the young Irishman's life troubles had been, they had evi- dently found a welcome ending. We buried our dear comrade where he fell—a duty we seldom had tifile to perform for others in the days that were coming—and while this was being done part drily command skirmished about and captured three marauders. There were no other rebels in the vicinity, and the night's deadly work had boon thiers. They never marauded more. "The death of the gallant O'Kane greatly depressed us all. As soon as -I could bring myself to do it, I mule an examination of Ms effects. found a large paper package. On the outside of it was a note address- ed to me. It was in O,Kane's pecu- liar square end characteristic chiro- graphy, and was a' docutnent ap- pointing me his solo executor. I found a Catholic prayer -book that had belonged to him- On the fly leaf was written "From Sister to -r--." The name that followed had been cut cert. There was noth- ing to indicate where the young Irishman was, or whether he had any friends. I concluded not to open the envelopes in the package until I could btain legal advice. I forwarded it tb.the then proprie- tor of the Metro olitan Hotel, in New York, who kas an old and confidential friend o mind. I ob- tained leave of absen e-,5 few days latev, went to New York and con - suited a lawyer well known to our nation to -day. Together we open- ed the dead lieutenant's package, and imagine my surprise to find evidence that he was the ownerof. 'property in St. Louis and Chicago worth at that time '$80-,-000. Then the folly 'of my not favoring O'Kaue when he unmistakably wanted to tell me his history on the night ho was killed became appare ant to me. Here was a fortune that by right belonged to some one to whore he intended it should go, and no clue to his or her identity. y -lawyer assured me that Leauld claim and possess the property us executor, but I refused to do so. I placed the paper in the hands of the British consul' iu New York, with instructions to him to use every dollar of the income of the property iu efforts to find out who the young Irishman was. I did not think of applying to the Catho- lic authorities, who might have had some knowledge. of the dead man's history. Tho papers wore deposited in the vaulk of the Met- ropolitan Safe Depe.it Company, and I returned to my togiment. "In the exciting on,s that fol- lowed I had but little , opportunity to follow up the O'K',11.: mystery, and after the war I wa- ,ent out to Fort Pembina, in D..Sota, being then a captain in4he 15; !t infantry,, Ono day we had been put through several hours drilling, by our inajtyr,, who had a passion for severe exer- cise when it had to be done by others. When ho let up on us I was about as tired a man as over swung a sword or handled a musket. I went to my quarters and lay down on a sofa in in a private apartment to rest a little,' before dinner. I fell asleep. I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke I became aware of a presence in the room, end, looking up, there, within four feet of me, and gazing down at me, stood Larry O'Kane just as I had seen him the night he was killed. 1 wasn't frightened ; I did not start, but quietly returned the ap- parition's gaze for a moment and then exclaimed : "Larry, speak to inc !" "Ho raised his hand, shook his head sadly, and in an instant dis- appeared. I sprang from the sofa. I thought I was on the verge of in- sanity. The more 1 pondered on the extraordinttny circumstance the mare confused and alarmed I be- came. Filially I staggered over to my writing -desk, which stood against the wall ou the opposite side of the room. My eye fell on an envelope that lay there. I could not have withdrawn my gaze if my life depended on it. The envelope was an ordinary one of the kind I used every day. On it was written, in the well -remembered, uumistalc- ehies square baud- writing of harry au address which I will gay was this; MISS. MARG ARKT 0:1A.NE OUTRattr IttEIL4ND. . eeeee *or could be no doubt that this address Was left ler ma tq in writing to the person named, and that she was a near relative of ray dear friend. lost no time in writing, and in the letter I told the story of the young Irishman's death and property. Fort Pembina was one hundred hours from New York then, and I knew that my letter could not reach its destination in less than ton days more from New York. A mouth must pass before I could possibly receive a reply, even if it was seat with the greatest promptuess. What was my sur- prise, therefore, to receive a letter twelve days after I had mailed mine, with the pest -mark Outram, Ireland., and oilier foreign marks upon it. It was from Margaret O'Kiine. It stated that the writer's. brother, whom she had not seen since 1860, had appeired to her, and she knew that he must be dead. The apparition had left an address on au envelope, which was mine, with my title the number of my regiment, and all. She had felt certain that by writing to that ad• dress she could learn something of her missing brother, who, she wrote, ou the eve of his marriage with a lady he madly loved, had been cruelly deceived and cast off by her. He hail sold his commission in the army and gone may, no one over know whither. The knowledge of his death and the property he had left had come in time to save the writer from absolute want, as the agrarian troubles in Ireland had ruined the'O'Kaue family. "By a subsoqueut scientific cal- culation made by myself and others, it was demonstrated beyond doubt that Larry O'Kane had appeared to me and to his sister at the same in- stant of time. It is needless to say that his estate was quickly settled and placed, in rightful hands. The envelope with his sister's address, as it was loft on my desk,,..and the one with mys.name and address, which Miss O'Kane kindly forward- ed to me at my request are both in my drawer in the vaults of the Safe Deposit Compauy in the Equi- table Building iu New York city, together with the correspondence between Miss O'Kane and myself, and I am willing to show them to anyone at, any time. This exper- ience of mine is a true one. Who can explain it? • The Deacon's Baseball. 'Rev. Mr. Woolsock, .populerly known as "The Deacon," in his ser- mon up the creek, Sunday, made a few remarks pertinent to baseball. Pointing out of the window at the game in progress on the adjoining Wilson flats, he said :—"See that loafer with the bird cage on his 'head standing like a straddle bug behind the bat, . He irnotstesecrats- big the Sabbath day by playing ball, because- be isn't playing ball. Ele can't play. He imagines he can, of course, and he goes through all the . painful, contortions of the real player ; but inthe devil's score book he is charged len times over for every error and a nice record he will phase) when the season is over and the time for his eternal rest should be at hand. It will be a sorry eternal rest for hint." Just then some one made a long bit, and a shout went up from the crowd. "Yes, hoopla !" yelled the dea- con, raising his voice above the din, "hoopla till the cows come, hone, • but unless you raise your voices in hosannas to the Lord, you will never reach the shining hotnesplate of everlasting life.• was a - long hits and I give his nibs there the credit of taking it in, but the devil will take him in just as slick as Inc last innings of all. You may send it, your curve balls and' smash the, leather in the nose to the right or to the left fields ; you may steal from bag to bag and slide in home on your pantaloons, but finale ly you will get a goose egg in the kingdom come. Aye, pound on the pearly gates with your baseball bat, but if there is' a shadow of a Sunday's genie on it, down to the eternal roast you go. Saint Peter careth not whether you belong to the Snapdragons or the Whang. doodles ; if you swing your festive willow and pound the bags on Sun. day, saltpetre will not save you. There goes another long hit to left, and another howl goes up, from the assembled multitude of dudes and loafers. Chase the ball, aye, leg it until your ungodly heels beat, a, tatto on your coattails, 'but my word for it, the devil will never get away from your elbow. Old Clootio is a base runner and will stay with you till his own domin- ions freeze ever and have to be aban- doned for an ice pond." / RELIABLE TESTIMONY. Mr, John R. Wright, representing Messrs, Evans, Sons & Mason, whole- sale druggists, Montreal, says—Nasal Beira cured me of a long standing case of Catarrh after many other re- medies failing. 460-41 ' , • HOW it nit HaPPOttutl. Ati you happen to. fall off the 'boat rasked * young wan attar a member of hie beating party was resuscitated. was this way : I was Wag' on top of the cabin and I heard some- body talking. They were cuddled down where the boom couldn't kArtke Ulm. 5114 pretty soon a coo struck toy ears. It said : 6" Tiahed, &tiling?" " Tialied some." " Smack ! into the water." ' Weepy Some." "And that's when I rolled off 46 4 Kiss me dahling "1 S'eepy, (tattling e The Funniest Part of a Dog; Hunter—"(Jan you tell me what is the funnieet• part of a dog 1" Farmer- His tail I guess. It's such a W.I." "No. The funnieet part of a dug is his lungs." "How do you make that out 1" "They are the seat ot his pants, don't you see 1" Accommodating. Brown—Hello, Robinson, what'a your hurry 1• Robinson (out of breath) —Don't detain me ; l've just beend that my home is on tire. Brown—That's coo lei. I was going to ask you to have a drink. Robinson—Well, 111 go -you one, but we'll have to be quick about . it. Soaring Unole Hoses. There were halt a dozen of tie sit. ting )(round the depot at Verbena, Ala., when an old darkey, evident. ly just in from the plantation after %ace)/ or groceries, hove in sight. "Now, boys," *lye the colonel, as we till remarked the old man, "you keep still und scare that old dar- key out of a year's growth." With that he called to Sambo, and the old man came up, doffed his hat and asked what he wanted. "Pin Gen. D. Erastus Lougfellow, and have beensent down hear by the United States government to. look at the marriage certificates of colored people. Have you got yours with you 1 "N -No, Bele" "You hayen't house 1" "N -No 8a b." "What ! Have you no marriage certificate to allow 1" " 'Deed, 1 havn't, salt."' wilier), sir, let me inform you that the penalty is five years in the State .prison. Did you lose your certificate 1" "Reckon not, "Never had one 1" "Nebber." "Great snakea1 but it will go herd with you, Uncle Mosee. 1 hate to tear you from your family and send you to prison for the rest of your days, but duty must be obeyed. No certificate of marriage, never had on', and I don't suppose you can re- meinber who married you 1 "No; sale I can't "E Plaribus Munn ! But won't you catch it. Where and when were you married 1" • "Nowhar, sab ! Nebber got mar'd tall; Allus dun bin what you white folks call an ,old bach--Lhave ! haw ! haw !" • Then it is RE your • —A fatal accident happened near Kirkhill Glengarry on Tuesday, whereby Mr. Malcolm McCuaig, of Lot No. 20 in the 6th concession of Lochiel, lost his life. Tho unfortu- nate man was driving with his two daughters to a lot a short distance from his two place, and when passing a neighbors gate a little dog suddenly ran out and frightened the horses. Tho horses'elashed down the road at a fearful pace ; the girls were thrown into the ditch, escaping with but slight injuries, but tlao poor man was dragged for some distance, re- ceiving terrible wounds from the horses' feet: When the horses wore stopped and the poor follow extricat- ed, he was found to bo uncouscions, and shortly after he died. Jos. Guttridge, health inspector, of Chatham, on Saturday evening killed a fat and healthy spring chi- cken, intending it for his Sunday dinner. In cleaning it ho made a ;discovery that took his breath clean awtty and spoiled his Sunday, din - nor. gizzard ho found already' stuffed with a Hire milk' snake, the tail and head of which protruded several inches. The chicken had swallowed the snake, which is pro- bably a foot and a half long, and it had oaten its head out. Those who aro skeptical may see the curiosity for themselves at the office of Dr. Hall, King street, a door or two east of the Planotoffice, where it is pre- served in alcohol. Tho chicken did not seem to show any signs of indisposition. ( 84181-NE4RDIRfOTORY §totiotrg. EDWIN KEEFEIllegS rizowsrxerz,- ate ot Toronte, Honor Graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeone, Otis • • a Coate'e Block, Clinton. All Work Registered. Charges Moderate, c4101. ',kit. REEVE. Olilee—mFaiace" BrickBlock, Itattenbury -Street, Residence opposite the Temperance Ifall, Huron Street. Coroner for the county of Huron. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p. ni- Clkiton, Jan. 14, 1881. 1-y geol. MANNING & SCOTT, Barristers, ELLIOTT'S BLOCK, - CLINTON. Money to Loan. A: H. MANNING. JAS. SCOTT. FRANK R. POWELL, Barrister,Solicitor, Notary Public, etc. Office, Searle's Block, Albert-st., Clinton. Toronto agents :—Meters, McCarthy, Osler, Hoskin & Creelman. intiffresPt, WATS FUNDS To Wu at lowest rates of 881 EAG ER & MORTON, Barristorsoke.,,fe , God - Windham. C. Seager, Jr., Goderlch J. A. Morton Windham. • 1-ly. AVISON & JOHNSTON, Law, Chancery,and Coriveyancing, Office—West Street, next door to Post Office, Goilerielt, Ont. 57, I) 0. HAYS, Solicitor, Mc. Office, corner of 11,. Square and West Strcet, over Butler's Book Store, Goderich, Ont. 87. re Money to lend at lowest rateof interest. ECAMPION, Barrister,Attorney, Solicitor in , Chancery, Conveyancer, &e. Office over Jerdan's Drug Store, the rooms formerly occur pied sby Judge Doyle. • MT Any amount of money to loan at lowest rate, of interest. 1.1y: Aucttoottring. H. W. BALL, A UCTIONEER for Huron County.' Sales at- tended to in any part 01 4110 County. Ad- dress orders to GOD/MICH O. V.17. ERAS, HAMILTON, A UCTIONEER, land, loan and insurance agent Blyth. sales attended in town and country*, r.. terms. A iist of f'8t and village lots for sale. lion,y to lea:, I..h• ,atAtte, at low rates of interest. Insurance effeeted on all classes of preporty. Notes and debts collected. Goods appmised, and sold on commission. Bank- rupt stocks bought and sOld. Myth, Dec. 10, 1880. Photographers L.C°0 IMES 1 falt CA.D CLINTON. Life Size 'Portraits a Soecialty. Glintoidlarble Works, HURON STREET) CLINTON, W. H. 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T1111 SUBSCRIBER offersifor sale four eligible 1: Building Lots fronting on Albert Street; also two fronting on Itattenbury Street; either en bloc or in separate tots, to suit pprehasers. For further particulars apply to the undersigntil.—E. DINSLEY, Clinton. 882 HO FOR THE JUBILEE I LIMON FISHER. the renowen Tonsorial artist. Shaving parlor two doors west of Kennedy's Hotel where he will be pleased to see all his old customers and as many hew ones as will favor him with a call. Ladies and children's hair cutting Ksperanty. 448 Clodorioh Marble Works Having bought out JOSEPII VANSToNE, in Goderich, We aro now prepared to fur MO, on reasonable terms, HEADSTONES AND MONUMENTS. GRANITE A SPECIALTY. We are prepared to sell cheaper than any other firm in the county. Parties wanting anything in this line will find it to their interest to reserve their orders for us. • ROBERTSON & BELL. 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