Excerpt from The Night Side of Nature, or Ghosts and Ghost Seers, Vol. 2 of 2 This imitating of sounds, I shall give several instances of in a future chapter. It is one way in which a death is frequently indicated. I could quote a number of examples of this descrip tion, but shall confine myself to two or three. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Night Side of Nature, or Ghosts and Ghost Seers, Vol. 1 of 2 Now, although we cannot believe in the existence of Charon, the three-headed dog, or Alecto, the serpent-haired fury, it may be worth while to consider whether the per suasion of the ancients with regard to that which concerns us all so nearly, namely, the destiny that awaits us when we have shaken cd this mortal coil, may not have some foun. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Night Side of Nature, or Ghosts and Ghost Seers N ow, although we cannot believe in the existence of Charon, the ferryman, Cerberus, the three-headed dog, or Alecto, the serpent-haired fury, it may be worth while to consider whether the persuasion of the ancients with regard to that which concerns us all so nearly, namely, the destiny that awaits us when we have shaken O ' this mortal coil, may not have some foundation in truth: whether it might not be a remnant Of a tradition tram mitted from the earliest inhabitants of the earth, wrested by Observation from nature, if not communicated from a higher source: and also whether circumstances of constant recurrence in all ages and in all nations, fre quently Observed and recorded by persons utterly igno rant of classical lore, and unacquainted, indeed, with the dogmas of any creed but their own, do not, as well as various passages in the Scriptures, afford a striking confirmation Of this theory of a future life; whilst it, on the other hand, offers a natural and convenient ex planation of their mystery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ...in a fright; but Jenny, who came last, and saw nothing, forgave him, and they were married. " Many years after this, about the year 1790, two ladies paid a visit at Allanbank--l think the house was then let----and passed the night there. They had never heard a word about the ghost; but they were disturbed the whole night with something walking backwards and forwards in their bed-chamber. This I had from the best authority. "Sir Robert Stuart was created a baronet in the year 1687. " Lady Stapleton, grandmother of the late Lord Le Despencer, told me, that the night Lady Susan Fane, Lord Westmoreland's daughter, died in A species of lace made of tluead.--Jamie-son. London, she appeared to her father, then at Merriworth, in Kent. He was in bed, but had not fallen asleep. There was a light in the room; she came in, and sat down in a chair at the foot of the bed. He said to her, 'Good God, Susan! how came you here? What has brought you from town?' She made no answer; but rose directly, and went to the door, and looked back toward him very earnestly; then she retired, shutting the door behind her. The next morning he had notice of her death. This, Lord Westmoreland himself told to Lady Stapleton, who was by birth a Fane, and his near relation." CHAPTER V. APPARITIONS SEEKING THE PR-AYERS OF THE LIVING. Wrrn regard to the appearance of ghosts, the frequency of haunted houses, presentiments, prognostics, and dreams, if we come to enquire closely, it appears to me that all parts of the world are much on an equality, only that where people are most engaged in business or pleasure these things are, in the first place, less thought of and less believed in, consequently less observed; and when they are...

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