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["on\twhich\the\tlives,\tand\tit\tis\tvaluable;\tnot\tquite\tso\tvaluable\tthough\tas\tit\tonce\twas, for\t Mr.\t Stokes's\t eccentric\t disposition\t has\t somewhat\t changed\t the\t usual\t tactics that\tfarmers\tpursue\twhen\tthey\town\tfertile\tacres.\tThe\taverage\tman\tclears\this\tsoil of\t stones;\t Mr.\t Stokes\t has\t been\t piling\t rocks\t all\t over\t his\t land.\t Little\t by\t little\t the weakness\u2014or\t philosophy\u2014has\t grown\t upon\t him;\t and\t not\t only\t from\t every\t part of\tMiddlesex\tCounty,\tbut\tfrom\tevery\tpart\tof\tthis\tState\the\thas\tbeen\taccumulating wagonloads\tof\tpebbles\tand\trocks.\tHe\tseeks\tfor\tno\tpeculiar\tstone\teither\tin\tshape, color,\tor\tquality.\tIf\tthey\tare\tstones\tthat\tis\tsufficient.\tAnd\this\ttheory\tis\tthat\tstones have\t souls\u2014souls,\t too,\t that\t are\t not\t so\t sordid\t and\t earthly\t as\t the\t souls\t that animate\t humanity.\t They\t are\t souls\t purified\t and\t exalted.\t In\t the\t rocks\t are\t the spirits\t of\t the\t greatest\t men\t who\t have\t lived\t in\t past\t ages,\t developed\t by\t some divinity\t until\t they\t have\t become\t worthy\t of\t their\t new\t abode.\t Napoleon Bonaparte's\tsoul\tinhabits\ta\tstone,\tso\tdoes\tHannibal's,\tso\tdoes\tC\u00e6sar's,\tbut\tpoor plebeian\tJohn\tSmith\tand\tWilliam\tJenkins,\tthey\tnever\tattained\tsuch\timmortality. Farmer\tStokes\thas\tdumped\this\trocks\twith\tmore\tor\tless\treverence\tall\talong\this fields,\tand\tthis\tby\tone\tname\tand\tthat\tby\tanother\the\tknows\tand\thails\tthem\tall.\tA choice\t galaxy\t of\t the\t distinguished\t lights\t of\t the\t old\t days\t are\t in\t his\t possession, and\tjust\tbetween\tthe\tburly\tbits\tof\tgranite\tat\tthe\tvery\tthreshold\tof\this\thome\tis\ta smooth-faced\tcrystal\tfrom\tthe\tRocky\tMountains.\tThis\tstone\thas\tno\tsoul\tyet.\tThe rough,\tjagged\trock\ton\tits\tleft\tis\tGeorge\tWashington.\tThe\tgranite\tspar\ton\tthe\tright is\tglorified\twith\tthe\tspirit\tof\tgood\tQueen\tBess.\tThe\tsmooth-faced\tcrystal\tone\tof these\tdays\tis\tto\tknow\tthe\tbliss\tof\tswallowing\tup\tthe\tspirit\tof\tgood\tFarmer\tEdgar Garton\t Stokes.\t It\t was\t not\t until\t recently\t that\t mystified\t neighbors\t obtained\t the secret\t of\t the\t vast\t accumulation\t of\t rough\t stones\t on\t the\t Stokes\t farm.\t Mr.\t Stokes has\t a\t family.\t They\t all\t seem\t to\t be\t intelligent,\t practical\t business\t people.\t There may\tbe\ta\twill\tcontested\tin\tMiddletown\tone\tof\tthese\tdays. THE\tSPOOK\tOF\tDIAMOND\tISLAND (St.\tLouis\tGlobe-Democrat,\tSept.\t18,\t1888) HARDEN,\t Ill.,\t Sept.\t 18.\u2014For\t some\t time\t past\t rumors\t have\t been\t circulated\t in Hardin\tto\tthe\teffect\tthat\tDiamond\tIsland,\tin\tthe\triver\tabout\ttwo\tmiles\tfrom\tthis place,\t was\t the\t home\t of\t a\t ghost.\t The\t stories\t concerning\t the\t movements\t of\t the alleged\t spook\t were,\t of\t course,\t not\t given\t any\t credence\t at\t first,\t but\t later,\t when several\t reputable\t citizens\t of\t Hardin\t announced\t that\t they\t had\t positively\t seen\t an uncanny\t looking\t object\t moving\t about\t on\t the\t island\t at\t night,\t the\t rumors\t were","more\tseriously\tconsidered.\tNow,\tafter\tinvestigation,\tthe\tmysterious\tsomething\tis no\tlonger\tconsidered\ta\tmyth. Along\ttoward\tmidnight\ta\tpeculiar\tlight\tis\tseen\tat\tthe\tfoot\tof\tthe\tisland.\tIt\thas the\t appearance\t of\t a\t huge\t ball\t of\t fire,\t and\t is\t about\t the\t size\t and\t shape\t of\t an ordinary\tbarrel. A\tfew\tnights\tago\ta\tparty\tof\tyoung\tmen\tfrom\tthis\tplace\tdetermined\tto\tvisit\tthe island\t and\t fathom\t the\t mystery\t if\t possible.\t Equipped\t with\t revolvers,\t knives, shotguns,\tand\tclubs,\tthe\tparty\tsecured\ta\tboat\tand\twere\tsoon\tcutting\tthrough\tthe water\t at\t a\t good\t speed\t for\t a\t point\t on\t the\t island\t near\t where\t the\t specter\t usually made\t its\t appearance.\t Arriving\t at\t the\t landing\t place,\t the\t skiff\t was\t hauled\t up\t on the\tshore\tand\tthe\tyoung\tmen\ttook\tup\ta\tposition\tin\ta\tclump\tof\ttrees\tclose\tat\thand to\twatch\tand\twait. Suddenly\t the\t whole\t point\t of\t the\t island\t was\t illumined\t as\t a\t bright\t red\t object rose\tapparently\tfrom\tthe\twater\tand\tglided\tup\tinto\tthe\tair.\tAscending\tprobably\tto a\t height\t of\t forty\t yards,\t the\t watchers\t saw\t the\t lurid\t ball\t fade\t away.\t The investigating\tparty\thad\tseen\tall\tthey\twanted.\tThey\tmade\ta\tmad\trush\tfor\tthe\tboat, but,\tjust\tas\tthey\treached\tthe\tplace\twhere\tit\thad\tbeen\tleft,\tthey\twere\thorrified\tto see\t the\t little\t craft\t moving\t out\t on\t the\t water\t from\t the\t island.\t At\t first\t its\t only occupant\tseemed\tto\tbe\tthe\tred\tball\tof\tfire,\tbut\tthe\tnext\tmoment\tthe\twatchers\tsaw the\tcrimson\tobject\tgradually\ttake\tthe\tform\tof\ta\tman,\tand\tthey\tsaw\thim,\ttoo,\tdip the\t oars\t at\t regular\t intervals\t and\t pull\t a\t long,\t steady\t stroke.\t The\t man's\t features were\t fully\t concealed\t by\t a\t wide-rimmed\t slouch\t hat,\t which\t was\t drawn\t over\t his face.\t A\t peculiar\t light\t illumined\t the\t boat\t and\t the\t waters\t around\t it,\t making\t the craft\tand\tits\tmysterious\toccupant\tperfectly\tdiscernible\tto\tthe\tparty\ton\tthe\tshore, who\t stood\t paralyzed\t with\t fear,\t unable\t to\t speak\t or\t move,\t their\t eyes\t riveted\t by some\t mysterious\t influence\t they\t could\t not\t resist\t on\t the\t spectral\t object\t before them. The\tboat\twas\tnow\tabout\tin\t midstream,\tand\tsuddenly\tthe\tgroup\t of\twatchers saw\tthe\tskiff's\toccupant\tchange\tagain\tinto\tthe\tcrimson\tball.\tThen\tit\tslowly\tbegan to\tmove\tupward,\tand\twhen\tit\twas\tabout\tparallel\twith\tthe\ttops\tof\tthe\ttrees\ton\tthe island\t it\t disappeared.\t Next\t instant\t the\t watchers\t looking\t across\t the\t river\t saw nothing\tbut\tthe\tflickering\tlights\tin\tHardin. The\t cries\t of\t the\t crowd\t on\t the\t island\t awakened\t a\t sleeping\t fisherman\t on\t the opposite\t side\t of\t the\t river,\t and\t he\t kindly\t pulled\t across\t and\t rescued\t the\t ghost- seeking\t youths.\t The\t fiery\t spook,\t it\t is\t said,\t still\t makes\t its\t nightly\t trips\t to","Diamond\tIsland,\tbut\tno\tmore\tinvestigating\tparties\thave\tventured\tacross\tto\tsolve the\tmystery. It\tis\tsaid\tthat\tsome\tyears\tago\ta\tfoul\tmurder\twas\tcommitted\ton\tthis\tisland,\tand by\tthe\tsuperstitious\tthe\tcrimson\tobject\tis\tbelieved\tto\tbe\tthe\trestless\tspirit\tof\tthe slain\tman. THE\tGHOST'S\tFULL\tHOUSE (N.Y.\tSun,\tApril\t10,\t1891) The\t Bleecker\t street\t ghost\t drew\t as\t large\t a\t \\\"house\\\"\t last\t night\t as\t Barnum's Circus\tor\tany\tof\tthe\ttheaters.\tThere\twas\ta\tbigger\tcrowd\tabout\t\\\"Cohnfeld's\tFolly\\\" than\t there\t was\t three\t weeks\t ago\t when\t the\t flames\t gutted\t the\t buildings\t from Mercer\t to\t Greene\t streets\t and\t did\t damage\t away\t up\t in\t the\t millions.\t The\t wraith was\tnot\tdue\ttill\tmidnight,\tbut\tthe\tstreet\twas\tpacked\twith\twatchers\tas\tearly\tas\t9 o'clock.\tThe\tcrowd\twas\tso\tdense\tthat\tpedestrians\twith\tdifficulty\tforced\ttheir\tway through\t it\t and\t twice\t a\t squad\t of\t blue-coats\t descended\t on\t the\t mob\t and\t routed\t it. Five\tminutes\tafter\tthe\tpolice\thad\tretired\tthe\tstreet\twas\tas\timpassable\tas\tbefore. In\t the\t midst\t of\t the\t ruins\t of\t the\t big\t fire\t a\t single\t wall\t towers\t away\t above\t the surrounding\t brick\t partitions.\t It\t looks\t feeble\t and\t almost\t tottering\t and\t the\t shop- keepers\tin\tthe\tvicinity\tsay\tthat\twhen\tthere\tis\ta\thigh\twind\tit\tsways\tto\tand\tfro\tand threatens\tto\tcome\tdown\tin\ta\theap.\tAfter\tdark\tthe\toutlines\tof\tthe\tsummit\tof\tthis wall\t are\t very\t indistinct.\t The\t detail\t of\t the\t wreck\t could\t not\t be\t made\t out\t even\t in last\t night's\t bright\t starlight.\t There\t is\t a\t sheet\t of\t tin,\t however,\t on\t the\t top\t of\t the wall,\t which\t was\t probably\t a\t cornice\t before\t the\t fire.\t Only\t one\t side\t of\t it\t is attached\tto\tthe\tbrickwork,\tand\twhen\tthere\tis\tany\twind\tit\ttrembles\tin\tthe\tbreeze and\trattles\twith\tan\tuncertain\tsound.\tIt\tmay\thave\tbeen\tthat\tthe\tsheen\tof\tthe\ttin\tin the\t starlight\t or\t a\t windy\t night\t first\t suggested\t the\t idea\t of\t a\t ghost\t to\t some\t weird imagination. There\t is\t an\t old\t Frenchman\t living\t in\t the\t vicinity,\t however,\t who\t avers\t that three\t nights\t ago\t he\t saw\t with\t his\t own\t eyes\t a\t lady\t in\t white\t standing\t out\t against the\t darkened\t sky\t on\t the\t very\t summit\t of\t the\t tottering\t wall.\t Her\t long,\t flowing robes\t fluttered\t in\t the\t breeze,\t and\t even\t while\t he\t watched\t there\t came\t a\t low, wailing\t sound,\t and\t the\t wraith\t dissolved\t into\t air.\t He\t kept\t his\t eye\t fixed\t on\t the spot\t for\t a\t full\t minute,\t but\t the\t vision\t did\t not\t reappear,\t and\t as\t he\t turned\t to\t walk away\the\tthought\the\theard\tgroaning\tas\tof\ta\tlost\tspirit.\tThe\tsound,\the\tsays,\tmade","his\tblood\trun\tcold\tand\tkept\thim\tshivering\tthe\twhole\tnight\tthrough. The\t alleged\t appearance\t of\t the\t ghost\t has\t set\t the\t whole\t neighborhood\t a talking,\t and\t some\t of\t the\t \\\"old\t residenters\\\"\t have\t recalled\t a\t murder\t which\t took place\tin\tthe\tvicinity\tmany\tyears\tago,\twhen\tA.T.\tStewart\tlived\tthere\tand\tthe\tstreet was\tone\tof\tthe\tfashionable\tplaces\tof\tresidence\tof\tthe\ttown.\tThere\twas\ta\twealthy old\tgentleman\tof\tforeign\tbirth\twho\tlived\tin\tthe\tstreet\tand\twas\tquite\ta\trecluse.\tHe would\t pass\t the\t time\t of\t day\t with\t his\t neighbors\t when\t he\t met\t them\t in\t the\t street, but\t he\t was\t never\t known\t to\t enter\t into\t conversation\t with\t any\t one.\t The\t blinds were\talways\tdrawn\tin\this\tfront\twindows,\tand\tat\tnight\tthere\twas\tnot\ta\tray\tof\tlight to\tbe\tseen\tabout\tthe\thouse.\tHis\tonly\tservants\twere\ta\tcouple\tsomewhat\tadvanced in\t years,\t who\t were\t as\t foreign\t and\t uncommunicative\t as\t himself.\t The\t master\t of the\thouse\twould\tbe\taway\tfor\tmonths\tat\ta\ttime\tand\tthe\tneighbors\thad\tall\tsorts\tof theories\t as\t to\t his\t disappearances.\t Some\t thought\t he\t was\t engaged\t in\t unlawful business,\t others\t suggested\t that\t his\t absence\t might\t be\t attributed\t to\t the supernatural,\tbut\tthose\twho\twere\tless\tflighty\tconcluded\tthat\the\tsimply\twent\toff on\tperiodical\tvisits\tto\this\tnative\tland. On\t his\t return\t from\t one\t of\t these\t visits,\t however,\t the\t old\t gentleman\t brought with\thim\ta\tbeautiful\tyoung\tgirl.\tShe\twas\tlittle\tmore\tthan\ta\tchild\tin\tappearance, and\thad\tthe\tsoft\teyes,\tolive\tcomplexion\tand\tlithe,\tgraceful\tfigure\tof\ta\tSpaniard. She\twas\tnever\tseen\talive\tafter\tshe\tpassed\tthe\tshadow\tof\tthe\told\tman's\tdoorway. A\t few\t weeks\t later\t the\t old\t gentleman\t disappeared\t as\t mysteriously\t as\t if\t he\t had been\t snatched\t up\t into\t the\t clouds.\t The\t old\t couple\t who\t kept\t his\t home\t walked away\tone\tday\tand\tnever\treturned.\tThere\twas\tan\tinvestigation,\tand\tin\ta\thole\tdug in\t the\t cellar\t was\t found\t the\t body\t of\t the\t beautiful\t young\t girl.\t There\t were\t no marks\ton\ther\tbody,\tand\tit\twas\tsupposed\tshe\thad\tbeen\tsmothered.\tThe\texact\tdate of\tthis\ttragedy\tis\tnot\tfixed.\tInspector\tByrnes\tsays\tthat\tif\tit\tever\toccurred\tit\twas before\this\ttime. The\t ghost,\t if\t ghost\t there\t is,\t is\t undoubtedly\t the\t spirit\t of\t this\t unfortunate\t and nameless\tyoung\twoman.\tA\tWorld\treporter\twatched\tthe\tBleecker\tstreet\truins\twith the\tcrowd\t last\t night\t and\t was\t there\t at\t the\t midnight\t hour,\t but\t never\t a\t sign\t of\t a ghost\t did\t he\t see.\t There\t were\t those\t in\t the\t crowd,\t nevertheless,\t who\t thought\t or pretended\t to\t think\t that\t they\t did.\t Once\t there\t was\t a\t rattling\t sound\t in\t the\t ruins, which\t caused\t a\t commotion\t among\t the\t lookers-on,\t but\t it\t was\t only\t because\t a small\tboy\thad\tshied\ta\tbrick\tat\tthe\told\twall.\tThe\tliving\tspirits\tboomed\tthe\tliquor business\tin\tthe\tsaloons\tof\tthe\tvicinity.\tA\tskull\tand\tcross-bones\tover\tone\tof\tthese bars\twas\tsurmounted\twith\tthe\tsomewhat\tappropriate\tlegend\tfreshly\tpainted:","\\\"In\tthe\tmidst\tof\tlife\twe\tare\tin\tdebt.\\\" FOOTNOTES: [A]\t We\t now\t know\t that\t these\t leaves\t did\t contain\t a\t considerable\t fragment\t of\t that work,\tif\tnot\tof\tthat\tactual\tcopy\tof\tit. [B]\t He\t died\t that\t summer;\t his\t daughter\t married,\t and\t settled\t at\t St.\t Papoul.\t She never\tunderstood\tthe\tcircumstances\tof\ther\tfather's\t\\\"obsession.\\\" [C]\tI.e.,\tThe\tDispute\tof\tSolomon\twith\ta\tdemon\tof\tthe\tnight.\tDrawn\tby\tAlberic\tde Maul\u00e9on.\t Versicle.\t O\t Lord,\t make\t haste\t to\t help\t me.\t Psalm.\t Whoso\t dwelleth\t (xci.). Saint\tBertrand,\twho\tputtest\tdevils\tto\tflight,\tpray\tfor\tme\tmost\tunhappy.\tI\tsaw\tit\tfirst\ton the\t night\t of\t Dec.\t 12,\t 1694:\t soon\t I\t shall\t see\t it\t for\t the\t last\t time.\t I\t have\t sinned\t and suffered,\tand\thave\tmore\tto\tsuffer\tyet.\tDec.\t29,\t1701.\tThe\t\\\"Gallia\tChristiana\\\"\tgives\tthe date\tof\tthe\tCanon's\tdeath\tas\tDecember\t31,\t1701,\t\\\"in\tbed,\tof\ta\tsudden\tseizure.\\\"\tDetails of\tthis\tkind\tare\tnot\tcommon\tin\tthe\tgreat\twork\tof\tthe\tSammarthani. [D]\tCopyright,\t1890,\tby\tHarper\tBros. [E]\tFrom\t\\\"True\tIrish\tGhost\tStories.\\\" [F]\tScott's\tLady\tof\tthe\tLake,\tnotes\tto\tCanto\tIII\t(edition\tof\t1811). [G]\tA.G.\tBradley,\tNotes\ton\tsome\tIrish\tSuperstitions,\tp.\t9. [H]\tOccult\tReview\tfor\tSeptember,\t1913. [I]\t Taken\t by\t permission\t from\t \\\"The\t Listener\t and\t Other\t Stories,\\\"\u2014E.P.\t Dutton\t & Co. [J]\t Copyright,\t 1917,\t by\t The\t Boston\t Transcript\t Co.\t Copyright,\t 1918,\t by\t Vincent O'Sullivan. [K]\tCopyright,\t1913,\tby\tThe\tCentury\tCompany. \t Transcriber's\tNotes: Obvious\tprinting\tpunctuation\terrors\twere\trepaired. [1]The\toriginal\tis\tmissing\ttext\tfollowing\tthis\tmark.\tBoth\tit\tand\ta\treprint\tof\tthe same\twere\tsearched\tand\twere\tprinted\tin\tthis\tway. 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