A Chinese friend came in breathless a few days since with a very marvellous ghost story. His wife's brother, a young Seapegrace, had just been buried. His death had been caused by dissipation. Hie sister, our friend's wife, was very much affected by the sad occurrence and' on the day of the funeral rushed wildly to the P grave, seized a brick and hurried back to the house. Her husband had followed her in astonishment and on his return was still more perplexed when the host of his brother-in-law began to ad-ress him through his wife's mouth. To prove his identity the ghost recited an original poem and mentioned things which his sister could not have known, He also picked up a pipe and smoked, a thing which the woman had never done. He apologised for borrowing his sister's tongue, saying that he had very comfortable quarters in. the lower world and left messages for his friends, the chief of which was that his widow should not marry again, The remarkable thing about the manifestation, however, was the request of the ghost that an account of his visit should be sent to the Shangh ers. This shows unusual enterprise for a ghost.
My friend related this account with great earnestness and apparently believed himself to be telling the truth.
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