'Te the Editor of the "NonrisCunwa Dany News'
Sm—In my native district the people are extremely superstitious. They are in constant dread of the spirit of the fox who is alleged to delight in playing all sorts of tricks fon: them. Some of these pranks were more oF less harmless practical jokes Due others were more serious, and cinised many painful. injuries, The people of my district are very: much awed by the spirit and to this day, they dare not even mention the wotd "tox" but refer to it by their small finger, designating the wil animal by. tis tail, 'Although I'1: t the district quite young and subsequently came into contact with the west, superstition uns in my blood and refused to be quite eradicated, Por instance 1 Seem to possess' certain degree of {Telepathy find some knack of finding Heople, my intuition being frequently ible to direct me correctly to those T desire to trid.
1018 and 1919 two members of family passed away while 1 was} ti broad, Aout one month before the Tetter advising me of their death reached me, 1 felt very uneasy and featly distressed and was for successive nights unable to sleep. though T cannot say for certain that the days of my distress coincided exactly with the days of their illness fand death, it does seem strange that there should be two such close coincidences following each other. I had no inkling of the impending death, which was caused in one case by Influenza and in the other case by phetmonia, Death in both instances had occurred quite suddenly and not even know that they were ick, "The most unusual experience of my Ife and the most cherished one, Occurred on the night of November 11, 1990, T woke that night and saw very beautiful apparition in red town reading at the desk, I was surprised but not at all afraid unless that T might frighten her away. held my breath and watched her of the corner of my eyes and pretended to be fast asleep. She was of medium height and weight and very handsome having an." excep-Uonally pretty profile. "She had the. nicest eyes which flickered Meessantly. Her tips moved, " but straining) my ears 1 could not' hear her voice, which 1 was very anti to hear. "She yawned frequently if bored with the book or even with the world at large.
Her visit Feeurred quite frequently. Practically the same thing happened each time. She was already there when I woke and I fell asleep before she left. She was ever immaculately Gressed and Invariably in red, saffron 'oF purple colour.
'A while ago several letters, appeared in "your correspondence columns about strange experiences of various people and after reading them said to myself T must have been dreaming, and the wish being father to the thought, T have actually "kid ded" myself Into dreaming the same thing over and over again. The beautiful apparition was prefably somebody I saw whose image had been indelibly "impressed totina and projected on my brain like mirage. T probably have a sub-Conscious fondness for red, saffron and purple colours. The spell was broken trid the apparition returns nevermore.
T have been miserable since for it thas been extremely pleasant and al~ though I have not spoken to her, her mere presence had an exhilarat-Ing effect. She had brought what might be termed "Indian Summer" into my. life's "Dreary December." Unfortunately "Indian Summers" are always. of flitting duration, Justo Tow days' interlude of sunshine and warmth amidst the chills of a stern winter. Although life has lost much of its glamour ind the sun will not shine again so brightly for me, yet Tam not ungrateful for the brief respite that" is mine.
Kao Kwor, Shanghai, Dee. 24,
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