| Show tam acx ta lontor some years aa a young inadi came to chicago from germany his father had ant turn off from his annuity he lived an the same house where I 1 lived he anally obtained a place in one of the big elevators here I 1 do not know what the place was except that he had something lom ething to do on the top floor away ap under the roof several men were employed with him in the same place ane day while he was dusting lie sud beriy stopped and asked his assistants aho that nicely dressed old man was aaa was standing back there by the strangers are never allowed in chese big elevators and to see one there yell dressed was enough to excite com nent his companions looked in the di echon indicated and said they saw no me he insisted and when they laughed at him he went to the place where he law the figure standing on his approach it vanished the young man fainted he ired and then asked his companions to nake a note of the occurrence the date ind the time of day he eaid the figure ie saw was that of his father in welve days he received a letter from ae old country telling him of his fathers leath the date and time agreed with e date and time of the occurrence I 1 lave described the letter informed lim that his father had forgiven him ind remembered him in his will he returned to the fatherland got his portion of the estate and is living there now you may say what you please but I 1 have never felt like scoffing from the time I 1 heard this story the spirit of that boys father appeared to him on the top floor of that elevator eugene field in chicago news |
