[To TRW EDITOR OF Tax "SercrarOB."]
SIR,—In reading the account of "A Phantasm of the Living'"•
in the Spectator of April 29th, it occurs to me that an ex► perience of my own may be worth recording. In July, 1901, my sister and I were staying with a friend in the neighbour- hood of Hereford. On an exceptionally hot day our host- asked my sister to drive another guest to the station in a pony cart. As she greatly disliked, and suffered from, a hot sun, I''
was anxious for her speedy return, and sat watching for her at a window which commanded a part of the carriage drive and'
the front door. At the expected time I saw her driving- towards the house, but instead of coming to the door- she turned off towards the stables. As she was unaccom- panied by a servant, this procedure 'seemed reasonable,. and I left the house and went to the stables to join' her. I then learned she had not returned, nor had any other vehicle arrived. The turn Waa about fifteen
yards from the house. She returned a little later, safe- and sound, nothing unusual having occurred during the drive;
nor did anything unusual follow the apparition. A few yearn later I " saw " another sister return from a walk and enter' our house, but on going down to speak to her found I was again deluded. In that case, also, the vision preceded the- actual return by a short period. Both aptanitions Seemed
entirely pointless.-1 am, Sir, &c., -K. D. E.
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