" As they were talking the matter over, to the amazement of
all present, a lighted match fell from the ceiling to the bed, and would
have set it on fire had not Jane put it out instantly. During the next
ten minutes, eight or ten lighted matches fell on the bed and about the
room, but were all extinguished before any harm could be done. In the
course of the night the loud knockings commenced. The family could now
all converse with the invisible power in this way. It would knock once
for a negative answer, and three times for an answer in the affirmative,
giving two knocks when in doubt about a reply. Dan asked if the house
would be set on fire, and the reply was three loud knocks on the floor,
meaning yes; and a fire was started about five minutes afterwards. The
ghost took a dress belonging to Esther that was hanging on a nail in the
wall near the door, rolled it up, and, before any of the persons in the
room could remove it from under the bed, where the ghost had placed it
before their very eyes, it was all in a blaze. It was extinguished,
however, without being much injured by the fire. The next morning all
was consternation in the cottage.
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