Invisible Helpers

whereas in this, a phenomenon was produced which appears to have persisted for more than half an hour.

Two of the little children of a small farmer were left to amuse themselves while their parents and their entire household were engaged in the work of harvesting. The little ones started for a walk in the woods, wandered far from home, and then managed to lose their way. When the weary parents returned at dusk, it was discovered that the children were missing. After inquiring at some of the neighbors' houses, the father sent servants and laborers in various directions to seek for them.

Their efforts were, however, unsuccessful, and their shouts went unanswered. They had reassembled at the farm in a somewhat despondent frame of mind when they all saw a curious light some distance away, moving slowly across some fields toward the road. It was described as a large globular mass of rich golden glow, quite unlike ordinary lamplight. As it drew nearer, it was seen that the two missing children were walking steadily along in the midst of it. The father and some others immediately set off running toward it. The appearance persisted until they were close, but just as they grasped the children, it vanished, leaving them in the darkness.

The children's story was that after night came on, they had wandered about crying in the woods for