I grew up in a haunted house. Okay, some people find it
harder to believe that I grew up than the haunted house part.
The earliest ghost incident I can remember was in about 1968
or 1969. I was a youngin’ about two or three years old. We lived on North Street
in Indianapolis. My father was a jeweler and had a repair shop in the basement
of the house. I remember being down in the basement with dad. He was at the
bench working and I was playing. The television was on and I remember very
clearly that the Flip Wilson Show was on. Was had a boxer (Dog, not pugilist)
named Ella. Ella came down stairs and was whining. Dad thought that she had to
go “out,” but she refused. She went to the bottom of the stairs and started
growling. I don’t remember what dad’s reaction to that was, but I remember
thinking it was strange. Ella was by no means an aggressive dog. After a while
we heard footsteps upstairs and dad said that mom was home. He went up to greet
her. I did to. Ella did not. I just went to the top of the steps; dad went into
the living room. He came back and said it wa! s a false alarm and took me back
down stairs.