_The “Blond Norseman”--Cape
Cod’s Most Ancient
Ghost Visitor_
Ten years ago, approximately, the Blond Norseman came out of his spirit
world to re-visit Cape Cod. That is the latest report on this most
ancient member of Cape Cod’s gallery of wraiths.
The setting is the wild, beach-grass country of Corn Hill, Truro. Here,
close by the far-flung shore of Cape Cod Bay, where only the seagull’s
lonely cry breaks the silence and sand peeps skitter to and fro on
their ceaseless foraging, stands a weather-battered, sprawling frame
structure known as “The Fish House.” For a long time the sea harvesters
used it for a headquarters; later it became the loved dwelling of a
large family who would remain there as long as the winds and the rains
of late fall would permit.
On one of these late fall nights, the lady of the household was
awakened abruptly from a sound sleep. Sitting up, her gaze was drawn
to the door that faced the noisy surf of the bay shore. The door was
flung wide. A “startling blue light” illumined the figure of a tall,
distinctly blond man, so powerful of stature and awesomely erect, that
he filled the door frame. The apparition did not move, its presence
was only momentary, for, in the next instant, the lady was staring at
the gaping door. She got up, closed the door and spent the rest of the
night in wakeful wonderment. But, to this day, the vivid impression of
the brief visit of the Blond Norseman remains with her.
The following day she mentioned it to a friend. He was not greatly
surprised, for he recalled a nighttime stroll along the beach some
weeks previous and related how he had discovered a bright light that
loomed up not many yards ahead of him. Thinking it was a man with a
lantern, the stroller called out. He got no answer, and the light
disappeared instantly. He was sure, that night, he had witnessed
something supernatural.