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As I was growing up in Oklahoma I was told stories of
my family heritage. Yes I grew up learning the family
tree and learning all the things that go with being
Scotch/Irish. One of my best friends growing up was
Scottish as well and by his last name there was no
mistaking it. this is more his story than mine.
We had to be in Junior high and I was staying the
night at my friends. Admittedly we had snuck out of
the house and participated in some shall we say
unsavory activities. It was very late and we snuck
back in. I was staying in a guest room down the hall
from my friends room. I was quite tired from our
evening and I went straight to bed. My friend also
went straight to his room and went to bed. Not too
long after we had turned in I heard a strange noise.
Truth be told I thought it was a peacock. It was very
much like a woman screaming and at first my blood
chilled and he hairs on my arms and neck stood on end.
convincing myself that it was a peacock I drifted off
back to sleep. The next thiing I know I am being
jolted awake. My friend is in the room shaking me and
yelling my name. I turned on the light and see that
he is ashen and visibly shaken. I told him that he
looked like he had seen a ghost and then asked what
was wrong. he kind of looked at my with a very
confused look and told me that a banshee had been to
his house. Now I was the confused one, sure I had
seen Darby O'Gill and the little people but I was
really lost now. Asking him to repeat what he had
just said he told me the story.
"I was laying in my bed when I heard a noise" he said,
"The next thing I know I hear this awful wailing and
it is getting louder and louder!" "I thought one of
the animals had gotten hurt so I was looking out the
window when I saw what I thougth was an old lady over
by the pond." he started talking faster now "she saw
me from there and started coming towards me!" He was
almost crying at this point. I ran back to my bed and
dove under my covers, but it just got louder and
louder." the next thing I know I can feel something
in my room!! "I peeked out from under the covers and
while I could hear the noise I could not see anything,
then suddenly I could!!! she came through the wall
and looked right at me and then held out her hand as
if beckoning me!!!" He was very excited and pretty
close to hysteria at this point but you could tell he
totally believed his story. He had just lived this
experience. "The next thing I know I was looking at
my crucifix on the wall and it all stopped!" "When I
thought it was gone I ran down here to you!"
I really didnt know what to say, sure I knew the
legend of the banshee but how do you calm someone down
after that? Well we chit-chatted for a bit and then
the phone rang, the next thing you know his father
came to the room and tapped on the door. My friends
uncle had just passed away in an accident. Was it
real? did he imagine it? Was it really a Banshee
moaning for a lost relative? I guess you have to
decide for yourself...........- Cappytan

Sometime around the turn of the century White Rock
Lake was quite the posh area. Dallas was growing
rapidly and this area was where the people played. It
was in a fabulous park area and this lake which covers
several acres had many activities. There were
walkways around the lake and shops to buy things to
eat. Many a couple would rent a boat and go out on
the lake and just spend the afternoon. Well the night
life was not to be left out either. This lake had
boats that would go around the lake and they had bnads
on board and the people would just have a great time
making a night of it. Well it was on a night like
this that a young couple got into a disagreement. The
argument got reather heated between the two and as the
boat was coming to dock the young lady leapt off the
boat and ran to her car. She got in her car and sped
off down the road. The roads are kind of tricky
around this part and at night it is even worse. What
is currently Garland ave and Gaston ave is where she
lost control of the car and she plunged into the lake.
She never made it out of the car. Later the next day
they were able to pull the car out of the lake and her
body was still in the car.
On certain nights for many years people reported
seeing a lady dressed in white gown that was totally
soaked. She would be walking down the road dressed
for a nice party. Most people would stop and offer
her a ride. Quietly she would accept a ride climbing
in to the passenger seat or in the back seat. As the
driver would pull away she would give them an address.
the address is one of the older parts of Dallas and
definately one of the nicer parts of town. She would
sit there quietly and then as they would near the
house the driver would look up and the passenger would
be gone, leaving behind a puddle as evidence she was
there. Sometimes she would actually go up to the
house and then vanish at the door leaving behind a
puddle at the door.
On at least one occassion a bewildered driver
continued on to the house only to ring the bell and
find out that yes a young lady had lived at the house
only to find out that she had died in the lake years
before. Why is she going to the house? Is it to tell
her family where she is? Is she still trying to get
home? No one really knows but if you are driving
along in East Dallas one night and an attractive young
lady in a white evening dress is walking along. You
might think twice before giving her a ride.- Cappytan