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Not 10 feet from where I type, Mr. John Stewart took his life with a 
shotgun.  Now, suicide is not murder, but in the minds of some, it is 
just as haunting.  I've never seen him, but I don't have to go on rumor 
as both of his daughters live as my neighbors.  I've seen pictures of 
the man, and heard stories about him.  Every once in a while, the 
wind??? will blow the door open and I'll say, "C'mon in, John". :)
Seriously, there have been times when I have felt a presence that I 
assumed was John, but I am not afraid of him.  I actually think he might 
like me, as I am probably the first owner of this place since him that 
actually cared about the land, the house, the farm, etc.  Plus, he was a 
police officer, and he knows, I'm sure, of my law enforcement 
background.  I think, often, that we are kindred spirits.  He killed 
himself because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
I did not know about John when we bought the place.  I don't think it 
would have mattered.  In my mind, murder is different, and it would 
really have to be a special place for me to buy a house where there had 
been a murder.

Bev
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BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm   NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
34.498N 85.076W    Bev is Earth, Ron is Sky