[tiamat]

I wouldn't say all of them are nice.

That farmer, as I say, I believe was abusive. You get an ominous feeling whne he's about. ( Which fortunantly isn't often inside the house)

Still, he can't really do anything.

[Choose Ye This Day]

No, not nice, but "benign." As in, not deliberately trying to harm or terrorize you. As you said, the farmer--even though he was probably a jerk and a lout--can't do anything. So, much like a benign tumor (which, while not fatal, all things considered, you'd still rather not have one in you) I'm more willing to believe in ghosts/spirits like yours, that are harmless.

I just don't go for the chain-rattling, blood curdling screaming, old-fashioned ghost stories.