Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-05
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4 MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
ron TIE NIRGISIAN.

A shocking accident happened nj the residence
ot Mrs. Nancy Womack, of Bedford county, on tho
3lst ult.-Some young ladies' were ii the house ON
a visit. This asscmblago OF young people, as usu-
Al, induced a correspondent increased pavciy !;
m which Mrs. Womack, being lady OF a ,edate
Gust OF mlnd, did not participate especially rs her
natural thouehliulncSs was increased At that time
by incident, irlling IN itself, but To which she
attached some importance, from the disaster which
had heretofore uniformly followed lis occurrence.
Mrs. Womick's unaffected picty and good sense
have rendered her superior To tho trammcls oi
p~,rsiltion. ! ct all her reason could not rntrc,
dncst her Of some fotebodnc, consequent upon a
recent dream She has had the same dream three
several times once before the death of her h,s-
band and once previous 10 the death of each of
her two daughters. This dream, even in the first
instance, was attended with such circumstances n.
produced deep impression, which VAS increased
Al each succeeding Time and at last must have IN
sprcd AS full conviction OF some impending oalam-
Iy as though she had been endowed with prophet
'c vision. Under these detected feelings, Mrs.
Womack had retired from the company her
s'ind, no doubt, occupied with tho pcrplc wing G.
nigma
She was >uddcnl, aroused from her reflection,
BY the loud report OF run aud an universal shrek
m tho room occupied nv her daughter, and their
Young companions. She flew to tho apartment .
The first thing presented 10 her view on entering
the room, was the appalling spectacle OF her love
" daughter, MILDRED. PROSTATE, wrc,ing in
blood which flowed from IA fearful rent, made b,
tho discharge oil the gam through her BODY in the
ngion Of the heart,
Ala, III iated innocence Oh unhappy pa
nm, No parting kiss-no sad adicu. Tie i'm
plorins eyes Of Mildred wero turned in vain Tor II
last sight ottlc approaching mother. They had
lost tho power OF vision, and were immovahly GN-
I'd forever Pale and expiring, her features were
composed even IN the agonicS OF death.
What but religion could support "A Mother in
such a scene OF dl,may Fortunately the lady has
rtlIs support and after the first paral, zine shock
over, bore her bereavement, untcr All lts
Hcart-rcnding circumstances, with Christian iorti-
tude.
"O the dcPllrboth of the wisdom and know lcdec
or Gob how nnscarchahlc are his judgments, and
las WAYS past finding ou ~
W III not the many accidents Of this sort that oc-
cur, a,inonSh persons 10 be moro cautious in han
ding iirc-armsl The gun that proved fatal To the
amiabls and interesting young Mildred, laced rhir-
teen years. and OF the deepest distress in the ten
der heart OF many friend aud relation, was sup
posed not TO be loaded II had no printing in the
pan, Had been snapped repeatedly ON the DAY of
the catastrophe, and was at last accidentally dis
charged hy young LADY,
Mrs. w omack's dream constitutes n rather ain
gular feature in this unfortunate occurrence SIN.
had told it before the event happened, and her
spirits were evidently depressed in consequence.
But Is there any thing of the marvellous in !,
Who does not believe in the forcknowlc,h,. of
God, and who can say how far it NAV consist with
his will, under some circumstances to civ. IN
t'malion of approaching events, to his creatures
Many instances related Of individuals fc,l;na
and expressing strong preseninent oicvA before
1t visits tlcm.-What instructive lessons, may The
rejecting mind draw from this fact T.R