Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-01

thew and passage in John and another in Revela-
lions. She then resumed the subject of the strange
humping and remarked that II was for her, because
she had not read her bible and prayed much nor as
often she should have DONE She has since remark
ed that she heard similar noise once before and once
since them and the only why she attached such
a significance TO it, was, that such an impression
came upon her mind whenever she heard II. That at
first she had attempted to shake off this impression,
but that the repetition of the occurrence had only In
creased its force After speaking of this, she pro-
ceeded to relate what had taken place when she
living the setee. 1t should be borne IN mind that
while giving this relation, she in the sleepwek-
ing state. She stated that while the settee she
had vision of her brother who had lived at Lexng-
ton, KY. She said she him dead,-that he had
then been dead twelve days. She did not see his
dead body she saw other objects, but that it
spiritual perception. She saw his body and spirit at
the same time, but not together. She could his
corpse it laid out Said he had died Of bleed
ing at the lungs, disease TO which he had been sub
iect. That he was laid out in his coffin his hands
were not tied but lay loose in his winding sheet.
That Rev. Mr.. Fishbeck had preached the funeral
sermon that the Keens, Werdlaws and others of the
friends of the family were present at the funeral.
She said she saw his spirit, not that she could de-
scribe give 1t form consistency, in any other
way convey idea of Its locality mode of exist
ence, but still her consciousness of If, well of
his dead body perfectly clear and positive as
that OF other objects. He happy, and she could
not greve for his DEATH for it was only to him an ex
change of cares and evils for condition Of happi-
ness.
She many other spirits-many of whom she
recognized although she had never seen them before
their death she mentioned considerable number of
them the mother of one person, the child of an
other, and the brother or sister of another She saw
them happy, though their happiness differed in degree.
In particular she mentioned the youngest child of her
sister who lived in Missouri Her sister, she said,
had started to visit Lexington, and while on her way,
the younger of her two children whom she had with
her had died but she taking the body to L. to
bury by the side Of one she had lost before she left
L.
She then went on to say, sat Just twenty minutes
past twelve my Lord will come" At the precise time
named, she exclaimed, sit is coming | wish you
could all see it do" She the appearance as
before and it seemed to remain before, about four
minutes.
This night she said that on the next Friday two
weeks she should be taken very sick, and should re-
main so until the next Monday at two O'Clock, P. Nj.
when she should get up quite we'll That during this
sickness she should sweat blood from her forehead
and stomach, and should suffer ntensel y-should suf-
fer every thing but DEATH but should not die-she
could not die. Said that it was known to her when
she should die, but would never tell any one. Said
she should be sick the next day, and remarked to
Mr.. w. that she should then sweat blood.
Then she also said that on the same night at five
minutes after one she should be very sick for few
minutes only. She was taken at the time indicated
and was convused and seemed to suffer very intense
ly.
The next day, Thursday 11th,) she had very Sc
we're attack of convusions, and Sedt blood from the
pit of the stomach. She required person to press
with great force possible, upon her forehead
with the palm of the hand and on the stomach with
the ends of the fingers. Mrs. H. pressed upon the
flesh over the stomach, until she became wearied and
then withdrew her hand with appearance of blood.
Mr.. w. took her place, and on removing his hands,
discovered that his fingers were bloody.
On Friday, the 10Th of September about ii o'clock,
Mrs. w. asked her why she had been sleeping all the
morning She replied, to gain strength, for she was
to be very SICK that she would be taken about three
o'clock and remain in great suffering until five o.
clock She had before said while in the sleep-wak-
ing state that the Rev. MIR. L. would be at the house
that evening. Gle had never before been there
She changed her dress, putting on her nghtcothes,
and taking great that they should be particular
y neat She then indicated her handkerchief Mrs.
w. and said to her, 'you will wipe off from me be-
fore night what you do not believe" Mrs H., (who
had not seen her sweat BLOOD asked her what it
She replied, ''blood-I shall sweat blood from my
stomach and forehead" At three O'Clock she was
seized with violent tremor and commissions. The at
tack lasted until five. During the paroxysms Mrs.
w. pressed upon her forehead and stomach and with
the handkerchief wiped blood from her forehead. 1t
came out from the forehead and stomach, in drops
like perspration. AT FIVE o'clock the Rev. Mr. l..
came In and seemed astonished that his visit had
been predicted.
This day she repeated her prediction of the attack
which was to take place on the Rert Friday. Said
that she should get up the Monday after and would
eat roasted potato and crackers and take some
sour wlne
On Friday, September 26th she prepared herself as
BEFORE putting her night clothes, and again pre-
dlcfp mn ri What WAS IN fbo
next three days After spending some time in talk
ing in the manner peculiar to her state of second
sight, she commenced singing and reading after
which she went to bed. At this time she was in such
weak state that she had 10 support herself in walk
ing and in rising except when under this peculiar
excitement At the exact time predicted she had an
other attack and sweating of blood. She remained
quite i'll and suffered good deal during the day.
On Saturday she stated particularly the time when
each change should take place, and what her cOndi-
ton would be, predicting the smallest particu-
lars with great poSitlveness and particularity In
particular only was she wrong. She stated that
one particular person, among many others whom she
mentioned, would visit her in her illness. He did
not come-the others did.
This day she remarked to Mrs. W., "you will be-
eUe fer tonight Just before dark you will be obliged
to wipe blood from my face. (Mrs. w had before been
ncreduous to it being actual blood which she perspi-
red) She stated that she would sweat blood from her
forehead only and from her stomach-that the last
time she would sweat blood would be at eleven O'Clock
that evenings and that at hathour her suerngs would
be at their worst, and after that she would sweat
blood no more. The blood sweating commenced at
the time predicted, and very profuse indeed.
Mrs w. stated that she could no longer doubt, for
the blood came so fast, that she obliged to wipe
it off, to keep it from running into Miss P.'s eyes,
The sweating continued at intervals until eleven
The writer had never heard of the case until that
evening. The family had avoided saying much about
the NATTER for fear of increasing the remarks of the
this evening the writer and sew
eral others hearing of the matter went to the house