Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-02-04
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there again nests Sunday safternoon at four

lOh! II was baautl there, and shall Bt
there gain next Sunday afternoon at foui
Ioselock.
Mr. Hangley Immediately informed
Wingate that his daughter was not dead
when He in company with Mr.. Morrison
visited the house, and the little girl related
Substantially the same story. It seems
dtoos that shortly after this relation Of the
little girl, Of what she had seen and heard
Jim heaven, q message came from Mr.. Ca
]sey, in Carmel, giving infotmntion Of. the
death Of nrlother child, and inviting them
to attend the funeral s.ss =
/ OF the ourschildreh Of her uncle Hang.
laE t.sosdied in sei. s aad rere
drowned on their passage from Ireland.
/ We called on Saturday to see and talk
with this little girl, but she was very feeble,
and just then in a browse, and we would
not allow her to be. disturbed She is said
to have very thoughtful and serious coun-
tenance, and to be very interesting child.
She had no wishto live, but preferred re-
turning to her mother. The father and
the sisters are seriously, but very happily
impressed with the relations of this sweet
child, and joyfully believe the story she
tells. Their house is a pattern Of neatness,
and they ell possess hearts overhowing
with affection, and are sincerely happy on
account of their heavenly messenger.
q was sorry,' said Mr.. r. the Mr.. Nor
rison, in the honest, truthful simplicity of
his heart, ssswhen my good wife died, but
Pm not now, but only wish to be with her. "
The elder sisters, too, live in the joyful
hope of meeting at length, and they care
not how soon, if it be Gods time, their dear
mother, in heaven, where she has been
seen bp their angel sister, who hus been
permitted to return to the earth, and make
The fact known to them.
Since the above was published, there
have been great many inquiries respect
ing this little girl, some Of which we will
now answer. 5
Although at the time Of the seeming
death Of this child, it was not supposed that
her aunt Lynch was dangerously i'll, she
not having the cholera but attacked with
the dysentary, yet she died next day as sta
ted - - IS.
| On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Danniel War.
ren, very worthy religious man, who has
been much among the cholera patients, and
feeling, perhaps, a little moved by curiosi.
ty, called to see the little girl, and address,
| ing her cheerfally, told her that she ap-
peared better, and would soon be well, and
get out in day or two.
But I'm going to mother again at four
eo'cioek ss'e quietly and softly Said. Fsi7'7
1.aWhen, tomorrow" ,-4 ..=sa7 .t
laaNo, to-day" at.aess ia .sss. 81. 6.
Mr.. Warren endeavored to turn her at
ltention to hopeful prospects Of recovery;
but the is.le sufferer was fast sinking away
tho death rattle was heard, and she soon
ceased to breathe, her pulse stopped, and
the fxedness Of death was impressed upon
her beautiful countenance She was dead!
? Mr.. Warren looked at the town clock,
in the distance. for there was no clock in
the house,, and twas four o'clock. .r.r-
While pondering upon, to him, the sim
gular coincidence in this case, and about
half an hour had passed when new signs of
life appeared, and again the sweet spirit of
the girl returned. She asked for water and
said she was tired, and sunk away into q
quiet sleep.
since then she has been gradually re-
covering: but her eldest sister who watched
her so tenderly, and who would so willing.
|ly have accompanied her to live with her
blessed mother in heaven, was the next day
taken with cholera, and the following day
died, and was buried.
The father Of this girl is ignorant, yet a
6ne specimen Of pure warm heart, with
all the unsophisticated simplicity aad truth
fulness of nature. He is poor. He had a
large family. And he says that for the
whole seasonshe had buttwo pounds of but
ter in his house, and they had had meat but
twice. They had lived almost wholly up
on bread and tea. r
stThere were many of them," he said,
seand his own hands must earn their living,
and by prudence a barrel of -four would
last them four weeks, and he must do whai
he could do for himself and his children
and they all were quite happy"
The little boys had by their labor picked
up the boards out of which his dwelling hae
been constructed, and he hoped after Q
time to have it all nicely oftheir own
/ Perhaps more united, loving, and con
tented family, where all were willing to dc
and suffer for each other, cannot be found
Such are the simple facts in the case
which we leave for the present without
commment or attempted explanation. IS
"A similar truth is taught by both the
following, statements: &, l
The following incident may not be cred
lifted; but it is corroborateds by the most pos
tive evidence, and even thought apocry
phal, will add another instance to the al
ready numerous accounts of mysterious
warnings from the other world.
1t seems that Monsieur De c., mer
chant Of New Orleans, proceeded TO Pari
early in the fall, for the purpose Of sup
plying his store with winter goods. On th'
> 23d ofSeptember last, about two O'Clock il
f the morning, he was awakened from an un
0 easy slumber by a rus,ling of the curtain
!. about his couch. He felt an icy han
|. clasped in his own, and voice, like tha
i Of his son, exclaimed, '.FATHER | AM pY
o MOP When the merchant arose, he mad
note of the fact, at the same time tryin
"a to regard the whole affair as an idle whin
e But go where he would, the voice rang
his ears, "Father, | am dyingr' and II
j. pale spectre face was ever before him.
J. After q lapse Of two weeks he returne
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