Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-06-26
Strange Case Of Trance and loss Of
Memory.

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/ correspondent Of the Tribune tells Il,
following singular story. II appears to /,
another Of those calalepiic phenomena
which Is as good IA meat and drink 1
those worthy People who believe IN ghosts
spiritual tappings, and MI that sort Of thing
The vision described IL nearly equal 10 til
famous dream OF Judge Edmonjs, Of New
York
II appears tha, Tie Rev. w. 1'enen
WINS attacked with some nervous disease
during The process Of which he LOST hi
reason. Alter lie got better, and was abb
TO walk The room and 10 take notice o
What passed around him, Oil Shnda,
afternoon Ills sister, who had stayed frpt
church to attend liim, was reading IN til,
Bible. when he took notice Of IT, aud hsk
cd her what she had in hor hnpd Sl,.
answefed that size was reading the Bible
lie replied" What II tie Bible know
not what you mean" This affected ttit
sister 50 mueh, that she burst into tears
hbd Informed lin that he was once vel
acquainted with it. On further question
ing him, he was found to be- totally ipuo
rant OF every transaction Of bis life preyi
ous TO his slckness. lie could not read .
single word. neither did lie seem 10 have
any idea OF what IL meant. As soon n.
lie became enpabls Of attention, he wa.
taught 10 read and write, ne children sre
usually taught, aud afterwards began ,e
learn the Latin language, Under tle tot
ton Of his brother. One day as he WI
reciting d lesson IN Cornelius Nepos, he
suddenly started clipped his hands to Li.
head, Us # something hurt him, md made d
pause. Ills brother asking him what was
The matter, lie said he had felt II sltddep
shock IN his head, nDd ii now seemed ID
him us if he had read that book before
by degrees Ills recollection was restored
ahd lie could spsak the Latin as Huently
US before his sickness. His memory so
completely revived, that he gained d per.
feet knowledge Of tile past Transactions, ol
his life, Us if no difficulty had occurred
Mn. TENagNT's s ACCOUNT or THE STATE
or HIS FEELINGS, AND TnE VISION.
While was conversing with nv
brother on the state Of my soul, aud the
fears bad entertained for my future wei.
fare, found myself, in an Instant, in nm.
other state Of existence. under the drec.
ton Of superior Being. who ordered me
To follow bin. / wa. accordingly waited
along, | know not how, ill behed Mt n
distance an ineifable Glory, The impres.
siob Of whIcl, on my mind IL Ia Impossible
10 communicate TO mortal man. imme.
diately reflected ou my happy el,auQe, and
thought---"Wcll, blessed he God / am
eafe at last, Notwithstanding all MY fears. .
saw M innnmerable host Of happy be.
nga, Surrounding the inexpressibie alorv.
IN act Of alteration and joyous Worship .
but ! did not ace any bodily shape or rep.
resenlation in the glorious appearance,
heard things iinuitsrable. | heard their
songs nnd haiIelujahs Of thanksgiving aud
praise, with unspeakabe rapture. | felt
JOY unufterabie aud full Of glory. / then
applied 10 my conductor, and requested
leave to join the happy throng on whicl,
he tapped me OH the shoulder, and said
You must return to tie earsh.' This
seemed like sword through my heart.
Ia ali instant, recoIect 10 have seen INV
brother standing before me. djsputing with
the doctor The three days during whicl,
| had appeared lifeless. seemed TO me to
be not more than ten or twenty minutes.
The idea Of returning to this world OF sor.
row and trouble. gave me such shock
that ] tainted repeatedly. Such was the
effect on my mind Of what | had seen and
heard, that If 1t be possible for human
being TO live entirely above Tie world and
the things Of il, | was that person. Tie
ravisl'ing sounds Of the songs and haIelu.
iahs that / heard, and the very words that
were uttered. were not out OF my ears,
when awake, for at least three years."