New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-04

toward him, and 10 enveloped IN CHIT he saw betre
him the living imsge OF his departed wife overwneneo
with horror he shrieked aud 'e BACK upon MS pio "
traveller who upied the aJoiniug room, alarme
by the shriek of his sightsd host hastily entered he
apartment behrd angelic form, clad in snin'ng
rauent presenting 20 the suffering yicnn the ID Ter,
full OF ME giving fragrance Her shining tressss ID.
seconded In savy outlines visible In the ;iear light tia,
surrounded her Her coun,enance unlike q, # OF care.
worn murtsls was calm and serene Her eyes bsamed
with love and tenderness She spoke In sOsst utter.
Thou who in the morning of my earthly existence
won 10 thy .elf my inexperienced heart!
As th. was cred, the man. already ever Fhelmad
by the presence ~ the spyarUn. collected his bswll-
drr-d faculties oy Of h1se efforts apparently pre-
teroaural which the mind 10 sometimes kno En 10 ex-
ert 10 cases Of extreme terror, and exclaimed
90 God am awake | am! Tns Is reality. .
Mary, murdered you You haunt me from the dead !
Ter rible will speak 10 her. Forgive me- knew not
what did pierced your heart tortured your mnd,
| spurped your embraces Iwas msd-dunk-orutal
| loved you Mary. bu. the demon Incompetence held
me- until you had ner ed ysur asst prayer for me-thst
unsvailing prayer Then might have awoke from my
slumber-~ped away your tearr, and saved you from
your untimely death. But all Is lost have no friend
10 pray for and pity me now No hope rennsins Ny
Mary has left me. These cruel hands wnen sne would
embrace me- tore Der away, and dung her prostrste.
She never rose To meet me again sac sunk beneath
her load. The thought burns my brain All Ia dark
dsrk-awful-po hope And then the mourning babe
Its mother lost forever she comes more at its lam
entsron Spare me, ye sods, Of guilt And you. Mary,
ghost Of my wife let me feel your pardon and die In
peace"
III. excitement, said the traveller, was now beyond
control and he sprsDg az II ~ clasp her In his arms,
when she gently Ieceded, saying:
"Y ~ cannot approach ma, Cyrus" Tnen IN a most
solemn and pstht nc manner she continued: ." have
loved you Cyrus-I I'VE you still Gdeve more for
me I dwell Ia bliss. My woe is passed I'm happy
and free from care Rise, for | would counsel thee.
Toy ways those that cad death Hast thou peace
10 reveingsl that conscious peace which brngs t0Is
ha Jyiness This language from Thy quveflug lips
the sd yea, with thee IS re-
vealed the eternal truth, that There s no peace TO the
licked. Yes, Cyrus, sorrow and remOrse like an un-
4 Wing worm, pTeyeth upon the fallen spirit Be thou
I'd nopi-bcd-fee the encnanter"
AS SIZE poised him. he stretched forth bis arms
an if to clasp her flowing rs5e She paused moment,
then sung the following addressed 10 MIN
Thou loved. thou wounded soul!
Woulost thou ascend aod glo1ously shine,
Ger wrong tumphing with full control,
Bathed in the light OF moTns delicious climel
Near. near. near.
Stand seraph cboralst-ob list bark hear
Ingstbsr to thy breast,
The golden stands Of our celestial hymn,
Shower on thy will the influx of the best
Strive after heaven and gentlest loVe-hte win
The path Of 6issfulness thy own will show.
Thine is weary load
The weight of upon thy soul is thrown;
Know thou the grief remover-trust thy God.
Sweet peace o'erfows the heart, still all thy own
Arise arise arise
Star Of my soul, and shine in paradise"
While this hymn was being sung, varied but harno'
nious strains OF music moved unison with her voice.
and multiplied In number and sweetness until was
mrroTed before the mind II visible angelic band,
with harps and stringed instruments making melody
from the soul of song. When she closed, the music
died away, as If departing In the distance.
The bowl then reappesred. Above the flower WAS the
appearance OF birds Of pumage unlike any upon earth
These filed the room with their wsrbDgs while the ap-
partition began 10 withdraw Approaching door, she
reached forth her hard and opened it, ana thus passed
from to until she came TO the door leading
into ths street, which, although locked, was opened In
like manner.
As she proceeded, the lnnkeeper and traveller fol
lowed her, until she came TO corner OF building,
when she turned and addressing her pursuing husband
10 most affecting manner, said
"Adleu, Cyrus; fail not TO profit by what thou ha''
and heard lest greater woe than that which or
baneeth thee now, befa thee. Adieu' she repeated
and waving her hand, disappeared.
Years have passed since heard the above relation
and obtained these facts and still 81 hXedy was I'm
pressed upon my memory that seems rs OUT yesterday
| Mountain Cove, 9th mo-, 1904