Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-05
Intercourse of Minds.

Some time since we made few remarks
touching certain mental phenomena, among
them, that is noticed by almost every one, viz :
The sudden appearance of person, about whom
we happen to be thinking intently. 1t is unde-
niable that our thought of others is often per-
ceived by them; and that we are frequently
led to think of absent friends, because they are
thinking of u.s. There are fev persons whose
individual experience will not lead to all affiir.
nation ofths. We refer to the subject now,
for the purpose of Introducing some remarks
thereon, which we find in Mrs. Noodles Z" Life
in Canada" work from which we have already
selected liberally. During Temporary absence
OF her husband she grew very lonely ana ex-
ceedingy anxious to see him. Speaking of this
circumstance, she says:
"Sometmes the desire to see and converse
with him would press so painfully on my heart
that would get up in the night, strike light
and sit down and write him a long letter, and
tell him all that was in my mind; and when
had thus unburdened my spirit, the letter was
committed to the flames, and after fervently
commencing him to the care Of the Great Father
of mankind. l would lay down my throbbing
head on my pillow beside our first-born son, and
sleep TRANQUILITY.
1t is strange fact that many of my husbands
letters were written at the very time when felt
those irresistible impulses to hold communion
with him. Why should we be ashamed to ad.
nit openly our belief in this mysterious inter-
course between the spirit of those who are bound
to each other by the tender ties of friendship
and affection, when the experience of every day
proves it's truth? Proverbs, which are the
wisdom of ages collected into a few brief words,
tell US in one pthy sentence that if we talk of
the devil, he is sure to appear While the name
of long absent friend ID in our mouth, the next
moment brings him into our presence. How
can this be, if mind did not meet mind, and the
spirit had not prophetic consciousness of the
vicinity of another spirit, kindred with its own ?
This is an occurrence so common that never
met with any person to whom it had not hap
pened; few will admit it to be a spiritual agen-
cy, but In no other way can they satisfactorily
explain its cause. If it were a mere coipci.
dence of ordinary circumstances, it would not
happen so often, and people would not be led to
speak of the long-absent always at the moment
when they are just about to present themselves
before them. My husband was no believer in
what he termed my fanciful, speculative theo-
ries; yet, at the time when his youngest boy
and myself lay dang gerously i'll, and hardly ex-
pected to live, Ireceved from him letter, writ
ten in great haste, which commenced with this
sentences: Do write 10 me, dear S., when
you receive this. have felt very uneasy about
you for some days past, and am afraid that all
is not right at home.'
Whence camo this sudden fear? Why al
that particular time did his thoughts turn SC
despondingly towards those so dear him !? Why
did the dark cloud in his mind hang SO heavily
above his home? The burden of my weary
and distressed spirit had reached him; and
without knowing of our suherings and danger
his own responded to the call.
The holy and mysterious nature of man is yet
hidden from himself he is still stranger to
the movements of that inner life, and knows
little OF its capabilities ard powers. A purer
religion, higher standard OF moral and intel
lectuai training, may in time reveal all this
Man still remains half-reclaimed savage tht
Ieaven OF Christianity is slowly and surely
working its way, bul it has not yet changed th'
whole lump, or transformed the deforrned iEto
The beauteous child Of God. Oh, for that glori
ons day! 1t is coming. The dark clouds Of hu
manity are already tinged with golden radiance
Of the dawn, but the Sun of Righteousness ha
not yet arisen upon the world with healing upol
his wings; the light Of truth still struggles ii
the womb Of darkness, and men stumbles on +
the fulfillmcnt Of his sublime and mysteriou
destiny"