The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-26

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Ia iow tone that caught can drown or sill.
Midst fs.i. and u,-ls-lis- s-rrsi guest
Whence doth that mnrnnr wake that shadow fall !
Why shakes ihr spri, thus its mystery all"
Among all tho branche. OF the snpernat
ural, there is no one which has been so
title discussed by philosophical writer's as
that generally known by the term PmnsrSr.
rnrSrs. Aud yet there is no one among
them all better entitled to our consideration.
from the many and well authenticated in
stances which may be cited TO prove their
existence, nor is there any one OF them, a:
the same time, so difficult Of explanation.
on natural principles, when that existence
r 'atlisheh. Il this difficult, probably,
vaich has dsi,rrod n1.ev learned men from
"a s0luNor t.0 secret mystery ehilc il is
,he ,cc'fs ,oasoa. arp'riIsnd shy maay
others Pass tbs sahject Nit- s,at, ....,i &.
the presnge TO the account o. dependency
OF mind or nervous iimd.ty. and protesting
to Look upon its fuldmcnt ~ nothing
more than one Of those remarkable conci.
dcnccs which are often occurring in the
ordinary events Of life This is doubtless
an easy way Of getting slong with what
bu, it 50 happens that by far the greatest
proportion OF the recorded cases ofpresenti-
ments tby which ter,rfwe mean iorebodings
which are realixed-not false presentmen,sl
have occurred among a class of men the
most noted for tru.Dess and courage, and
the least subject by nature and discipline,
to be affected by supers,itous fears or nerv
(. ....A t.s
tie has been reported, by the details OF which
it has not appeared, that some Of the slain,
though bra,rst Of the brave, and never he.
fore toubled with such impressions, have
confidently ioretod the death tina, awaited
them.
The brave aud chisalrous General De
kalb, who tell at Camden, ut the eve OF
that memorable engagement told his
brother officers that he felt tor the first
imc, ihat his hour had come. and making
his last requests, rode into battle, and
soon received in bis hear, the fatal hul.
le, that brought his towering form to the
earth.
The galian, General Pike, the nigh, be-
fore the stormiug OF the British fortress nj,
tiF'iN a''n, W WV WA VI ',i~t Hhh' u's
pfepara'ions tor death, aud wrote u letter,
giving directions Tor me 'n'uFc educh'on'
DE, Of his beloved daughter, under the
asowed impression that he was not TO sur-
vse the expected battle. though as com
man'ing oihcer' nc was MOI necessarily N
be exposed to danger. The battle came
the loe,ress Was blown Up by sle relscatug
Toe, ana sna'i stone 'hfow" l" .ne as
lance OF quarter oil NUE. struck 'lhe'
VINO was siting on s'uu'p, apparently "h'
o' the way OF all har'l' ana caus.a us i"'
mediate "ea'''
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,o'"e" "' Az onie'' o. US ,es'"'e''' "no
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Hundreds OF 'hese instances might ne
It unnecessary, we viii proceed 10 anoi',,r
class OF cases
II was once our fortune to be thrown into
II social circle, in which were the near rela
,ises Of some Of those who persisted in .he
conhngra.ion Of the Richmond theatre In
lsl2. which 50 widely scattered the seeds
OF woe among the fir, families Of Virginia.
Two or three remarkable instances OF pre-
sentiments were told us n having been felt
and avowed previous to the Gre. by those
who became victims. hai We have treas
ured up one more peculiar than the others
because, instead OF being followed by the
death of him who was the subject Of the
premonilicn, il was the direct means IN all
human probability. Of saving him AVID II
family OF accomplished daughters from
destruction. The play announced for the
night WIS an attractive one. The gentle
man to whom we allude. had proposed to
his family To attend the theatre with them,
aud several times ,hrosgh the day, spoa.
of the pleasure he anticipated in Witnessing
the performance. Bat towards night. he
became unusually thoughtIul; and. rs the
appointed hour drew near, he took seat
with the ladies', and commenced readin. to
them long and interes,u. story, eyaing
all conversation about the theatre. This
continued until interrupted by one of the
wondering circle. who suggested that 1t
was tine to start Again esaiing the sub
leci. he went on reading III he wns secs
ood time interrupted. aud told hey must
40 Immediately or they should certainly be
h.lated. Finding IA. could not nut them