The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-03-27

TO hear your VOICE, to sce your frank and Ir,s,,
~ lace, TO 10 standing again IN your prott
garden beside the running river Il wa. SUI
sct, and ] pictured To myself the sccnc ffn,
that spot Even as did 40. dalluess can
over my senses Il the picture on my mcmor
grew wider, brighter; telt the cool brrcs
from the water; saw the red sun sinking oy,
tho iar-woctls heard the hclls rnpin
from thu stceples; In word. 1 was spiritu.ll
there Presently became aware Ms Of the a,
preach Of something knew uot what hut
something not OF the SAME nature a, mysslf-
something that flled mc with a shiyer,nr. hal
Compounded Of Far aud half OF rlessurc..
l'heu sound smo,hervd aud strange. AS il M
lifted for the organs Of my spiritual sr,,,s
seemed TO Oil the space around n snund n,
sssnbllng speech, yet rvcrhesating aud conf,
sed like distant thunder. tit laralyElsi mn.
unable To turn IL came and died away -,
cond time, yet moe distinctly. distinguish,,
words, bat not their sense. II came thr,
time. vibrating, clear, and loud" Albert, lool
round. man" Making u terrible effort 70 owe,
come the bonds which SEEMED 20 hold me,
rcturncd-l saw YOU, The next moment
sharp pain wrung me in every limb ther,
came brief darkness and then found mysel
without any apparent lapc Of time or scnsibl,
motion, sitting by yondcr window where, gaxin,
on the sunset, ihad bcguu 10 think Of You ~
The sound Of your voice yet rang IN my ears
the sight Of your face was still beiorr me
Shuddcrcl-I tried 20 think that NIL had b,rn !
dssE 9ss ~ -ssalz- =, w., =, -.
were numheJ aud heavy. stroy,. "a rise I'm,
a rigid torpor seemed 10 weigh upon INV limb.
You say that was yisibly prr.po, IN your pa n
den; know that was bodily prs,nt in hi.
room. Can il bc tina, INV worst Gars ar con.
iirmed -the, I pos.-s Joublc br,nv ~
We were both silent ior some mom.n,s A,
last told him ,hc circums,.nc,,s ',f ,h, hsd M
Of tho foo,marks on the sand ie was .horL
cd. but scarcely surpri.ssi
Il have been thinking much of you." be
said and for several suco.Nsiye npbts / b.y,
lrmmel oi you and Of nv stny-nay. even of
the very bedroom. Yet 1 have been conscious
Of none of thes, symp,oms of far worLing 1,
Is true that have awakened each morniry mn
refreshed and weary. AZ II from bodily m,Iyne,
hut this attributed to over study AMI cons,i'
Intional wcak,wE."
irst experisuce Of this rpiri,asl ahwncr ,"
Albert sat palc o. Silent az II Le heanl
,ot. I rcpeatcd the o,a,ion
Give mo nome mur, brandy (" a, s.iJ .,.ui
will tell vouw " '' '
I did 90 IIo r.,,a;rs,, r., n a,,, ,,,r,o,,s
ook;ng nj s.,, a. !. ,..,'.' T.. -. - :. w,
,e proc,rsld hat 4, Iii, l., -, 81
s,a,e ' :" ''" '""'' ''''' '"A'
',Tbe frs, tim. MN. .,.o :, ,hi. .,..,. ,,;
low much morc terrible ,hnn the second
,ad bccn rrad,ng reading n mctapbysicnI
work upon the nature Of the soul when es.
Dcricnc,d quite mnddcply. n Hrnsation of r,
rene lasslindc The book grew dim bo,orr
ny cyra, tho room s,asLs...i, / appeared 10 find
myself in the streets of the .,,,,, s.aL
,lninl'y tho hufrying pau.engcrs; plainly the ia.
~ of many whom knew Now II was thu
market place; now the bridge; now the well
snown street In which | live. Then I came 10
Lbe door; Il stood vide open 10 admit me. ]
Iassci slowly. slowly up the gloomy staircase;
! entered my own room and ,here''-----
lie paused his voice grew husky. and his
face assumed stony. almost n distorted ap
And therc you saw" urged you
saw"---
"My~iT, Myself sitting In this very chair
YS, yes myself stood gazing on myself We
looked into each--each others cyes--we--w w
we, 49,
His voice failed; the hand holding The wine
glass grow siib and the brittle ven~I ,h "po',
the h"r,h' ana was shA'''''" 'n'" '"""S'''"
''hemsn" ,
H'rr' h'r', !, sn."ho"' '''h up "
heaVe"' ~pa' snail 10
] hung frMn,ically over him ] seized his
hands In mine they were cold IA marble