The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-06-04
CAROLINA SPARTAN,
tFrom tho Grand Rapids Enquirer
"A TALE OF HORROR,

"A TALE OF HORROR.
We have received the following letter
from DIR. John Moreton, gentleman OF
veracity and professional standing. We
think its perusal will convince our readers
OF the entire truth Of all that is said Of mo.
dern spiritualism: :e
@ GRAND TRAVERSE MICHIGAN,
@ December %, 1855.
Editor Enquirer: send the followin G
account Of most extraordinary event, or
trsasaction-or what you will-because, in
my opinion, it ought not to be suppressed;
but on the contrary, thoroughly investiga.
ted. In the midst Of the excitement here,
such thing as calm, unbiased examina.
ton is altogether out of the question, nor
would it be safe TO attempt it, iuasmuch as
the determination of the people is very
strong to hush it up. As myself am one
of the chief characters concerned i'm the af.
fair, dare not attempt, il possessed the
ability, to determine the character of what
i am about to relate.
left your city to establish myself here, as
you will remember, some time in July last,
young and inexperienced bysician. AL.
most the first patient was called to see
years OF age, q strong constitution and well
balanced mind, and apparently with little
or no imagination. She Mas he wever, a
spiritualist, with the reputation of being
superior medium. Her usual physician,
Dr.. j. N. Williams, was absent, and hence
her application to me. found her labor.
ing nnder severe attack Of typhus fever,
which threatened to prove fatal. Having
prescribed for her | left, promising to send
Dr.. w. as sooI as he returned. This was
on Saturday morning. At night, DR.. w.
took the patient off my hands, and did
not sea her again until Friday evening Of
the ensuing week. i then found her
dying, and remained with her until her
decease, which took place precisely at mid.
night She was or appeared to be, rational
during the whole OF my visit, though wa.
informed she had been delirious the greater
part of the week. There was nothing re.
markabe about her symptoms; should
say the disease had taken its natural course.
AT the time Of decease, there was in the
room, besides myself her husband, Mrs.
Green, (her sister,) and Mrs. Miles, "a
neighbor) Her husband, whom partica.
iarly noticed, was very thin and weak, then
suffering from quick consumption, already
beyond recovery. He bore the character Of
= clear minded, very firm. illiterate, but
courteous man, aud a most strenuous unbe.
lever in spritualism.
There had been some subdued conyersa-
ton, such as is natural in such scenes-the
patient taking no part in it, except to signi-
fy, in faint and gradually diminishing
voice, her wants, until about an hour before
her death, when sudden aud iudescriba.
BILE change came over her features, voice
aad whole appearance-a change whicl,
her husband noticed by saying, with, as |
thought, wholly unwarranted bitterness,
There go those cursed spirits again"
The patient hereupon unclosed her eyes
and fixed look Of unutterable emotion on
her husband-a look SO direct, searching
and unwavering, that was not a little
startled by it.. Mr.. HAYDEN met it with
something like an unhappy defiance, and
he finally asked Of his wife what she want.
ed. She immediately replied in voice of
perfect health. "You know"
was literally astonished at the words,
and the voice in which they were uttered.
L had often heard and read of return of
volume and power Of voice Just preceding
dissolution; but the voice Of the patient had
none OF the unnatural intonaton of such
1t was, as, i have said, perfectly healthy. In
q few moments she continued in the same
voice, and with her eyes still fixed upon her
husband:
civilian, in your secret soul, you do be.
Geye.n
HWife," was the imploring reply, "that
~ Havi xuI.
and Heaven for SO many months. We are
both at the very verge of the grave, and in
Gods name let him be buried first"
Apparently without hearing or needing
him she repeated her words:
"You dare not disbeleye."
al do" he replied, excited by her man.
ner, "while you are dying--nay, if you were
dead, and speak to me, dare not believe"
"Then," she said, "I will speak to you
when l am dead! will come to you at
your latest moment, and with voice from
the grave, | will warn you of your time to
follow me-"
"But shall not believe a spirit"
"I will come in the body, and speak TO
you. Remem5er"
She then closed her eyes, and straitway
sank into her former state.
AS soon as we had somewhat recovered
from the shock Of this most extraordinary
scene, her two children were brought into
the room, to receive her dying blessings.
She partially reused herself, and placing a
hand on the head Of each, she put up q
prayer TO the throne Of grace-faint in |
voice, indeed, but prayer in which all the
strength Of her unpublished soul heart and
mind, was exerted to it's utmost, dying linn