The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-02-05
FICTION STRANGER THAN TRUTH
JOHN FAUST AND THE DEVIL
COME TO LIFE AGAIN!

COME TO LIFE AGAIN!
From the Grand Rapids Enquirer.
A Tale of Horror and Facts---A New
Phase of Spiritualism.
We have received the following letter
from DR.. John Moreton, gentleman OF
veracity and professional standing. We
think its perusal will convince every one
of our readers of the entire truth of all
that is said about Modern Spiritualism
GRAND TRAVERSE, Mich,
December %, 1856.
EDITOR ENQUIRER IL send the follow
ing account of the most extraordinary
event, or transaction--or what you will,
because, in my opinion, it ought not to
be suppressed; but, on the contrary,
thoroughly investigated. In the midst
of the excitement here, such a thing as a
calm, unbiased examination is altogether
out of the question, nor would it be safe
to attempt it, inasmuch as the determine
ton of the people is very strong to " hush
it up" AS / myself am one of the chief
characters concerned in the affair, dare
not attempt, if possessed the ability, to
determine the character of what l am
about to relate.
I left your city to establish myself here,
as you will remember, some time in Ju-
ly last--a young and inexperienced ply
sician. Alno ost the first patient l was
called to visit was Mrs. Hay yden--a
woman of thirty five years Of age, a strong
constitution, and well balanced mind,
(apparently, and (aT parently) with lit
tie Or no imagin alton. She was, howev-
er, a spiritualist," with the reputation
|of being superior medium Her
usual physician, DR.. J, N. Williams, was
absent-hence her application to me-
I found her laboring under severe at
tack of typhus fever, which threatened to
prove fatal. Having prescribed for her,
I left, promising to send DR.. W. as soon
as he returned. This was on Saturday
morning. At night, DR.. W. took the pa
tient off my hands, and I did not see hel
again until Friday evening of the ensuing
week. I then found her dying, and re-
mained with her until her decease, which
took place precisely at midnight. She
was, or appeared to be, rational during
the whole of my visit, though was in
formed that she had been delrious dur.
ing the greater part of the week. There
was nothing remarkable about her symp-
toms should say the disease had taken
its natural course. g.. ~
At the time Of her decease there were
in the room, beside myself, her husband
Mrs. Green cher sister) and Mrs. Miles
a neighbor) Her husband, whom
particularly noticed, was very thin and
weak, then suffering from quick con
sumption, already beyond recovery
He bore the character of clear minded
very firm. illiterate, but courteous man
and most strenuous unbeliever an spiratu-
aiisna
There had be, n some subdued CONVEX.
sation--such as is natural in such scenes,
the patient taking no part in it, except
to 81 gnify, in faint and gradually dimin.
ishing voice, her wants, until about an
he ur before her death, when sudden
and indescribable change came over hel
features, voice and whole appearance
change which her husband noticed by
saying, with, as I thought, wholly un
warranted bitterness,
"There goes those cursed spirits
again"
The patient hereupon closed her eyes
and fixed look of unutterable emotion
on her husband--a look so direct, search
ing, and unwavering, that was not ;
little startled by it. Mr.. Hayden met i
with something like an unhappy defiance
and finally asked of his wife what sh'
wanted. She Immediately replied, in ;
voice of perfect health, " You know
I was literally astonished at the words
and the voice in which they were utter
ed. I had often read and heard of a re
turn of volume and power of voice jus
preceding dissolution but the voice o
the patient had none of the unnatural in
donation of such--it was, as | have said
perfectly healthy. In few moments sh
continued, in the same voice, and he
eyes still fixed upon her husband:
William, in your secret soul, you d
believe"
Wife," was the imploring reply
!: that is the devil which has stood be
, tween us and Heaven for 80 many month;
t We are both at the very verge of tn
grave and, in Gods name, let him b
D buried frst.'' s- saf
: Apparently without hearing or heee
ing him. she repeated her words:
"You dare not diS5elieve.'
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