Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-03
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,

ing and tearing at her clothes. was enough
to make ene's hair stand erect He would
then fling himself back upon the bed, seiz-
ing pillow, and plunge his flce down into
it TIL he was almost stifed then again
cry out, 20 Christ O. Christ there fhey
are there they are don't you see them
They have come for me-thev will have
mer' He declared the room was full of.
devils and evil spirits, ready to. take him;
and the imagination of those present he
came so excessively wrought upon, that we
were almost ready to believe that we saw
some ourselves. We were afraid to move
or look around us. His wife would retreat
from the side ofthe bed IN the utmost con
sternation then he would call her back.
and she would 90 to him then start back
again as if afraid to go near him, which
really believe was the case. At other times
she would hold her head out at the open
window, and weep as though her heart
would break; then fly back to his call, and
see if she could do anything for him. At
last | told Mrs. M. that could not stay in
the room any longer; the horrible gloom
of the place was more than could BEAR
She directed me to another room, where
sat down, and endeayored to compose my
feelings. But this was vain effort for
his dreadful paroxysm continued as long as
he had strength to speak, and the fearful
sound of his voice was constantly in my
ears.
About this time a poor Irish woman
came into the room by me. She was ac-
quainted with Mr.. NJ, and turning to me
she said, 20, miss, that poor man is going
out Of the world without a Saviourr |
found she was pious woman and never
did christian appear so near to me as at
that time, and the hope had in Christ
would not have exchanged for worlds or
worlds. | could still hear the voice of the
despairing man, as he cried, "Help me
help me keep them off, keep them off 7
and sometimes, 20 Christ, Jesus Christ
Jesus Christi But his strength was fas
failing and soon his groanings could only
be heard then they grew fainter, anc
fainter, till | heard them say, "There, ht
will breathe no more'w For moment al
was still, and then there was a sound, th
most horrible, perhaps, that ever broke up
on mortal ear It was not groan nor
shrek, but it was sound most awful, terri
fc, such as never heard before or since
neither did ever hear anything to com
pare with il, 50 as to attempt description
Of it, After this, all was hushed and silent
for the spirit had fled.
1t was now one o'clock and [ was s
wcaried, that | had just lain down upon
bed in the room where had been sitting
/ When that last doleful sound struck upo
my ear, death-like chill came over me-
drew the bedclothes tightly over my heaC
and held my breath till the sound die
away. At no period of my life did eve
experience such feelings of horror as at th
moment. 1t certainly appeared to me {
: though what he said was true, and that I'll
, house was full of devils and the spirits
, the lost. Let the infdel, and he who 4
5 spises the word Of God, take warning, "B
G not deceived. God is not mocked: wha
soever man soweth, that shall he al
9 reap" II. S. A.
t School House, Catawba Co., Jan. 8, 185