The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1858-08-14

IF this most extraordinary scene-her
tsyo- Children ,vero brought into the
roenl 10 receive her dying b!tssingl-l
She partially reused herself and pla-
eing hand on tho head of each, she |
put up faint prayer to the throne Of
in voice, indeed, but
in which all the strength of her
great unpublished soul, heart and mind
was exertcd to its utmost dying limit
such a prayer as a seraph might attempt,
but none but dying wife and mother
could accomplish. From that moment
her breathing grew rapidly weaker and
more difficult; and at twelve O'Clock
size expired apparently without strug-
gle.
| closed her eyes, Strengthened and
composed her limbs, and was about to
leave the b use, when Mrs. Green re-
ques,el me to send over two young la
dies from my boarding house, to watch
with the dead. All this occupied some
ten minutes.
Suddenly Mrs. Miles screamed, and
Mr.. Hayden started up from the bed
side. where he had been sitting.
The supposed corpse was sitting
erect in the bed, and struggling to
speak Her eyes were still closed
and, save her open mouth and quivering
tongue. there were all the looks of
death in her face. With a great heave
OF the chest, at last the single word
came forth:
REMEMBER 7"
Her jaw fell back to its place, and
she again lay down as before. | now
examined her infinitely. That she was
dead there could be no further possible
shadow Of doubt and SO left the
| house.
On the following day DIR. Williams
made a careful and minute post NOR
TEN examination of tie svuy. / was
prevented by business from attending,
but was informed by the Doctor that
he found the brain but slightly affected
an unsual fact in persons dying of ty-
plus fever-but that her lungs were
torn and rent extensively, as if BY G
sudden. single and powerful effort, and
suffused partially with coaguiated blood
These were all the noticeable features
of the case. She was buried on tho
afternoon of the same day.
About two weeks after the death o
his wife, was called to visit Mr.. Hay
I den. On my way / met DIR. William.
and told him my GRAND, expressing
some surprise at the preference OF tai
family for myself, as l knew him 70 b
a safe aud experienced practionSse Y
/, replied tBst nolhipg could hire n -
- eater clubhouse. He "had seen t. ~
! tthat-wud. wots "a find out when =
, there"
~ l was considerably emusDl b. u
! Doctors manner and wsrmth, and be
: guiled my way by fancying what ha
alarmed him, physician, from his du
ty.
On my arrival l found no perso
present with the patient except Mr.
Green, who informed me that the spi
its had been playing such pranks thu
= not soul, DIR. w. included, could !
induced to remain. The children ha
! been gone for some time. TheyRer
at her house.
, found the patient very low, and vii
no prospect of surviving the attack
He was, however, quite free from pai
though very weak.
While | was in the house l notice
many manifestations Of the presence
that power called spiritualism. Chat
and tables were moved and remove,
billets of wood thrown upon the fir
and doors opened and shut without al
apparent agency. l heard struggle
y and unaccountable noises, too, and fe
0 an unusual sensation, caused, no dout
g by the mysteries which surrounded an
Knocked me.
Noticing my manner, the patient oil
: served
! " It's nothing, You must get use
!, to it, Doctor. "
= :" should not be content unless
r could explain them, as well as becon
5 Indifferent to them," replied.
This opened the way 20 long CO.
versation, during which probed m
e patients mind to the bottom, but wit
+ out detecting a shadow of belief
u Speaking of his wife, he said
It Z" Yoa heard Ellen promise to wal
+ me of my time to die ? 8"
e Il did-but do you believe her i? "
a No. If it is possible she will kee
u her word. in spite of heaven or hell
r but 1t is simply impossible. She pror
p Ised to come in the body and speak I
IS me. | shall accept no other warnir
II from her, save the literal meaning
l. her words. -
t, And what then :"
e "How much of her body is there lie
: even now, Doctorl and she has n
come yet. She promised to come fro
1t the grave. Can she do It'll No, no
e is all a humbug--a delusion. Pc
9 Ellen Thank & cd, Doctor, the de-
1 which so haunted her life, aud stood |
: tween her soul and mine. cannot res
~ Nor now"
d But if she should comet You mi
deceived"
III cannot. Others must see her. :,
4 and hear-haF. shall 6slieVe no spe
= ter. if there are such things. Her DO
e as 1t is, or will be, let that speak if
= can!'
t, From that day up to the hour Of
ID death was with him almost constant
,r and was daily introduced to some n,
as and startling phenomenon. The ueie
t. bors had learned to shun the house, a
'k even the vicinity, as they would ,
OF plague; and strange stories travel
OF from gossip to gossip, acquiring mo
or of the marvellous az every repetition,
er Nevertheless my practice increased.
at On the morning of March goth, | ca
70, &c earlier than usual. During this v;
it, the manifestations of supernatu,
I'd presence were more frequent, a
he violent than ever before. | was
lie formed that they had been exceeding
he violent during the preceding night,
Their character, too, had greatly cha,
re cd. Beside the moving of all moveal
d, articles, the tinkling of glasses. and !
IS rattle of tinware, tn ere were freop,
] and startling sounds, as of whisner
I'd conversation, singing and subdued Ian,
n ter-all perfect imitation, of hum
- voice, but too low to enable me ~ ,
ar tect the words used, if words there ,v.,
US Still, however none of the unusual so,,U
er had entered the sick room. Tbev {
lowed the footsteps of Mrs. Green !;
n demon echo, bat paused on thai roo
:h as if debarred by asuperior power fr,
it entering there.
i. found Mr.. Hayden was, worse, a
ii sinking very fast. He had passed b
night. Doubtful whether he would ;,
ne vive to see another morning, | left h
II promising to call at evening, and sne
10 the night with him, resolved, in nv
O. crete thoughts, to be sin at the des,l
If there was to be ghostly wartime
its meant to hear il, and, if possible
solve the strange enigma.
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