Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-03

information of such; it was, rs hay,
said, perfectly healthy. In few mo
ments she continued in the samo voice
and with her eyes still fixed upon hel
husband :
William, in your secret soul you d'
believe ?"
"wife," was the imploring reply
"that Is the devil which has stood DO
tween US and heaven for so many
months. We are both ut the very verge
OF the grave, and, In Gods came, 10
him be buried first"
Apparently without hearing or heed
ing him, she repeated her words
"You dare not lisbclieve."
II do" he replied, excited by hel
manner; "while you are dying-nay, !
you were dead and should speak 10 mt
II dare not believe"
Then" she replied, ~ will speak +
yoG wssa I am dead | will come L
you ut your latest hour, and with Z
Voice from the grave l will warn you o.
your time to follow me !"
"But shall not beliye spirit"
IL will come in the body, and speak
to you; remember r.
She thcn closed her eyes, and straight
way sank into her former state.
4 In few moments, as soon as we hac
somewhat recovered from the shock o
this most extraordinary scene, her tive
children were brought into the room 4
receive her dying blessing. She parti
ally reused herself, and placing a hane
on the head of each. she put up pray
er TO the throne OF grace-faint in voice
indeed, but prayer in which all The
strength of her great unpublished soul
heart and mind, were exerted 10 its ut
most dying limit-such prayer us q
seraph might attempt, but mono but 4
dying wife and mother could accomplish
From that moment her breathing grew
rapidly weaker and moro difficult; aad
at twelve o'clock she expired apparent
ly without struggle.
closed her eyes, Strengthened and
composed her limbs, and was about tc
leave the house, when Mrs. Green re
quested me to send over two young Ia.
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 beeu sitting.
The supposed corpse was sitting erect
in the bed, and struggling TO speak !
Her eyes were still closed; and save heI
open mouth and quiveriBg tongue. there
were all the looks of death in her face
With n great heave of the chest, at last
the single word came forth
"Remember T.
Her jaw fell back TO its place, and
she again lay down as before. / now
examined her miLutofy. That She was
dead there could be no farther possible
shadow Of doubt, and 50 | lett the
house.
On the following day DR.. Williams
made n careful and minute post NOR.
tenn examination of the body. was
prevented by business from attending
but | was informed by the Doctor that
he found the brain but slightly affected
--an usual fact in persons dying Of ty.
phus fever-but that her lungs were
torn aud rent extensively, as If by q
sudden, single and powerful effort, and
sutfuscd partially with congulatcd blood
These were all the noticeable feature,
of the case She was buried on tho
afternoon of the same day.
\ y
About two weeks after the death o
his wife. was called 20 visit Mr. Hay
den. On my way / met DR.. Williams
and told him my crrand, cxpressia !
sone surprise at tho preference of th,
family for myself, Us knew him 10 be
safe and experienced practitioner. ll'
replied that nothing could hire him e
enter that house. Ie chad seen thing
therc-well, I would fnd out when
got there"
was considerably amused by The
Doctors manner and warmth, and bo
eu,led my way by faucying what hat
alarmed him, a physician, from his du
~.
nrosent with the patient except Mrs
Green. .who informed mo that the spir
its had been playing such pranks tina
not a soul. DR.. W included, could be In
dueel TO rcmain. Tho children ha'
been gone some time. They wero a
her house.
I found the patient very low, ant
with no prospect Of surviving tho at
tack. He was, however, quite free fron
pain. though worry weak.
While | was in the house notice
many manifestations Of the presence G
that power called Spirituaism. Chair
and tables were moved and remove,
hillets of wood thrown upon the fir'
and doors opened and shut without an
apparcnt agency. heard struggle
land unaccountable noises, too, and fe
an unusual sensation, caused, no doub
by the mysteries which surrounae
and mocked man.
Noticing my manner, the patient o'
served ;,
"Its nothing. You must get used
3 il, Doctor"
al should not be content unless
: could explain them. as woll as becon
Indifferent to them," replied,
3 This opened the way to long co
versation during which / probed my p
p tents mind to the bottom, but witho
q detecting a shadow Of belief. SpeaSii
of his wife, he said:
ri "You heard Ellen promise to wa
r me Of my time to diel :.
n "I did-but did you believe her e
Of "No. If it is possible, she will Ike
! her word in spite Of Heaven or He'll