Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-03-25
From the Kenton CO., Republican Of March S.
A Truly Marvellous Story.

From the Kenton CO., Republican Of March 5.
A Truly Marvellous Story.
Orange t;wnship, in the Southwestern
corner Of Hancock county, joining Hardin
on the Northwest, some five miles from
Johnstown, in this county, has recently
been made the favored locality of one Of
those remarkable visitaiions which the peo-
pie have learned to regard as very STEW and
far between" an Angels visit. Some.
time in August last, a bright and intelli-
gent little girl, aged five years, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Charles, who resides in the To-
cality described, while playing near the
well in the yard, about noon of the day,
seemed to discern something high up in
the air, and descending toward her. The
attention of the child was SO much drawn
to the object that her gaze became rivited
upon it, and as it drew nearer she was OBJ
served to make frequent attempts to reach
it with her hands, and form closer ac-
quaintance with the strange yisitant.
When the mother of the child was called
to the scene, the little girl informed her
that she was in the presence of an Angel;
that she had talked with it; that it had
made communications to her; and further
more, gave description of it, according in
every particular with the generally received
impression of the appearance of these mes
sengers from above. To satisfy herself
that there could be no delusion in the mat
ter, the mother entered into conversation
with the stranger, End after being satisfied
with the reality ofthe interyiew-after hsvs
ing seen and talked to tie Angel face to
.face-and after receiving information from
it of the precise time when her own death
would occur-she retired from the spot,
taking her little girl with her, and the An
gel, waving IFS bright wings, returned
Heavenward. When the mother and child
were alone, they talked freely of what they
had seen and heard, and the mothers sad
ness was made deeper by the artless story
of the child, who said that "the Angel told
her she would die just two months from
the time when she first saw il, precisely at
twelve o'clock and twenty minutes;
that she would be three days dying; that
she would be unlike that of others; that
her friends would suppose her to be in. a
trance; that her eyes would not be closed; ;
that her funeral would be preached in three
weeks after in the new school-house of the
neighborhood, by man whom, together
with his horse and buggy she described,
and that her friends would have difficulty
in procuring the house for the occasion"
The mother kept the sad secret to her.
SELF and waited for the appointed time,
hoping that all might yet 60 well with her
and hers, and not caring to be reckoned as
one who would attempt to receive the de-
funct doctrine of Spiritualism. But with
the time came the terrible blow! Three
days before the time predicted for her
death, the little girl fell upon the floor,
from whence she was taken to bed, and at
the hour and minute foretold, on the third
day, breathed her last. Her eyes remained
open after her death, and could not be
closed. Friends supposing her to be en-
tranced, made many and vain efforts to re-
store her to life. A few days after her bu-
rial, as Rev. II. P. Darst was passing by
hat way, friend of Mrs. Charles called to
1im, and requested him to tarry awhile
md preach the little girls funeral sermon.
rhe Reverend gentleman excused himself
On the ground Of having prior engagements,
but promised to do so in short time. His
person and equipments corresponded in the
most minute particulars with the prophetic
description, and when he did return to re-
deem his promise, the workmen who had
built the new school house, having lien
upon it, refused to let it be opened for the
funearl service; but subsequently, they gave
up the key, and the sermon was preached
it the exact time and place predicted.
The bereaved mother intended that the
of these prohecies and their full
illment should go out of time with her, but
ecently, the secresy bearing more crushing
Y upon her, she determined to reveal the
Whole matter, and in accordance with this
determination, one day last week, she sent
or John Latimore, Esq, and Samuel Wood
me of our County Commissioners, and to
hem gave the particulars, the most prom
nent of which we have given. The gen.
'lemen named are among the Oldest, most
and influential citizens of our
county, and their known character for In
egrity is sufficient guaranty that they
would not favor a wrong action, or in any
way assist in giving publicity to a story, as
o the truth of which they had reasonable |
loubt. These gentlemen, We understand,
lave taken down the facts, as Mrs. Charles
elated them, for the purpose of giving
hem to the public in pamphlet FORM
They both bear testimony to the good
haracter and standing of the lady who
makes the revelation, and would regard
.nything coming from her as entitled to
redit.