Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-03-20
Spiritual wonders.

Remarkable .AngeFc Visitation IN
Hancock County, Ohio-A Truly Mr-
veL0ls StOry.-Orange township, in the
southwestern corner of Hancock county,
Joining Hardin on the northwest, some
five miles from Johnstown, in this coun-
ty, says the kenton (Ohio) Republican
of March 5lh, has recently been made The
favored locality of one Of those remarka,
BILE visiratlons which the people have
learned 10 regard as very "lew and far
between" an Angels visit. Sometime
in August last. blight and intelligent IIl-
tie girl, aged five years, The daughter Of
MIR. Charles, who resides in the locality
described, while playing near the well in
the yard, about noon OF the day, seemed
to discern something high up in the ar,
and descending toward her The atIeu-
ton Of the child was so much drawn 10
the object that her gaze became rIveled
upon il, and as it drew nearer, she was
observed TO make frequent attempts to
reach it with her hands, and form closer
acquaintance with the strange visltant.
When the mother Of the child was cal
led TO the scene, the little girl informed
her that she was in the presence OF an
Angel; that she had talked with ii; that 1t
had made communications TO her; and fur
lhermore, gave a description of II, accor-
ding in every particular with the general
y received impression Of the appearance
of these messengers from above. To sat
isfy herself that there could be no delu-
sion in the matter, the molhe: catered IN
to conversation with the stranger, and al-
ter being satisfied with the reality ol
The inrcryiew--alter having seen and talk
ed acifh the .4ngel face to face-and al
ter receiving information from it Of the
precise time hen her own death would
occur--she retired from the spot, taking
her Iitle girl with her, and the Angel wa
wing lis bright wings, returned Heaven
ward.
Then the mother and the child were
alone, they talked freely of what they had
seen and hoard, and the mother madn, IS
was made deeper by the artess story OF
the child, who said that "the Angel told
her she would die ust two months from
the time when she first saw II, precisely
at twelve o'clock and tW enly.fye minutes;
that she would be three DAYS in dying;
that her death would be unlike that Of
others; that her friends would suppose her
to be in 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 10 her
self, and waited for the appointed time,
hoping that all might yet GO well with her
and hers, and not caring 10 be reckoned
as one who would attempt 10 revive The
defunct doctrine of spirilualism. But
with the time came the terrible blow.
Three days before the time predicted for
her death, ,lhe liule girl fell upon the floor;
from thence she was taken 10 bed, and al
the hour and minute foretold, on the third
dav, breathed her last. Her eyes re-
NAMED open after death, and could not be
closed Friends, suppOsing her 10 be en-
uanced, made many and vain efforts 10 re-
store her to life. A few days after her
burial, as Rev. Ii. p. Darst was passing
that way, friend Of Mrs. Charles called
10 him, and requested him TO tsrry awhile
and preach the lillle girls funeral sermon.
The Reverend gentleman excused hlm-
self on The ground Of having PRIOR engage
menls, bu, promised to do so in short
time. His person and equipments cor
responded in the most minute particulars
with the prophetic description, and when
he did return 10 redeem his promise, the