Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-09-08
SEPTEMBER 8, 1853.

Lne week. There was nothing remarkable
about her symptoms should say the dis
ease had taken its natural course.
At the time of her decease there were in
the house besides myself, her husband, Mrs.
Green, (her sister, and Mrs. Miles "a neigh
Lbor.l Her husband, whom | particularly
noticed, was very thin, and weak, then suf-
fering from quick consumption, already
| beyond recovery. He bore the character
of clear minded, very firm, illiterate but
courteous man, and most strenuous un-
believer in Spiritualism.
There had been some subdued conyer-
isation such Al. is Dataralin such scenes, the
fpatient taking no part m Il except to sig
Nifty, in faint and gradually diminishing
voice, her wants, until about an hour before
her death, when a sudden and indescriba.
bic change came over her features. voice
and appearance change which her hus-
band noticed by saying, with as | thought
wholly unwarranted bitterness
'There goes those cnrsed spirits again.
The patient hereupon unclosed her eyes,
and fixing look of unutterable emotion on
her husband look so direct, searching
and unwavering that [ was not little star.
tied byit. Mr.. Hayden met it with some.
thing like an unhappy defiance, and finally
asked of his wife what she wanted. She
Immediately replied in voice of perfect
health, "You know"
| was literally astonished at the words
and the voice in which they were uttered
had often read and heard Of return O
volume and power of voice just preceding
dissolution; but the voice of the patient
had none of the natural intonation of such
it was, as | have said, perfectly healthy.
In few moments she continued in the
same voice, and with her eyes still FIXED
upon her husband:
William, IN your secret sou, you do be
lieve e.
"Wife," was the inploring reply, "tha
is the devil which has stood between u
and Heaven for so many months. We arr
both at the very verge Of the grave, and il
Gods name let him be buried frst.n
Apparently without hearing or needing
him, she repeated her words.
"You dare not disbelieve"
Il do" he replied, excited by her man
ner, "while you are dying-nay, if yo,
were dead, and should speak to me, l dar
not believe"
"Then," she said, q viii speak to yo1
when am dead viii come to you a
your latest hour, and with voice from tn
grave | will warn You of yonr time to fol
But shall not bel;ovo
yoSs she then closed her eyes, and straight
way sank into her former state.
In few moments-as soon as we hae
somewhat recovered from the shock OF tnl
most extraordinary scene-her two chll
dren were brought into the room to recelV
her diving blessing. She partially rouse
herself and placing hand on the head Q
each. she put mp faint prayer to the thron
of grace-faint in voice, indeed, but pra!
er in which all the strength OF her grea
unpolished soul, heart and mind was exc
ted to its utmost dying hmit-such pra,
er as a seraph might attempt, bat none p
a DIVING wife and mother could accomplls
From that moment her breathing grew "a
;dly weaker and more difficult; and
twelve o'clock she expired apparently wat
out struggle.
Iclosed her eyes, Strengthened and CO
nosed her limbs, and was about to leave
house, when Mrs. Green requested me
send over two young ladies from my boa
;ps house, to watch with the dead.
this occupied some ten minutes.
Suddenly Mrs. Miles screamed and
{ HAYDEN started up from the bedside, WI
he had been sitting.
The supposed corps was sitting erec'
n the bed, and struggling to speak Her
s were still closed and, save her open me
e and ouivering tongue, there were all
looks Of death in her face. With g
Iheave of the chest, at last the single
came forth:
"REMEMBER !" ;,
Her jaw fell back to its place, and
aoain Law down as before. | now exa
8. Cd her minutely. That she was dead
! could be nofurther possible shadow OF dc
~ - and so l left the house. -.
y On the following day DIR. Williams
= careful and minute post mortem e.
7 lnation Of the body. | was prevente
~ business from attending, but | was IN
nv nv cd by the Doctor that he found the
81 ~ but slightly affected-an unusual ia
es - persons dying of typhus fever-but
IN her lungs we're torn and rent e1ten
eI aIf as if by sudden, single and powerf
ssa sea fort and suffused partially with coag
neu m blood. These were all the notlcea0
ses tnres of the case. She was burned
''el afternoon of the same day.
ere,
July About TWO weeks after the death
a. wife I was called to visit Mr.. Hayder
see nv way met DIR. Williams and to
five nv errand, expressing some surprise
nd preference of the family for myse
Zap knew him to be a safe and expe
'n- practitioner. He replied that
the could hire him to enter that hous
um." chad seen things that-weA, VOL
Jams, out when got there"
. me. I was considerably amused by Il
ttack tors manner and warmth, and begu
prove way by fancying what had alarmed
| left, physician, from his duty.
rs he On my arrival l found no person
rning. with the patient except Mrs. Gre
e. my informed me that the spirits had be
until ing such pranks that not soul, ID
elk. I clnded, could be induced to rema
d with children had been gone for some
place They were at her house
or on r eo,rd the uatient very low,