The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-11-12

The Boston Tgavcllcr, a. Ia = best -
thority,r tells tbs following slssse sassy
in which NJ. Hector N'Dosald, Of Casa
do, who was recently on 4 vioie ~ 1lnt
city, Is the leading living actor. Upes
HE departure froa bic hpne ~ Isls BIZ
family well. Tho Traveller ssys:
Thc second morning Afler ~ arrived
10 Boston, when leaving hia bed 70 dresl
for brsAkfasa, no saw rejected 10 Z mir
ror the cosrse a = womsn, lying n the
bed from vhtch ~ had ~ astsen
Spell bound. te gassd With intssss lecl
ing and tried 70 recognise the features
Of the CORPSE, but 10 vain - could moi
even move his cyclids he felt deprived
of sctio~, ~ kow lsag ~ kasw ket
lie was Il last startled ~ the ringing
Of the bell for Dreakfast. and sprang T.
the bed 10 satisfy himself II what l,c had
seen reflected in the mirror was real on
an illusion. lie found Ire bed ~ no hat
left il he looked again into tho mirror
but only saw tue bed truly sstrrtCd
During the day he thought nuce upoa
tb6 uiuebotts &uu OcteSmtbS<S4 tH&b u@<SU
ing to rub bis eyes and feel pcrthctly
surc that he was wide awake before h
Ieft tho bed. bat Notwithstanding thcat
precautions, the visit was repeated with
the addition that he thought 10 rccog
nixcd in the carpao some resemblance Il
the features Of his wife. -.Y
In the course IL the second day tsc re
ccivcd letter from his wife, IN which
she stated that she was quito we'll, AMI
hoped he was enjoying himself among
his friends. Az he was dcvotcdly attach
cd to her, and always anxious far IscI
safety, he supposed that his morbid fear
had conjured up the vision l,c had seer
reticctca in the glass, and went al'ou
his business ~ chccrfully ~ usual. u
the morning Of tho third day, after hs
had dressed, he found himsclfin though
in his own hcusc. leaning over the conf
Of his wife. Ills fticnds were assem
bled, the minister was performing TIN
funeral services, his children wept-lt
was in the house Of death lie follower
the corpse 10 the grave ; he heard tn
earth rumble upon the coffin, he saw tl''
grave Gilcd, and the green sods cnvcrct
over it yet, by some strange power. IN
could see through the ground the cntir'
form OF his wife, as si,c lay IN her CONN
lie looked in the faces II tls0sc arount
him, but no one seemed 10 notice him
he tried 10 weep. but the tears refnsct
| to How his very heart felt ~ hard ~
. rock. Enragcd At his own want o
feeling, he determined to throw hiusscl
upon the grave aud liz there till hi
heart shouM break, when te was recall
cd to consciousness BY friend. who en-
tered the room Ia iuform him that break
| fuxt WINS ready IL. st".s,A as u swuA'
from a profound sleep. though he w.
standing before the mirror. with hair
| brush IN his hand.
After composing himself, he related +
his friend what he had seen. aud boil
concluded that = gnod breakfast cal,
was wanting to dissipatc his unpleasant
impressions. A few days Afterwards
however, he received the melancholy in
tclligcncc that his wife had died sudden
ly, aud the TING carrcspoisdcI with tlN
day nc had been startled BY The fsxt via
ion III tho mirror. Whoa 10 roturact
homo he described intimately al thu d
tails Of the funeral be had sccn In BIZ
vision, and they corrcapoaded With TN
facts. This i probably qne Of thc mos
vivid instances Of claifvoyapce ON rec
ord. Mr.. N'l)nuald knNws notlIing .
modern spiritualhm x clairvoyanec, q
most Of bis life hes l,cen passed apon !
farm and am.og forests. Il usay uos b
amias to statc that bis father. who was I
Scotch Highlander. had tho gin u acc
ond sight.s