The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-11-04
& Ghost Story.

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Mr.. Hector Mcdonald, Of Canada, was re-
Gently on a visit TO Boston. When he left
home his family were enjoying good health,
and he anticipated pleasant journey. The
second morning after his arrival in Boston, when
leaving his bed TO dress for breakfast, he saw
ilaced in a mirror the corpse OF a woman lying
on the bed from which ne had just risen Spell
bound, be gazed with intense feeling, and tried
to recognise the features Of the corpse, but in
vain he could not even move his eyeids for
how long he knew not. He was at last star
tied by toe ringing Of toe bell for breakfast,
and sprang 10 the bed to satisfy himself ii what
he had seen reflected in The mirror was real or
aa illusion H i2und the bed as he had left
il he looked again INTO thu mirror but saw on~
ly the bed truly reflected. Darmg the day h-
thought much upon the iIlusiou, and determined
next morning to rub his eyes and feel perfectly
sure that he was vide awake before b. left his
bed. BHt notwithstanding these precautions,
the vision was repeated with this addition,
,hat he thought he recognized in the corpse
some resemblance to the features of his
wlte.
n the course of the second day he received
ASltFf iEUi MS WllSs III WHICH SIZE Stdltl taidl
she was quite well, and hoped he was enjoying
himself among his friends. As he was devo-
tediy attached to her, and always anxious toT
her safety, he supposed that his morbid fears had
conjured up the vision he had seen reflected in
the glass, and went about hts business as cheer
| fui as ever. On the morning Cf the third day,
/ after he had dressed, he found himself ~ thought
| IA his own house, leaning over the coffin Of his
vile. His friends were assembled, the minis
ter was performing the funeral services, his
children wept-he was in the house OF death.
| He followed The corpse to the grave he heard
! the earth rumble upon the coffin, be saw the
grave filled, and the green sois covered over it;
! vet by some strange power he could see through
! the Ground the entire form Of his wife as she
/ lay IN her coffin.
| He looked in the faces of those around him,
| bat no one seemed ID notice him he tried TO
weep, but the tears refused to flow his very
| heart felt as hard as a rock. Enraged at hIs
| own want of feeling, he determined 10 throw
| himself upon the grave and lie there until his
! heart should break, when he was recalled TO
| consciousness hy a friend who entered the room
| 70 inform him that breakfast was ready. He
started as if awoke from profound sleep, though
/
brush IN his hand.
Alter composing himself, be related to bis
| friend what he had seen, and both concluded
| that a good breakfast only was wanting to dis
| sipa,e his unpleasant impression. few days
| afterwards, however, he received the mean-
| choiv intelligence that bis wife had died sud-
| denly. and he time corresponded with the day
ne had been startled by the first vision IN the
! mirror When be returned home he described
minutey all the details Of the funeral he had
seen in his vision, and they corresponded with
the facts. This is probably one oil most vi
| vid instances of Clalrvoyance on record. Mr..
! Mcdonald knows nothing Of modern spiritual
,sm or cIairvoyance, as most OF his lite has
been spent upon farm and among forests. It
may not be amiss TO state that his father, who
was a Scotch Highlander, had the power OF
Essecond sight. .''-BoStGn TraU.
RT~The late election ia Baltimore city wa;
carried by the ''pIug uglirs," and was charac-
teTized by about the usual number Of fights
rows, brawls, shooting and stabbing ARRAYS
ia colored lady was arrested m New
| York for stealing paraso. She offered an ex'
CNSP 10 lUS AIoN NV o''u 'H' 'f' -
mo her complexion. He took pity on her, and
sent her TO prison for six months TO enable her
| to bleach.
g-Why are many innkeepers' wives like
generals? Because they are rulers Of hosts.
GA coffin (saii an Tfish,nanl is the house
a man lives IN when he is dead.
Ty-A mass of the best Csnnel-coal OF the
size of whale, contains more oil than there j:
in that fish.
T5-Live so that when death comes you may
embrace like friends.
| Tg-Small troubles are freqrently the great
est trials, because we sudeaTor TO bear siem
alone.
! py~Good education is the Foundations o
happiness.