Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-03
Chests and ASPIRATIONS

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can minister IT Naples, has pub.
lished book called FOOTSTEPS on
The BUideis Of Another World"
which 10 y sort tf summary of the
SUPERNATURAL and spiritual mani
feslatiuns belonging to the history
If the world We make the fol
loving extract from u which NJ
owen gives Upon good faith
twu ArpARiriuEs uF fivtNg PERSONS ~
rus sAaf horse, uF rus SAWS bAy,
RI resided for several yeats ~ q
spacious old stone house. two
stories high. agteeably situated,
amid fruit trees and sttubbery. on
The banks Df tbe Ohio liver, -
Switzerland County, Indiana. Twu
vefandahs, above and below, with
outside stairs leading ~ 81 them.
ran the entire length If house on
the side nest tu The river. These.
especially the upper one with Us
chatmihg prospect, we're con-
nun resort " the family.
ron he 18th of September. 1915
my Younger sister. -. WAS
married, and tame with her hus-
band. M ll--M. IT,
pass q PORTION If the honeymoon in
our pleasant retreat"
ron he 18Th II The same month
we all went by invitation, ~ spend
the day ~ q friends house about q
nile distant As twilight came on,
finding my two little ones grow
ing restless, we decided ~ return
home After waiting some time
fot my sisters husband. who had
gune Of 10 pay q visit IN n neigh
boring village, saying be would
suun return, we sat but without
him Arrived at hotne, my sister
who occupied an upper room, tell
ing me she would 60 and change
her walking dress, proceeded NJ
stairs, while | remained below t.
see my dfowsy babes safe IN bed
The moon, ! remember. was shin.
ing brightly ~ the time.
Suddenly aIier a minute on two.
my sister burst into The room,
wfingihg her hands IN despair. and
weeping bitterly. "Oh. sister. sis
ter T. she exclaimed Y shall lose
himl know shall Hugh is gu
ing w. die IN the greatest as
Punishment, inquired what was
the matter aud then. between
sohs, she related to- me The cause Of
her alarm. as follows -
"As che ran ~ stairs ~ their
room she saw bpr husband seated
ut the extremity of The veraudsh.
his hat on, cigar IN his mouth.
and his feet on the railing. appar-
emily enjoying the cool river breeze
Surprising. IT course. that he had
returned before we did. she up
preached him, saying. "Why, Hugh
when did you get here 7 Why did
You not return and tome home with
usi" As he made 10 reply. she
won't up IT, him. aud. bride-like.
was about 81 put her arms around
his neck. when. a. her horror. the
figure was gone and tho chair emp
~. She bad barely strength left
$50 great was the shock 90 some
down stairs and relate 10 me what
her excited fears construed into q
certain presage If death
1T was not till more than two
hours aftefward. when my brother
nlaw actually returned, that she
resumed her tranquility. We raj
lied and laughed At her then. and.
after time. tho incident passed
from our minds.
Previously to this. however.
NAMELY. about an hour before
llughs return. while we we're sit
ting in the psrlor. on tho lowest
lloor, J saw boy. some sixteen
years Of age, look in ut the door Of
the room. II was u lad whom my
husband employed to work IN the
garden and about the house. and
who. in his leisure hours. used To-
take great delight In amusing my
little son, Frank. Of whom he was
very fond. He was dressed, as
was his wont, IN u suit Of blue sum.
mor cloth. with M old palmleaf
hat without band, and ho advano-
cd, IN his usual basbful way, n step