The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-02

wall at The end Of the apartment b,
saw the baboon distinctly, and th,
specter remained Tor about halt min
: ute.
DR.. Hilbert mentions the following
case A gentleman was deeply AZ
fec,ed by the saddcn death Of an old
and intimate FREUD. In the evening
he went out alone to walk in small
court behind bis house, As he went
down stairs be was not thinkiag OF III.
friend bat, when he had gone slowly
about halt way across the court. the
figure Of this friend appeared quite
distinctly at tie opposite corner OF the
court. The gentleman recovered him.
self, and went briskly to the spot, fix.
ing his eyes intently on the specier,--.
IL disappeared as he drew near, ap-
pearing to dissolve into, air.
In the Christian O6seyrer for 1929,
we read AN intimate friend o. ny
early years, and most happy in his
domestic arrangements, lost hi- wi e
under the most painsul cir uln1aucc..
suddenly, just after she had apparent
/ ly escaped from the dangers OF au uu-
toward confinement with her first
child. A few weeks after this mel
aneholy event, while travelling during
the night on horseback, and in all
| probability thinking over bis sorrows,
and contrasting his present cherries
prospects with the joys which so late.
/ ly gilded the hours OF his happy home,
the form OF his lost wife appeared ia,
be presented 10 him, at little dis
lance N advance. He stopped his
horse, and contemplated the vision
with great trepidatlon, till in a few
seconds il vanished away. Within
few days OF this appearance, while he
was sitting in his solitary parlor late
al night, reading by the light of
shaded taper the door, he thought,
opened, and the form of his deceased
partner entered, assured him of her
complete happiness, and enjoined him
TO follow her footsteps" Dir. Alber-
cromble attributes this last appearance
TO a dream, and the former one 10 in.
tense mental emotion,
DR.. Gregory went across the Firth
OF Forth to visit near relation in an
advanced consumption, and on his
return he took a moderate dose Of
laudanum TO prevent sea.sickness.-
As he was lying on a couch in the
cabin, the figure of the lady appeared
distinctly and wildly besorh him. He
was unable to dismiss the VISION
lie used to mention the case off a
gentleman subjeot 70 op;iAr':- g.. |
which were usually preceded Ly the |
appearance Of an old woman in red |
cloak, who came up and struck him
ou the head with crutch. At the
moment of the blow he fell down in
fit.
DIR. Abercronbie attended lady
who awoke her husband one night t,and |
begged him 10 rise instantly, for she
had distinctly seen man enter the
rooms pass the foot of her bed, and 90
into closet. Even after examina.
tion, il was difficult to satisfy her that
she was in error.
Another lady repeatedly saw her
father during severe illness, although
he was many hundred miles distant..--
lie would come TO her bedside, with
draw The curtain, and speak TO her.
A farmer, returning from market,
thought be saw a very brilliant light
upon the road, which he supposed TO
be our Savior. Greatly alarmed, he
aalloped home, was seized with fever,
aud died in about ten days. Fever
was prevalent in the neighborhood,
and he had complained OF headache
and languor on the morning OF the
day upon which he saw the vision.
A lady about fifty years Of age, the
near relation Of an eminent medical
gentleman. returned enc evening from
a party, and went into dark room TO
pat aside some part Of her dress !
Here she saw the figure Of death, with
an uplifled dart in his skeleton hand.
He aimed at her. and struck her on
he left side. Fever, attended with
symptoms of inflammation in the chest, |
seized her The same night, and her
illness was severe one but she re- J
covered.
DIR. Abercrombie attended highly '
intelligent friend, in a slight but very I
'rotracted fever, who often had an
I'D and gray-headed spectral visitor OF d
most benignant aspect. The same {
gentleman, when quite well, saw 9
emale figure kneeling in tic corner i
y The room in which he was sitting
In the following case we have the
Idyantage Of the narrator -a disliu- ,
,uished Psychologist, DIR. BosiockS- Il
himself describing his symptoms II G
vas laboring under fever, attend d
With symptoms Of general debility, a
specially Of the nervous system, aud a
'ith severe pain OF the head. Which /
fas confined 10 a small spot situx-rd e
bout the right temple. After ha,i
assed sleepless night, and being re- il
uced to state of considerable cx- o
ausiion. ] first perceived figures pre-. @
eDiing themselves before me, which -
Immediately recognized as similar a
D those described by Nicolai; upon Il