The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-01-19
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youi remember
She then closed her eyes, and straight
way sank into her former state
In few momehts--as soon MS wn Lad
! somewhat recovered from tho shock of this
most extraordinary sccue-shor two children
were brought into the room, tn receive hor
/ dying blessing, she partially ro,tsed her
rself, and placing hand ON tie head Of each
she put UP faint prayer to tho throne Of
/ grace faint in voice, indeed, but q prayer
in which all the strength Of her great, un.
| polished soul, heart aud mind, was exerted
to it's utmost dying limit such prayer as
a seraph might attempt, brt nouo but dy,
| ing wife and mother could accomplish
! From that moment her breathiug grew rap
! idly weaker and more difficult !; and at / :
o'clock she expired without struggle.
! closed her eyes, Strengthened and com
| posed her limbs, and was about to leave the
house, when Mrs. Green requested me Ia
send over two young ladies' from my board.
ing-house to watch with tho dead. Al
this occupied some ten minutes.
Suddenly Mrs. Miles screamed, and Mr..
| Hay den started up from the bedside, where
he had been sitting. fsf
The supposed corpse was sitting erect in
the bed, and struggling to speak, Her eyes
and quivering tongue, there were all the
looks of death in her face. With a great
heavc of the chest at last tie single wurd
came forth: a u feu IN uit
Remember !" I.If g.
Her jaw fell back in its place, and shc
again lay down as before. Inow examined
her minutely, That she WAS dead, there
could be no further possible shadow OF
! doubt and so | left tho house.
On the following day, DR. Williams made
Il careful and minute post murtem pNamina.
tion OF the body. | was prevented by bus
mess from attending, but | was imf0rhicd by
tho doctor that he found the brain but
slightly aifectod--an unusual fact in persons
dying of typhus fover---bnt that her lungs
were torn and rent extensively, as f'hy a
sudden, single and powerful effort, and suf-
fused partially with coagulatod blood.
These were all the noticeable features of
the case. She was buried On the Afternoon
of the same day. ao1
X
About two weeks after the death of his
wife, was called to visit Mr.. Hayden. On
my way met Or. Williams, and told him
my errapd, expressing some surprise at the
preference of the family for myself, as /
huO nun W p6 u SUE utlu eNDeC1GiCeu DT0C-
toner. He replel that nothing could in
duce him TO enter that house. He had "seen
things that-well, would iud ouLwhenI
got there." ,,,e.. a. a#., .a. $FRs
Twas considerably amused by the Doc
tors manner and warmth. and beguiled my
way by faneyng what had alarmed him, a
physician, from his duty.
On my arrival, found no person present
n xx,,,
informed me that the spirits had been play.
ing such pranks that not soul, Dir. W. in
cluded, could be induced to remain. The
children had been gone for some time; they
were at her house. 'a t4a 4
found the patient worry low, and with no
prospect of surviving tho attack. He was,
MoER."y nnite free frnm main thnn1h very
While in the house, noticed mary man
ifestatons of the presence of tho power
called spiritualsm. Chairs and tables were
moved and removed, billets of wood thrown
upon the fire, and doors open and shnt witIl-
out any apparent agency. heard struggles
aud unaccountable noises, too, and felt an
unustiaI sensation, caused, no doubt, by the
mysteries which surrounded and mocked
me. -. III. Il. .t s,a. ,..
Noticing my manner, the patient Oh
served: ntH 5000 10 5ailrt efE $500
ats nothing You must get used to II
Doctor" =" .E'of
''I should not be content unless could
.explain them, as we'll as become indifferent
to them, Ireplicd. l1 ~
This opened the way to a long conver-
sation, during which Iprobed my patients
mind to the bottom, but without detecting
shadow of belief. Speaking of his wife,
he said:
You heard Helen warn me of my time
to die % o reW p, '7aa
81 did-Lut you do not believe her?" q
"No. If it is possible, she will keep her
word, in spite of Heaven or Hell. But it
is simply impossible. She promised to
come in body, and speak to me shall
accept no other warning from her, save the
literal meaning of her words"
And what then?"
"IIow much of her body is there left
even now, Doctor? and she has not come
yet She epromised to come from.the graVs.
Can she do it !? No, no; it is all humbug
"a deusion. Poor Helen Thank Cod
Doctor, the deviltry which so haunted her
life, and stood between her soul and mine
cannot reach her now" .tsr y.
But if she should comei You may be
| deceived" f7.1 -u.s
al cannot Others must see her too, and
hear her. / shall believe no specter, if
there arc such things. Her body as it is
or viii be, let that speak if it can
From that day up to the hoAr OF his
death, | was with HIM almost constantly,
aud was daily introduced to some new and
Startling phenomenon. The neighbors had
learned to shun the house, and even the
vicinity, as they wouhl the plague; and
strange stories travelled from gossip to
gossip, acquiring more Of the marvellous
at every repetition. Nevertheless, my prac
tice Increased.
Oh the morning Of March 20, | called
earlier than usual, During the visit, the
manifestations Of a supernatural lpresence
were more frequent, wild and Niolent thai
ever before. | was Informed that tlIeyha
been exceedingly yiplent during the pre-
! ceding night. Tier character, too, iac
grealely changed. Beside the moving el
Eail movable articles, the tinSllng OF glasses
and the rattle Of tin ware, thero ware fre.
auent startling sounds as of whispered
Eeouyersation singing and subdued hnlgiitei
-all perfect imitatiors of the human voice
| but too lowq 10 enable me TO detect lht
| words used, ii words they were.s Still
however none of these uuusuaf Sounds
lhad entered the sick room They followec
the footstepsof. Mrs, Green like a denor
echo. but paused Oh HE threshold ofitha
room, as ii debafred byla superior powsl
from entering there. sasa af
found Mr.. Hayden was worse, anC
sinking very fast. lie had passed a hac
might. Doubtful whether he would sur
| viva 10 sae anOther morning | left him