The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-25

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utterable emotion upon her hus-
banda look so direct, searching
and unwavering that l was not a
little startled by it. Mr.. Hayden
met it with something like an un-
happy defiance, and finally asked of
his wife what she wanted. She
Immediately replied, in a voice of
perfect health, "You know"
Twas literally astonished at the
words and the voice in which they
were uttered.
/ had often read and heard of a
return of volume and power. of
voice just preceding dissolution !;
but the voice of the patient had
none of the natural intonation of
such-it was, as l have said, per-
fectly healthy. la a few moments
she continued in the same voice,
and with her eyes still fixed upon
her husband:
"William, in your secret soul, do
you believe ?"
"Wife," was the imploring reply,
"that is the devil which has stood
between us and Heaven for so
many months. We are both at the
very verge of the grave, and in
Gods name let him be buried
first" .....
Apparently without hearing or
needing him, she repeated her
words: .......
"You dare not disbelieve."
81 do" he replied, excited by her
manner, "while you are dying
nay, If you were dead, and should
speak to me, | dare not believe"
"Then," she said, II will speak to
you when | am dead! Twill come
to you at your latest hour, and with
a voice from the grave, | will warn
you of your time to follow me j"
"But shall not believe a spirit"
81 will come in the body, and
speak to you; rememberw
She then closed her eyes and
strmghtway sank into her former
state.
In few moments-as soon as
we had somewhat recovered from
the shock Of this most extraordinary
scene-her two children were
brought into the room to receive
her dying blessing. She partially
reused herself, and placing hand
on the head of each, she put up a
faint prayer to the throne Of grace
faint in voice, indeed, but a
prayer in which all the strength of
her unpolished soul, heart and
mind was exerted to its utmost
dying limit--such a prayer as a
seraph might attempt, but none
but a dying wife and mother could
accomplish. From that moment
her breathing grew rapidly weaker
and more difficult; and at twelve
o'clock she expired apparently
without struggle.
closed her eyes, straightened
and composed her limbs, and was
about to leave the house, when
Mrs. Green requested me to send
over two young ladies from my
boarding house to watch with the
dead. All this occupied some ten
minutes.
Suddenly Mrs. Miles screamed,
and Mr.. Hayden started up from
the bedside, where he had been
sitting,
The supposed corpse was sitting
erect in the bed, and struggling to
speak. Her eyes were still closed,
and, save her open mouth and quiv
ering tongue, there were all the
looks of death in her face. With a
great heave Of the chest, at last the
single word came forth: i
"Rememberp
Her jaw fell back in its place,
and she again lay down as before.
| now examined her minutely.
That she was deal there could be
no further possible shadow Of a
doubt; and so | left the house.
On the following day DIR. Will
liams made a careful and minute
post mortem examination of the
body. Twas prevented by business
from attending, but | was informed
by the doctor that he found the
brain but slightly aflected-an un-
usual fact in persons dying of ty-
phus fever-but that her lungs
were torn and rent extensively, as
if by sudden, single and powerful
effort, and suflused partially with
coagulated blood. These were all
the noticeable features of the case.
She was buried on the afternoon of
the same day. r...