The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-03
The Enect of q Cnrse.

Inc EuecL OF ~ Curse.
The effect of Imagination, asshown intbc
case OF hydrophobia on the West side. re-
cails 70 our .inind 2 remarkable circnm-
stance which occurred mairy yearsh,so. and
in which an excited Imagination bronobt
about miserable life and a terrible death,
The affair occurred near. the place Of our
nativity, aud partly during our boyhood
ana as we do not remember ever secinp n
recorded in print we will give IL In the
shape THAT " isimpressed onlour memory
n young man named COmyn had for
some time paid attention 20 girl who was
The belle Of the village and they were nj
lcngth formally engaged. Elizabeth was
lot ~ ardept temperament loving .Comyn
with her Whole Heart, and sefsatfve TO the
slightest appearancuuf coldness or neglect
| a lovers quarrel spraug up for some
slight eatiseE There was 4 eoIilness for a
day or two.i and on Sunday afternoon
Comyn escorted another young woman to
cnurch' Elizabeth saw them pass her
window and the coldpess of despair chilled
through her. Recovering from the shock
She took down her PRAYER book. and, turn
ing down a-leaf sent II 10 Comyn's house.
That done she went 10 neighkorinp wood
and hung herself lEtftF
On returning from church her lover had
a ,presentmentOf evil and to her house
9ile had not been seen for two or three
|
mind and he exclaimed, "Good heavens
she has destroyed herselfH He was told
that book had been sent to his house. and
on running thither, he found the PRAYER
| book with the leaf turned down to the l0gtb
Psalm and the following passage marked:
Let his iiatstle few hnd let anotler take his
let hls ,cbiidren bc fatheriess, and his Wfro a
Let his children q yagab6nis and beg their bread,
| let them seek it also in Ilesoiate places
Let The extpruoner consume all be hath; and let
! the stranger spoil his labor
Let there beno nlan To pity him, nor 10 have COM
| d, III passion upon. his falheriess children
'e' ms posterity be desttoyea; and in'the next
generation let his name be clean put out."
While reading this terrible malediotion.
| word was brought of the discovery of Eliz-
abeths body, and of the manner of her
death. Comyn rushed from the house. saw
ing ne was ruined forever and ever, and for
uayS and nights he wandered about the
nelghporlood half craZed with remorse and
fear. ii t 'll NJ I15I' I3-1 -
Years passed away. but brought no ale
Walton to his mental torture.i He was
alrald 70 enter church, lest he should hear
the dreadful words read. The sightbfa BIZ
Bile or prayer book would drive him from
tile house. Disasters and misfortunes of
various kinds beiel him, all owing, he claim
cd, TO the curse which hung over him. His
nights were disturbed by frightful dreams,
,ri,I, hH uHau eau Ifi appeared 70 MN in his Sleep
TO-, and iuo.''f,a, ia uIstortea py stranguh-
Inai III, ''ur uei iiger Roihted TO a prayer
t;,d GVoNi o9el1 NY lhS terrl9le curse Az such
nnie,,. M ~ shrlekeu IN agony 10
~ S',, ny uear oetsy' smut The book-shnt
'"9 H. poSH gr;o,d ~ ,a, ,Iu.1 l,Y,,i.lii.9a $500
no ~ ths IVnps Nv eIsG.,lfu hl 70 marry hop,
fSS lS sLus d,s 70 Ple,lh the spell that weighed
n ~ ~ ne lssentrd and offer
Sso,,, ,1 hi,a. Wy, ~ Young girl She t'rhed
to hr;,,c, ~, ,,' W." 'lorron, asNlug u ne wished
" W pilnS uoWh ,I Ihe curses OF the dead girl
"A -, ,Vau W w utlieT oilers were refns-
o,a,,a oh -, t'ie t.,c IiiileI put at length the
tha y eoo9 aset'leh,eht 'Outweighed
~ n.ls,vsa ie''Is anu woman was
V'fTrtS IN, ~ l,is oiler' r3r.
,,,s, ~. 9rSS Mqs uescrIDed 70 us by an
s,,I W., lhey Weremarr1ed IN church.
Whon ,,'o way way 10 y lay across nm open track
storm y n snrnn,s sr,u"aE,n suuaen ah1 violent
StIsrt SoIsn spsnHS up Crashi9g thnnders, IN
t,s,.ii .nsmes oi Sleeteu lighfnipg, and
nersti,i ,,';s, even Tue ieaso ST.
threw himseIT tc ',ir tha ,rod III omens' Gomyh
's,.ii itlspii ~ the ground on bis face,
,,ng 10 ne protected from the dead girl who,