Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-04-26
A Remarkable Case.

must be true, from the fact that
there are SO many persons of known
truth and veracity, who testify to
the authenticity Of the statement:
Some time ago, farmer living
near Ell Paso had a daughter about
ten years old. While playing with
the cat one day, the animal turned
and bit her on the arm. Several
days passed, and the wound on,
the little girls arm healed. One
| day while at the table, she attempt
ed to drink water, and was seized
with commissions, giving unmis-
taxable signs of hydrophobia.--t
Her father came to this city and
procured some medicine for her
from physician. Returninghome
he found his daughter lying on a
lounge, evidently in great pain,
not having been able to swallow
anything since her first convul-
sions. AS soon as she saw her IA
ther, she climbed into his arms
with the exclamation:
Father, I've seen Mary"
Mary was an infant sister, who
died several years before.
Her father, thinking that her
mind was wandering, attempted to
|quiet her; but she still insisted
that she had seen her little sister,
and that Mary had told her that if
Ishe took a teaspoonful of nitric
acid and sweet oil, she would get
well. Her father told her to lie
down, and he would fix the medi-
cine he got from town. She pres
emily got up again, exclaiming:
"Father, Mary says that / must
take the acid now, if I would get
well; do give it to me-"
On his refusing, she again lay
down on the lounge. Presently
she got up third time, crying:
Gather, I must have it; Mary
says l must, and that I must have
a tooth pulled. / must be bled in
the mouth"
! Her father told her to keep still.
In o short time she screamed out
that her tooth hurt her. After an
interval of half minute she cried
out again, and soon ran up to her
father crying:
"Mary says / must have my
tooth pulled" and at the same
moment the tooth "a sound one)
dropped on the floor.
The little girl said;
/ "See, father, Mary has pulled it;
now do get the acid
The astonished father finally
got teaspoonful Of acid, and mix
ling it with sweet oil, gave it to her.
Previously, as we have stated, she
had been unable to swallow; but
she drank the mixture down with
tout any trouble, and returning to
the lounge, lay down saying that
all she had to do now was to keep
still. Mary said that she would
Eget well. ass
Her father prepared the medi-
cine he had obtained from the
physician, and approaching the
lounge, told her that she must al
SO take this. She at first positive
ly refused, saying that Mary said
if she did it would kill her, she re-
piled that if he commanded her
to drink it she would do SO, but
she could never forgive him, for it
would kill her. Finally, after
much persuasion she took the
medicine. She remained quiet for
a few moments, and then standing
up, said: M
81 am dying, father; Mary says
/ shall soon be with her."
She called the neighbors around
her, many of whom were present
to witness the extraordinary scene,
and bid them all goodbye.
'sKiss, me, mother she said; 'I'
am dying"
Turning to her father, she bid
him goodbye, and then added:
"Mary says 1 must forgive you,
father, before l die. I do forgive
you. You did all for the hest"
She then asked to be laid on
the lounge, and crossing her arms
lin front of her, breathed her last
I in few minutes.
The truth of this statement is
vouched for by many and reliable
witnesses. Our informant last
week saw and talked with the IA
ther, who related the circumstan-
ces to him, and said the tears