Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
- Romantic Story.

Romantic Story,
It is stated that in Brooklyn, N. Y, there
lives native Of the Emrald Isle, who has
three children. Surprising himself to be an
orphan, he came to this country some years
ago, aud Is now the possessor of a handsome
fortune. His mother died before he left Ire.
land-his father having separated from her,
to be dead.
The Orphan-so considered
life in America as a day laborer. He was in.
dustrious aud frugal, aud soon got married to
an Irish girl, a Protestant, who belonged to
church in Brooklyn. She was smart, sem
sible, and Intelligent, and mads him a good
wife. lie was getting along we'll in his adopt
ed home, his wife's acquintances and associa-
lions were the means of introducing him into
good society, and everything went on smooth.
". Suddenly, almost uncOnsciously to her
self she became what is called u medium"
or rather, at times she would lapse into a con-
dition of trance, when she appeared under
the influence OF unseen agencies, and talked
incOmPrehensibly to either herself or hus,
band. Being a member in the church, and
known to be Christian in her walk and de-,
pertinent. the demerit sometimes attaching to
such singular manifestations could not be i'm.
puted to her,
In the peculiar condition of her trance
states, she seemed gifted with foreknowl.
edge of events, and breathed her thoughts in
language so pure and beautiful that even
those. few friends who were cognizant of her
peculiar condition could but express their sur
prise in wOndOr and admiration. A singular
piece of information was impaired to her by
some unseen agency while in her peculiar
condition, which was that the father of her
husband, supposed dead years ago, was living
in France. She described the street and To-
cality in the city of Paris where he lived.
The husband disbelieved-thought his
wife crazy. She, however, persisted, and the
Information bore on her mind with such
weight that he finally thought seriously OF
the matter.
Your father is living-he is very old and
inhrm, and desires to see you before he dies"
was the substance of the incOmprehensible
message.
The husband began to make inquiries of
his countrymen here who were from his ma.
tive locality, what was actually known of his
last days at home, and ascertained that the
last known of him was that he had gone to
France, but that subsequent news came that
he was lost at sea.
to make visit to his native land, and he left
New York for Iayrc, en- route for Paris. re.
solved before he trod the green hill sides of
Erin, to demonstrate the truth or falsitv of
his wite's predictions. He followed her di-
rections alter reaching Paris, and in the pre-,
else locality described by his wife, all the sur
roundings being exactly as she revealed
them, he found ms .t;ttIcr, an aged and fee
BILE man just lettering on the edge of the
grave. The old man was unbelieving, but
the son related the particulars of his early
life with such exactness, and exhibited a par
tieular mark upon his person which he bore
from Infancy, that the father was convinced.
and embraced him as his long lost son-a son
he was sure was living, whom he had longed
in his night visions and the weary DAYS of
helpless age to see before he died.
The father was the possessor of great
wealth, and gave his son title to all his pro-
perty. The son returned to America took
his family and went back to Paris, where he
remained till his father died He then sold
all his property in France-came back to his
much loved adopted home-invested large
portion of his property in real estate-is now
wealthy citizen of Brooklyn, aud with his
family a regular attendant at Plymouth
Church.