The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-12-11
A Remarkable Case.

The following article is indeed what the
caption indicates, most remarkable case
We conclude it must be true, from the fact
that there are SO many persons OF known truth
andyeracity, who testify to the authenticity Of
the statement: s 81 f-1.e .s5}
Some times ago farmer living near ri
Paso, had daughter about ten years old
While playing with the cat one day, the ami
NAL turned and bit her ON the arm. Several
days passed, and the wound on the little girls
arm healed. One day at the table She at
tempted to drink water, and was seized with
eonvulsions, giving unmistakable signs Of by
drophobia. Her father came to this city and
procured some medicine for her, from ply
slcian. Returning home he found his daught-
er on a lounge, evidently in great pain, not
having been able to swallow anything since
her first commissions As soon as she saw her
father, she climbed iuto his arms, with the
exclamation:
"Father, I've seen Mary"
Mary was an infant sister, who died sever
al 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 she took a
teaspoonfull Of nitric acid anG sweet oil, she
would get we'll. Her father told her to lie
down, and he would fix the medicine he had
got from town she presently got up again,
exclaiming:
"Father, Mary says | must take the acid
now, if 1 would get we'll; do give it to MT"
On his refusing, she again lay down on the
lounge Presently she got up the third lime
crying
"Father, must have it; Mary says must,
and that must have tooth pulled. [ must
be bled in the mouth"
Her father told her to keep still. In a
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 Ca sound
one dropped out on the floor.
The little girl said:
'"See, father, Mary has pulled it; now go
get the acid"
The aslonished father finally got teaspoon
full of acid, and mixed it with sweet oil, gave
. it to her. Previously, as we have stated, she
had been unable to swallow; but she drank
the mixture without any trouble, and return
ing to the lounge. lay down, saying that all
she had to do now was to keep still. Mary
said that she would get well.
Her father prepared the medicine he had
received form the physician, and approach
ing the lounge, told her that she also must
take this. She at first positively refused,
saying that Mary said if she did it would kill
her. But, on her father urging her, she re-
piled that if he commanded her to drink it,
she would do so, but she could never forgive
him, for itwould kill her. Finally, after much
persuasion, she took the medicine She re-
manned quiet for few moments, and then
standing up, said:
Il am dying, father; Mary says I soon
shall be with her."
She called the neighbors around her, many
OF whom were present to witness the extra
ordinary acene, and babe them all good bye.
"Kiss me, mother" said she, 81 am dying"
Turning to her father she babe him good
bye, and then added
"Mary says must forgives you before die
! do forgive you. You did all for the best"
She then asked to be laid on the lounge,
and crossing her arms in front of her, breathed
her last in few minutes.
The truth Of this statement Is vouched for
by many and reliable witnesses. Our inform
ant last week saw and talked with the father
Of the girl, who related the circumstance to
him, and said the tears coursed down the old
man s face during the recital It has driven
the wife almost distracted, and the sight of
the farm and house has become so dreadful
to him that he has now sold out and is about
to rsnove further wess. We believed th.se
facts can be fully substantiated. - Peoria
Irancript
A. I. Stewart, Merchant Prince of New
York, says: SNo abilities, however splendid,
can command suecess VI .thont intense labor