The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-05-31
Che Supernatural,
From the Cincinnati Times.l
A FEW GNOSTLY INCIDENTS.
OUR FINAL DESTINATION


There is one fact that is continually poll-
ing itself into notice. and that is the fact
that we are here. When we shall leave
this footstool, aud whore we shall go to, is
not so clear. Why man, with his vast in
tellect and great learning cannot lit the
veil that obscures our understanding, can
not conceive. He can get Just SO far and
no farther. Shakespeare speaks OF dread
of something after death which makes COW
ards of us ALL have no such dread thou
sands of men have none. Why should we
1t is the part of wisdom to make the pres.
cnt miserable by reason of a vague and i'll
defined dread of the future? Let us cult
vate our chances let us make the most of
what we have, of what we know. In a
word, let us be happy.
have, in my time, been as near to the
other world, as any man in existence, but |
did not step over the border. The inhabi,
tants of the other country have visited me
and made known. in as intelligent o manner
as they could, probably, that they were iii
my presence. do not understand the
spirit lang uage very well, nor am | firm
believer in, or promulg dtor of, what is
known as spirituaiism. | have never ex-
amined the doctrine in all its variations,
and never expect to, for man can do but
little in one lifetime. All the knowledge |
have of spirits | have CLEANED from my
friends and from experieBce OF my own,
and which | will relate i'll this paper.
DEATH TOKENS.
Ny information is in regard to what is
known as death tokens sights and
sounds which are sent to warn us of the
coming death of friend. What speak of
may be relied on as strictly true5 the sights
were seen, and the noises heard. What
caused them, you know as well as ]. That
they were in any way connected with the
other world, who can declare positively p?
But il is about as wise to conclude they
were, as TO come to any other conclusien
less plain or reasonable.
The first of the mysterious symptoms
will set forth in as near the language of the
narrator, friend of mine, as possible. He
has seen sights 10 less than three times
and heard sounds ouce. Ills has been a
rowing career, but he is an honest man, and
has been for a long time a respected mem
Der os the Methodist Church. lie is bold
fearless man, and related the facts to me
with as little concern as if he were telling
of the fall of a tree, or any event that could
be accounted for. He wished me to know
simply that there were mysteries, and in
three cases, he firmly believed, tokens or
forewarnings of death, That was as far as
he know or cared for the matter.
A PENNSYLVANIA GHOST.
One cold day. my friend, in company
with another man was hunting in the wids
of Pennsylvania. Night coming ON, and
being far from home, they agreed to ask
shelter at the first house 10y the roadside
They found house presently, and while
they were scraping the snow from THEN
feet there came up ont cf the ground Just
at tbs. foundation Of the building, or rather
against it. light, or blaze, as Of FIRE. II
flashed mp swiftly to the height of about
four feet from the ground. then gradually
went down again and disappeared. The
whole was done in Ices time, than it takes
to narrate it,.
Did you see that" asked my friend Of
his companion.
. did, replied the other, and il is a
sign Of death, let's gomewhere else, I'll not
stay here Tonight"
And they did go to another place, all be-
cause of the fears Of the timid man. The
next morning they went down past the
house where they had seen the light, the
assembled neighbors said that the man who
lived there had come home from neigbor.
ing settlement intoxicated, in the night,