The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-05-08
StlttfeS Oare.
THE UNSPOAEN WARNING.

L am no believer in the supernatural.
never saw any ghosts, never heard
any noises; none, at least, that could not
be accounted for on natural principles.
never saw lights round the bed, or
heard knocks on the headboard, which
proved to be "forerunners of sickness
or death,n l never had any dreams
''come to pass" and to spirits, in the
common acceptation of the term, since
the days of the Fox girls, my very pre-
sence has been always a damper. | am
not one of the sort who are always on
the lookout for signs and wonders; and
if want of faith i'll spiritualism or super
naturalism is sin, | ought to have
been the last one to look for so marked
a you may name it what you
please, l call 1t divine interpos;tion, rs
to the one l am about to relate, all the
witnesses i'm which-;lnd they are not q
few-are still living.
One bitter cold day in winter mer-
ry party OF us, nestled down under fur
ry robes went to meet an appointment
with friend living few miles distant,
with whom we were to spend the after
noon, and in the evening to attend a
concert to be heldnear by. The sleigh
ing was delightful, the air keen and in
spiring, the host and hostess genial as
the cracking fires in the CRATES. and the
invited guests, of whom they were ma
nv besides ourselves, in that peculiar
trim, which only old time friends, long
parted, can enjoy. Restraint was
thrown aside; we cracked jokes. we
chatted like magpies, and not q little of
the coming concert, which promised a
rare treat to our unsOphisticated ears.
All went merry as marriage bell, and
merrier than some. till lust before tea.
whan was seized with n sudden and
nnaccountabie desire TO 90 home. ac-
companied by a dread or fear of some
thinT knew NOT what. which made
tha roturn annear NOT a motter of
choice hut n thino imnerative. | tried
to reason il away. to revive anticipa-
tions of the concert. | thouoht of the
disa monument il would be to those who
nan,p wifi mo to Give n mn and rnne
ui n;n :, over fi in , NV " Mind tbe condition in
,,hi ioh th;no.s 80 ioft ot home Iconld
SnI @ni'n ~ 'i,angn Sfar sar ,ole a,arn Nv ' So'"
Eor p1anu yoars a mart of tho bopse
bos hosn io,I tor a t,,,st,y fan,;lv. or,.
b;i nh;id H. n'o,.e ofton = rool"o2 i, tha same
oa,9io ~ h.,lftha, .;','o 80 80 ti,o san,o
tahin ioni,s and hoits N,ere th;,,os ,ne
rel AL -, do,,d os ~ ,,,,,,,1s ,,,aro
nei@bhors In tha;,. nore had haon left
a h6v ef tep raors tbe onIu ,1 ono Of the
f,noilv rema;1ina ~ hon,a VIZ Ina,,,
that when he retnred from school he
was exnectad to br;nr in wood o,,J
kindling fo,. the morning fire toka s,,n.
ner oione. or with little { lara S'p :
he chose and otherwise mass tbe fine
as he nIeased oniv that he must NOT 90
into tha street to nlav or on tbe nond 7o
skate He had been left MANY times in
this yvav aod bad never given occasion
far the licbtestuneasiness: still. MS this
oon,oloee faor oinw mon me II took
the form ot = oonvictIon thai danger
Of some sort threatened this beloved
Child,
Jvoc rison to co and asked Mr. A
""f 70 ' 'oi,o " 40 30 banao ,vbo,, some
one said s.Yon te very nale' A re Won
ilIS,
wNon Ions,vored ond dronn;ngh hacl,