Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-01-31

and, as our eyes met, q conscious burn
ing blush suffnsed her cheeks and fore
head. We shook hands, and the mag
netism Of her touch thrilled every
nerve in my being with nameless joy;
and when she lifted her glorious eyes to
mine l felt that we loved each other
with deathless afiection-that I had
found the other half Of my Rlei
"a striking coincidence, said Jim, as
he opened her portfolio and showed me
a sketch of myself, which she had drawn
from memory that afternoon.
asked where she had seen me.
AT a lecture, almost two years ago,
in New York, she answered. She sub
sequently told me that she dreamed of
seeing me on the preceding night, and
had recognized me as the hero of her
vision the moment entered the Acade-
my. Il had singular clairvoyant per-
ception Of your presence at the A.
House on the night of the fire, although
| did not see you with my natural eyes.
Were you really there And this after
noon have felt-for the third time in
my life-the certainty OF your nearness
to me, for your very thoughts pervade
the atmosphere around u.s.
We finished our tour together. Belle
returned to her home on the Hudson, to
prepare for the wedding, and l went
back to my old quarters in New York.
OF course, was very happy, for she had
promised to become my wife in the COM
ing spring. 1t often happened afterward
that whenever was writing to her she
was either thinking of me or penning a
1 letter at the same time. No matter how
unexpectedly l visited her, she would
say, Something has told me all day
that should see you tonight, john
I've seemed to influence each others
/ minds and movements, independently of
distance or time and, incredible as it
may seem, could almost always read
each others thoughts. m
One February morning, as l was seat
ed in church, listening to profoundly
impressive sermon, l suddenly seemed to
see her standing before me. She was at
tired in a long flowing robe, and hel
abundant black hair, which, you know
ripples and waves to its very roots, fell
over her shoulders like veil. Her face
wore the most agonized expression, and
her arms were extended toward mt
pleadingly. The vision vanished in 9
moment, but for the first time l founG
that l could not listen to the speaker in
teIligently. Before the services were
!, over, fastened to the nearest telegraph
Office, and sent the following message:
Belle, is anything the matterp In re
ply came the following telegram:
Yes. Father is DYING Come to US !
I went, and found that Mr.. Holmes
had been seized with paralytic stroke
that morning while getting ready fol
church. Belle met me in the identica
white robe I had seen in the vision. Al
I passed my hands lovingly over he
! floating hair, she explained:
L have not been able to leave fathel
for minute since he was taken i'll. Yo,
must excuse my dsihabille. Strange a
, it may seem, she said, when father fel
from his chair, l thought he was dead
and instantly felt a strong desire for you
sympathy that my thoughts must hav
acted upon your imagination-my viii
influenced your own. 1 can account fo
it no other way fii4 =
He died that night, and after he wa
at rest in the quiet cemetery beside bi
: wife, who went to heaven long years be
fore, we had quiet wedding, for Bell
, was left alone and needed my protection
We still reside in her cottage on tn
6 Hudson"
6 Mrs. Warren now joined us. She look
/, ed SO fresh and joyous, and withal $
!, beautiful, in her simple white muslin
!, with scarlet fuschias in her midnigh
i. hair, that l did not wonder at her hus
bands lover-like admiration.
: You will agree with me that we hav
all more or less experienced psycholog
!. ical sensations and Impressions and d
you not believe that nearly all people Q
cultured imaginations and delicate ol
" ganization either have, or have had
: their ideals Is it too great stretch @
fancy to believe that all who are worth
will, in the beautiful hereafter, realiz
, their fondest hopes chronological Jou,
nal.
A CHILD's ANswER.-Some childre
|, at the dinner table we're discussing ths
! which has often troubled the heads {
older and wiser persons.
. WASN'T Adam good man before b
: got wife2"
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