The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1874-01-29
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In the northern part Of the city
lives carpenter, with his family
who are natives of France, aud have
been in this country about eight
years. One OF their children is lit.
tie girl named Mary, and tho subject
of this singular story. The child was
born in Paris, aud was eleven years
old on the 26th day of June last.
She speaks French, German, and
English iiuently, and in conversation
exhibits uncommon intensity Of mon
tai action and vividness OF mental
vision. She is Of fair complexion
and very beautiful, with lusirous
eyes, sunny hair, and look of spir-
itual maturity in her countenance
She has sometimes said that she
could sec the forms of persons who
have died, and rs her sincerity could
not be doubted, this occasionedsome
alarm in the minds of her parents.
Tho health Of the child has not
been good several months, and on
Saturday morning three weeks ago
she startled her mother by saying
that she could see her dead sister
louise, who came near her in nm an.
gol form and spoke 90 her, telling
her that she would make her well so
that she would never he sick any
more. Her mother tried to persuade
her to dismiss the subject from her
mind, but she could not stop talking.
and continued describing hcr sister,
saying that she was standing near
dressed in pure white, her face bright
and shining, her hair illumincl with
silver light, an1 golden dow drops
dripping from her wings She could
also see her dead brother. who came
close TO her sisters side. While tnlk
ing her strength gnve way, and she
sank away rs in death.
The worst forebodings OF the par
ents had been realized, and they pre-
pared the body for burial. No ply
sioian had been called, rs they sup
posed that death had already fallen
upon their child. II was about 10
o'clock in the morning when the ap-
parent death occurred The body
was kept until Sunday afternoon
about 4 o'clock, nearly thirty-six
hours, during which time no sign of
returning life hal been noticed. The
tiusl look ut the remains was taken
the coffin was sealed up aud placed
in the hearse, and the little cOrtegc
started for the grave, the parents
followed the hearso i'll II carringe.
After proceeding somo distance
and coming down on Third street,
the quick ear of the sadlenel moth
er caught the echo of n familiar cry,
and she gave expression to her su5
picion that it came from the coffin of
her child. Her suspicion was over.
ruled, but in u few moments Il second
cry was heard, and in compliance
with the wishes of the mother the /
hearse was stopped and the coffin
drawn ont. The struggles of what
was supposed to be the lifelcss body /
could now be plainly heard. The
coffin WAS quickly opened AMI the .
child found TO be alive, to the amaze |
ment and unspeakable delight of the .
parents. In her struggles she had .
nearly torn from herself her death /
robes.
She WAS quickly taken from the
coffin and carried into the house OF a !
French lady ut hand, where they
bathed her in vinegar. She recover,
cd her strength rapidly, and in II
short time was taken to the home
which she had left only few hours
before an apparent corpse, Since
that time she has been as well as for
the last few months. Her parents
make every effort to keep her mind /.
from reverting to the terrible episode
IN her young life, fearing that there
Is fearful fascination in il for her
She says that while others thought
ler dead she could feel their touch
md hear distinctly all that was said,
out could not move II single muscle
1r make the slightest sign. She
Snew when they dressed her for the
'offin, when she was laid in it, and
heard the terrible lid fastened down,
Dut could not make motion, and
vas utterly powerless until the hearse ,
lad gone some distance, when the ,
physical forces were probably set in
notion again by the motion of the
'ehicle.
She describes with singular enthu
'iasm and power for one 50 young
he beatifc sights that she saw while
'ntranced, many different beings ap- ,
)earing to her in wonderful beauty.
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