Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-12-05
A STORY OF LIFE AND DEATH.

YogNG LApY's DYING BoDY-A Pie
NoMENoN. Lawrence, Susie NJ. Smith
young lady about seventeen years of
age, daughter of DR.. Greenleaf Smith,
after short illness, died on Wednesday,
September Q, at o'clock in the even
ing, and from that time until Friday,
at y O clock, the body was apparently
possessed in part by other spirits.
On Wednesday the day OF her death,
she said; "Father, have attended my
owl. funeral" She described it as very
real, declared herself perfectly conscious
of what she was saying, and also spoke
of singing and gave the names hymns
she had heard. She continued rational
during the day, when finally, about six
o'clock, she passed to violent spasms;
a gradual paleness overspread her face
from the forehead; she became speech
less, closed her eyes, and to the senses
of those about her bedside lite was ex-
tinct. The body had the unmistakable
death-damp on its face.
Many minutes had elapsed, when
suddenly, to the indescribable surprise
of all in the room, came deep grutf
voice, the parted and moving lips of
the body indicating its whereabouts
which siad: Grub both Of her arms IS
hard as you can" Without second
bidding, and recovering from their
surprise, the command was obeyed,
when came second voice, "Raise her
up in in end" This being only partly
understood, brought the heavy voice to
say, '.Raise her up in end-youre deaf
aint you?" Up came the body, 1t
breathed naturally, but did not speak
for few minutes.
DR.. Smith sat behind the body hold
inc it up, when it again spoke in an
otAer voice, ''IfI could move her legs
around so that | could set her up on hte
foot board, she'd be all right" The
doctor was preparing to carry this sns-
gestion into effect, when he, with the
body, was actually taken-lilted from
their positions together-and both
placed upon the foot board by some I'M
seen power.
The body was now possessed by 4
spirit that was cheerful, lively, and not
unlike lis natural occupant.
The doctor was about to ask if she
hadn't better be laid back, when the
same force again lifted them, carried
them both bacl,ward-he to his feet,
and she falling to her first position in
bed, apparently again as dead as could
possibly be.
A few minutes elapsed-the doubt
was settling into ceItainty-when a
mild voice opened conversation which
continued three hours; during this time
it acknowledged that the body had
been controlled by spirits out OF the
flesh.
\ trance sleep followed.
The next morning the body opened
its eyes and said to the doctor, "Please
lie down on the side of the bed. He
obevcd, and the voice said, "NNho am
|, any way?" He replied, You are
Susie Smith" 1t answered, NO, |
amt; Susie Smith died last night and
this opinion il maintained.
On Friday the symptoms were again
worse: there were several fanIing spells
but after twelve o'clock there were no
indications Of life.
The next morning, while in lower
room, and endeayoring to decide where
to lay the body, an apparition, or Susie
Smith, as the incredulous or credulous
will have it, walked into the room with
plain footsteps and said, Right OF the
school kill, right on the side OF the
road'-then disappeared
The location indicated was selected.
In Denmark, near Brighton, Me, the
body lies in a new selected lot on the
the school-house hillside.
The illness and decease occurred at
the residence of her sister, corner OF
Cedar and Franklin streets. The young
lady resided in Lawrence for number
of years, and was organist at Webster
Hall, with large circle OF acqnant-
ances. We advance no explanation or
theory to cover the case; we give the
facts, easily attested, and the circum-
stances warrant the truthtulness OF the
statements.-Spiriiualis Scientist, Bo'-
Ton.