The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-08-07
Singular Manifestation.

upon their arrival having ORDER
ed the attendants toquit the room,
Il have something" she said, ''of
the greatest Importance to com.
municate to you both before / die,
a period which is not far distant.
You, Lady Betty, are no stranger
to the friendship which sabsisted
between Lord Tyrone and myself
we were educated under the same
roof and in the same principles OF
deism. When the friends into
whose hands We afterward fell
endcavorcd to persuade US to en-
brace revealed religion, their ar.
gumcnts, though insufficient to
convince, were powerful to stag
ger our former feelings, aud to
leave us wavering between tho
two opinions. In this pcrplcxing
state Ot doubt and uncertainty, we
made solemn promise to each
other that whichever died first
should, if permitted, appear to the
other and declare what religion
was most acceptable to God. Ac-
cordingly, one night, while Sir
Marcus and myself were in bed, |
suddenly aw0ke and discovered
Lord Tyrone sitting at my bed
side. l screamed out, and endeav-
ored to awake Sir Marcus. "F0r
Heavens sake!" l exclaimed,
Lord Tyrone,::by what means, or
for what reason came you hither
at this time Of night? Have you
then forgotten our promise 2 !"
said he; III died last Tuesday at
o'clock, and have been permitted
BY the Supreme Being to appear
to you TO assure you that the re-
vealed religion is true and the on
ly religion by which VIC can be
saved. lam further suffered TO
inform you that you will soon
produce a son, who, il is dccreed,
will marry my daughter. Not
many years after his birth Sir
Marcus will die, and you will mar.
ry again, and to a man by whose
ill-trcatment you will be render
cd miserable; yon will have two
daughters and aftcrward u son, in
childbirth of whom you will die
in the forty-seventh year of your
age" "Just heavens !" exclaim-
ed: "and cannot | prevent tins 7"
Undoubtedly, F." returned the
spectre; "you .arc free agent,
aud may prevent it all by resist
ing every temptation to o second
marriage but your passions are
strong, you know not their power ;
hitherto you have had no trials.
More am not permitted to re-
veal; but If, after this warning,
you persist in your infidelity,
your lot in another world will be
miserable indeed" "May not
ask" said |, "if you are happy ?"
"lIad | been otherwise he repli-
cd, 81 should not have been per-
mitted to appear to YOU" III may
then infer that you are happy ~
He smiled. "But how, said l,
"whcn morning comes, shall ]
know that your appearance to me
has been. real, and not the mere
representation Of my own imagi-
nation?" "Will not the news OF
my death be sufficient to convince
you?" "No, l returned, | might
have had such a dream, and that
dream accidentally come TO pass.
will have some stronger proof OF
its reality" "You shall' he said,
and waving his hand, the bed cur
tains which were Of crimson vel
vet, were instantly drawn through
a large iron hoop by which the
tester Of the bed was suspended.
''In that said he you cannot be
mistaken, no mortal arm could
have performed this "True, said
|, but sleeping we afe often poses
sed Of far more strength than
when awake; though waking
could not have done it, asleep
might, and l shall still doubt.
"Ilcre is a pockot-book, in this,
said he, ! will write my name, you
know my handwriting" l replied
yes. lie wrote with pencil on
one side Of the leaves. "Still,
sad |, in the morning l may
doubt, though waking could
not have initiated your hand, a.
sleep | might "You are hard Of
belief, said he. Touch would in.
jure You irrcparably, it is not for
spirits to touch mortal flesh" 4
do not, said J, regard slight
blemish.' You are a woman of
courage, said he, hold out your
hand. did he struck my wrist,
his hand was cold as marble; in a
moment the sincws shrank up. ey-
cry nerve withcrcd. Now, said
he, while you live let no mortal