The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-12-28
THE BORDER LAND.

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!, An article in Appleton's Journal re-
O'u ,eY a number CT surprising and beauti
~ h incidents at the hour of death, I
S''Dl Dote the first. "a family in the vii
"D' 'u re where the writer lives recently lost
Az WI 10 dauchters. The elder, named Clara,
" led in the winter or early spring. The
hunger named Anna, died in the sum-
ere wen Ter. Anna was spending her last mo-
ny Ii. tents in talking about her teachers and
nnedn bmpanions, when, suddenly looking
"Bu pward, with an expression of joy and
?" &i hrpriSe, she exclaimed "CIara Clara
ep :ha 8Iara" and after a few moments of
vas ha hence, in which she seemed to behold
Pr departed sister, she died.
arp3 "a Among my memoranda as a pastor,
arirg sveral instances of a similar character
18th hi fe recorded III " family OF my con-
,npv ia legation two sons died--the younger in
,Irn; be morning, the older in the evening of
ba Mn be same day. A short time before his
M. eparture, looking instantly towards
D[utI Vi IIl6 IOOuly uS StlIN IN
,sd O., FilHe." He was child OF four years,
4 mt BID had not been told of his brothers
ord ". bath. His father always believed he
thai " his brother"
7 lover IN family connected WIN my c"ui'1
rorcn. little girl of seven years, an only child,
id Nv, BED. Her mother, worse than widowed,
ad returned to her parents. They were
" m,} oppressed with infrmities and tolls. The
q fne ply bright and joyous thing in the house
4 yorr as the grandchild; and their hearts
u. md ere almost broken by her death. Some
10 md me after the mother was seized with
Of gmr 8tal sickness at the house of her mar
" KEN ed and only sister, few miles away.
ro,c.Er, short time before the end, an express
w.. n of iudescribable intelligence and
-. Rpture came upon her face, her lips
o. Bowed, and the nurse bending over, was
~ =, Bn6dent she pronounced the name of
- ..;, Pile, her lost darling. Her mother was
,. zt.s nable to see her during her sickness or
". ~ D her shroud but after the funeral
ervice was present when the surviving
-. Rughter entered her room, rushed into
" ts, pr arms, weeping for a moment, then
!" IT,, rddenly raising herself she exclaimed :
TrI, But mother, don't cry for COrnella; |
u'D. "a bid when l saw that look, will never
" vnAl eep for you, my sister" The scene
= tM,, las affecting in the extreme.
A pious gentleman related to me the
, blowing concerning his own brother,
u 0! !" no died about eight years of age Two
lpersna ays before his end he raised his ewes 10
atuN be ceiling, as if seeing something which
snte' rongly interested him. After con-
tOn " Rmplating it awhile, he said "How
~ BEAUTIFUL you are how good you are =
Pen stretching out his arms: 1."Comt
TO az, nd take me ~
~, ID Recently lady, member Of the
t ~, hurch in my care, gave ne the fol-
- nd owing account: Some years ago heI
s,b, bother, Russell G, an active
r. an ausinessma and christian, was killed in
n, ~ railroad disaster. Their aged mother
aYing in another state, WAS in such low
-, tn1 aRd feeble state of body and mind, that
INNS. was not thought best to inform her o.
e, IN Aedecease of her son. Attersome week.
-, hob Pc time of her departure drew lear
..,, preceded by .wo or three days OF mental
~. csG fstoration and activity. During those
roas ayS at one time having APPARENT!
ora eriect use Of her faculties ON all sub
,,t lid pets, the daughter named above being
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