Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-05

TEhnce-A Glimpse of the Savior e.
Talks with Departed Relatives,
Etc.
The following letter, bearing the
signature of a reputable person, the
facts herein narrated being also
vouched for by prominent residents
of the place, was printed in the
Green County RefOrmer, of Monroe,
Wis, of a recent date:
AT the'earnest request of Nellie
Blackford and her parents, | shall
endeayor to inform the public Of
the strange and miraculous restora-
tion of the life and health to this
little suffering girl. Nellie is thir.
teen years old, and never has been
a robust child, and eight weeks ago
her mother (who is suffering with
comsumption) became dangerously
i'll; and Nellie, thinking her mother
was dying, left her and ran for a
neighboring lady. They started
back for Mrs. Blackford's and
Nellie was in such a hurry that she
caught up the three-year old child
Of the neighbours while the lady
was ahead with the baby, and did
not know that Nellie was running
for life with the largest child. When
she did see her, she stopped and
exchanged burdens. Nellie also
ran for another neighbor, and by
the time she had run over two miles
she arrived at home completely ex-
hausted, and thus commenced the
dreadful sufferings OF Nellie. She
has been very ill for eight weeks,
suffering almost constantly.
She was attended at first by DR..
Richter, and improved quite rap.
idly except pain in the spine.
Feeling better she quit taking
medicine, Was still SO weak that
walking seemed an impossibility;
but Nellie felt such a desire to
again walk unassisted that Friday,
March 31st, che yentured; but the
exertion proved too much, and fall
ing to the floor she injured her
spine in endeavoring to save her.
self, and went into a violent fit,
| taking the form of epilepsy, lasting
two hours. The next day had an
other much more violent that lasted
half an hour. The frail form
could scarcely be held by strong
persons. DR.. Rood was called in /;
she continued to grow weak, but
had no return of commissions. Three
days after the first convulsions both
upper and lower extremities were
paralyzed. She continued in this
| helpless condition until Sabbath.
DR.. Rood called, and said she could
not live till morning, and that no
human power could save her. Nev-
ertheless, she did live, and during
Monday forenoon laid in the same
condition, perfectly quiet and con-
scious, vet unable to articulate, ex-
cept in the gentlest whispers. Her
mind had been perfectly clear dur.
ing all her illness. The least exer-
ton, even the taking of a spoonful
of water, would cause her to sink
away till the pulsation Of the heart
could not be noticed, nor could any
pulse be discovered in the wrist
They turned her gently on the
/. sheet, and that would cause the
sinking spells. She was also deaf
for days at time. Her wish was
to leave her life of pain, die and
Hive with God and the angels ere
her dear afflicted mother left her a
helpless orphan.
On Monday afternoon the friends
and neighbors assembled to see her
die. About two o'clock she sank
away, growing weaker and weaker
! till about three. Her extremities
became cold, and they thought her
gently and happily passing "over
Z the river" All at once a change
passed over her features, a sweet
smile Illuminating her eountenance,
and the most intense delight seemed
portrayed and fingered on her face
! till it fairly shone. Words fail me
to express the happiness, content
ment and glory there depicted. A
continual change seemed passing
over her quiet face, all telling Of
somethinp bright and heaptiful