The daily gazette., 1877-05-02
THREE HouRs4s GLORY.
What a Liteae Girf saw Hhtle I'm A

Al@t Trance
The following singular story comes
from Monroe, Wis, and is vouched for
as strictly true by prominent residents OF
that place: Nellie Blackford is thirteen
years old, and never has been robust
child. Some two months ago or more
she supposed her mother TO be dying and
ran nearly two miles for neighbors toabe
present. She returned exhausted, was
taken down to the bed with Illness, suf-'
fering greatly for many weeks afterWorg1.
A physician gave all possible attent Ioll,
but she continued to grow worse. The
doctor finally declared that no human
power could save her, and that she must
die. Nellie. too, expressed a desire not
to live, saying that she wished to go to
God and the angels, ere her dear afflicted
mother left her a helpless orphan. On
Monday afternoon, the 10th inst, the
friends and neighbors assembled to see
her pass away. About o'clock her ex-
tremities became very cold, and they
thought her gently and happily passing
"over the river" All at once change
passed over her features, sweet smile
Illuminated her countenance, and the
most intense delight seemed portrayed
and fingered on her face till it fairly
shown. Words fail to express the happi-
ness, contentment and glory there depict
ed. A continual change seemed passing
over her quiet face, all telling of some
thing bright and beautiful passing before
her enraptured eyes. All at once, to the
astonishment of all, she raised her little
hands in the attitude of listening intently
changing her position continually and
seeming to listen with all the power of
her being. She continued in this state
for very nerly three hours, seemingly
perfectly unconscious of all surrounding
objects and sound. She seemed to gent
ly rouse from this condition. She OPEN
ed her eyes, and, seeing her mother stand
ing near, a sweet and heavenly smile
passed over her face. Her mother stoop-
ed and asked her if she heard sweet mus.
ic. Nellie had spoken before OF hearing
music when in her sinking spells.
And now comes the strange and mfr-
aculous story of the little daughter of af-
Fiction as related by herself:
. 'I seemed as though 1 was walking
through pleasant country till came to
a place that surely was heaven. There
were streets all paved with gold, and
such beautiful fountains as clear as crys-
tai that seemed to rise up and then fall
in bright sparkling drops. laid down on
a soft, grassy bank to rest, near foun-
tain, where my grandpa, who has beeu
dead six years, came to me, and said
should go back to take care of my little
sister till she was large enough to take
care of herself. My little brother, whom
1 had never seen, came up to me and told
me he was my brother; and he played
such sweet music for me on golden
harp A crown of gold encircled his head
He was all dressed in cleaning white,
and so was grandpa. And he did not
lock so old as when here, and his eyes
were perfect, not blind of the one he used
TO be. His voice sounded so familiar.
"Then, oh! can hardly tell, I saw
Jesus all robed in white, dazzling
crown upon his head. He sat on such a
beautiful high seat that was on a raised |
platform. All seemed of gold, and there
were beautiful trees, flowers, streams and |
fountains of clear water around thethrone |
and everywhere: Angels were flying
bright crowns upon their heads |
and golden harps in their hands, and |
hey played the sweetest music that |
aver heard. I felt so sorry at first when |
grandpa told me 1 should go back, and |
AXE the place of my dear mother, and |
she should come. When 1 first seemed |
% get to this beautiful place the sweet |
word Welcome! Welcome! echoed all |
lround. saw so many things that |
words fail to tell them now. The angels ]
aid they would cure me, that 1 should |
axe no medicine, and know I shall get |
yell."
Nellie Blackford, it is said, has greatly |
since her trance vision, and |
eems in fair way to get entirely.-N. |
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