The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-13
MISTAKEN FOR DEATH.
An Aged Womar's Trance Relieving that the
Evil One pur-ues Her.

The case Of Aunt Sally Rinchardt "a years
OF ago. Of Scaford. Long Island, who about q
month ago fell into n deep trance that so much
rcscmbrd death that her friends began prcpa-
rations for her burial. has occnsioncd much
speculation and discussion among the people
OF southern Long Island. A reporter OF : hE
SuN called mt her house Yesterday. She dwells
with her married daughter. Mrs. Walter Wau-
2ar. in u vnc-wrcathcd white painted cottage
in the centre Of the beautiful littlc village of
Scaford. The hamlet is two miles from the
railroad station ~ South Oyster Bay. ana is ono
ofhc quictcst places in the world. lts streets are
long. wide. grassy lancs. in which the rumble
Of n cart is seldom heard. Wide-branchod
trees arch the roads. Nearly every house yard
i bower of shruNhcrX AMI the perfume OF
flowers scents the air. The reporter tapped ut
tn front door OF tho coitagc several tm's, but
only the sounds of birds IN the trees replied.
Mr. Mhular WAS in his garden hOcinE corn,
AMI the reporter inquired Of him in relation To
thr SINGULAR ciiso OF the old lady.
Nj. Wau ar leaned upon his hoe and before
directly answering the question said. as he
pointed toward tn" distant sea i'm" along which
we'll Ept some rain here before midnight.
Then he added. Yes. its all true. III give YOU
all the particulars. # you il wait one minute.
We'll you seq. she been SICK Tor som, tims.and
u few months ago she took to bed and You
couldn't do nothing 10 hclp her. Before that
she had been on visit to her son. Gibson. who
il pilot ON a Roosevelt ferry boat. ] took her
down there last fail, ma she has hat the fancy
for many Years of stopping with ellison in tho
winter and with me- in the summer Well. |
brought her back a month or two ago
anil G Ilson's wife came with her. She
lett word with mo when she went back to her
home i'm Milliamshurgh that | should ttlr-
graph To Gibson % anything happ,n nod. The old
lady NJ once htiamr ut luu'holN ana would not
leav' her bed. She had tn" idea that The devil
W7 pursuing her. ana that size could not keep
Linn away from her soul You see. she'd hc m
always % very strong VI thod4st. and probably
too mu ~ religion made her crazy. When any
ON spoke To- her. suH'd say; Don't tain t. me-
! don't know anything about what you're talk
ami about o. NlO * in the afternoon. that She
su.id uly folded her hands aud dropped back
ON the bed. II r eyes closed. her chin dropped
and -il' became 81 dead color. / lifted her
hand. and il dropped IKE u WIS lead. she did
not breathe. AMI when put my ear 10 her heart
ton AMI tclrEraph"d tu ellison that she had Just
dicd. When ! got back the house was full of
uriEI NurS who wore assisting IN laying her
ont They We're lu-t beginning 10 wash the
body. when She suddenly opened her eyes and
~li ul In "a few minutes Sh" wis all right.
other about week alicrwurd, which last 4
nearly Two hours. ShH'il probably 80 into AM
other ono hiur" lunE. \ do iur Of N'whr'dg'
SAID hr could dO hnr no good. ANA that thrtn it.
no settled di-cas D.; 500 "" give her M medicine.
ltMnN ,nut u I- all her fancy That is Wuut is
hmds and several children. There wcre ten
IA ldrDh lu an.
Mrs Kinranrlt ivy almost lifclcss upon her
bad ycs to-day. and muttcred constantly to her
i'. STA" would -pHae o. no one. and.Whrnevcr
~h v.s SInknu to. her answer WAS "a silent
nod oi tho head. Sne is Of large frame but her
II -h is wasted. Her ia q IL iurrOwcd with
many and deep wrinkles.