The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-07-26
Three Hours In GLORY.

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"A Glimpse Of The Sapior- Talks wiU
departed Relations, etc:
The following letter, bearing the
signature of reputable person, til,
facts herein narrated being alsc
vonched for by prominent rcs i.
dents Of tho place, was printed in
The Green County Reformcr, oi
Monroe, Wis, OF April 10Th last
At tho earnest request of Nellie
Blackford and her p arcuts. I shall
cndeavor to inform tho public of the
strange ani miraculous restoration
Of the lifo ahd health to this little
suffering girl. Nellie is thirteen
years old, and never has been 70
bust child, and eight weeks ago her
mother (who is suffering with con-
sumption) become dangerously ill,
and Nellie, thinking her mother was
dying, left her aud ran for u neigh
boring lady. They started back for
Mrs. Blackford's, and Nellie was in
such hurry that she caught up the
three year-old child of the neigh
bors 3 while tho lady was ahead with
the baby, and did not know that
Nellie was running for life with
that large child. When sho did soc
her, sho stopped and exchanged
burdens. Nellie also ran for anoth
er neighbor and by tho time she
had run over two miles she arrived
at home completely exhausted, and
thus commenced the dreadful suff-
ering OF Nellie. She had been very
i'll for eight weeks, suffering almost
constantly.-She was attended at
first by DIR. Richter, and improved
quito rapidly except in the spine.
Feeling better sho quit taking
medicine, but was still SO weak that
walking seemed an impossibility ;
but Nellie felt such desire to again
walk unassistod, that on Friday,
March 3lst, sho ventured but the
exertion proved too much, and falling
to the floor injured her spine in cn-
deavoring to save herself, and went
into violent fit, taking the form OF
epilepsy, lasting two hours. The
next day she had another much
more violent that lasted half an
hour. The foil form could scarce
ly be held by strong persons. DIR.
Rood was called; she continued to
grow weak, but had no return OF
convulsion, both upper and lower
extremities being paralyzed. She
continued in this helpless condition
until Sabbath, DR.. Rood called and
said she could not live till morning,
and that no hrman power could save
her. Nevertheless, sho did live, and
during Monday forenoon lail in the
samo condition. perfectly quiet and
conscious, yet unable to articulate,
except in the gentlest whispers. Her
mind had been perfectly clear du-
ring all her illness, The least ex
ertion, even the taking of u spoon
full of water, would cause her to
sink away till tho 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 cease the
sinking spells. She was also deaf
for days at time Her wish was
to leave her life Of pain, die and live
with God and the angels, ere her
dear afflicted mother left her an or
phan. On Monday afternoon the
friends and neighbors assembled to
see her die. About 2 o'clock she
sank away, growing weaker and
weaker till about 3 o'clock. Hei
extromities became very cold, and
they thought hor gently and hap
PLY passing over the river All at
once a change passed over her fea-
lures, sweet smile illuminating her
countouance, and the most intense
delight seemed portrayed and lin-
gering on her face till it fairly shone.
Words fail me to express the hap
piness, contentment, and glory there
depicted. A continual change seem,
ed passing over her quiet face all
telling OF something bright and
beautiful passing before her enrap
tured eyes. All at once, to the as
constituent OF all, she raised her lit
tie hands in the attitude OF list ming
intently, changing her position con-
tinually and seeming to listen with
all the power OF her being. She
continued in this state for very
nearly three hours, seeming perfect
ly unconscious OF all surrounding
objects and sounds. She seemed to
gently rouse from this condition
She opened hor oyos, and, seeing
her mother standing near, q sweet
and heavenly smile passed. over he,
face. Her mother stopped and ask
ed her il she had heard sweet music.
Nellie had spoken before OF hearing
music when in her sinking spells.
| And now comes tho strange and
miraculous story Of this little daugh
tor OF affliction ~ related to me by
herself:
at seemed as though I was walk,
ing through pleasant country till
came to place that surely was
heaven. There wero streots neatly
paved, aud such beautiful fountains
as clear rs crystal, that seemed to
rise up and then fall in bright
sprinkling drops. I laid down on q
soft grassy bank to rest, near q
fountain, when my grandpa, whc
had boon doad six years came to m,
aud ss,d should 20 back to TAX,
care Of my little sister till she was
largo enough TO tako care Of herself
NJ, kttla hrothar whom l hna uava,