New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-09

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dress in which I had never seen her.
/ almost gasped out, tDear aunt, WHY do
you comet to which she replied yery
clearly and distinctly; bit with something
OF effort, I come to make an important
communication, but it is all comprised in
these words: Poor Lizzie! But don't
grleve; Lizzie is quite happyr As she
finished these words started from the
ped with outstretched artns, but she had
vanished, and fell heavily to the floor
where she had stood. suppose that
after getting back to bed I slept till
morning, but as soon as ! saw nv grand
mother told her all the circumstances 1
and made her look at mYlbox, which was
in the greatest disorder, ald all the arti-
Giles OF mourning which Ilhad placed at
the bottom of the box I found at the, ton.
My grandmother looked .tieved but said
,nothing.@I still persisted in thinking it
put curious dream, and I'VE started n
our Journey that very mdning. was
quite in my usual spirits ivSheniwe arrived
at the last railway station. * A4s
From here we had still j long walk to
Where my parents lived, and as we were
] not expected, 4 pleased myself by thinking
Z now surprised they would all be. We
arrived, and just as laid my hand on the
latch OF the garden gate tb open lit for
granny felt exactly the same ,deathly
chill ca and shivering which had come over
me while sitting with my uncle the even z
ing before. When I recovered and we
were going up the long gravel walk, I
SAID to my grandmother How strange
the house looks, granny! All the windows
are draped with white, and I never re-
member my mothers room having white,
curtains before Granny made no an
swer, and as we knocked at the door nv
mother opened it, led us into the hall and
received us most afectionately, but spoAe
IN hushed, subdued tone which fright
,ened me. Her first words were, How
glad am you are come! I'VE looked for
you some hours ago. How can that be-
we replied, when we meant to surprise
you, and did not write that we were
coming? But did you not, said she, get
my two letters? the one in. which 1
wrote OF dear Lizzie's dangerous illness
from scarlet fever a week ago, and one t. I
tell you Of her death az o'clock yestei,
day, which last Dug to have reached
you before you started this .morningg
Thiswas dreadful blow to us, for, as
we told my mother, we had received
neither letter. When we were little
recovered from the shock, my mother
told US that the day before. Lizzie knew
she was dying and said she felt quite
happy she took leave of all the family
then at home, and referring to me said,
4 should have liked to say good-by to
dear Tom-poo Tom! Give my love to
Tom p As she said these last words she
fell back and passed away; just at that I
moment the clock struck *. 3sshe died, I
then, exactly at the time when 1 felt the
deathly chill while sittingswiith mysuncle.
ss0After my grandfather's death II was
placed till was tiye-and- twenty in bust
ness with master who proved to 3be a
prefessed atheist. Finding me to de an
intel igentalad and more than usually
we'll gfoundoti I'm the scriptures, e1nade
it his daily business, by specious argu-,
ment and covert ridicule, to undermine
my Christian belief, and often fattered
himself that he was on the point Of sue
ceeding. HefcetAinly would have done
50 but for my remembrance of my aunt's
appearance ID my bedroom at the time of
Lizzie's death. Whenever had time for
reflection and thought Of that, I felt as
sllred that there was not only state Of
being after death, but directing power
by whose agency even q disem bodied
pirit could return to the scene of It's
earthly pilgrimage" .ss sta ss.aiS