Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-27
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the rooms which account I give in her
her own words:
1t was in the winter of 1852 that !
was sent upstairs by mamma to get her
a pocket handkerchief from the draw
ers in the room opposite 10 hers. 1t
was about 6 o'clock on winters eve
ming, and as the passages upstairs were
but imperfectly lit by the hall lamp,
went with considerable fear and reluct-
ance. On entering the room l took q
good look all round to make sure that
none Of the children were hiding there
to brighten me- Having got the hand
kerchlef from the drawers, lonce more
looked round before quitting the room,
and, to my great establishment, saw a
lady kneeling in the attitude of prayer
by the bedside; she turned her head as
| approached, and | saw that her face
was very beautiful, her hair most luxu-
RANT. her dress long, falling in elegant
folds around her. My fright was great,
but L did not scream, and indeed was
SO certain that it must be a living per
son that [ softly approached and laid
my hand upon her head. What was
my surprise when my hand fell COM
pletely through her head, meeting with
no obstruction of solid flesh, but pass
ing, as 1t were, through air. Turning
round, she looked at ne in a severe
and reproaching manner, as if for dis
turbing her at her devotions. [ saw no
more. [ fled from the room, and only
remember finding myself at the foot OF
the staircase. How [ got there was
never able to tell"
MESSENGER SPIRIT.
Mrs. G, with her two little girls OF
the respective ages of and 9 years, had
been staying in the country on a visit to
her sister-in-Iaw; but having taken a
house near London, she sent the two
children with their nurse off by an
early train, following herself by one a
few hours later. Towards the evening
of the same day, one Of the little girls
walked into room Of the house which
they had quilted in the morning, where
a cousin, to whom she was much at
tached, was sitting at his studies, and
said to him: | am come to say good
by Walter; Ishall never seeyou again. -
Then kissing him, she vanished from
the room. The young man was greatly
startled and astonished, as be had him
self seen both the little girls and their
nurses off by the morning train. AT
this very time of the evening both the
children in London were taken suddenly
i'll, while playing in their new home, a
few hours after they had arrived. The
doctor called in pronounced their com
plant to be smallpox of the most ma
lignant kind. They both died within
the week, but the youngest died first.
The day after she was buried, the soor
bereayed mother was anxiously watch
ing the last hours of the one still left,
for whom she we'll knew no chance of
life remained. Suddenly the sick child
woke up from a kind Of stupor, and ex-
claimed: ooh, look, mamma! look at
the beautiful angels" pointing to the
foot of the bed. Mrs. G--saw nothing,
but heard soft, sweet music, which
seemed to float in the air. Again the
child exclaimed, ooh. dear mamma,
there is Minnie She has come for me!''
She smiled, and appeared greatly
pleased. At this moment Mrs. c.
distinctly heard voice say: "Come,
dear Ada; [ am waiting for you'll" The
sick child smiled once again, and died
without struggle. Long did the poor
mother remember overhearing child.
ish' conversation between the two little
ones, IN which the youngest said to the
other that she felt sure she should die
first, and would be certain to come and
fetch her