The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-08-08

st. Louis Republican.
A few years ago there resided il
st. Louis two brothers-both now
leceased-whose names were anl
are "as familiar az household words
in this community. Partners in d
large aud successful business which
had brought them an nample fortune
they were bound together by the
closest ties of affection and theil
| ilaternal love was not the least re
mark able feature of charactersuui
versally respected and admired. AT
the time of which we speak the
elder WAS in the enjoyment Of per
feet health, while the younger telt
the necessity of the rest and recre
alton afforded by trip to Europe
He was fortunate enough to secure
The company of well-known citi
zen, to whom we are indebted foI
the following facts. They had
travelled leisurely through II portion
of the Continent and reached the
little village of Chamouni, in swift.
eiland, where they expected to re-
main Il few days and then continue
their journey. Returning to the
hotel at night, after au excursion to
the ice-felds around Mont Blanc,
our informant, whom we will call
Mr.. D., said to his companion :
Well, E., let us lay out our
plans tor tomorrow, so that we can
start right after breakfast and do
what we have to do comfortably"
E-, contrary to his usual Gus
tom, manifested no interest in the
programme OF pleasure, and init
mated that he was about ready to
20 home. D. expressed his
surprise at this sudden change of
mind, but told him that a nights
sleep was all he needed to revive
his spirits and restore the enthusi-
asm which had so unexpectedly
evaporated. The other did not
think so, but was willing to re-
tire early and try the experiment.
Next morning E. announced his
intention of returning to America
as soon as possible. Protundly as
tonished at this resolve, D. in
uuired the reason. 81 am,0 said
hisfriend Impressed with the idea
that my brother is ill, very ill, and
l must go to him at once. In vain
was he reminded that the last let
ters received from home justified
no such supposition; that the
brother was then well, and that
there was absolutely no ground for
believing his health impaired in the
least. E-admitted the force of
the argument, but was not con.
vinced. He declared that some
thing told him his brother was
seriously indisposed; that the i'm
preston came upon him the day
before aud had deepened ever since,
and that he must and would go
home. Finding his purpose un-
changeable, D. of course yield
ed to it, and within "a hours they
were homeward bound. Arriving
in New York E. found letters
him that his brother had
been smitten by the disease, which
finally ended his life. We think a
of dates showed that
the fatal attack came on the very
day E. had the presentiment III
Chamouni, 5000 miles away.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
such things are not uncommon.
Books treating of this branch of
the so-called supernatural" are
full of cases apparently as well au-
as the one we have
given. Usually, however, the pre-
sentiment is conveyed in dream,
or in the wakeful hours of night.
In this instance it appears to have
come when all the senses were
awake and active, and amid scenes
extremely unfavorable to the opera
tionsof Il morbid fancy. Moreover,
E. was q practical, common
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