Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-20

A complete description of the spiIiss depar
turc from the boby wss recently given By Myra
| Carpenter, in letter to Mr.. Joseph Baker.
She was treated by nesmerism for epileptlc
| DIS aud soon bec,me good clairvoyant, sud
eventually seer of spirits:
NV mo;her and | had olteu talked Of death
and inmouei,y. Sho frequently magnstz d
mo when she ". 10 heath, aud | was 10 Tho
clairvoyaot stare. by her assistance. wheo 'h'
spiritual sight was first given me. ~ your
assistance, Bakers. acquired tn9 poSer ~
putting myself il ,ha. state wlthou, the .si'
tspcs of an operator. She had often r'qu's 's's
that I would. at the time OF her decsas', IA
myself in tnat s,nt". aai c,r'tli'y noHce ih1
departur, Of tin spIrit from Ia. bjty. Ii e
failing health aimoul5hed her tia; her cod &c
this life was near; but she viewed it with c'ln-
ness. for her thoughts wero full Of the life 10
come and her hopes p!so,d on her Father 10
Reavoa. D:atn nsd u tcfrJrs tIr her
Wh,a she fell II n)Dr1l,n s1s stot Lar
me-, 81 | VS. ais ut attending sn loV'lld
/, cim, acd remained c,ns.aoiIy WIN
,er uonl she .ett Vi for better hom'.
Ter lat words Wefo addressed TO Ia ,:
Perceiyiog that she was dylog, l seated myself
O the room. aod was s)on 10 state OF splfituAl
..lrqOp1CC5.
,yht tho uainfuI s.sue Of mothers death Vas
,harg,d to vision Of glory; beautiful angelic
oirits prtsant, watchdog over her. Their races
frre radiant with bliss and their glltterluE
obes were ike transparent sooW. l cou'd 1'e!
thsm az material, cad yet they COMMUNICATED
SENSATION | can ooly descrba by taylug II
,aeuud Ike cDmGr.ssed ar.
Some of thes, heavenly attendants STOOD az
lar head aud some ct her feet. while others
ceDcd TO be lowering ever ~ r t]rn. lney
id not appoar with the wings CT to1l', ss ang'
.is arc o,muolly painted, tu; they We're 10 tue
o,rf,c,ed humsn form. They seemed so puro,
| 20 full of love, that 1t Was sweet 10 LOOK a.
! them as they watched the change DOW taxing
,l-c. IL NY mothif-
| DOW turned my attention mora directly to
| ny mnther aud saw the exteroal senses leave
rer. First. the power IT sight departed, aud
men veil seemed 10 drop over the eyes; theo
| he bearing CEASED. aud oext the sense OF
| ceiling. The Split began to leave tho
| mts as they died first, and the light that hlled
.aoa pirt. in every fore, drew up towards tho
! hest As fast as this took plsc, the veil seem.
| ID to drop over tbe part from whence spiritual
| ifs was removed 4 bail Of light was now
,atbsriug just sbove her head, aod this o'r'
inued 10 iucrease as loog ss the spirit was con
| .,ctrd with the body. The light left the brsin
| last, ard then the silver oord was l1osed
| The lumioous eppeararc, so1n began TO as
| ;uuc the hu pan f5rm aud | o3uld SEQ my mo-
| ,her again But oh, how csaoped Snc was
| isht snI glorious. arrsyed Ia robes OF dsza log
| sh,lcuess, ffoc from disease, PAIN and dealh'
| She seemed 10 be Welcomed by the attending
| spirits Hi.h the ] " of d mo:tcr over The mrfh
| ii ch.ld. Sac paid 70 stten'lon to nc or any
| ..rttly otjlc;, tu. lined her com oahloas, ano
| ,hsv seemed 70 70 away through the air
| r,enrtcd to fol os thsm 10 I'd; spltlt, Tor tclL
| sr,u,ly a:,r.o.cl and DoEol 10 go Ti.a Gg
! G. 9th r. l SAY lh IN aso:nd, I'LL thy seomed
| 70 pa,, ,hruu n an open spec). Whso mist
| am. ty,r roy thr All SAL rhom o. nor..-
| ReHyio Philosophical journal.