The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-04-09
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EzE.AN's;N.
She Describes tie Home Beyond the Grave and
Goes Into RAepsodies Over the New
Jerusalem.


Nellie B!ackb;rJ: lhe l3.ycar-old
girl Of Green comfy. Wis, who,
as size claims. wcnt to heaven
dGriHSa ;iaicr: LAS fully recovered
her FORMER health. Her strange
experiences o. Impressions are
thus &c lated: Si;c was subject to
spine H!>"a>o and cpileptic fits.
In III" i;s>; attack Of Tie latter the
fraii form could scarcely be held
by strong persons. Three days
after the first convuiSions, both
upper and lower cXtremities were
paral yzed. The least exertion,
even the taking Of 4 spoonful of
water, would cause her to sink
away till the pulsalion Of the
heart could not be noticed, nor
could any pulse be discovered in
the wrist. They turned her gent.
ly On the sheet, and that. would
cause the sinking spells. About
2 O'Clock in the afternoon she
sank away, growing weaker and
weaker until about 3. Her ez.
tremities became very cold, and
they thought her gently and hap
PLY "passing over the river All
at once Il change passed over her
features, a sweet smile illr NINA
ling her countenance, and the
most intense delight seemed por-
traycd and fingered on her face
till it fairly shone. All at once,
to the astonishment of all, she
raised her little hands in the at
ti1ude Of listening intently, chang
ing her position continually, and
seeming TO listen with all the
power of her being. She con.
tinued in this state for nearly
three hours, seeming perfectly un-
conscious Of all surrounding OBJ
jects and sounds.
And now comes the strange and
miraculous story Of the girl: at
seemed as though l was walking
through a pleasant country till I
came TO place that surely was
heaven. There were streets all
paved with gold, and such beauti-
ful fountains, as clear as crystal,
that seemed to rise up and then
fall in bright sparkling drops. I
laid down on soft grassy bank
to rest near q fountain when my
grandpa that has been dead six
years came TO me and said /
should 90 back and take care OF
my little sister till she was large
enough TO take care Of herself. Ny
little brother who [ had never
seen came to me and told me he
was my brother, and he played
such sweet music for me on q
golden harp. 4 crown Of gold en-
circied his head. He was all
dressed in cleaning white, and
so was grandpa. And he did not
look so Old as when here, and his
eyes were perfect, not blind Of the
one he used to be: His voice
sounded so familiar. So.
Then, @! l can hardly tell, I
saw Jesus all lobed in white, s
dazzling crown on his head. He
sat On such a beautiful high seat
that was on q raised platform.
Ali seemed Of gold, and there were
beautiful trees, flowers, streams
and fountains of clear water
around the throne and every
where. Angels were flying around,
bright CROWDS upon their heads,
and golden harps in their hands,
and they played the sweetest
music that l ever heard. | felt SO
sorry at first when grandpa told
me l should 60 back, and take
the place Of my dear mother, and
she should come. When | first
seemed to get TO this beautiful
place the sweet word welcome
welcome! echoed all around. l
saw so many things that words
fail to tell them now. The an
gels said they would cure me,
that | should take no medicine,
and l knos | shall get we'll"
There are few nations which
have stock Of proverbs so cxtcn'