Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-03-27
BURG ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND SATURDAY,

and my health failing me | went to
dressmaking for myself. / lived here
several years and went home then !
came back to settle up my business.
and l concluded to 20 to my brother,
who lives in Kansas. But / don't
know how it was, something told me
to stay here. l heard he had gone
into the army, and then, when all was
over, said to myself, Well, he's
dead, and l made up my mind that
way"
SHE HEARS HIS VOICE.
II have always tried to be Chris
tian woman, and am connected with
DR.. Marshall's 3 church. / commenced
attending Mr.. Moody's meetings when
he was holding his services at DR..
Ganse's church, during the week Of
prayer. I was there the Thursday sf-
ternoon of that week with lady
friend and l heard voice in the song
service, in the choir, and said to my
friend, That is Henry's voice, as sure
as live l trembled. 1t seemed as
the dead had come to life. I looked
over towards ths choir and saw him.
He had changed some, Of course.
He had beard on his face and look
ed older. I looked and listened
again. I went away very much agi-
tated, and then tried to convince my
self that I was mistaken. / couldn't
sleep. I tried to think it was dream
but his voice broke my sleep. l heard
it in the night, and his face haunted
me. Friday I went back. I heard
and saw him again, and he saw me.
l noticed his agitation when he sang.
| went away again, for I heard he had
wife, and l tried once more to think
this was dream. I knew it, and yet
l told myself I didn't. But my heart
told me SO plainly I was right that |
determined to speak to him. I went
back Sunday. l waited after service
and crowded up the platform with
lady friend I had. He tried to get
down from another side Of the plat
form, but couldn't; so he came down
the steps where I was standing"
SHE SPEAKS TO HIM.
Il held out my hand to him and he
took it. | said to him:
"I think I know you
"T never saw you before as know
Of he said.
"Your name is Henry Williams.
"'It is
"That's my husbands name
Indeed P he said.
"'Yes, and if I am not very much
mistaken, you are the same man.
impossible he said, and turned
away.
"Then my heart came up in my
mouth, and as l recalled the past I
cried out to him: 'Oh, know / am
faded and worn, but don't say you
don't know me.
"He turned away, and as he did so
I accompanied him, and said to him,
You have a scar on your face which
was there when we were married /?
I took hold of his beard to show this
scar to my friend, and he jerked away
and walked off. I went into o
swoon. My lady friend asked him
to come and talk to me and con-
vince me that I was wrong, if he
knew it. He said no; he did not
know me, and that he did not care to
talk to me. He told her she had bet
ter take me to my friends if I had
any. I went to see Mr.. Moody, and
told him what I have told you. He
told nae he would look into the mat
ter, and told me to call on Tuesday
and he would see me after the servi-
ces. I was there, and Mr.. Moody
was as good as his word. Another
gentleman was with him, who claim.
ed to be Henry's uncle, and he may
have been fer all I know. They told
me that according to my story and
Henry's, that he was too young to
have married me at the time l had
mentioned.
II said: Mr., Moody, l know / am
not mistaken know him by his
voice ! never could forget that; l
know him by his nose, and then there
is that scar on his face. He is much
older than you take him to be. If
he is sure am wrong why didn't he
come and talk to me before both Of
your What is he afraid Off I can
convince you if You will bring him