Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-07
LIFE AFTER DEATH.
ElInPsc~ Of the Hereafter by Dying
MOrfals-Looks Ahead,
From Frances Power CoDbe's New Book.

From Frances Power CoDbe's New Book.
correspondent records the death of a con-
sumptive whose case was hopeless. though
there was no appearance of the end being
very near. who was I'm full possession of his
senses, able to talk with strong voice. and
not In the least drowsy: "While we were
talking quietly together he became silent and
liked his eyes on one particular spot I'm the
room, which vas entirely vacant, even of
furniture; ut the same time a look OF the
greatest delight changed the whole express
sion of his face. ard after q moment of what
seemed to be I'M snse scrutiny of some object
Invisible TO me. le said to me in joyous tone
There Is JIM Jim was little son whom he
had lost the year before and whom had known
well, but the dying man had a son still living
named John, for whom we had sent, and con-
Guided it was of John that he was speaking and
he thought he heard him arriving, so answered
No, John has not been able to come The
man turned to me impatiently and said: Il do
not mean john know he Is not here-it is
Jimmy little lame Jim. Surely you remem-
Der him. Yes ] said. Il remember dear little
Jim, who died last year, quite WE'LL Don't YOU
see him there. There he IS said the man.
pointing to the vacant space on which his eyes
were fixed, and when i did not answer he re-
peated almost fretfully. Don't you see him
standing there?' i answered him that could
not see him. though felt perfectly convinced
which L could not perceive. When gave him
this answer he seemed quite amazed. and turned
around to look at me with glare almost of in
dignat!On- As his eyes met mine / saw that
hlm seemed to pass over them; the light of in
teliigence passed away he gave a gentle sigh
and expired He did not live five moments from
the time he first said There is Jim.' although
there had been no signs of approaching death
previous to that moment
Another case is that of refined and highly
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perfectly intelligent and desiring the unknown
life to which he believed he was fastening.
Death came to him at sunset. suddenly as he
turned away from contemplation of the scene
without to gaze at the wall. with wide opened
eyes and look of perfect ecstacy. His mother
asked If what he saw was some wonderful sight
beyond the confines of this world to give her
token by pressing her hand. as he was speech
less, and he at once took her hand and pressed
1t meanngly. third case was that of the
brother of a correspondent, an elderly man.
dying of an incurable and painful disease, which,
however. did not obscure his faculties. UpOn
him death came unexpectedly. 1t had been I'M
certain for some hours whether he was alive or
dead. but the eager. rapt gaze of wonder and
JOY came just as with one long breath the spirit
departed. Still another case was that of "a
man OF high intellectual distinction. we'll known
in the world Of letters" who, when dying peace
fully. as became the close of profoundly reli-
giOus life, was observed by his daughter sudden
ly to look up as If at some spectacle invisible to
those around, with an expression OF solemn sur
prise and awe very characteristic of his habitua
frame Of mind, the eud coming before the
look had had time to falter or change. In yet
another case so bright light seemed suddenly
to shine from the face of dying man that 1.-THE
clergyman and another friend who were with
him actually turned simultaneously to the win
dow to seek for the cause "A DYING lady, eX-
hiblting the same aspect of joyful SURPRISE
spoke of seeing. one after another three of her
brothers. who had long been dead then appar-
emily recognizing last OF all fourth brother
who was believed by the bystanders to be still
living in India The coupling of his name with
those of his dead brothers excited such awe and
horror in the mind of one of the persons present
that she rushed from the room. In due course
OF time letters We're received announcing the
death OF the brother in India, which had oc-
CURED some time before his dying sister seemed
to recognize him."