Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-18

From Frances Power Cobbe's New Book
A correspondent records the death of a
consumptlye whose case was hopeless,
though there was no appearance of the
end being very near, who was in full pos
session of his senses, able to talk with a
strong voice, and not in the least drowsy:
"While we talking quietly together he be-
came silent and fixed his eyes on one par
ticular spot in the room, which was entire
ly vacant, even OF furniture: at the same
time look of the greatest delight changed
the whole expression of his face, and after
a moment of what seemed to be intense
scrutiny of some object, invisible to me, he
said to me in joyous tone: There is
Jim! Jim was a little son whom he had
lost the year before and whom had known
we'll; but the dying man had son still
living named John, for whom he had sent,
and 1 concluded that it was of John that
he was speaking and he thought he heard
him arriving, SO answered: "No, John
has not been able to Gomez 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
remember him. YES said. 4 remem-
Der dear little Jim, who died last year,
quite WELL 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 did not answer he repeated al
most fretfully: Don't you see him stand
ing therep ANSWERED him that could not
see him, though felt perfectly convinced
that something was visible to the sick man
which could not perceive. When 1 gave
him this answer he seemed quite amazed,
and turned around to look at me with a
glare almost of indignation. AS his eyes
met mine saw that film seemed to pass
over them; the light of intelligence passed
away; he gave gentle sigh and expired.
He did not live five minutes from the time
he first said, There is Jim,' although there
had been no signs of approaching death
previous to that moment"
Another case of a refined and highly
educated boy of fourteen, who died of de-
cline, being perfectly intelligent and de-
string the unknown life to which he was
Fastening. Death came to him at sunset,
suddenly, as he turned away from con
temptation of the scene without to gaze
at the wall, with wide opened eyes and a
look of perfect ecstacy. His mother asked
him IT what he saw was some wonderful
sight beyond the confines of this world to
give her a token by pressing her hand, as
he was speechless, and he at once took her
hand and pressed it meaningly. A third
case was that of the brother of a corres-
Pondent, an elderly man, dying of an in
durable and painful disease, which, how
ever, did not obscure his faculties. Upon
him death came unexpectedly. It had
been uncertain 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 "man of high
Intellectual distinction, we'll known in the
world of letters" who, when dying peace
fully, as became the close of a profoundly
religious life, was observed by his daugh-
ter suddenly to look up, as if to some
spectacle invisible to those around, with
an expression of solemn surprise and awe
very characteristic of his habitual frame
OF mind, the end coming before the look
had time to falter or change. In yet an
other case so bright light seemed sudden
~ to shine from the face of a dying man
that the clergyman and another friend
who were with him actually turned stimuli
taneously to the window to seek for the
cause" "Adying lady exhibiting the same
aspect of joyful surprise, spoke of seeing,
one after another, three of her brothers
who had long been dead, then apparently
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 ex-
cited 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 were received announcing the death |
of the brother in India, which had occurred |
some time before his dying sister seemed
TO recognize him."
n Fatal Admission. |
Minneapolis Tribune Nelson organ-Sept. so. ] |
It is true that the minutes of last springs |
Meeting of the state committee showed that the |
tate committee then named the chairmen of the |
i've district committees including Geo. b. john
ton as chairman of the 5th district committee. |
t is also true, as fully reported in yesterdays |
Tribune, that the state committee at this weeks
Meeting, formally approved the minutes of the |
'foresaid spring meeting, and there was no |
eason why they should not have been 90 ap-
proved.
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