The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-26
OUR TRAVELLING MAN.

Sitting on the piazza Of one Of our best
hotels the other evening began convers-
lug with fellow traveller about things In
general until he asked Inc II was be-
lever In spiritualism. l told him WAS
not. He said he was not and was glad to
fnd a thorough skeptic to relate an occur
renee to. will relate the narrative exact
ly as he told 1t to me without note or CON-
nent aud my readers can draw their own
inference:
was driving toward my home late at
night on a certain Saturds and had for my
companion a chum who has rode hundreds
OF miles with me. The night was dark
and still-oue of those peculiar nights
when you can hear every movement OF the
animal kingdom. l never knew darker
night nor one more weird. We were both
wearied with hard weeks work and were
discussing the pleasure of being at home
with our families once more. In passing
| up a loug steep hill In u thick woods, my
horse suddenly stopped-a thing l never
| knew her to do, en- a hill Of all other
| places. spoke to her and she start for
ward when to my intense surprise heard
| my name called. Instinctively l asked
what was wanted when l was thunder
struck to hear voice say, "Mr. -
your child is very sick and needs physi-
cian Hasten home and get one" No form
| was seen and the voice while natural could
not be distinguished as any l ever heard
before. As soon as the voice ceased my
horse started of his own volition, as he
had stopped. was ten miles from home.
For five minutes neither my companion or
l uttered n sound. He at last broke the
Ill - and
said "you better hurry home" 1t was not
necessary to repeat the suggestion. l laid
| on my whip and was soon driving at fu.
rious rate toward my home. So thorough.
~ had the occurrence In the woods i'm.
pressed me that when arrived at the resi-
dence Of our family physician called and
| told him to hasten to my home as ny child
was dangerously Ill. Then drove homt
and as neared the house saw the house
was lighted although 1t was past midnight
With one leap jumped from the carriage
to the stoop and was within In second
There sat my wife rocking our little three
| year old In her arms, while the poor little
thing was burning up with fever. The
Joy Of my wife at my arrival can better b.
imagined than told. She called at once
for me to hasten for q physician, and wa
not little surprised when told her thu
doctor was already ON the way. OF course
she wanted to know how knew he wa
needed, but as did not care to reveal thu
strange voice that came to me, told he
that was not feeling very well and asked
him to come and examine me before re
tired. Then she told me how she had gon'
to bed and had been awakened by the cries
of our little one who would not be lefl
alone long enough for her to call some one
to go for physician. As each hour drew
on she grew worse and the time for my ex
pected arrival had come and gone and ye
was not there. In the midst of the gloon
the little one looked up and lisped out
Papa is coming now and l will be we'll.
At that moment my wife heard sounds
the carriage, snd l was at her side. Tn
physician came In shortly and pronounced
it q very alarming attack of threatened
brain fever. We work all night over tn
little one and before morning we're re ward
ed by seeing our darling asleep. The doc
tor said that In two hours after his arriva
he would have been powerless to bav
saved our child. Now that is just wha
happened and l can prove every word Of 1t
What do you call it9"