Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
HE DIED ON TIME.
Remarkable Fulfillment of an Old Mans Pre-
dictions.
Little Rock Gazette.

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dlctiOns.
Little Rock Gazette
Talk about presentiment," said a
prominent citizen to reporter, Il know
| of case coming under that head that
strikes me as being the most remarkable
on record, which occurred at Poinsett
County in 1885, and was related by Gen
eral L. G. Hindman, who was canvassing
that part of the state at the time in the
interest of his candidacy for congress.
While in Poinsstt County he stopped at a
double log cabin one Sunday morning,
where he was welcomed by an old, gray
haired man who was surrounded by his
wife and dozen or more children, grand
children, and great grandchildren of
different sizes and ages, who were accom-
panied by their parens. The General
called at the house for dinner, and seeing
such large crowd assembled inquired
the cause Of the family reunion. One of
the women replied by saying:
Dads got it inter his head that he's
goin' TO die at II O'Clock, and it new lacks
nigh onto an hour of the time He called
US all over here to see him go off. He's
over so years old, and 'twon't surprise any
en- US if what he says don't come true.
He's lived in these parts over so years,
and they amt nobody round here as
can say
He OVER TOLD LIE
"About 1880 O'clock" said General
Hindman, the old man ordered one of his
sons to wheel an Anticipated lounge in the
hallway of the house, and without any
difficulty he stretched himseIy upon it.
He appeared to be in perfect health, and
although the eyes of most of the women
assembled were red from crying, there
was no visible cause for it but the nearer
the hour of II o'clock approached the
louder and more general became the
weeping.
My dear friends" said Gen. Hindman
in a sympathizing tone of voice, I don't
think there's any occasion for all this
sorrow. L think you are all borrowing
trouble for yourselves. Just wait till II
o'clock comes and I am sure you will find
out that
'Look hyar, stranger" exclaimed one
of his sons, that old man thar never told
lie in his life and we don't want you to
dispute kis word, nuther, or yell all an
swer for it.
"The General concluded that he would
say nothing and watch the proceedings,
fully confident that in few minutes the
grief of the family would be turned into
JOY. In few minutes the old man raised
himself in half weeping position and
said:
maria, fetch the old Bible in the front
room that's got all your names in it and
put it on the chair, and John, reach up
on that shelf in the cupboard and bring
me that copy of the Gazette there.
"This was done, and then the aged man
with great deal of earnest feeling, spoke
to John and said: John open that paper
and read me the democratic platform
adopted at the national convention two
years ago.
John did as he was directed, and when
he had concluded reading the platform,
laid the paper on chair. The old man
then placed one hand on the Bible and
the other on the copy of the Gazette and,
looking in the face of each member of
the family successfully exclaimed:
MY children, thar's the truthr'
'He then lay down upon the lounge,
and without uttering another word,
breathed his last as the clock in the ad-
joining room was striking the hour
of H."