The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-21
A BOYS SECOND SIGHT.
REMARKABLE GIFT OF A BOY WHO
LIVED HALF a CENTURY AGO.

Found In The Annals of Philadelphia
He Saw His Father Chasing Jng-Ihe
Incident Of the stolen Pocketbook-The
Seer Eventually Becomes a Wreck.
Looking over Watsons ANNALS OF
PHILADELPHIA" published in 1880, came
across a remarkable story, which cannot
fail 10 be of interest both locally and
generally. even at this late day. The
author says.
"The good people Of Caledonia have so
long and exclusively engrossed the lac
ulfy Of second sight that 1t may justly
surprise many 70 learn that we also have
been favored with az least one case as
wellattested ~ their own. refer 10 the
instance of Iii Yarnau, Of tranhiord.
Whatever were his first peculiauJes' nc
in time lost them. He fell into mteih,,
perate habits. became a wandcrer' ana
diol in Virginia, young man.
This remarkably gifted person was
born ia Bucks county, Pa, and came
with las parents To the vicinity oi ii'l3-
burg. The account OF him contained IN
the narrative before mentioned Is IN SUD
stance as follows:
When Yarncll was living near TINS
city. being then q child only z years oil
ace. as he was sitting in the house one
dav he suddenly burst into q tit OF al
most uncomfortable laughter. lis
mother urkod him what pleased him so
much. The boy replied that be saw has
father who was not at home running
RAPIDLY down the mountain side, Try lnS
10 over.ake @ jug OF whisky which he
had let fall. The jug rolled part way
down the decllyity, bat was caught ~
a. old nan before he got % the bottom.
when the father reached home DE CON
lrmcd the whole story, 10 the great sur
prise If all After this the boy excited
much TAN. and w0ndcrment i'm the neigh
b0rho0d
srEN AT LONG RANGE.
About tvo years later the \ arnall5
were visited by friend named Robert
Verree. with other Quaker relatives OF
acouaintanccs from Bucks county.
Vcrrce. To test the lads miraculous
mower. asked him various questions and
amony O .hor things inquired what was
th.u Eoiug on at Dis own home in Bucks
county, The boy described the house,
which he had never seen, stated that 10
was bull. partly of logs and partly OF
stone. Chat there Was mill pond IN front
0f the house which had recently been
drained. and concluded with % descrp-
t9u of the people in the house, and of
two persons, man ana woman VIC
were setting on the front porch.
d.
ourai WHO had been at Ills house 90 the
tav and tour he had he'd his converse.
Isl wi.h young larnaL lie learned
that thera had been O. ahowerat the tlme'
a1l several Of the Geld hands he'd gone
into Che house 90 escape the rain; the
ncrsons on the porch had been faithfully
lo-criUed. even % the color Of theh
hair. As 20 the mill POND. the men had
drained IL DO order 90 catch musArats. IN
short. every detail given by tho boy wa:
proven 60 be accurate.
The habit of tine young seer, wher
asked t0 exercise his singular faculty
was ID hold his head downward, Otter
CLOSING DIS owes. After waiting for some
dmo. apparently deep In thought. he
would declare what be saw Ia hi5 lslons
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