Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-29

minutes before the end. Quietly we
entered the darkened chamber, How
difficult it was to believe that those
intelligent eyes, even in these last
moments so lustrous and deep, could
be absolutely sightless: wide open,
they we're turned as il senrchingly
upon the face of the physician, ms
with his fingers slightly on the pa
TENTS hand he leaned over the bed.
But there was no reflection OF the
doctors grave and anxious loOk-a
peaceful smile spread over the hand
some features, tlickered Tor mo-
ment, and then remained stereotyped
in death.
Sadly we lett the room and joined a
few professional friends who. like my
sell, had been invited TO attend. DR..
Benson then produced the sealed doc
ument mentioned in his letter, and
read aloud as follows:
my experience during the past few
months have been so abnOrmal-in
every respect so inexplicable and up
parently so fnr beyond the hounds Of
human reasoning, that, believing |
should be regarded as n madman
We're | topublish them, earnestly re-
quest that the facts which lanai
To relate may be hidden from all
but those present at the autopsy,
should the examination OF nv dead
bodyfail to bring forth connrmatory
evidence itisnow many monthssince
the accident in the Alps severed me
from my dear wife. The sunshine OF
my existence was changed to the
darkest gloom of dependency. No
twilight of fading health broke the
suddenness with which the night fell
upon me. My own injuries were not
as serious MS have been supposed,
and do not believe my present con.
ditton is in any way connected with
them. The brain conclusion aud
shock impaired nv mental faculties
III one respect only could never
perfectly recall my wite's iace. For
hours have tried to conure up her
image, toform dream. picture, with.
GU. success. Her portraits we're to
me as ilkenesses ofsOme other women.
There were her features certainly
the shape md pose of her beautiful
head-but not she--not my darling.
The phantoms Of those long forgot
ten, old school.fellow patients, hosts
OF casual acqnuintances, would puss
before me- with ,maddening distinct
ness; but the one who had made nv
life OF monotony brief era oil hap.
plness, was hidden even from my
minds eye.
For "a few weeks returned to pro-
feSsional duties and endeavored 10
forget my misfortunes in hard work.
Whatever success | achieved in the
day was undone ut night. SlerDcume
but fittully-no dream gave even
a shadowy glimpse OF the happy
past.
1t was about this time | OK perienc-
ed a remarkable sensation, by what
means produced can not say. Ger
tain was that occasionally, i'm the
room, at my side, bending over me.
waiting, watching, was nv wife's
soul, spirit, or whatever the iumedi.
ate form may be. No physical sign
no sound, nothing visible or
tangible, yet the conyiction was over.
whelming Never q believer in things
supernatural, fought resolutefy
against the idea, till at length con.
WINGED in spite Of reason, devoted
all my energies to the study Of psy.
choiogy md its literature: in feeble
hope of arriving ut The mystery 4 So.
luton. Volume after volume tbrpW
aside in disgust. Hundreds o. cnsrs
somewhat similar To mine found re-.
corded, and us many ridicuIous thco.
rles advanced to uGr0unt fur them.
but mot one that would bear scientific
ton Who Won,,l credit INV
story? Who would not brlicte ma ~
be the victim Of n morbid imaginn.
ton.
a clew, however, came MT last
Ind from u most unexpected omar.
ter. Once while sitting IN nv studv
ielt the indiscribahlc sensation
slowly stealing over me, all excite.
ment and horror had long pasSed
Tor these 'visitarious were now fro
1uent. ] only longed once more Ia
behold my beloved wife. IookeJ
up from the book | was roading
palnly seeking the invisible form
The night was far advanced-eycrv.
Thing was still, not n stir or rusfI.
disturbed the silence. Presently tho
sound of n slight splash caused me
% glance in the direction Of n small
globe aquarium placed in the fnr
corner Of the room. was surnrisod
% observe the evident agitation nf
me golden carp it contained. That
hey were extremely terrified do.
'ected In q moment, having studied
heir habits very closely. Yet there
yas no apparent cause for such on,
'ltement. 1t was impossible that
,he slight movement in raising nv
iead could produce such an efFecf
10 cat, dog, or other sr1nll nni,nni
vas in the apartment. Was h no.
IDLE that the presence hidden fro,n
ne was visible to these lower crea.
ures? 'i'h-
Might after night I caror,li,,
the tiny aquarium ~
nch occasion the distnri,as