The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-09-18

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next train. On my arrival 1t home I
learned that my mother was stricken
With an attack Of apopiexy ON the
morning Of her last day on earth To-
ward evening she partially recovered.
All the family was gathered around her
bedside excepting my youngest sister,
Annie, and myself At half past eight
she fell into trance-like condition,
from which she recovered as the clock
struck nine. She then looked st every
one present. kissed her husband and
children, and with the remark: i have
seen George and Annie expired.
II have no comments to make ON the
connection existing between the vision
In the railroad car and my lamented
mothers trance. 1t Is one OF those
things which the human mind can not
comprehend; and the mystery will seem
stiH more profound to you when you
have heard the story Of my sister, whose
experience was even more star Ting than
mine"
THE DAUGHTER's STORY.
Every word George has told you +
believe To be true said Miss Annie
Smith. who was persuaded to supple
ment her brothers narrative.
''At the time OF mothers death
was visiting friend in Northern Indi-
ana. On the 18th. of October / received
letter from mother in which she in
formed me of many-things OF personal
interest, and added, in postscript, tina.
need be In no hurry to return as her
health had never been better. She
spoke checrfully of domestic affairs,
told about several calls she had made
the day before, and leased me rot .
little about certain young man 1ho,
as you know, will soon be my husband.
my visit had been very pleasant,
and Immediately after reading the let
teri informed my friend that could
spend another week with her,.
"A local fire company was to give an
outdoor concert, the last Of the season,
on the evening OF the 18th. AS early as
seven o'clock large crowd was gathered
around the music stand, in the court
house park, and at half past seven my
friend suggested that we walk down to
tho park, listen to the music and take a
dish OF ice cream, which was to be
served in the wide corridor of the court
house.
''rhe suggestion met the approval Of
every one In the house, and few min
mtes later we had joined the throng at the
courthouse. Several gentlemen known
to my friend asked permi ssion to join
our party and we were soon enjoying
ourselves to our hearts, content.
"The music was really good, the band
which furnished IL having won several
prizes at different contests The mem.
bers of the fire company, clad in bright
red shirts, gaudy belts and flaming he'll
NETS, went through their eyolutions to
the satisfaction of everybody. Enthusi-
asm grew loud on all sides and an invi-
tation to buy ice cream received a
hearty response.
Among those who entered the court
house was our party. We filled one side
OF a long table, and as the gentlemen
were very liberal in giving their orders
it looked as though we would occupy our
seats for some time.
''The conversation was general The
gentleman sitting next to me, a lawyer
OF some note, related some Of his ex-
periences in the backwoods counties of
Indiana, and drew funny pictures of the
typical Hoosier and his peculiar ways
until laughter drowned the remarks of
the other speakers.
II had splendid time The sur
never spent any length Of time in a
country community, and the CONVERSE
ton, which brought mo face to face with
men who had lived among class of
people about whom l had read and
heard so much, afforded me unbounded
amusement.
Judge NJ, the lawyer / men
toned a few moments ago. was just tell
ing a very funny story, and as he had
still moro ludicrous by assuming tho.
facial expressions of his heroes and
heroines | watched his face intentlys@
- Suddenly, my sight grew dim, my
Surroundings seemed to change and
found myself in my mothers room at
home. Tsaw her lying on her bed,
gasping for breath, the color of death
on her face, her eyes dimmed by a
CLASSY vapor. ] walked to the side of
| to kiss her lips. She suffered me to do
as pleased, and uttered, in faint
whisper, the words Goodbye, Annie.
God bless YOU X
SIN tho same instant nv sight re-
turned, heard the words spoken by my
neighbor as plainly as before, saw tho
! dirty walls OF the courthouse corridor,
and unconsciously laughed as merrily
as the rest
1.-The reaction set in, however, and as
the clock in the. courthouse tower
struck nine, fell from my chair in a
swoon.
Kind hands cared for me, and when
I recovered l was in my room at my
friends house. l related my expert
ence. 1t was considered extraordinary,
but ascribed to ordinary causes. The
excitement OF the evening, the cool at
| mosphcrc, the transition from the pure
air of the park to the stuffy corridor.
and many other circumstances were
cited to prove that my indisposition and
the fight OF my reason, as they termed
it, we're brought on by natural causes.
II did not dispute their arguments,
but rather hoped against hope that they
might be unanswerable.
"My thoughts, however, remained
concentrated on my mothers room as
had seen 1t in my vision, and when the
door-bell was rung vigorously at eleven
o'clock opened the door myself to adj
|. nit the impatient caller, who proved to
BIO the telegraph operator
The message he brought was for me.
1t said; Mother died suddenly st nine
this evening. Come home at once.
Il uttered a piercing cry and tainted
in The hall. i. My friends cared for me as
we'll as they could obut did not again.
refer to my vision in the courthouse
corridor. -
/ III r. M.