Telegram-herald., 1890-07-31
STRANGE BUr TRUE
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dolph Il ldebrand. son of John gHaae-
brana. : German l2borer of this clfs.
went bathing July - with other boys
IN Nzntic cove, opposite tae '.wAsh
house, got beyond MS depth, aad nss
drowned. The boys IN fright watched
h.m struggling for moment, bas
could do nothing 70 aid him. % they
nurrsediy dressed themselves, 2ad tax
ing the drowning boys clothing, ran
straight 10 Mrs. Hildeorand's hease.
Nhlle with fear, they came into heT
presence, and holding up the garments,
shouted Rode Is drowned The
body OF Carl was recovered later IA tie
cay. The drowning occurred al $50
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TIE FATHERS fREsESEIaESF.
John Hildebrand works GA the farm
Of Jacob GoiischaiS, aud on Ju.y -
went 70 work IA the field as usual,
G0ttschslk's son working WITH hln,
Ia an hour OF 50 JOHN suddenly quit
work and said 10 young Goitschalk; Il
feel mighty funny; / don't know wh2t' ;
the matter With me. l SO 10 the house
The man was trembling as II ia fear OF
with an ague attack, Yet be looked per
fectly wei. lie went 10 the house ana
sald 10 Mrs. Gottsehslk: Il feel very
funny; there Is something wrong"
"lou must be sex, said the woman
kindly. "The heat has affected you,
perhaps, and you had better stay IA the
house and lie down."
SURE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG.
''No, no, no." positively declared
Hilderbrand. Il am not sick. ] feel
all right; only / feet funny. ] never
felt so before III my life. ] ana we'll
though. But there's something wrong.
pll go out 10 work again" lie went
back TO the field and resumed his labor,
bat al intervals be stopped, leaned or
| his farm implement, trembled and ap-
peared 10 be in deep thought. Twice or
| three times he spoke 10 young Colts.
chalk. ~ can't see what tins means.
| It's a very funny feeling" But IA each
instance he resolutely declared that lac
never felt IN better health Ia ms life.
He worked vigorously, but he trembled
| at times as If something mysterious was
approaching or was AT hand, and 50 the
| day wore on, Hlldobrand having fTe-
strange feeling. while has body Was cold
| and his limbs clammy IN spite OF the IN
tense heat; still he insisted that he MAS
not IN the least III.
WHAT STRUCK THE MANY
As3 o'clock came Hlldebrand's ex-
| element vlslbly increased, and he shud-
dered. But he worked. IL was AT just
about halt past O'Clock that the stout
lahorer suddenly stopped again, this
| time as II ne had been snlItten with a
| blow, and ne shook like a poplar leaf ia
I the wind. The he straightcncd himself
and, still shaking, he called 10 hls com
! panion, who was at his SIDE in q
| moment. The man was not cazed. but
seemed to be In a singular mood OF eK
/ altation. He was facing 20 the north
toward Norwich. and gazing searchngly
| into the AIR.
tE"Over yonder, he cried, pointing
above the green billows Of forest yer.
dure, mist IN the white glare of quiver.
| ing heat. "Strangew Then in mo.
ment he muttored, Something came
TO me from over yOnder, yonder
breast with his clenchcd hand.
A PROBLEM FOR PHILOSOPHERS.
For several moments Hildebrand re.
msined in his fixed posture, ahIvcring
then be suddenly recovered himself
and after n few minutes resumed h..
work. For the rest OF the day he Wa.
more composed, and at sundown. the
days work done, he started for the
house with HE companion IN about hi'
| usual manner. IN the meantime Colt
| schalk, who had been TO Norwich, az
| rived at his home, and told hls wlft
| that he had bad news for Hlldebrand
"Well, that is singular" intcrpOseC
| Mrs. Gottschak; "he has been feeling
| strange all day-said he felt funny
and couldn't account for il" and then
without waiting 10 hear Gottschalk's
| tale OF bad news, she related all Hid.
debrand's experience OF the day. Al
the end of the story Gottschalk com
mented: "Well, here is the meaning
OF it all-his boy was drowened at 3:3,
this afternoon"
HAD ANTICIPATED HIS AFTIICrIOS.
The sad news was communicated to
| Hildebrand immediately, but the gre3l
shock Of the aiiliction had been felt IN
the afternoon, and the man evilced
little surprise. He put on his dres'
clothes at once and started fleetly fol
| Norwich afoot, steadfastlv declining
Mr. Gootschalk's offer TO carry him bY
team. When he came 10 his home OF
Highest. the body OF his son bad beer
carried therein and was laid out in th'
little parlor.
The foregoing story is exactly true II
every particular, whatever may he tni
plausible explanation Of the incident.