San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-24
A Prophetic Walking Vision.

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A Prophetic Walking Vision.
Philadelphia Times
A remarkable case of a fulfilled
presentment occurred near Sweet
Home, Tex, recently. Mrs Har-
rington,the mother of a we'll TODD
farmer, one morning alarmed the
family by fainting away at an OPP
EN- window, and on being restored
to consciousness declared that
while looking out on fine water
oak tree which grew few yards
of the house she saw the
figure of a man suspended
from one of the lower limbs. Her
son, not understanding the vision,
at her request went out and eX-
amined the tree, and returned to
say that there was no figure there,
and endeavored to persuade her
that the whole thing had arisen in
her imagination. The woman per-
sisted, however, and described the
figure as being dressed in dark
clothes, with a blue flannel shirt,
in which was pocket containing
a yellow silk handkerchief, with
large black polka dots. The
face was concealed by a large
soft felt black hat with a piece cut
out of the brim, and the head was
dropped on the breast. So great an
impression did this make on Mrs.
Harrington that she began to lose
her health, and twice afterward, on
seeing the same vision, tainted at
the sight.
A week or two passed, and one
day a tramp applied for work to
Mr.. Harrington, who, however,
had none for him, and feeling little
sympathy for vagabonds of his
class, dismissed him somewhat
harshly. AS the man was leaving
the place the old lady ran across
him, and the first glance showed
her that he was dressed as she had
seen the figure swaying in the
branches of the oak. Much dis
turbed, she offered the fell
low money to leave the
neighborhood, and had the salts
faction of seeing him set off for
town. With the money, however,
the man got drunk, and after lying
on the bare ground on the out
skirts of the town for several days
rose up desperate, it is supposed,
and in his frenzy made his way
back to the Harrington plantation,
where he hanged himself on the
tree referred to, and swung there
CHASTITY object to greet the eyes of
the family the following morning.
1t happened that the old lady
rose before the rest Of the house.
hold, and again beholding what
she took for another delusiOn,
aroused the other inmates. Her
son having no faith in the matter,
at first refused to go down and
look at the tree, but finally did so,
and to his horror discovered the
corpse. 1t was cut down at once,
but life had been extinct some
hours, and the authorities were
notified of the occurrence. Her son
tried to prevail on Mrs. Harring-
ton not to see the remains, but
feeling that the vision had been
sent her for some purpose, she per-
sisted in viewing them. The hair
of the dead man had become much
disordered, and revealed on the
brow, close to the hair, peculiar
triangular shaped scar, on seeing
which the old lady tainted,
but on reviving requested her
son to search the dead mans
pockets, where there were found
papers confirming the suspicion
that the scar had awakened-that
he was her eldest son. 1t seems
that James Harrington, for such
was his name, had entered the
Federal army on the breaking out
Of the civil war against the wishes
of his family, and that his mother,
in a fit of anger, had renowned
him. News finally reached them
that he had been killed in the first
battle of Manassas, and they be-
lieved them dead. 1t is thought
that he made his way to his fami-
ly, but that shame at his condition
and reception as stranger by his
mother kept him from revealing
his identity.
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