Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03
LIVED ONCE BEFORE.
Curious Belief of Two Youthful Theoss-
phists at New York.

phists at New York.
From the Chicago Post.
There are two lads in New York city who are
satisfied in their own active minds that they
are the reincarnstion Of beings who lived and
died before they were born. The boys are
Victor Fernandez, aged thirteen years, and
lavourne Fernandez, his brother. aged tire.
The iheosophists Of New York are considerably
worked up over the children. They bel iere Q
new era Of advancement in the culture has
begun. The Fernandez bows are sturdy little
| chars, black-eyed, black-haired and Of olive
complexion. Neither cares for rompins in the
streets with the boys in the neighborhood.
When the school hour is over they return
home without delay and take 70 their boo,ks.
when reporter went 20 see the bows Layourns
sat By the window, with one leg across the
other, reading with evident interest a eopy of
aMeosophlcsl work called 'Bhagavad Gita"
Ii is book OF devotion. aud is q Dialogue be-
tween hrashna, lord OF devotion, and Arjuna,
prince OF India. The elder bow was leaning
his elbows on the sewing machine ton and
reading extracts from books on copv written
on sheets OF fooiscap and pinned on the wall
Inc bigger OF the theosophical prodigies,
Victor, said: ''f you ask me about this BODY
tapping his chest can tel You nothing Of
interest Il is not me and 0. 10 valae except
| as habitation for that which endurss"
WAS ONCE KILLED IN BATTLE
NOW, shall tell You something about my
reincarnation2 Wei, said me-, II was once .
man, Just how old do not know. One day be-.
fore the present Victor Fernandez vas botp
and when was man was somewhere In the
presence OF great body OF soldiers They
carried sabers and were fighting and vas
killed"
"Were you one Of the soldiers?"
mo. was dressed In black and was struck
down by soldier. since became old enough
to think all this has come to me. About o year
ago 4 sat in my bed and saw my former sell an
have told you. heard the click Of the blades
as they came together. Then after had re-
ceiyed my death blow the picture passed away
and another one came. saw the soldiers
marching away with a man IN uniform ct tksir
head"
you are sure Won were not dreaming when
you saw the two pictures?'
dreaming! Why. the schoolboys ask that
same question when tel them about it. No,
sir; wac not dreaming was wide awake and
the fact that / had lived before had come TO
me; that's all. !"
Without suggestion the lad raised one hand
and said: "Out Of silence a voice shall arise and
II will say: III is not well thou hast reaped;
now thou must SOW That is from Light on
the Path. IL we SOW kindness in this life We
shall reap Kindness after our reincarnation. II
we SOW anger or viciousness we shall reap the
results when we come again on earth"
The young theosophist presented as an illus
tration Of the reincarnation the ugly cstsrpnAs
coming into beautiful butterfly.
THINKS HE WAS ONCE A cHIsANAx.
Lavourne Fernandez believes he Is the rein
carnation OF his dead brother. and that q come
stage in the past lac was Chinaman-
Tell something about Henry" said his sis-
ter.
.what," said the boy, closing the .'BhAsbs-
vad Giia on his finger. N snry died when lie
was three years old, while papa and mamma
were on a steamer going TO Cuba. About three
years after his death, and when Virginis-my
sister here-was about eight years old was
born. / never saw the steamer on which he
died. but i know how il locks now. know
the cabin where Henry lay sick. know the
sides OF the steamer and the water and all about
it / have had sll the sicknesses Henry had The
spirit that was in Henry is in me now. At some
time, years and years ago, was Chinaman."
The little chap. like his brother told his
story with all seriousness
Miss Fernandez became q theoeophist abodt
two years ago, and, according TO her story. was
sure long before that time that she was the re-
incarnated spirit of former resident Of Mars
or Jupiter. Before she offered TO say snything
about herself she said Lavourne had astouished
his mother and herself by his remarlabb
ability TO describe things he had never seem
DESCRIBES THINGS HE DOES NOT SEE.
"Why, when mamma goes out Cor the even
ing, she said. "Lsvourne knows where she eoss,
and in the morning he can tell about the house
she visited, the room and even the furniture"
Lavourne smiled and Victor said: "Yes, sir.
BE has done il often: and. mind you, he II
asleep when she goes out and does not know
anything aboutlt.
Miss Fernandez was pressed by her brothsrs
to tell about Miss Stabler's dress.
THAT'S not much. she said sMiss Anna
NJ. Stsber is a friend Of mine and president Of
the II. p. B. Iheosophical Society. One night
about six months ago in q waking dream / saw
her buying new dress OF . certain color and
texture and saw her going to . train at 1880.
| She missed the train aud took q train ct
O'Clock. Now, that is the funny part Of the
story. Miss Stabler got Q new spring suit .
| few days ago and it was exactly ike the dress
saw. even to the strands Of thread. And,
would you believe il? she started to go to Pitts
burg and missed the 1890 train after bidding
her friends goodbye and Was compelled 70 wsAs
until l O'Clock.
DIR. Claude F. Wright, secretary Of the Blav.
atsky lodge in London, who Was for three years
part Of Nine Blayatskys official family. h in
this country occurring. When he heard Of the
Fernandez children he said that he believed that
theosophy would 90 forward with renewed
impetus because Of their wonderful statsmentaL