The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-16

JESSIE OF LUCKNOW.
A FAMOUS CASE OF CLAIRvoYANce
GRAPHICALLY RELATED.

winch Announced That tho Highlanders
Were Coming to the Rescue.
In conversation between Il distinguish
| ed judge of this state and an editor the
| article of Mark Twain's on telepathy cas-
ually came into talk. Many cases were
| cited. and the judge alluded to the re-
markable story of Jessie Brown. 1t will
| be new to many, and it is given here
with as it appeared in a letter to the
London Times, the letter being written
by u lady who was the wife of an officer
| at Lucknow:
ION every side death stared us in the
| face. No human skill could avert it any
longer. We saw the moment approach
when we must bid farewell to earth. vet
without feeling that unutterable horror
which must have been experienced by
the unhappy victims mt Cawnpur. We
We're resolved rather to die than to yield
and were fully persuaded that in "A hours
all would be over. The engineer had
said so. and all knew the worst. We
women strove to encourage each other
and to perform the light duties which
were assigned TO us, such rs conveying
orders to the batteries, supplying the
men with provisions, especially cups of
coffee, which we prepared day and night
II had gone out to try to make myself
useful in company with Jessie Brown,
the wife of a corporal in my husbands
regiment. Poor Jessie had been in q
state of restless excitement all through
the siege and had fallen away visibly
during the last few days A constant
fever consumed her, and her mind wall
dered occasionally, especially that day,
when the recollections of home seemed
powerfully present to her. AT last, over
come with fatigue she lay down on the
ground, wrapped i'll her plaid. l sat be-
side her, promising to awake her when,
as she said, her father should return
from the blowing
She fell at length into IA profound
slumber, motionless and apparently
breathless, her head resting in my lap.
Il myself could no longer resist the in
clination to sleep, in spite of the con-
tinual roar of the cannon. Suddenly l
was aroused by Il wild. unearthly scream
close to my ear. My companion stood
upright beside me, her arms raised and
her head bent forward in the attitude of
listening.
"A look of intense delight broke over
her countenance. She grasped my hand.
drew me toward her and exclaimed:
'Dinna ye hear ii: Dinna We hear ii:
Aye. I'm no dreaming. It's the slogan
o the hishlanders. We're saved. We're
saved! Then hinging herself on her
knees She thanked God with passionate
forvor. felt utterly bewildercd
My English ears heard only the roar
Of artillery and thought my poo ,Jes-
sic WAS still raving, but she darted to
The batteries. and heard her cry inccs-
sanity To the men: Courage! Courage.
! Hark TO the slogan-thc Macgrcgor. the
l;randes; OF them all! Here's help at
/ last"
10 describe the effect of these words
; up0n.jnc soldiers would be ilupos,illr.
| For Il moment they ceased firing. and
! every sonl listened with intense anxiety.
| Gradually however, there arose il muir.
muir of bitter disappointment. and the
waiIin.; of women who had hocked 10
Inc spot burst ont anew as the colonel
shook his head. Our dull lowland ears
/ heard only the roar of the musketrv.
"A few moments more of this death
| like suspense, of this agonizing hope. and
| Jessie. who had again sunk on he ground,
spranS to her feet and cried in IL voice 50
clear and piercing that it was heard
along the whole line: VIII We no believe
| il 400? Tie slogan has ceas Il indeed.
! but The Canipbclls are coming. DYE
hear: Dye hear
AT that moment all seemed. indeed
to hear the voice of God in the distance
| when the pibroch Of Inc highlantlers
brought us tidinSs Of dclivcrance. for
now there was no longer amy doub. or
the fact That shrill. penetrating. cease
less sound. which rose above all other
sounds. could come neither from the adj
vance of the enemy nor from the work
of the sappers. No. it was indeed The blast
OF the Scottish bagpipcs. now shrill and
harsh, as threatening vengeance on the
foe, then in softer tones seeming o prom
Use succor To their friends in need.
Never, surely, was there such scene
rs that which followed. Not Il heart in
the residency of Lucknow but bowed il
self before God All ly one simultaneous
impulse f,li apo:; t.cir knees, ana NOT
ing was heard but bursting sobs and
murIlurcd voice Of PRAYER. Then all
arose, and there rang out from Il thou
sand lips great shout of JOY, which re-
sounded far and wide and lent new vigor
to that blessed pibroch.
'.To orr cheer of God Save the Queen
they replied by the well known strain
that moves every Scot to tears, Should
Aud Acquaintance BE Forgot: After
that nothing else made any impression
OH me. + scarcely remember what fol-
lowed. Jessie was presented to the gen