The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-03-09
ESSIE or LUCKNOW.
a FAMOUS oAsE OF oLAIRVoYANGE
GRAPHICALLY RELATED,

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In conversation between distinguish
ed judge Of this state and en- editor the
article OF Marls Twain's on telapathy cas-
ually came into talk. Many cases were
cited, aud the judge alluded to the re-
marka'ole story Of Jessie Brown twill
be new to many, and it is given here
with as it appeared in O letter to the
London Times, the letter being written
by lady who was the wife Of an officer
at Lucknow:
"on every side death stared us in the
face. Nohuman skill could avert it any
longer. We saw the moment approach
when we iilust bid farewell to earth, yet
without feeling that unuttefable horror
which must have been experienced by
the unhappy victims at Cawnpur. We
were resolved rather to die chan to Yield
and were fully persuaded that in 9shours
all would be ever. The engineer mad
said SO, and all knew the worst. We
women stroye to encourage each other
and to perform the light duties which
We're 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.
Il had gone out TO try to make myself
useful in company with Jessie Brown,
the wife Of corporal in my husbands
regiment. Poor Jessie had been in d
state of restless excitement all through
tine siege and had fallen away visibly
during the last few days. 4 constant
fever consumed hel, and her lamd wan
dered occasionally, especially that day,
when the recoIections Of homo seemed
powerfully present to her. AT lass, over.
come with fatigue, she lay down on the
ground, wrapped in her plai i. sat be-
side her, promising to awake her when,
as she said, her father should return
from the plowing.
''She fell at length into profound
slumber, motionless and apparently
bseathless, her head resting in my lap.
Il myself could no longer resist the in
clination to sleep, in spite Of tile con
tinual roar Of the cannon. Suddenly
was aroused by a wild, unearthly scream
close to my ear. My companion stood
upright beside me, her arms raised and
| her head bent forward in the attituda pf
listening.
"a look of intense delight broke over
her countenance. She grasped my hand,
drew me toward her and exclaimed:
'Dinna We hear it; Dinna We hear III
Aye, I'm no dreamingI It's the slogan
o. the highlanders! We're savedl We're
savedr Then fiinging herself on her
knees she thanked God with passionate
fervor. felt utterly bewildered.
My English ears heard only the roar
Of artillery, and Thought my paoa Jes-
sic was still raving, but she darsal to
the batteries, and heard her cry inces-
sanity to the men: Courage! Couragel
Hark to the slogan-the AIacgregWaA the
grandest Of them all! Here's help at
lastr
"To describe the effect of these words
upon the soldiers would be impossible.
For moment they ceased firing and
every soul listened with intense anxiety.
Gradually, however, there arose mur-
mur of bitter disappointment, and the
wailing Of women who had fiooked to
the spot burst out anew as the colonel
shook his head. Our dull lowland ears
heard only the roar of the musketry.
"a few moments more Of this DEATH
like suspense, Of this agonizing hope, and
Jessie, who had again sunk on thegr0und,
sprang to her feet and cried in voice so
clear and piercing that it was heard
along the whole line: VIII ye no believe
it noe? The slogan has ceased indeed,
but the Campbells are coming. Dye
hear2 Dye hear9
"At that moment all seemed, indeed,
to hear the voice Of God in the distance,
when the pibroch Of the highlanders
brought us tidings of deligerance, for
now there Wa9 no longer any doubt Of
the fact' Ihat sarlll' penetrating, cease
less sound Wnich rose above all other
sounds, could come neither from the ad-
vance OF the enemy nor from ths work
ot tnesappeTs. 40, II waslnaeed the blast
of the scottish Daspipes' now shrlli and
narsh, as threatening vengeance on The
Toe, then IN softer tones seeming toprom-
I've succof to their friends in need
Never, surrey; was there such a scene
a. tnat "nicn ioi.oWea' MOI heart Ill