The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-05
JESSIE OF LUCKNOW.
a FAMOUS CASE OF cLAlRVoYANcE
GRAPHICALLY RELATED.

the soot,huoman nsrrd the Slogan
which Announced Thai the iiirhlandsrs
Wore Comine 90 the Rescue.
In couver ,iou between distinguish
ed Judge OF this state and an editor the
article Of aiiikTwain'son telepa.hycas-
ually came into talk Many cas. were
cited. anl ihe Judge alluded 60 tc re.
marlnbio story of Jessie Brown twill
be new 10 many. and it IS given h.le-
with ns 10 appeared ia q letter 90 tha
London Times, the lettor being written
hy lady who was the wife Of nu 0.igcr
at Lncimow.
"On every eide death stared us iu the
face. 40 human skin could avert ifuuy
longer. We saw tIr moment nH.JaI.G
when we must bii farewell TO oaiil, get
without feeling that uuuitorHbie horror
which must have been ezplfIorg by
the unhappy victims az Cawupur vs.
were resolved rather TO die than 90 yield
and were fully naded that in 2ihlurH
all would b. over. The engineer had
said 10. and all knew the worst We
women stroyo 20 encourage each other
aud to perform The light duties which
were assigned 90 us, such us conveying
orders 20 The batteries supplying ti0
men with provisions, especially cups %
coffee. which we prepared day and ui sht.
II had gone ont 60 try 20 make myself
useful In company with Jessie Brown,
the wife Of a corporal Ia my husbands
regiment. Poor Jessie had been Ia %
state Of restless excitement all through
the siege aud had fallen away y.Hbly
during the last few days. A constant
fever consumed her, and her mind VAIN.
dered occasionally. especially that day,
when the rccollccuons Of home seemed
powerfully present 90 her. Atlastotar.
como with fatigue she lay down ou the
ground wrapped Ia her plaid. at Doe
de her. promising 90 awake her wlu.
~ she said. her father should return
from the blowing.
"sho fell ut length into profound
/ sluinber. motionlcss and apparently
brcathless, her head resting IA my lap.
II myself could no longer resist the iu.
clination to sleep. In spite Of the con.
tinual roar Of the cannon. suddenly
was aroused bya wild, unoarthly scream
close 20 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 countcnance. She grlspod my hand
drew me toward her and exclaimed
'Dinna ye hear ~ Dinna Sc hear Dol
Aye. I'm 40 dreamingl It's the slogan
o the hghlnndeal We're savcCl Weir
sayodg Then flinging herself on her
knees she thanked God with passionat,
feryor. felt utterly bewilderod
MY English ears heard only the roai
81 artillery, and thought my poor Jos
sic was still raving, but she jartsd /,
the batteries. and heard her cry inccs
nntly 20 the men. Courage! Courage
Hnrk 10 the slogAn-lhe Macyregor, thl
grnndest OF them ALI Here's help a.
astr
TO describe the effect Of these word
upon the soldiers would DO impossible
For moment they ceased firing, an,
every soul listened with intense anxiet.'
Gradually, however, there arose muir
muir Of bitter disappointment, and tn
wailing OF women who had ilocked 4
the spot burst out anew NJ the colone
shook his head. Our duh luwland ear
heard only the roar OF the musketry.
"a few moments moro Of this death
like suspense, OF this agouiziug hope, anl
Jessie. who had again sunk ON foreground
.prang TO her feet and cried In a voice 81
clear and piercing that Il WIS hear
1 along the whole line, Win go no behey
y 70 moor The slogan has ceased indeed
, Int the Campbells are coming. by
b heart Dye heary
"At that moment all seemed, indeed
to hear the voice Of God Ia the distanc,
when the pibroch Of the highlander
brought Us tidings OF delycrance. 70
now there was no longer any doubt O
. the fact. That shrill, penetrating, ceas,
. less sound, which rose above all othe
4 sounds, could como neither from the I'D
vance OF the enemy nor from the wor
Of the sappcrs, No, 1t wusiudeel the bias
Of the Scottish bagpipcs. now shrill an
. harsh, as threatening vengeance ON th
foo, then in softer tones seeming TO prom
i ise succor 20 their friends In need.
9 Never. surely, was there such n seen
M that which followed Not heart 4
/. the residency Of Lucknow but bowed Il
self before God, An 10y one simultaneou
impulse fell upon their knees. and notl
y ing was heard hut bursting sobs an
murinured voice Of prayer. Then a
arose, and there rang out from thor
sand lips a great shout Of joy, which r.
ID sounded far aud wide and lent new vigc
I 20 that blessed pibroch,
Il "To our cheer Of God savoth Queer
. they replied by the well known strai
that moves every Scot to tears. 'shoul
Aud Acquaintance BE ForgotT Aft,
that nothing else made any impressio
on me. | scarcely remember what 70
d lowed. Jessie was presented TO the gel
+ eral on his entrance 10 the fort, and
the officers banquet her health W,
drunk by all present while the pipe
n marched around the table playing one
\ moro the familiar air Of Aud Lar
Syne."
4 Winters poem, The Pipes at Lucl
i now" and Robert 7, S. Lowell's "Tl
= Relief of Lucknow" are descriptive