The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05

ming to feel somewhat tired. it was with a
sensation of relief that she heard the sound
of approaching wheels. as Highland hos
pitality might always be counted upon TO
offer a lift to weary traveller. However,
she soon perceived from the sound that the
vehicle approaching, and not following
her. and Immediately carriage, drawn by
pair of horses, came in sight on the crest
of hill about twenty yards before her.
and she noticed that one of the horses had
kicked over the trace, and the shaft of
the carriage was broken. Having some ac-
Quaintance with the management of horses
both in riding and driving, her first impulse
was to rush forward and endeavor to render
assistance. This she was about to do, when
suddenly carriage and horses vanished from
sight and she perceived that what she had
witnessed was q vision. Two days later the
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portant land owner. In the evening, many
of the CHESTS met together and began to
discuss the incidents of the day. In the
course of conversation. lady present
marked what good thing 1t was that the
carriage accident had not ended fatally. On
lady remarked: What. have you not heard
of the carriage accident?' "Do not say an
other. word" rejoined Miss. x: to whom
crS Sudden fbs idea sad st sbe de-
ceeded to give minute description of the
scene She had witnessed the mountain
said Miss KS friend, chow did you know
p" Miss Y. then communicated the fact
of her vision, which was received with great
interest although the persons present were
accustomed to stories of second sight. One
fact remained (said Miss Ky, and that was
to ascertain whether j had been right as
to the place Of the accident. Next day.
therefore, in company with two other ladies.
Miss Y. drove over the same road and
pointed out the scene of the accident as
witnessed In her vision. which was found
to be the identical spot where. two days
afterwards. the actual catastrophe had TAX
en- place.
Miss X. next dealt with the phenomena
OF clairvoyance, and related two more of
her experiences as illustrative of the two
sides of the question at issue.
ION Dec. IA, 1885, went about II o'clock
in the morning to visit a friend While
waiting for her, alone in the library, be-
came suddenly conscious of presence in
the room, and. looking up, met the fixed
gaze OF my friend NJ, whom l knew to be
in the East. The face which / knew as
one more than ordinarily calm and bright
in expression bore terrible look of pain
and apprehension. / recorded it in my
diary the same day. few weeks later
received few penciied lines from NJ, say
ing that she was recovering from a severe
accident I'm the hunting field, but naming
no hour nor date. She had been thrown
in such manner that her head was Tor
some minutes beneath the horses hoofs.
while the animal was kicking so violently
that it seemed almost impossfble-she shouid
escape blow which must have caused
her death MY frena aa Kept 40 no 90 m FURNISH
me with the date: however, when IN Janu-
airy. 1888. 1 communicated the case in TINS
imperfect form to Mr.. Myer, he urged me
to endeavor to ascertain the exact date of
the accident by reference to the owner OF
the horse which NJ. happened TO be riding.
From him we learned that IL occurred on
Dec. a. 1856, the date of my impression.
The time was, at M house, about a. M,
and, therefore, taking II as , nve ga, ana -, a
accident preceded my vision by more than
seven hours. My friend was in CONDITION
Of acute suffering after removal TO ner own
My friend NJ, said Miss X, Is one OF me
most intimate friends / possess She had
helped to nurse me IN es ness and on we
had had some talk of the mysteries or HE
and death. which made IT natural that her
danger or distress, and that my thoughts
should go out to her at any crisis or period
of suffering find 1t quite conceivapie that
of softening any shock which might occur
to me- should have observed and have
shown me the state OF mind and feeling in
which my friend was at the time.
The COMPANION story related by Miss X.
dealt with the vision Of q portrait. Visiting
the Sss of On caed upon
much interested in the portrait, new TO her,
OF distinguished author. srecentiy de-
drawing room. The original OF the portrait
was personally unknown to Miss ". who.
however, had seen his portrait and was
thereby enabled to recognize the picture.
Miss X. however, had no opportunity of
remarking upon 1t to her hostess Some
days later. in another house. she saw a por-
trait which appeared TO be exactly similar
to the one she had previously seen, and
she discussed with friend the question as
inal and which a copy. When next visit
ing at the house where she had first re-
marked the picture. having the subject
fresh n her mind, she made Inquiries con-
corning It. and was much surprised TO learn
that her friend possessed no such portrait.
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