The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-10-14
SECOND SIGHT.
copyright, 1856, by the Author.l
By ]. Il, CONNOLLY.

ly such limitations. They see, hear and
know things remote, silent and hidden.
Some scientists tell us that is due to
telepath;c influence by mental vibra-
tious-which by no means covers all
the ground. Others, who did big chunks
IF the incompreheusiblc out Of the UNI
movable. call the faculty "percipience
On the astral plane Of consciousness.
Bat, after all, the cid Scotch name for
it is best" second sight Everybody
has heard enough Of that to at least
know what it means, and he must he
an obstinately stupid person who will
deny its reality, iEexplicable as it may
appear. You and may not have it suf-
ficiently To even realize its possession;
but perhaps we cannot do all the other
things that some folks find easy--dis
tinguishing delicate gradations in tones
and faint shades III colors, for instance,
or even turning handsprings,
1t is more than probable that we all
possess more of this capacity in early
youth, when it is loosely called "intui-
ton, than we retain i'll later life, after
we have been trained to distrust it and
put cur confidence i'll those archtrait-
oTs, cur physical senses, and chat most
variable quantity we call treason. " As
unused faculties are lost, it is quite
rare to ind, among people who have
grown up to years Of indisCretiOn, any
who possess clear "secoud sight, ex-
cept perhaps such as have enough Gaelic
blood for it TO linger III as AN hereditary
accomplishments
Florence Cameron was one Of these
exceptions. The gift Of second sight"
belonged to her, as it had to her mother.
her grandmother, and yet more remote
anccstresses, and though the power had
been much weakened in transmission
if half the stories cherished in family
history were half true-Flossy had
enough Of it TO make her seem to some
folks quite a surprising and rather I'M
canny young person. Certainly that was
the only exception the severest critic
could have taken 10 her. She was rs ac-
cmnplished Is girl needs to be, good as
any SiTl wishes to be considered, and
pretty as all girls like to consider them
selves Not 50 blond IS to be colorless or
so brunette as TO seem murky, she was
delicious medium between the two,
with soft chestnut brown hair in
dainty little wavelets and crinllcs mar
ginning broad white brow, and tender
brown eyes full Of expression and soul.
Yet, withal, Flossy was IL dangerous
girl Her fortune was fair, her social
position good and nothing could be said
against her family. She had only onG
brother, Il young man 80 good That ht
/ always seemed sad, Il plump and auiia-
bic mother and father absolutely saic,
since he had been dead ten years. And
yet Flossy was dangerous. Why? Sim
/ ply because Of her gift of second sight. -
Her faculty Of seeing things" was al
together independent Of her volitiOu,
never more than momentary in mani,
festation. but intensely vivid while il
/ lasted, like clear glimpses Of actual
sight, and might be exercised upon q
friend or q total stranger, near or far.
at any moment. 70 some extent unusual
mental excitation both stimulated and
directed the power, but she could never
/ apply it by will or prolong it even a
fraction Of a second. 1t was us if rap
idly shifting mirror i'll her mind from
time to time caught instantaneous re.
Elections Of whatever might happen tc
be III the right line Of incidence AND
unfortunately the power did not extend
( to hearing on intuitive understanding OF
the real meaning i'll things she saw.
She could see moving the lips Of a per.
son many miles away and so know he
was speaking, but would not be able t.
hear him any more than if ne had been
in the moon. If we make so many blum.
ders in life, even with all our senses tC
aid us, how is it natural TO suppose that
Flossy should have escaped grievous
mistakes III judging things simply by
sight? That reflection, in it's legitimate,
logical extensions should have made
marriage with Flossy seem hazardous
thing TO prudent young men. But it die
not even occur to the mind of AlgernoI
Thimberly Miss Cameron "seconC
sight" amused and even pleased, instead
of frightening him. That she could and
often did see him when he was far away
from her evidenced to his thinking that
he was much in her thoughts and fiat,
tered HIN. He did not realize how diff
ferently some things seem under the
fierce light that beats upon q marriage
certificate. Yet fate was kind enough tC
give him ample warning.
"Do not go and play billiards again
tonight, Flossy said to him one even
ing when he was leaving her.
II shall not, " he replied II hardly
ever play billiards now"
But you did last night. "
yes Some friends 1 met would have
NE 60 along. But how did you know it?'
II saw you. 4"
Some one told you.
"No. l saw you. " She told him the
truth, but he, knowing nothing Us yet Of
her gift" thought she was jokingly
covering information obtained from
some meddling gossip
Again, when he was making love tc
her, she said to him quite coldly: THAT
will do, You had better reserve such