The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-10-06
THREE WARNINGS.


Miss Saline Jones. very estimabls
lady In mddlr age. had lain down on
her bed knowing that she would soon
die. she had received three mysterious
warnings. Wherever the case was dis
cussed-Hhd II was talked Of now
throughout the township and the great
er portion OF the county nobody could
be found who had ever heard Of an in
stance Were a person forewarned had
ever received more than three warn
ings One was the rule. Cases where
two warnings were given the doomed
we're cited. but they were not so well
authenticated.
Miss Jones had lain In bed now three
days Everybody could see her falling.
She had hunted look her face was
pale. sometimes clammy with perspira-
tion. She had not slept now In three
nights Or. Townly's first resolve was
that she should sleep that nlght-but
kept his own counsel.
He really feared the poor lady would
die Of fright
After examining her carefully with a
puzzled expression he entered the little
parlor. which was darkened TO keep the
Mes and the light out. and conversed
with Miss Jones niece. a bright and
fairly well-educated girl. The niece
had been sent for In haste. She had
no patience with the story OF the
warnings" but she admitted that she
had not had much time to investigate
the matter
She had the forethought however TO
call In the nelghbor who had tele-
graphed her that her presence was re.
qulred In Torbett
Tho nelghbor was a member Of the
leading church In Torbctt. who an
nounced herself as the mother OF
large family. therefore very conscl-
entlous Miss Jones had not said any
thing to her until she had slept over
the first warning.
she told me II looked like an angel
with wings She could see the angels
head better than the wings. But the
wings we're there"
The doctor knew the story. but he
asked Mrs Bennett gruniy; "where7"
THEY we're on a melon-a water
melon. II was a melon grown In a
patch just back OF the henhouse-on
the little bench OF land very near the
ravine"
"Well?" Erowled the doctor.
81 did see the second warning my
self"
What was It llke?"
1T was on a melon. too. II looked
Just like Miss Jones told me. It was
Just like the branches OF weeping
willow"
"Dld anybody else sec ~"
MY son John saw II. and a hal'
dozen OF the nelghbors saw IT,"
How big was the tree-the branches,
meant"
"They covered the breadth OF your
hand. am sure"
Did Miss Jones say she regarded II
as a sign she was going to die? Sup
pose the melon hadn't been pulled-or
somebody else had picked Il up"
That's Just t. She didn't get the
meions-her little nephew. Tommy
he's about 6 years old-he brought tho
melons In to her. There was an old
patch back there once-she never goes
into Il. Tommy. he was chasing the
hcns-and run there and found the
melons"
"Then she went to bed. did she7"
mo. She wondered what Il meant
asked me what | thought And I
daren't say what | thought II was
the first sign ever saw. And hope
may never see another"
Did she show any signs OF fright
did she lose her appetite or cry2 Was
she neryous7 Or did she talk much2"
Neither OF the three. She Just sat
down and rocked herself. II anybody
spoke she just looked at us. as much
~ to say: You don't know anything
about Il. II can't be helped Wouldn't
be ooaxed TO eat. We couldn't get her
20 swallow cup OF tea"
"well-and then?"
"she got the third warning"
What was III"
at was on another melon. It's not
as plain as the others. But hundreds
have seen II. II was an oyerrlpe melon.
Kind OF faded away now She said
when Tommy brought It In that she
did not need such a plain warning.
said she ought TO be thankful she got
three And then she laid out her
STROUD and got into bed. or course
dozens OF us we're In and ont"
Yes" thought the doctor and
hundreds more, bigger fools. were tell
Ing the story and adding to H."
what was on the last melon?"
Just an urn-the same az you see
any place"
"Humphl"
"she came over to my house that
afternoon. I'd Just got the parlor
closed and was going to lie down when
che walked In without rapplng. A
thing she never did In her life, I am
going to die soon she said, then she
sat down. I want you TO see that
everything Il right You know the
most about my things expected
then she had another warning, but I
waited to see what she would say
sure enough she had So I went over
with her Then she showed me the
r,.ino declare doctor almost