The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-11-16
'IAREABLE EXPERIENCES
IS Kerlin Tells Of the Mar
W Escapes He Has Had
From Shooting.
RETERNATURAL WARNING.
tnight His BedChamber Was Filled
WITH Spectral Illumination.


,eh about seventy years of age,
the activity and mental vigor
much younger in years. jim
had some remarkable exper-
Ia his time, and it is very inter-
to have him relate them. Among
other things he has had some
yoscapes from death by being
guns in the hands of others.
a quite a boy he and his broth
luel we're cunning for pike in a
lond. He was on one side and
ON the other. Samuel fired
TO the water and the ball glanc-
n just missed Jimmy's head.
another time he and Robert
an were hunting in Juniata
They discovered evidences
them to believe that a large
rs near. Separating they spent
me looking cautiously for the
ghen- bang. went Vaughan's
Mr.. Kerlin who happened to be
rang out of the thicket only to
Il Vaughan had mistaken him
n bear. On examination, he
hat the ball from Vaughan's
cred his coat at one side of his
assed across through his vest
ri barely grazing the skin and
through the other side of the
dcoat.
Ips the most remarkable eXper-
MIR. Keflin has had, happened
| Iihirty-six years ago. At that
IL lived with his family in Bed
inty about two or three miles
Jrniata Crossings, and the
here related occurred at Hog
fridge in sight of the bridge at
ssings.
~ Kerlin was a great hunter.
Afforded him more pleasure
Y days sport in the woods, and
l kwere his favorite game; but in
/ bicular year, about the begin
=, dthe fall seed time, an unac-
- le dread of being shot by some
sked Him. He only grew worse,
~ he says, he could scarcely
. leep. Nothing would have in
YIN TO take his gun and go into
:, ls. Thus matters went on un-
- in The fall when one night
az incurred that made a change
cling.
tnight he had gone to bed as
red after his days labor on
and was enjoying a delight
lber. All at once, he was
q BY feeling the weight OF some
1 a one of his lower limbs. The
& H MARK as pitch" out; but to
" n1shnent on awakening, his
I as hlled with the brightest
. q there dancing on his bed
lomething. 1t looked like a
I autuul child of four or five
age, dressed in pure white
= ses.t Around its head was
'plendor at distance of ten
inches, and its little hands
were waving in the air with
ity OF the wings of a hum
q. ITS face was as bright as
ami yet not such brightness
be binding to the eye, like
nto the sun.
yoN not frightened?" we ask
y Ray more than | am now"
fetiyraised his body up, rest
> elbows, and surveyed the
essspm head to foot, noticing ev-
VIZ iment and every detail of its
nm several minutes. Then he
Mj ipted to speak, and just as he
I'M ut 20 ask, "What do YOU
SSI FNanished and the room was
Nls pitdarkness again
asSa Ning before, he had noticed a
NlgS tii4sturkeys fly into the woods
Nfl nvk and at daybreak next
WA re heard the footsteps of some
N9l 2 boardwalk leading from the
WIN so 70 the kitchen, and recog-
ESS Tact that two of his neigh
& Naru Giiiin, who died few
IEg. ~ the McIlvaine Hotel on
,(BS hiil and Jonathan Wiser.
NV kerl lin thinks is living yet in
NEi punty, were going in search
\ urkeys.
once thinking of the fear
~ complete possession of
ffks, he arose, dressed him
eTWith his trusty rifle was rap
'lna Hogback. Mr.. Kerlin
pp the ridge by one route,
pe1Bhbors by another-his
not knowing, of course, that
)r a fapd he did not know where
presently he heard tur-
'e answered. 1t called again
neHrer. He stole cautiously
.,,,ad irection and lay down
"NSF waiting for the turkey 10
m "K'youck, K'youck," :"
pei ised his head above the
TO see the turkey, wnen
ski prt OF a rife rang out in
II and the bullet sang
so close that he felt half