The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-07
MY OTHER SELF


3 CLEANED from her dszry the following
which ! eve IL extract. written b.
Z herself.
FEB. ~ an r. woman VI an e1-
tFemeIy sensitive organization. i Is
impossible for ans one to 0e near LIE
and tllns Of any matter without tie
same thought communicating Itself 20
me. 7 have noticed this Repeatedly
when Edith = with LIZ
-4ay 3-Niy health Is breaking SOEn-
AMI tbe doctors recommend trip
abroad Father has business IN Pans
( fOE the baslk, 50 We are gdnz directly
there We sail the Attn " JHIss-
-June IA Here we arNiE Paris The
ocean voyage revived LIE. and am
much better. Paris IN June + delight
ful-sO gay. 50 inspiring am sure
shall recover. We are bs1ysd IN
large house used fG apartments IL
the Rue Z. We are told that several
centuries ago ODE q NE kings u
France used Il a. a residence for OBe
Of his favpTtfes On this aocoaDt
would prefer being bodgsd somewhere
else. TIE prO4iigacy. criLDa, ehicsBery,
pTacttced by The court at that time was
inghtfui aud sowe1 tie seed Of the
revSItion Gabr1elIe D'Estre wSs poi
s0ned i'll such q house just before
Henry ". was about 10 make her
queen Of FTance / seem to bsearhe an
stmOsIhese Of crime.
-Bune "a base ksd q sfOek BaaAs
evening. jgst between tIayhghA and
dusk, Oh coming 10 from drive IN the
BOis de BOulogBe was mounting the
broad massive staircase. and IS
reached the landing something induced
NE to turn Ihy bsad and IOOk at the
wall There, standing with head
turned ana hand on the banisteT, Was
myself The figure was looking straight
at me. Father came up soon after and
found me lying on the landing ubcO1-
sciOus.
When / came to myself | was On
my BED and no one present except
servant Having time u think. ! d.
cided to say nothing about my vision
They are worried about ne. and 10 tell
them would only give them NOSE trou-
Die. ! would like TO leave this house,
but Paris is crowded with y1s4toCs, and
we could not now find other suitable
rooms Besides, would bs ~ HsbSe
to this vision anywhere eLse.
July I'll have seen it again This
time was going down the staircase.
1t was broad day outside, but the
heavy curtains before the window Oh
the landing excluded the light, and all
within was dim. This time did not
faint but moved on slowly to tbe
steps, keeping my eyes fixed on my
other self, its eyes 6Xed on ms. Best
ing my hand on the bantstsn. for / was
unsteady, looked down TO BE- sure of
the step. then put my foot ON It. When
looked again for my counterpart n
had vanished Edith was coming up
10 help me down to tfse caEriaSs, and
fell into her arms
Il am sure this vision IL my spiritual
body and have fancy thar my dis
cernment Of IL is the beginning % the
/ end As the physical body wea&eHs /
am more and more a spirit That ON
ers do not have the same experience Is
because others have not the same deli
cate perceptions feel that shaft sse
it once more before the end~-that ia, be-
fore / shall be it.
Father Is very much worried about
me and would be more 50 II be knew
all. He wishes me TO go to SWitEeF-
land. but he 10 detained heDe by his
| business and cannot go himself. He
suggests that Edith and | go without
him. But two girls i,aBnOt cfaYel alone
In this country; at Least / w0uh not
wish 10 do So especially Ia my condi-
ton Of health.
July l0-When / went downstairs
this morning tbe curtains ut DE hail
window were dHawn and permitted a
strong light ON the lnnding LOoked
at the wall, dPeadlng 10 $50 my other
self, but there was nothing bot the
bare surfao@ Bfirh saw my fright.
ened glance and asked NE die cause,
but would not tell her Why should
II She would only think me fl for a
retreat, and very likely I should Lose
my liberty.
July 1a-Fathor has nnished his
business, and We are to start for 0e-
neVa tomorrow. 1t VIII avail nothing
to me- Something tells me that SHAH
see the warning again befO%e We leave,
and all for me will then soon be over.
Midnight hove seen n again"
This is the last entry Ia the diary.
On July 10 we came IN from a drive,
and my sister went upstairs before me.
supposed father was wtth her, but he
was not When reached the landing
noticed that the wall to the left was
not as had seen 1t always before.
There was an opening, through which
could look into another house or part
of house Though surprised, was
too much taken up with my sister to
stop TO examine 1t and went on W to
her room. found her on the bed un-
conscious. She remained In this con
ditiOn for several days, when she died.
Before her death noticed again the
difference in the wall, but was In NO
condition OF mind to take any interest
In II. Before leaving Paris l looked
over the diary and learned the story
that have given IN these extracts.
Father reported the matter to the keep
er Of the lodging house, who took US to
the landing. touched spring. panel
slid back and exposed a mirror Then
he touched another spring and the
mirror slid aside leaving an entrance
to another part Of the house. How long
this device for hasty esFess had been
there no one knew. II had bssan tffecOy-