The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-29

at when Tune the great NdpOltoH WIS
in the midst Of that eventful career
which closed in q few years at Water
loo, when his sun set To rise no more.
Nothing hat | might write would add
strength or beauty to what has been
said and written of the greatest sol
der of his time.
wish, however. to refer 70 tW1
incidents Of history which somewhat
bear resemblance.
When John Wesley was a babe the
home of his father Vas burned. All
the children had been rescued from
the burning building it was supposed.
and. huddled together, the family
stood looking at the ~devouring flames,
when all Of a sudden the cry was
heard. where is the baby" Little
John was in the burning building: up
stairs Went the rcScuer and there lay
the infant sleeping. 1T took but q mo-
mcnt to place the little fellow in his
mothers arms. else ii had been too
late. for no sooner was it done than
the house fell in with a crash. \ MIN
ute later the rescue could not have
been made. and the world would never
have heard of that religious movement
which has not only built up q great
church. cut vitalized every other
church in C~hristcndom AS it seems to
us. Providence saved the child because
there was a work for him TO do, but.
how narrowly did he escape death,
ere the work of his life began,
\ very thrilling story is related of
the mother of General Lee. \ little
over Il year before he was born that
mother died. as it was supposed. and
her body had been placed in u cot
fin. Friends had gathered. and the
funeral was being held, When the sex
ton was alarmcd by hearing nuffled
cries. and the sound Of beating, COM
ing from within the coffin. A dozen
hands tpye off the lid and. Nj rs Lee
WAS found alive. though almost suffo-
Gated. \ year, OF two later, Robert
T.. Lee was born. Another
hour and the BODY of the
alive. and the world would never have
heard of the great Confederate Cen
cTal.
AS in the case of the rescue OF the
babe of Epworth, who was destined
to be u leader in the religious world.
it was a wise and loving providence
which snatched that mother from the
grave and gave her back to life unit!
her youngest child, and our cOuntry's
greatest hero. was born.
People should not be buried too hu:-
riedlv. The ancient Romans required
that there should be an interval of
eleven days between death and burial.
the reason for which was. that once
when q supposed dead consul was
placed upon the pyre he shrickcd for
help as the flames gathered round
1t was too late to save him, and he
persisted by the flames.
History gives many instances of
people who were buried alive
and. doubtless. a great many others.
unknown to the living, have been
smothered in the grave.
In 1917 the wife Of a consul was
buried alive in Cologne. She was
dressed for the time in gay attire,
With jewels. as on her wedding day.
night robbers opened the grave
to get her jewelry, and. while pulling
the rings from her swollen fingers, sne
suddenly sat upright, stared at them
the lady arose and walked to her
living many years afterward.
A girl apparently died on the Y
of her marriage. When the first
earth was thrown upon n coffin
noises came from the interior. The
young woman's betrothcd fastened %
open the coffin bat it was too late.
The girl lay in an attitude of indie
cribable pain and horror, but life was
\ noted English woman was pro-
nounced by her physician to be dead.
The husband ask ed the undertakers,
after the body had been placed in
the coffin. 10 leave the room. As he
imprinted q final kiss on her cold
forehead a tear fell from his lashes
on her cheek, chen he observed a
faint tinee Of color ana = twitching
IF muscles. The doctor was called
in. and she was resuscitated and lived
q hear . son. a case similar to that
Of Mrs. Lees.
The mother of enc Erskinc.
Of the founders of the Free
Nburch of scotland, was buried alive.
At night the grave robbcr unearthed
hi coffin. broke it open and tried TO
get q valuable ring. But the finger
being swollen he cut it off, Whcn the
supposed dead woman screamed and
he robber fed. Mrs. Erskine arose
went home. She walked up the
stairs. and her husband, hearing ner