The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-12-23

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more men from swamps and forest fe-
,ers than were killed by bullet or spear.
t is fact that at one time or another
twenty-five percent of the men went
lnder in the forsaken country which is
Justly called the White Mans Grave.
An experience happened to me which
have never recounted to any one save
ny wife-during the time was laid
ow-and I will now tell it to you, pre-
missing my remarks with an assurance
that every word is true and after | have
told my story will then show evidence
to prove its veracity.
"The first and only illness l can ever
remember was this jungle fever. For
days, am told, lay in stupor and
then came time when my mind was
perfectly clear. And yet [ was too
weak to raise an eyeIid. Fro m this
state l passed into another and / real
lied that I must be on the confines of
death. Whether l slept or not do not
know, but do remember that feared
to make the effort to rouse myself lest
| should wake up and find myself de al.
Paradoxical as it may appear ye5 l
knew / was somewhere outside of my
body and could even see myself lying,
to all outward appearances, dead. 1t
was then my mother first appeared and
spoke with me and this, as would re-
mind you all, happened after she had
been dead for seven years. The word
dead is misnomer for if all those
who pass Beyond are as beautiful and
happy as she-then indeed Paradise is
city of the living dead She then
told me with what happiness she an
ticlpated my joining her. but as there
was happiness to spare in her existing
condition she would patiently await
my joining her on New Years Day of
the year 1903. 1t was then she also
told me that if at any time Twas tempt
ed to do wrong she would upon each
and every occasion let me know, by
some manifestation that she was at
hand and watching over my welfare
awhile communing thus together
had also been witness to the Doctor
passing along the sick lines until he
approached the place where my cot
should have teen but which was sub.
stituted by mother earth, a blanket
and pillow.
81 saw him examine me closely, shake
his head and then turn to his orderly
with these words: 1T is all over with
George. 1t is pity, for he was de
cent sort of cuss, but then it is alst
t a pity he drank
cit was while listening to these word
: that something happened. know no
: what, but do know that the next mo
ment l was back where belonged, tina
s is, my spirit had returned to my bod
: and SO incensed was at the Doctors
D uncomplimentary anil premature obit
: uary notice that opened my eyes an
: exclaimed to the amaZement of all tba
n he Doctor W liar, l wa nc
) dead and had many kick left in m
|. yet.
J. "From that day to this l frequentl
Il find myself lowering between time an
r. eternity and it is in the silent watche
.r of the night that am enabled to al
C initiate space and hold secret commul
s ion with the dearest and best of mott
j. ers.
IS 81 told you when began this narr
l. tive would show you evidence of sue
v visitations and I will now do so, aft
stating that some two years ago W;
IS sorely tempted in an hour of great p
s. litical strife, to commit an injustice ar
e. itewas premeditating this wrong ar
" when actually on the doorsteps of n
E. bitterest enemy, that my mother a
to preached and seized my left arm whi
I'd reasoning with me to abandon my pr
ID ject. To this hour her finger prints a
d. manifest and that you skeptics may
g longer doubt that there is hereaft
la a d intercommunication with ki
: dred souls I will now show the. mar
10 which no one but my wife has previOu
90 ly seen"
lis With the concluding words Simps,
he barred his arms and distinctly mantle
were the imprints of fingers.
The wag of the party said: "VA
as CINATION MARKS!"
A. r