Arizona republican., 1921-08-26
~Prsnonitions"


 7th, 18th, 1921. pr. Frank Crane.
 The Arizona Republican.
 l have just read your good article. ie-. Independence," and wish to call your attention to your fourth decIa- ration: T deny that there is so much as one grain of truth in premoni- tions." I beg to differ with you on that point Premonitions as under stand means previous warnings, mo- tice, or information, etc. have had some wonderful experiences and these experiences have proved to me that there is truth in premonitions. I will relate couple of my experiences to you:
 About 25 years ago I was living in the new town of ". in Missouri. We had to go seven miles to town to do our banking business: I had to go to this town to attend to some business. I had a horse and carriage of my own and as my husband was away from home I had to go alone. When be- gan to get ready to go. that some thing within me made me know that l ought not to go. I silently argued the case thus: I don't understand why l should not go, 1t is a pretty day and no one here at home but me. etc. Still that inner something impressed me to stay at home. l was satisfied then that bought to stay at home. but I said. will be very careful and go right there and back. made ready and started and said to myself it is all a notion; I'll be all right. As I travelled, all along the way that something said. hurry, hurry. My horse was young and high lifed and I gave him the rein. I was going to do some shopping in c. but as I was being hurried all the time. I went to the bank and att of the bank, that something silently said. hurry home. I was obedient. I did not GO any shopping I got into my !(toT) buggy and started for hcmA, when l drove out of town on higher ground I saw a dark cloud coming up in the northwest. l had to face the northwest going home. The cloud was gathering fast. and getting darker. was afraid it would reach me before got home. There was a section of prairie land-mer had thrown the southeast corner o' the fence down, and the northwest corner was down where they hauled the hay out. thought, I can savt time and distance by angling across this hay field. I started across, when I got about half way the wint changed and came with the cloud The wind being against us made i hard pulling for the horse and h, became almost unmanageable. saw that was bound to be caught in -h' storm. I realized my helplessness Then the remembrance of the dis ciples being caught in a storm on tn ocean Cor water) and they called t the Saviour, who was asleep in tn boat. saying: Master the tempest i 1. eIr when each moment so madly 1 threatening a grave in the angr, deep.' Then I realized that He i the same, yesterday, today and for ever." and I silently prayed for Go' to protect and save me until I got t the first house which was near tn river, and I would turn in there an, stay all night, and imagine my feel ings if you can when I saw tha cloud changing its course whils
 was yet praying and the win' changed and the cloud went up tn river. I reached the house on tn river all right and started to turl in when that something silently toll me to go on home. I turned bac into the road and crossed the river I was then in two miles of my ow house. I drove into the barn var and put up my horse I started i the house. big drops of rain fell O me, and after I went into the hous the rain came down in torrents. ] was the hardest rain I ever saw fall The net morning when I looked ou I could see the river it was clear ou of it's banks and over a mile wide The house on the opposite side c the river was surrounded by water If I had stayed there I could nc returned home for two weeks. Ther was a waterspout up the rive Bridges were washed out. trestle under the railroad bridge wer washed out and cars could not run | Did I have a premonition; or whs vaA 1t that uads me know that