Year: 1878

There is now living with her brother.
in.law, c. Turner. in West KANSAS, who
lives On State ssreet. b. coiored Girl named
Early. who ha! aos spoken Tor three
months and one week till yesterday
morning, at which time her speech re-
turned TO her and she conversed freely
with her friends for period of three
hours, when she was stricken dumb
again, and is now in that present condi-
ton. She lives in Quindaro, Wyandotte
county, and did 30 some four months
since. About the tenth of last April she
got up feeling we'll as usual, and, dress
ing herself. prepared to go to Kansas
City. A Mr.. Lucas coming along, told
her to wait and he would saddle horse
and let her ride in. While doing go she
felt strange feeling come over her es il
she was being carried into the air, and
when the animal was brought to the gate
she was seized with a dizzy feeling in
her head and sharp shooting pains in her
brain. and from that time her speech
and hearing left her, although her other
faculties remained perfect.


She was removed to her brotherin-
laws. Mr.. Turner, on State street. West
Kansas, where she now is and has re-
mainsd ever since her strange attack.
She suffers no pain. rests perfectly easy.
but is very weak. Otherwise her bodily
health is good. Her diet is q very little
corn bread and milk or water, which she
swallows with great difficulty.


Last Monday she stated she had
vision. seeing both her father and
mother, who had been dead some years.
They came to her and said that on July
16 yesterday at 10 O'Clock she would
be apt to speak, but could only talk for
two hours. A large number of her
friends congregated at noon, and at tho
time indicated her tongue was loosened.
and she conversed quite freely on differ
ent subjects. but at the stroke of two her
articulation became thick and she ceased
talking. She is eighteen years of age.
and bright. intelligent looking girl. and
writes on paper or slate without any ap-
parent trouble; ant by this means she
can communicate wnat she requires.
Her strange dreams, or whatever it ia,
do not seem to depress her mind or
trouble her in any manner, and but for
being told OF her ailments nothing par
ticularly would be noticed in regard to
her. In her vision yesterday her mother
told her that there was an obstruction in
her throat, something like silver dollar.
which was put across the throat and tied
from ear to ear, and no human power
could relieve her, but she (her mother)
would come again on August 18th, at
which time she would be able to talk
with her friends again for an hour or so,
but no more. She states that when her
mother touches her throat she can speak
at once, but only just for the time stated.
Her mother also gives her particular in.
structions to have her limbs wrapped in
fannsls by August 18th, Or neglecting to
90 this she would lose tho use OF them.


There is nothing excitable about the
girl, and her cOnversation is straightfor-
ward and rational, given without any ap.
parent restraint or makeup. She is q
strict believer in God, and has been q
mamber Of the church ever since she was
nine years Of age. A number of physi-
cians have visited her, but all pronounce
her case ono that BATTLES their compre
hsnsion, and beyond their medical skill
Yesterday the house was crowded the en-.
tire day, but the effect of company in q
crowd does not seem to annoy her in the
least. and she sits there calmly writing
answers to all questions asked; but is q
firm believer in the visions seen, snt
feels confident that on the 18th of mex
month her mother will appear again ant
release the trouble in her throat. allow
ing her to talk with her friends. To say
the least, it is one of the most extraor
dinary circumstances that has COM
under the notice OF the medical faculty
or, in fact, any person else for lonl
time.