Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Religion
Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.
Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Spirit writings; Spirits
At length the lady began to declare her belief that God had permitted
her little one to return to her in her hours of sleep, to comfort her in
her sore affliction; and truly did she seem to grow calm and happy in
mind, even though her body became more delicate and fragile. Anxious for
his wife’s health, and fearful lest her mind was becoming unbalanced,
Mr. Harris consulted with his family physician concerning her strange
condition. The doctor examined the lady, and pronounced her of sound
mind; he declared the nervous system, however, to be shattered, and
recommended travel as a means of restoration to health.
About this time, Mrs. Harris received a letter from her sister and
husband living in the West, urging her and Mr. Harris to visit them in
their far-off home. After mature deliberation on the part of our
friends, it was decided to accept the cordial invitation extended by
their relatives, the Websters; and they accordingly prepared to leave
their home for the West, as soon as the spring should open and render
travelling comfortable and easy.
DREAMS THAT APPEARED STRANGE.
One morning—soon after the above decision was made—Mrs. Harris appeared
at the breakfast table in a pre-occupied state of mind, which her
husband noticed, and which elicited inquiry from him as to its cause.
“I will tell you,” said the lady. “You remember Mrs. Stevens, the
seamstress I used to employ to do my plain sewing? Well, the last time
she was here I noticed she labored very hard for breath, and fearing
that she had taken a violent cold, I paid her her due, and advised her
to go home and attend to herself. It was the time Freddie was so very
ill, and in my anxiety for him I forgot all about the poor woman; until
about six weeks ago I sent for her to come to me, when I learned for the
first time of her death at the hospital, which occurred last winter.
“I wondered what had become of her little boy, but supposed he had been
taken care of by friends. You remember what a liking our Freddie took to
the little fellow, and how he always begged to be allowed to show him
some toys and give him cake whenever his mother brought him with her.
“Well, for the last three nights I have seen Mrs. Stevens as plainly as
I ever saw her in my life, but with a look of distress on her face that
she never wore in my presence. Last night, our Freddie was with her, and
I heard him say: ‘Oh, mamma, her Georgie is in trouble, he is not
treated well, he is unhappy, and it makes her so too. I like Georgie,
and I want you to find him and make him happy, as I am happy in this
lovely world.’
“There,” continued the lady, “I have told you my dream. I promised
Freddie I would do what I could for the little Stevens boy; but I don’t
know where he is, I am sure. However, I am certain I have had a visit
from the dead, and I feel that I must keep my promise.”
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