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Show LIcMnlnf Put aa Anj.-t aa a Fortran. A ortrait of the late John Taylor, which J. IL Smith bns on cOlidtiou In his store, attracts many visitors daily, iwd has caused a great dixU of discussion. discus-sion. The portrait formerly rested on ; the mantelpiece at Mr, Smith's residence at Mount Olive. Recently, during a , heavy storm, a lightning rWh struck it t The frame was dcinoiUhed, bnt the flh left on the portrait a clearly dednel picture of an angel with outstretched wings overshadowing Mr. Taylor's iieud, the arms encircling his uerk and the riKht hand holding a bunch of flowers. The poaa of the amp-l suggests protection and benediction. The dark line show-ing show-ing the lightning's journey along the cardboard turns abruptly just above tha face of Mr. Taylor, giving the spectator the idea that the angel changed the lightning's course. Superstitions people consider it as an Indication that Mr. Taylor is in heaven, but Mr. Smith explains the phenomenon I by saying that the picture of an angid exactly like that which appears on the Taylor portrait was on the back of a photograph near by. He believes that by some electrical freak the picture of the angel was photographed over the portrait por-trait The nffair, however, has caused a great deal of comment, and people for miles around coma to see the picture. Atlanta Constitution. - |