| Show A STrA NIGE STORY in a village near newark england in an old thatched house louse house bouse chich oh ich has been occupied by the same family for nearly years there lived an old man who has nearly completed his eighty sixth year Ak alperson person who had bad occasion to visit him tha the other day was not a little surprised on hearing the old gentleman in course of conversa tion express big bis belief that he was not only irl iri co ing to heaven but had been there once orice since since bince I 1 nis nia is girst first introduction into this world from the th I 1 account he gives of the matt erit appears that when he was about eleven years of age ha he was wag in an apparently lifeless state which he called a trance for the space of nine dayland day sand it was duning during m that time that he thinks he was permitted to behold the glories of heaven his hia parents f fully ally believed him to be dead the passing bell was rung his bis coffin was ordered and made and on the third day his friends assem asem blei biel for the purpose of following him to the grave the clergyman of the parish went in to look at the supposed corpse before the corise corese coffin lid was screwed on a and nd riding finding it to be warm he at once expressed the opinion that the child was not dead yand and after ordering the postponement of the hune iune funeral rai ral sent his servant on horseback for a doctor who on arriving at the house confirm confirmed rd the assertion of the min ister and instructed the boys mother to moisten the boys lips with wine and water twice a day she did so and on the seventh day ha be showed signs of life by moving on the eighth day he could hear the conversation of persons in the room and on the ninth day helas he was wab able to open his eyes and rise from the supposed i bed of death since that time his health has bas been delicate but he has continued to mccu occupy y the grazing land adjoining his cottage and hp has a kept cows after the manner of his forefathers |
