| Show A PECULIAR DEATH SCENE A young lady before dying is permitted to see where she Is going to and the spirits of departed relatives on the ath of the present mouth month mrs emeline preston of weston oneida co idaho a most estimable young lady ladr who had only been married at six X weeks was stricken with perit peritonitis 8 which in spite of all that could be done to prevent proved tal on the alth lust duj during g the first fint few days of her sickness the he young lady manifested great faith in her recovery through the administration of the Elder sw in she called for frequently to lay ha hands d upon her but after that informed her mother that she was soon going goine to die and thit that th it it was as the lords will that she sno tild do so she objected to the attendance of a physician saying it if the lord would not heal her no doctor could however to satiety some eam e of her friends and do all that possibly could be done to save her life a physician was summoned who expressed but slight hope for her recovery hut but did all that skill could suggest to prolong her life the ordinance tor the sick was often attended to and she seemed better afterwards instance for a short time but on the morning previous to tier her death 0 she age e pleaded with her friends to leave the sick chamber and allow her to die saying the they were preventing her from doing so sob by their presence and that she had been kept alive for days by the faith exercised in her behalf however she told bem she could not possibly live five ion longer ker than the fol following lowin 9 afternoon and talked of her approaching death with all the calmness and serenity that one would of the everyday affairs of life even asking as king who would wash and dress her body after death she sae said she was not afraid to die but contemplated going home 11 as she termed it with pleasure saying 9 that her conscience was clear belore before god that she had bad seen where she was going to and that it was a delightful place lace that she had bad also seen her two brothers Er brothers others albert and herbert who died many years since whom oh she e described as being dressed in white and being very happ halip yand asked her mother it she had bad any message to t send to them she he gave explicit directions for the distribution among her sisters of her wearing apparel and the personal property which she had bad accumulated during the past five years by teaching schoot chool taking care to allow the larger share hare to those who were most in need she also 11 asked her husband to slog sing a song gong to her but he ble not being able to control his feelings sufficiently to do so se she sang a portion of the evergreen plain with a perfectly steady voice until her strength gave way and she had bad to cease she shook hands bands with wih each of her relatives relative a in turn bidding them a loving farewell anc charging the younger ones to be good children remaining perfectly calm while doing so although they were all in tears sue she quite rational her ber mind appearing to be even unusually clear although ali hough she was racked with bodily pain but during toe me afternoon she lapsed into unconsciousness and within an hour afterwards her spirit took its flight the funeral was held on the dinst and was very largely attended as she was a young lady who was extensively known and universally respected and beloved by her acquaintances it was unlike most funerals in the absence of those signs of grief generally manifest upon such occasions her ber immediate relatives all being reconcile 1 to her ber death and feeling after the assurances received from her to that effect that it was for the best A heavenly tD influence fluence prevailed throughout the services and prompted the words of the speakers ger her father making a few remarks himself during chica he be narrated the circumstances cuna cum stances of her ber sickness and death and ex expressed his resignation at parting wath with her and toe the hope of joining her in another sphere sister preston was the daughter of bishop john H and elizabeth H dark clark was born in providence cache co and was only duly twenty eight years of age at the time ot of her demise she had led a model life being always a dutiful daughter anti and lor for many years past an intelligent and active worker in the sunday school and Y L M 1 I A the members of ef which will doubtless A 96 miss her ber much now that she is no janger with them G C L 9 preston june 18 1888 |
