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Show IMAGINATION KILLED HER. A Dream of Death Accurately Carried Out to the 1'enceful Fnd. A remarkable instaneo of the hold superstition has upon the mind of even tho educated and religious, says tho Cincinnati Enquirer, was recently exhibited ex-hibited in tho ease of Mrs. Rebecca, liyrries of Helena. Ark., a lady noted for her Intellectual attainments and p'ous life. Ono morning, arising in what seemed her usual health and spirits, she summoned her children to come to her. Ono son was residing in Topoka, Kan., one in Now Orleans, two daughters daugh-ters wero married and living in Seda-lia. Seda-lia. Mo., but, obedient to their mother's moth-er's call thoy came at once, though ignorant of tho reason of their summons. sum-mons. When all were about her tho lady informed them that she had had a dream, in which her husband, who had been dead for nearly fifteen vears. had warned her that Bho had only ten days more of life. She sent for her children to bid them good-by, which she proceeded to do with much calmness, calm-ness, but with the air of one who had not tho slightest doubt that sho was already dying. Ilor friends attempted to reason with her and to point out the folly of placing plac-ing such perfect confidence in a dream, but all to no purposo, for tho lady persisted per-sisted in asserting that she would depart de-part from earth on such a day and exactly ex-actly at a certain hour. Her pastor remonstrated with her, and even brought tho severest consura to bear on her superstitious credulity, and at last Mrs Byrnes censed to speak of the matter,- so that her family had begun to think that she had conquered her fancy. She continued in excellent health and pursued her dally life, but just before the hour she had predicted Bho sought hor children and bade thein good-by, then, seating herself quietly in an arm-chuir, expired just as tha hour was struck. The physicians declare de-clare that her death was due solely to her imagination. |