HIS FATHER'S COMMAND.
About three months after the death of her husband Mrs. S. had the following experience. A liftle daughter about four years <;f age slept with her mother, and the two boys in little cribs dose at hand. She awoke from a sound sleep, and found herself looking at a hand which rested upon her little daughter's breast. She instantly recognised the hand as that of her late husband. Her eyes followed the hand to the arm, and then she saw the whole figure. She was much terrified, and as the hand was lilted the little girl became restless, and murmured in hei sleep, Papa is away; he is in heaven,” and smiled and fell into sound sleep again. Mrs. S. fell asleep, too, but was awakened by the elder boy saying: “ Mamma, I saw papa.’’ ' When?'’ she asked. “Just now,’’ he replied. “I woke up and saw papa come into the room and stand at the loot ol the bed, and he said to me: ‘Uir good to your mother, John.-” The bedroom door was shot surd locked.
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Northland Age, Volume VIII, Issue 26, 16 February 1912, Page 8
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238HIS FATHER'S COMMAND. Northland Age, Volume VIII, Issue 26, 16 February 1912, Page 8
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