Voices

The memorial-card of my cousin states that she died suddenly July 10th. I cannot now be certain as to when I heard my name called — whether on morning of 10th or 11th. All I know is that when informed of the death of my cousin, each day then being fresh in my memory, I fixed it as an unquestionable fact, not supposing I should ever be questioned again as to details, and having no reasons, no motives whatsoever, for fixing the cry of ' Frank, Frank ' to the day of my cousin's death. What I stated did occur, and no one's voice but that of Nora resembled the twice-repeated impetuous cry. We find from the obituary of the Scotsman that Mrs. R. died suddenly on July 10, 1883. She had no relatives with her when she died. In conversation with the present writer, Mr. Suttaby mentioned that he was the person who, from circumstances, had had most to do with her and her afiairs of late years, and he thus regards it as natural that her thoughts should have turned specially to him. Her death was very sudden. Mr. Suttaby tells us that he has on one other occasion experienced a hallucination, which again consisted in hearing his name called ; but as this took place at a large railway station, it was possibly a real call. With regard to the present case he says : — - I do not admit what I heard was hallucination. I was fast asleep in my bed, and I was suddenly awaked ; I sat up quickly, and said, ' Yes, yes ! I am here. What '? — Who called ? ' — or words to that eft'ect. I never lost the firm conviction that I was really called — that a real voice, as if needing my protection and assistance, called to me. We have ascertained from Capt. McKay that he does not (in April, 1886) recall Mr. Suttaby's mention of the incident. Major Jones writes, on April 6, 1886, from the Army and Navy Club, S.W. : — I cannot tell you more than the fact that one day Mr. Suttaby stated he had awoke in the night hearing a child call, and that he thought it must be a niece (I think) who had died. This last detail cannot weigh against Mr. Suttaby's distinct recollection that the voice at the time was not distinctly associated with his cousin. [Whether the experience was on the 10th or 11th, it is possible, though not certain, that it fell within 12 hours of the death.] (508) From Mrs. Hancock, Penarth Lodge, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, a member of the Society of Friends. April 14th, 1884. In my Northern-Irish home,, I received a letter on the 7th November, 1865, from my brother in Warwickshire, saying that my mother was ill, and he wished I