We went to bed at an early hour, being tired and much excited
- Date of account
- Published 1885
- Source
- The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism
- Reference
- The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism · selected passage 22
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
We went to bed at an early hour, being tired and much excited
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyWe went to bed at an early hour, being tired and much excited. The children had expressed great fear, and I went to bed with them. No sooner had I extinguished the light, than the children screamed, and Lizzie said she felt a cold hand passing over her face, and another over her shoulder down her back. She screamed fearfully, and I feared she would go into spasms. Katie was also much frightened. For my part I was equally terror-stricken. I arose from my bed and sought the Bible, from which I read a chapter. But while I was reading the girls felt some touches. I had never felt them; and I could not realize that they were not in some way mistaken.
Historical context
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Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyA modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.
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