New England Religious Herald

An Affecting Incident.

It is sometimes the case, that in addition to the solemnity of the single fact of death, unusual coincidences connected with it increase its impressiveness. An instance of this kind has recently occurred.

A lady who was desirous of the improvement of her daughter in the delightful science of music, was teaching her how to sing that beautiful song, "The last link is broken." The daughter stood by listening to the tones of her voice. The song proceeded—when suddenly the mother raised her hands to her head and exclaimed, "Oh dear!" fell back into the arms of her daughter and expired! Thus suddenly was "the last link broken" which bound that mother to her daughter—the last link broken which bound that wife to her husband—the last link broken which attached an immortal spirit to the shores of time.

What adds to the mournfulness of this event is, that the lady was just preparing to visit and spend the first Sabbath of the new year with her brother, and was anxious that her daughter might be able, on that occasion, to sing the above song.—Watchman and Reflector.