Singular Presentiment

Elijali Killam, a farmer of Wayue oounty, Pa., near Cochectuii, N. 'Y., kissed his ffinrilj, fia-ying it was for the last vunv. Ho oaQed biw olilost sou naitU; pd bold liini wliat to do with ibc lüiüi, " fqi I aiü to lic a di'iid ms.ii U'fore night, i kmnv." A thuiiili -rKlunii was coming up. Killam weut out iu a fiijl.l to turu hay. It begnn to raiu, Ho weut to the pig-pen we&r bj' anl tok shelter. His pitclifork was on his shoulder. A thunderbolt descended íiud struck tlic tines of the fork, meltiiig them, and, passing throughthe farmers body, killed him instantly, and also killed a dog that was near him.