Excerpt from Experiences of Samuel Bowles, Late Editor of the Springfield (Mass) Republican in Spirit Life, or Life as He Now Sees It From a Spiritual Stand Point
As life faded out and I was gradually losing hold of the old body, what had before been an intense pain in my chest, slowly changed to a sensation of heaviness. There Was no inclination to throw off the incubus that weighed me down. The sobs in the room and the low tones were like far-away murmurs.
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Samuel Bowles III was an American journalist. Beginning in 1844 he was the publisher and editor of the Springfield Republican, a position he held until his death in 1878.