Death Omen

A man who was following a pair of horses for another farmer, was coming home one fine evening in May. and as he was nearing the gate leading to the farm, he intended to dismount to open it, but at that time—it was half-past six o’clock—he saw the mistress, the farmer’s wife, coming from the house towards the gate, and she opened it, and passed by him, but did not speak nor take any notice of him. He turned round and looked after her until a turn in the road hid her from him. He was surprised she did not speak, as she so often was giving him a word. He drove the horses to the stable, and one of the servants came to him, and said the mistress was dead, suddenly, that she had complained about half an hour ago, and that she died a few minutes ago, and it was at that time the spirit left the body. [Isle of man Examiner, 6 September 1902]