Litchfield enquirer., 1834-11-13
From the NesO-ERgtaRd Reuieac. THE MYSTERIOUS LADY.

A French lady has lately arrived in thi
 country and is now astonishing the Bostoni
 ans with exhibitions of her extraordinary wis
 Haf and mental powers. From the account
 "f her performances it seems she possesses ii
 Der waking hours all the peculiarities of Jam
 c. Rider, the Springfield Sonanambulist, an, can exert or restrain them at .pleasure.-
 Fh"Ugh we have nOt much faith in most 0
 Ih" marvelIOps t.ings of the day, yet ir ther,
 Do nO tTICkery about it, it must be admitted 1 that she possesses powers either in kInd O degree, that are not ordinarily allortpd 10 tn, human race. This lady has been visited hx one of the scientific and intelligent editors U the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, an, he confesses his utter inability either to dis. cover any legerdemaip in her exhibition, or account for them On any rational hypo thesis 1 SPeaking of her he says.-x
 1 Mrs. HaningtoN, faMiliarly called the 1 MyssertoWs L0drs wtFose maiden name was Julia Ann Hue, born of French parents, in England, and now in her twentieth year, is an intelligent woman, Of small siature-&.vai her tacltnrn, though agreeable in eonversa,ion,- Before an audience of strangers, on Her first appearance in this city, she was obviously considerably mbarrasscd-whictf might Ser. maps easily be accounted for. even tn a person wiIo has "ften been before such an assembly,. by the fact that she is now enciewee. Her fac nIty of memory. we were informed by MT. Harrington, is quite as remarkable us any thing hereafter to be related. enabling her iO repeat long poems. biblical readings, SIc. without the slightest effort. after having once read them. we noticed, however, no chronological indi. cations ot such memOry-her eyes by no means being more prominent than they should I be |" harmonize edectualIy with the rest Of her fair features.
 Without further introduction, we shall briefly relate what We saw and heard at her | Hrst public exhibition, not pretending tO give an opinion upon the subject. Mrs. H. having l taken chair tn the centre Of spacious hail, | ner husband would place his finger 0n articles l o' wearing apparel of spectator at the ex- tretn'ty Of the room, iOwa,ds which her back | was turned, when she would not only desig- | nate the article instantly, but its color also.- Whether bonnet, a reticule, a ribbon. n watch guard, or head of hair, it made no difference, as she always gave-a prompt and correct answer. A gentleman asked of what l metal his spectacles were made, and, when l answered. he further desired her to tell her company bow many glasses the bows con. a'"ea. q She said, four. This was at first no"ght ny the spectators to be incorrect 'ut on examination there were found to be ,GIGaI,y lomr s SleiiHGt u0tszUuTaF seHm through the centre of each eye. When any particular figure on watch dial was des'gnat- .d. she told the number-and moreover gave Inc exact hour and minute of time, at eny o's- Iance from her chair.
 A box was handed around, into which what- ever was dropped, was quickly named. A professional gentleman very secretly p'aced J" the bottom small cake Of liq"orice pastc.- Mrs. Harrington said it was a cake. This was called a mistake. 'Well,' said the lady, IS something black'-and after moments re- said it was liquOrice. In s'm"ar aArOit manner. the doctor put in D.t Ot pa. per. on which he had written something, aDo which the oracle correctly pronounced to De the word rhubarb.' On drposlt'ng our own shagreen lanc~t case, she Immediately re- marked that if was case containing too idF- cets. We were not certain how many there were. till the top WAS opened to ascertain tne number. which was found to be as she had said. She certainly never before saw 't, nor had it been in any other place that day put side pocket, from whence 1t was drawn m clenched hand, to be secretly deposited ID the paper box. These are only few Ot the ma nv performances, of similar order, that might be related in illustration Of the manner OI con ducting the exhibition. :.
 
 yining what any one might whisper in her husbands ear. It should be remembered, ] however, that the name of some animal bod. or drink, must invariably be given, OT she made no attempt at a solution. The names of various edible Rshes, some Of which are certainly peculiar to the place. and there fore wholly pew tO her. were un5esItati0gly uronounced as readily as though she were re heating after master. So it was ID relation to the cognomen of wines and liqueurs, by nd means familiar tO all the company.
 Occasionally. as if for the express purpose
 of hew ildering the spectators, with something ) vastly beyond the reach of ordinarily con strucied theories, stranger was permitted t'
 6 whisver in another strangers ear. ana Mrs Harrington repeated the words whispered !n . stan,er. This particular circun,siance miii tates. essentially, against the supposed con federary between herself and husband iD thu , mari. At least, of these singular performances | Various explanatory suggestions nave Dee a aad. by gentlemen of close observation. bu
 none of them are perfectly Tree from oDyec tions. One of the most common 0p'o'on
 seems tO be that Mr. HaDington IS tirst raj yentrijoauist, who absolutely gives all the re ! suonses. and the mysterious lady therefore ] fsct does nothing but distract the attention ( t the astonished bystsDders by hirts ofa beau - tiful Chinese fan. For ourselves. we d'scos < cred nothing that bore the least affinity 10 tn q aeiions of ventriIoqoist. MOreOver.his bac n l was as olteu towards tine lady as otherwise . VentrllOquisas have been so 'ndoigenf. seser'