Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-24

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afraid. won't hurt you.
ID, YOU like me now Al
A. Yes.
Dr. 0. We'll now. I wan, you to tell me all abou,
my ofhee a, YOU have just now told that gentleman
about his. Now, come " itt me 20 my Office
A. don't wsntto 60.
Ibat for As beng under the Influence of DE- rs
will IL might he suspected that having answered so
we'll the question about DE- "a off G. the ID no
| inclination 10 submit to another trial OF the same
| kind
ID b. Come with me A, won't bur, you.
| A. I want to hear that lady sing.
| u. ID, looking at +, she refers to the lady who
played aud sarg for her at MIR RS house
As lately stated in IN, Erqurcr. This nigh
| have been owing to n lapse IN DE- BIS Efforts to
keep her under his will. and irresistible recoec
ton Of what occurred on previous occasion; to &c
count for It on ordinary principles, Il nigh: nave
Lesn an effort OF A TO divert ID b tom his in,en,
ton to put her to u trill in which there risk
| Of failure. The ruse did not succeed
W.ll A, | live close by MIR RS, and after you
have been IN my office, will alow you to 20 there
Farming u Mo FL now. MIR +. to give her every
opportunity, will think distinctly OF each object
at the time OF putting the question. Turning to
A, gives her some description OF the route.l Now,
A. we arc at my oihee-eome let us walk down
the steps.
A. dom. wan, to so. (See note to same an.
swer)
DR. u. (kindy) come A. don't be afraid. Arc
they long steps or short steps.
A. does not answer
+. DE- b, ask her how many steps.
DE- d. How many steps DO you see Al
"A. don't answer.
De b. Never mind a. now lc, Us walk in and
tell me what you sec. Now, are we in my office
A. Yes
DR. b. Very we'll. Now, wha, do you see on
the msntel piece.
A. A looking glass.
DIR h. What sort OF frame has in
A. IL has mahogany frame.
DIR b, turning to +, was thinking Mr. F. Of a
picture on my manel piece which has really ma
hogany 'rame.
| ~ numblcs.
DE- II. What do you sec A .
~ IL has picture in it,!
| DE- d. Well A, do you see any thing on the
mantel piece beside the picture thinking inlently
| upon three skulls which, # A, imagined she saw
woald alarm her much that she must show il by
the expression Of her countenance.)
| a don't answer.
DR. d. Come A, dom, You see something besides
the picture on the manie piece1
A. don't see any thing.
lDs ID. here recollects Mr. F's remark on previous
occasion, that II they say they cannot see thing
there Is no use in pressing an answer, as he had
cfen tried It and found he could not get any answer
| or a correct answer. The advantage OF this at q
public exhibition 10 obvious. The failure must &C
for nothng.l
DE- B. We'll A. let us go across the room. What
do you now.
| A. A sofa,
There is no sofa in the room or any thing OF III,
kind, and DIR B. is thinking OF closet in which
there is a iointed skeleton.l
DE- b: Do you see closet Al
| A. Yes.
DIR B. What is tn. color of the door2
| A. Mahogany color. DR. g.. turning to F. tn,
door is white. A. mumbles. lDr B. puts his ea
close 10 a. and hears her say It's wooden Goor.I
DR. b. Well A. now let US open the door, am
looking hard at it, tell me what you see ID. b. il
M hart ball IL
closet, for the same purpose the trial with III,
skulls.I
Mr. F. DON'T tell her you are looking at it, or sh,
will make no effort to look herself
DR. b. Well A. look hard now end tell me whs
you sec:
A. Shelves. The closet has skeleton hanging
in it and is without shelves.I
d. b. perfectly satisfied, wants only to get rio
Of her. DE- b. walks about the floor followed 10y a
IDr ID. endeavours TO avoid max ne any noise, b,
carefully walking on tptoe, but the spring OF III,
floor and the magnetic attraction OF his creaking
boots couuterac, the efforts of his WILL to get rid o
her. Under these mysterious influences, A. follow.
Dr. b. with wonderful obstinacy. a. length, d.
B. takes chair in his hand and slips noiselessly
behind it. Poor A. walks off at a tangent 10 III.
other end Of the room :. now and then touching
some one OF the other gentlemen, and Immediately
iinching. Al length, alter wandering about, sh,
touches DIR L w Il who attempts to get hold Of he
hand, which, after some jerking. she allows him ,C
hold quietly although not q pass had been made be
tween them - d. b. resumes his seat, feeling
perfectly satisfied. Some conversation ensues be
tween MIR French and Other gentlemen
lDr w b. asks some questions TO which sf
replies
D. p w %. Will you come and wake her, NJ
! Ffenchl
+. You can do it as well as | can. Wake he
yourself
Dr. p w makes passes upwards. OCCASIONAL,
shaking his finger as il throwing something off from
them. After some time, A. rises, looks around an
, walks about the room. De d. leaves the room
e forming Irresistible conclusions in his own min
S with regard 10 all he had and heard.