The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-04-03
RAPOLOGY.

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RAPOLOGY.
Psrbatim report Of a Meeting Of tue Spirits
at the House Of Simon Jones, Esq, Belknap
St.
Al 8 O'Clock, Simon Jones, Esq, arose
and addressed the company, consisting Of
some twenty-five or thirty perspiring darkies,
as follows
AS the time of conservation wild der spir.
Its hab cum, mus reques de sembly to mix
demselves inter two extinct circles round dis
pine wood table, de "beebers in de spirits"
to consumate de inside ring. and de sceptics,
not belebers, and inconwincibes, to make
de outside ring, givin, as reason, dat uni
wersity and hominy OBJ de mind wos indis-
pensible to attract der spirits. The circles
being formed, Misses Jones was requested
10 invoke the spirits.
Mrs. Jones--Ar dar any sperts here dis
night? CAN heads bent over the table, ears
open, eyes rolled up, under jaws dropped
Terrible suspense.) Nothing heard. Uf deI
ar some sperits here, will dey be so grateful
as to manifold demselves by rapping on dis
ere table, right whar we can see um Distinct
raps were heard.
Soft Shins-Dar dey be.
Pete s,nith--.Shu emf, aunoa seed
um.
Mrs. Jones-Is dat my brudders sperit da'
raps : my muddei'sl my sisters? Raps
Dus my sister soc my mudder' Raps? Is
my mudder and sister happy ? Raps! Ber.
ry happy? Rapid number of raps. Dus
my sister see Sam Jenkins der? Nothing
heard.
Nh. Thicklip-Wha da var AK sich ham.
bigalus question as dat fora Wha don't yer
ak uf she sees der spsrit OBJ Sam jenkins.
Mrs. Jones resumed-Wall, duz your sis.
ter's spent see Sam jenkins spirit, what died
last week. Nothing heard.
MIR. Flatfoot-Mssus Jones, spose you
ak yer sister uf she sees Old Knothead dar
The question was asked and answered by
raps.
Mr.. Fla:foot-Jist AK bin will he CORES
pond to me.
The question was asked and answered as
before.
Mr.. Flatfoot-Duz yer know old Knothead
how long uze ben exiinguished from dis
spear!
Raps.
Mr. Flatfoot-So duz I. Wall, duz yer
know yer never paid old Solomon Chess dat
twenty five cents commiseraion for selling
dem old pants for yer?
Nothing heard.
Yer dun no anything about dat hat Well,
duz yer know what muss yer wife had wild
Simpson de butch er, about dem sassages she
buy'd OBJ him, iist because she found some
bits OBJ yaller ribbin in uma
Raps loudly ard spritsly.
Wall, don't you tink de ribbin KUN of lit
tie Tommy's dog, woi's been missing desc
two weeks!
Number Of raps
Wall, tink so too.
Thicklp-Mr. Flatfoot, Iguess as how i've
axed enuf. tink you got yer twelve and a
half cent wurt OBJ inflammation.
(Mrs. Jones' spirit was recalled and show
ed herself quite willing to act as messenger
she was requested 10 bring the spirit Of Mr.
Bones brother.)
Raps were soon heard signifying his pres
| ence.
Mr.. Bones-Is de sperit OBJ my deceased
brudder Bones here's
Will he convince me dat he is rpirit BY
moving dis table!
Pause.
Mr.. Squi Bob-FIow small was yer brud'
der, Mr.. Bones, when he died ?
Mr.. Bones-I guess da, he was about 13(
pounes.
Mr.. Squi Bob-=You don't cozacuy under
cumstand mel mean how many feet small
was he?
Mr.. Bones-oh yah! he had jist TWO feet
didn't cumbehind ye at fust.
Squi Bob-oh, va, tick head-I mean wa
he smatl enuf to move de table.
MIR. Bones-To be shoa he war
Squi Bob--Wall, den, why didn't you say
so at fust
Bones again called on his brothers spiri
to move the table. Breathless silence, int,
ruptsd by
Simon Jones, Es.s.--Guess ds. spin, &C
kinderskerea and clared su,.
Questions then followed from Pompey.