The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-01

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Prom PsHeHgif, RJ-r',r,
4 s'sPIRTrUAL KNoCKER" KNOCR-
EIt,
We are among those who don't believe in
ghosts, hoI,goblins, witches, wizarls, ,piritu-
nj knorkiug, mr. ANYTHING else of an unrch'ou.
able uaturo md although the -ulcct Of ihc
following hard knock" II, 20 our knowledge,
gentleman and worthy citizen in private,
yet we cuusricntiouIy believe that be- has
been humbugpcd, or, that he IL hun,huggiug
the public can't tell which, 4 writer in the
New York ESprc.-, over The ssiysaruro M
"Shalrach Barnes" has dealt out ,omc "pcn-
tlo rap," over the knucklr- Of tho llorhcsicr
,nd other spiritual knockers" and in HE
latest production be- vf.Hs our spiritual
tricu,h" IN this city, Speaking Of MIR In
Roy Sunderland, he -nysi
Tho lolloOins correspondence Z, interest
ing a. showing that Boston "spriis" arr no
more reliable Than the ghosts Of Rochester or
Brouklyn The first letter signed Paeb r
Asiaeli, waa written hy MYSELF Il in this vaAt
city thoro should cAAhca 10 H. hny other
phcbo Newell, wLh il distinctly understood
that she had no agency IN the following ar
hogrdphicai proluclion. The personal iden-
tily of Shadnph with rhcbc can bc fully cs
tahlishcd. Aud 20 IT. there hc discovered an,
Mary Ellen. among tho rctkin-cs. thcy are
no children Of mine, unlcs, thcy are out OF
their hoad al,d G,tey, aoi ~iili their ',l,.a-
Nlothcr Newell" AL the time, aud even then
| -hould 'gnorc the aa'eraiiT But here l.
tho letter n, the Afflicted lAcic, r,r haiiai. ~
V1aiiH, n ymc'udhm
respected sur send ono dollar request
ing II Nu p'v't To have some questions respect
ing OF my dlutor which departed this iit jan
uar, the o, 1870 hrotc her up from child
-ho was a p1ugtcr too me her name is mary
ELLEN Perkins and she was y vhs,n sro dido
my mind - rvrrriyrd- very muUt IN tTSpclJ
ol her STATE at mind IN religion. pint uf
view which il YOU Communion with spirits ia
tiiu other world she was ililcy and out of her
Head as the poet sais aiiiictons soar long
time she borr phyvcians was ia vain send me
a letter want too here Il her state ct nind
: ~ - '''''s = TTIEfE NEWELL.
"rcw York ic' e'b the 18th 1891
"mr laroy Sunderland"
This letter, enclosing one dollar, address
cd in characteristic chrography TO Mr. La
Roy Sunderland Boston was read to a friend
E6J Tiy Eim Itrp5siI1Ji IN rtc t'oSv OrtCc,roSr
age paid, Feb. IS, 1851"
/ The following is Mr. Sundcrland'S d'Srcply
"Eliot street, Boston, Mass,
/ past ~ 4. NJ, Feb. 10, 1881
Nm dedr Slstcr!- have this monNn
laid YOUR letter before tho SPIRITS, and ~
rciycd the following answer 'Tellhrr, Marl
is happy and with her dcar Mother Newell
all the uuc> watch over her Tor good; anl
love her now mora thau ever. / wal b,
near to her aud stand at her right hand When
Shr rcads your answer, She rus, not gr'c'''
| will soon make sounds IN her presence whcI
She is alone, which she eau hear, when sh,
will know that it is me.
Aud | understood the spirit 10 say tha
YOU was not her own Mother, but SHE loyc'
you ~ her own, and he said shc came her
to tell me what 10 say 70 you when | answer
cd your letter. In thu Sphere where Mar
l,t- s.st,. ta.,e laaiseFstle, all-sse-a
happv as they possibly can hc. luur truly
"LA ROY SUNDERLAND"
at is not often that / attempt AN answer /
letters like yourS,but suppose | was attract
cd 10y Alarys sweet spirit to CRAFTY YOU. Sh
has stood by mo while writing, as believe u
In commenting upon the above, "Shad
rach" says OF Mr. Sunderland at seem
that he believes he was attracted by Mary
spirit" and she stood by him while he wa
writing may as we'll state that | was NJ
conscious OF spirit standing by my "rigf
side" while reading the letter from MIR ). 5
am inclined to think Miss "Nlary Ellie
Perkins" was not at my right hand thoug
=, she n,aS have been neeeT the left, A. to tl'
audible sounds"which are to be vouchsaie
to dear Mother Newell" while alcNe--s
this shadow of shade Miss Perkins, I ia
only say, bring on the sounds Phebc 9"
, willing"
, The ortymui Of the above copy Of Mr. SUI
, dcrland'S letter is in possession of the editc
of the New York Express,
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