Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-13
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be following, which Was originally lurnisneu 70
the Boston Post is given the verbatim report OF
meeting of the spirits at the house of Simon Jones'
ESQ.,, in Belknap street, The take-of upon the
white g Rappers,' and g knockers" is capital. Here
is the report which proves that there are black IS
well white Spiritual Rappers -
At O'clock Simon JONES' Esq. arose and address
ed the company. consisting of some twenty-five or
thirty perspiring colored people, thus:
/ As de time OBJ conservation wild der spirits hab
come mus request de senlbly to mix demselves In
to two distinct circles round dis pine wood table, de
belebers in der Spirits to consumate de inside ring
and de speptics -beebers and inconwincibles to
make de outside ring ginning, as reason, dat uni
wersity and hominy of de mind was indispensable to
attract der spirits The circles being formed, Mssis
Jones was inquested to invoke de spirits
Mrs. Jones-Ar dar any sperits here dis night
CAN heads bent the table, ears open, eyes roll
ed up, and under jaws dropped Terrible suspense.
Nothing heard. If dar are some sperits here will
dey be so grateful to manifold themselves by rap
ping on dis table, right whar we can see UNI! Dis
tnct raps heard
Soft -shins-Dar dey be.
Pete Smith-Sho' enuf aumost seed EN-.
Mrs. Jones-Is dat my brudder's sperit dat rap
my mudder's my sisters? Raps! DUE my sister
see my mudder! Raps. Is my mudder and sister
raps. DUE my sister see Sam Jenkins dar! Nothing
I heard.
Mrs Thicklip-Wha dar ak SIGH hambigalus
question dat for Wha don't you ak if she sees
| de SpeT1t OF Sam jenkins
Mrs. Jones resumed-Wall duz my sisters sperit
see Sam Jenkins sperit what died last week p! No
thing heard.
Mr. Flatfoot-Missis Jones, spose you Ak yer Sis
ter uf she Old Knothead dar. (The question is
asked and answered by raps.)
| Mr. Flatfoot-Jist ak him if he will correspond
wild me Question asked and answered as before }
Mr.. Flatfoot- yer know, Old Knothead, how
long uze been extiaguished from dis spear? Raps
| MIR. Flatfoot- SO duz [! Wall, do yer know yer
nebber paid old Solomon Guess dat twenty cents COM
misseraton for selling dem old pants for yer? No
thing heard. Yer dun no anything about dat, hey
Well duz yer know what muss your wife had wild
| Simpson, de butcher, about dem sassages she buy d
OBJ him. st becase she found bits oh yaller rib
bon in UNI? Raps loud and spritely. Wall, don't
you tink de ribbn kim off little Sammys dog, what's
been missing DIES two weeks? Number of raps.-
| WE'LL tink SO too.
Thicklp-Mr. Flatfoot guess as how i've axd
enuf l tink you got your twelves and half with
! oh inflammation.
Mrs Joness sisters spirit was recalled, and show
ed herself quite willing to act messenger; she
was requested to bring the spirit of Mr.. Bones's
brother Raps were soon heard signifying his pres
ence.)
Mr.. Bones-Is de sperit of my deceased g brudde,
Bones'' here? Raps
! VIII he convince me dat he is sperit by moving
dis table! Pause.
Mr. Squi Rob-How small was your brudder, Mr.
Bones, when he died =!
MIR. B0neS--l guess he was about one hundred
and thirty pounds
| Mr.. Squi Bob-You don't exactly undercumstanG
me mean how many feet small was he =!
Mr. Bones-Oh, yah he had just two feet; l did
MT cumbehind yer at fust.
Squi Bob-Oh, va tick head ; | mean was he small
enuf to move the table?
! Mr. Bones-To be sho' he war!
Soul Bob-Wall, den, why didn't you say al
fust!
Bones again called his brothers spirit to move the
table. Breathless silence, interrupted by
Simon Jones, Esq.-Guess dat spirit got kinder
skeared and cleared out.
Questions then followed from
Pompey Esq.-Ar dar any sperits here dis ehe
ming dat want to communicate wild me? Long
$ pause Uf dar are any sperits here I wish dey'c
heard What sperit is dat? Nothing heard
Simon Jones, Esq.-Dats kinder crooked ques
ton; dey nebber answer less yer put de question ii
de infnity.
yah spose you mean de affirmative?
Simon Jones, Esq.-Yes dat's it.
Pompey Esd know what tits, but | dun NJ
what it means.
Simon Jones, Esq.--Dat is yer must ak uf dats
Pompey, Esq~-Wan is dat de sperit oh so anc
Simon Jones. Esq-You unsofsted niger, why
don't you uf its der sperit of fader mudder brud
der or sister?
IOHlpey, ESI-lS u0 SplT1G w IdueT, uluOOer
brudder sister!
Pete Smith guess as how he's been comminn
eating wild sperts doun old Johnsons cellar aore he
kin in here
Pompey, Esq.-Sho' enuf! who told yer!
(Pompey was obliged to give up interrogating the
sperits. Mr.. Miller succeeded)
Mr. Miller--Is der sperit of my mudder here 3
Pause My fader? Raps Is my fader happy 3
Raps DUE my fader eber see dat old gentleman he
used to brush de boots for? Nothing heard. Is de
sperits of white folks jst good der niggers in
dat place Loud raps and plenty of them OATS
jist they way he did de oder night when axed him
dat same question.
(Some dissatisfaction expressed among the non
believers in the outer circle)
Mr.. Miller-Will my fader convince dis meetn'
dat he is my fadder by making dis table turn round
and look UNI in de face? Long pause--agonizing
suspense-perspiration on the company like due on
the grass. Table moved (Three darkies lodged
behind their shirt collars, and seen no more J
Table half round Two men and one woman swoon-
ed. Table quite round
Mr.. Miller-(to the company )-Now what yer
tnk about UNI !! All speechless.
Boy Bills ghost seemed to vamouse at this mo-
ment.
TerebratiOn.
Under this head the editor of the Roston Post Thus