Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-06-02
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%, 1862" relates some circumstances we'll cal.
sulalsd 70 task sFsdulRy. The following |, an
sSlPsse srem the ls,.sF--shd appended are the
names II wllAss'ss and auditors, With whom
some Of our readers may be sOqualntsdi
On the fret evening, hearing Of the "fun,"
- they called n, several persons, mostly young
men, came Into the circle 10 satisfy an Idle OH.
FlOSlty. The spirits being called on, one sud.
denly announced lie presence By dancing and
siAmplng until the house shook lsud reps FOL.
lowed according 10 previous direction, the
lights In the room we're sSllngulshsd, yet the
largs Sky.llRhls and windows afforded sufficient
light 10 see and watch the action Of every indi.
'vIduAl In the roOm--a, any rate, am sSnfidan,
that any attempt at deception on the part Of any
one In the circle or room would have been rsa.
dily detected, and can assure you, Mr.. Editor,
~ readily exposed and condemned The next
operation Of our splrlt.Rtisnd was oombinR the
heads In the circle, l cannot remember ever
having NIRE done up more nicely tho teeth In
the comb were distinctly felt Ivy all present,
Our invisible hair dresser would Invariably FIN.
ish by giving us box OH tho ear. During this
performance we could feel something like the
ends oil fingers on our heads but put your
hand On one side In esteh Il, and II was on the |
other The nsxt maElrsstaltn was the sticking
W. with pins almost simultaneously, each indi.
Vldusl was stuck the pin apparently entering
half IL length, or until the blood would oOES
out
or this, the most singular fact IL, no one felt
any Of the results that would naturally follow
such cause, Tbs apirlt then went round the
circle, shaking hands with uIj aRd although Il |
waS simply touch, and beyond our power 10 |
grasp, Still we could plainly feel the Shape Of
hand. lie was then heard In the centre Of the
room, away from tho circle, cracking his IN.
gers. lie then took q portion Of the bed
clothes, and went round the circle whipping us
with them. We then asked the" spirit 10 draw
some Of Our ooais and boots, whinh was imne.
ANlsly doue --RrIt . cont aud then y boot
Il While this was going on, hearty MI Of ~ made
7 efforts 10 catch that which seemed 10 hover 80
nsnr and control ia, but Il would, however, FIRE.
quently touch our hands as Il TO assure W that
Il nigh, he held.
Finally, my hal, which was q braided straw
unc, pSSed fTNm my heud Notwithstanding |
tho series Of events Just witnessed, the amaze.
nrnl " the company at this evidence Of spirit |
pnwer, cannot be deSeFibad, The hat was chr.
rled To and fro along the ceiling, rubbing Il dis.
tincly all the way when, suddenly, ripl rip u
It cana, pircN by piece, string Ivy string, atom
after atom, 10 the centre OT the floor
The Nhuve IA only q brief history VI the
evening Of tho goth, To give full and min.
Nltr account would socupy more room In yOurlpa-
per than feel willing 10 take. And rs Il Is to
~ moro Of noVslIy lhUn beneficial, pass Il by
10 CIV" your readers the manifestations Of tho
following evening, which surpassed anything
have ever Seen or heard oil.
After much had been given by spirits, similar
TO the previous evening, Il was proposed Ia form
"a large circle, place the medium, (MW MOry
Powell in the centre of It, md have some rNGl
fun, Tor "run" was what led mos, Of them w tho
crolS, THIS being done, It was desired Of the
SpirilS, that II present, to signify the same by
NSaying Eyes," We were induced 10 70 thus Tar
II our request from the fact that some one, on
another ocenalon, thought he heard an audible
Voice. To the aatonlshment oil all, may say TO
Nhs terror Of mIny-''ysS" spoken in a tone
DO distinct that oil present heard H. Some were
DO frightened at this manifestation that they ran
from the room others buFst into q food Of
gears-among the latter number, Miss Powell,
ahe medium, After the excitement had some.
what Nbated we enqulred whether the spirit
would, converse with usp Il answered readily,
an n 6lsas, audible voice, "Hes, u you are oil
Willingly should alale that the number preIs
snt numbered twenty or twenty-five.
A vote was Immediately taken A. 10 who
ylVsrs willing 10 listen toLhe spirit, when we
\ Replied that ALL were content. The spirit
AnSwsred that all did not say "yes." Now
I seemed an unanimous "yBs" had been
hsar,' bO. on enquiry Il was found that the
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