Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-26
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One would suppose that the Spiritual Ripping
mania was cumming 10 seed" rapidly. The
.NSU York Tribune, Of the T7th, publiahSs the
following as the very latest manner Of NANTES.
tatiOn exhibited. The TrbSps rightly styles Il
a slough story" But yet the editor says he
does not doubt the writer's "sinOerityl" Why
did he not write il iNsanityl
WEsr TROr, N. ", August 8, 1853.
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On the evening Of Saturday, August 7, cur
circle assembled ~ usual, for the purpose Of
holding intercourse with those departed from
our earthly sphere. Sesting ourselves IN the
usual order, we had not been Joined in the chain
Of harmonial brotherhood longer than fifteen
minutes, when our medium Miss Austin, gave
indications Of approaching friends. Calmly
awaiting their frat manifestation, we sat atten.
lively watching her movements, when all at
once, and 10 the no small astonishment Of those
present, size gradually commenced rising from
her seat, and rose until she bad assumed a posis
ten over The table, q al altitude Of Eve feet
from thehoor. In this position Ahe remained for
some time, until she was gradually lowered 70
within one. sixteenth Of the table, when the fol-
lowing directions were spelled out by raps
flake your hands of the table, move back from
Il three feet then Join hands and form a com.
lplele circle" In accordance with this, we
moved 10 the positions assigned US, when the
medium was again raised to her former position,
the table following at the aforesaid distance. In
this position they remained suspended, until the
medium was, by the same invisible power
brought to position "direotly under the table"
And now commenced one Of the grandest and
most awS-inspiring scenes Il has ever been the
lot OF human eye 10 witness. The room was
filled with melody to meat sublime a choir Of
angel voices seemed diseoursing heavens
choicest harmony, while the well.Ehown raps
responded in tones Of sweetest union 10 these
enchanting strains. Slowly and Swsetly did
the music of the spheres recede, until the listen.
ing ear could only catch its lingering cadence
in the distance. Oh, It was ahsppy glimpse of
Immortality, and dull, indeed, must be the soul
that would not have responded to the ioyGul
call. Hut as yet, the most startling part Of the
phenomenon is to be told. After the medium
had again been permitted 10 resume her place in
the circle, we were directed to open the win
dow, and take our PlaOes by the table again as
usual. b.
| After we had sat there for few seconds, the
table began to vibrate ViOlently-s0 much TO-,
Indeed, that we were compelled TO break the
circle, and mark in silence the new develop
ment. Long had we not waited before il be.
came suddenly quiet, and, rising gently from
the floor, il passed out o. the window without
human hand being on it, It was thus, and
while the table yet remained outside, raped
out: Take it iR,"-an order we Immediately
proceeded to obey; but Judge Of our aston.
ishment, when we found that the table could
not Be egGin brought back, its narrowest width
being more than eighteen inches wider than the
window through which aver it passed
Here is case, sir, that requires no comment.
It carries ITS own comment, and all the Farra.
days in creation may scout at it, but will never
explain by pasteboard, or any other paltry
scientific experiment.
Yours, in behalf Of the circle, -
/ Rom. MAINS.