The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-01-04

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) l'avc said it," | should have said
she. | already knew the moving pow
CT, and The others were soon to learn it .
The performers were fa,gurL, drs-
spite the laughter that the obstinate
rrrSisancc OF the performers called
;orth. at length the Performers, Il
wcarird, rose; but bci;,rc he lifted his
hands. one OF them said in 4 loud sort
"l voice, ''Art thou an evil sririt!' At
once The table rose beneath the hands
IBIS one person to the height of
tvc or six inches, and struck one Stronw
blow upon the floor
/ 1t was natural to follow 'liS up. Ev-
cry one resumed his place. Tel us
said the person last mentioned, "lcll
us the Christian name of the .Abhc
Gay" at once the table struck three
blows for c; again eight for II. NV
name is Charles and begged them
to stop there, requesting NJ. Ic Cure to
lntcrr"%a,c the spirit in Latin. ''Lo.
v"ertS"c ofiAr." asked NJ. Bertrand.
NJ answer. ''po ypn speak I.a,in!"
The table struck once Then again.
..Quis cS IN! Die MojiS nomcu suulit.'
No answer. IIlrn in Ercrch, "Wlo
art thou! Tell us thy nanc" The
table struck four times for y. Tile
second letter." The table struck five
times for +. 1t WAS easy 60 guess
the rest, but they went on. Ihrn the
tabIc>arpcarrd to lie mad. One nf
the operators cried out ''it is n,a!.' 1t
made Il cuuvulsivc movement and
raped out Nj. and then O, aud the \.
lou can easily fancy the emotion
caused by this terrible word Demon,
] cannot give you III idea Of The effect
produced by the repetition u! the letters
aud the mute awe whicl, followed The
final y. Faces grew rair, and m M
ivcrSal stnpcl;scli"n t"uk possession OF
all. rose; and, taking the blessed
leads which | always carry about me.
yace1 them upon the table. Then !
said to the Cure, "lntrrro.ala now. il
you please" Can vuu still speak,"
he asked. No answer. amid profound
silence. | left the cha plrt '.\md
nnw Sou can speak" he asked. The
,ah'e raped once" | replaced my
beads. "Are y"u happy or unhappy"
asked the Cure; ''it' happy ran once, if
unhappy, twice" No answer. Again
! lifted my beads aud the question was
repeated, and the table raped
twice.
This trial became nSrrrortablc for
many present and We stopped. Bat
The whole affair was ST. conclusive that
NJ. Bertrand, Cure of llcrhlav. ind
myself. ayrccd immediately to draw
up Il minute report 1t was written
at once. signed by The thirteen. persons
present. and sent To The Lord Bishop
of Versailles, iii whose hand, i, will
remain.
There. Mr.. T. lit"r are the facts III
this exact simplicity. They will be
Judged by every reader according to
his individual opinions. Let pIilu>u
pliers explain this naturally Il '!..y
can; for us. appointed guides in the
way "i truth aud life. it is ours t" give
Il ''t'ng "pp"r'nitv a practical drciS
''. speak as a witness. have
"'''Sht II 'y hhly not to bc silent.
,'siT'Nf''f nee ins;iEa'cd me to pub
';>Ii tE>, and serious advice has decided
me. II it shall prove good for one sin
EIe soul, shall feel glad that | have
written il. grateful tn YOU, Mr.. Eli.
tor, il yon will publish it.
Receive, ccl. CHARLES GAY.
OF the Clergy "t' Paris. and Honorary
Canon Of Limoges aud InlIr.