Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-30
Doesticks Receives Communication from
the Spirit TyoS1d.
KEW YORK, Eov. -, 1854.
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i Seyenfy buzGged end one -taTroar street.
Il 10. K. Phila1lslor Doesticks, P g. although
neither a doctor, clergyman, ror Judge OF the
Supreme Court have received a visit iron the
sTigits The secrets Of the other world have been
partially revealed to me. have had a glimpse ct
horse heavea--a fair view of lire future E'issitl
residence Of pigs and poultry anti been Toucbsateei
a kevbole peep at the paradise Of Spiri5Ual Jack
assdo,n have discovered that Esopis religious
historian and I ind that in future world the
power and liberty Of qlaslsupe6al speech VII be
restored in al lis pristine euphony and elegance
Listen, woader and believe
Some time since had a beloved and beautiful
bul-terier-(not the Bull Dogge alluded to Ill
other epistes)-he perfect in every poift--i'ls
/ hair stuck out in mutuiinous ditecon--his smart
was of the crossest-lis teeth of the snarpest and
his ordinary behavior exhibited general and I'M
martial hatred of mankind He was a canine ISL
InaeI--for every mans hand was against him. Ills
coenomen savored OF the Satanic | called him
Pluto. He mvsteriously disappeafed-an Offered
reward of seven dollars and half failed to restore
him to nv freside. | tearfully gave him up, and
| mourned sincerely. I suspected the do@-kiieis,
and wept for him as for one gone to that bourne
] from which" bull-terIiers dGnt come back Last
evening was aroused nom a thoughtful contelil-
plation of my nghtcap liquid and hot with nut
net ton,-cat who deliberately climbed upon NY
lap, and il a voice intelIisdblc, if NOT absolutely
musical, spoke to me-positivelv spoke to me!
| He Informed me that various spirits were present
who desired to hold communication with me. ltay
| ing recovered somewhat from nay m0rieDtasy as
! toH;s,smeht, | sung out to fire away NO sooner
said than danethe services Of my feline ':nediun"
were instantly dispensed with, ana there suddenly
appeared to nv bewdpred sight the unluistakeable
form Of nav amanted Pluto. [ was astonished, ard
| so said, but | could not be drluded-it was my
"scsSs old original, genuine" Pluto. / knew his
warning growl--I recognized Jhe.iiierdiv wag of
his tail could have sworn to each particular ha;s.
He addressed me in voice trembling with emotion
/ he narrated the full history Of his untsnely de-
ccase--told of his seduction by Attempting mutton
| chop and consequent abduction BY the renore!ess
thief-hs vain and Intellectual struggles to escape
related his incarceration in an nseaworthy cana.
boat witlra hundred other iortlnates-described
their ernharkation and departure for foreign
raarkat-the terrific collision which e1isted when
| about four miles and half frern port when the
canal boat was met by lnudscow which recl,-
Iessy running With great velocity in thick fog;
| the entire force OF her propelg apparatus Zone
horse p0weT) being brought into req.tlslfion to at
tain f.igltful speed-he dwelt upon the ter oes of
the seene-the dastagGy desaltjon Of tie crew Ia
|
| took to the boats Ia Eastwood "tiugout.') aid
caped, leaving the helpless passengers 70 their aw
| full fate lie told the agoRies he endured when
submerged IN the raging .Io0Gfs attempt to save
| himself upon an empty ch5ssaGlh--hoW he was
crowded of by frightened Spaniel pup-tile last
excruciatingy agcnzing pain OF the last struggle,
and his subsequent entrance to the canine spirit
world He whispered, in mysterious tone, that
he had Just come from sxpenny eating house,
where ne had witnessed the final disappearance of
his mortal remains through the jaws Of Il conding
| draynlan who had asked for mutton pie.
| But my beloved animal was; not alone-with
him appeared the disembodied ghosts OF all the
| crowd who persisted with him. Pluto Informed me
that they we're in such disturbed state Of mind that
| thew did not know much yet--lnost of them were
not permanently bilIeted-but that lie, account
of his superior sagacity, had been already assigned
| his sphere and situation. He volunteered to show
me some Of the celebrities. With a majestic
| notion be moved his pathetic TAIL and forth they
| came in grand procession, the Happy Family
being headed by cid Mother lIuhbarc's dog ard
Dick Whittington's cat, in neighborly proximity.
| From a hurried inspection | was enabled to
/ gather the following items: The Trojan horse was
suffering from indigestion. C0lefiage's "lnnsthf
bitch had Just become the happy mother CT
/ thirteen lovely cherubs, and is Gas well as can be
yxpectet " the rat that eat the malt that lay in
the house that Jack built, says that the Maine Law
woad have spared him that early intliscTe.ion;
Balaams <ass had his Jaw tied up with the tooth
ache: Rosinante was in good racing condition; st.
/ GEORGES Dragon looks much more aniable than |
should have supposed; Bncephalus and Old W nlteY
have been fighting pitched battle, and are on
short allowance of eats for ipsubodnatioa the
Fee Jee Mermaid said she had got tired OF her
! canlal appendage, and desired Inc to ask Barnurn
if her tale must be continued; domains whale, some
time since swallowed the Nassau street four cent
man, but gave him up, like a second Jonah, and
he Is now on his old G Stamping ground again.
In the distance | aerceived John Gipin's horse,
and the bull that was uncerernoniously displaced
| from well known architectural elevation in
cornfieId; and was informed that Neblchadnezzar,
who has not yet lost his fondness for green's some
times shares their pasture with them. The Black
| Swan. the Swan of Avon and the patriotic geese
whose intellectual tackling saved imperial Rome,
| were ENJOYING themselves catching tadpoles in
! duck pond Walter SCOTS dog Mazda, Beth
/ Gelert, Launces old dog, Tray, and the other Tray,
4 Blanche and Sweetheart, We're discussing canine
politics oTer bone. The sea serpent appeared,
but was SO timly visible that could only judge
4 him to be about the average length. Edgar A.
/ Poe's Raven, and Barnaby Ridges Grip had just
been detected stealing corn from quail trap, and
/ hiding it in an empty powder horn.
MANY other birds of note were pointed out. and
their situation and prospects explained by the oblg
| ing Pluto And even as one OF our most learned,
wise, and illustIious rulers; end his brother rap
4 perites have demonstrated that the spirits Of the
departed are busted in employnents similar to then
earthly ones SO did my reliable Pluto state similar
1 facts concerning the honorable company OF beasts
birds and reptiles His discourse ran much as toll
j lows: ~ a4s
/ Know, men of earth, that sladowy horses still
throng your streets, harnessed to intangible drays
and to ncorporeal express wagons, and still tatuly
drag innulnerabe three-cent-a ses-thcy still live IN
your stables Craze in your pastures and drink at
your pulnps-drivess, malignant though unseen,
still lash their unreal sides with cutting whips, until
they become overcome with ghasty ire, and yiciously
kick over their spectral tracesdetunct racers still
i haunt the scenes of their former triumphs-skim
/ with feet unsfod round the inside track, andscorn-
fully turn up their goblin noses at the fastest earthly
4 time on record transparent donkeys wag conpla-
Gently their celestial ears, and brush Oft airy flies
with unss1bstantial tails Swine, full grown, al
though unseen, proud as in life, ferocously prowl
about your streets seeking what they may devour,
and expressing with inaudible grunts their Paradi-
isiac satisfaction pigs squeal under form
less gates-dogs still follow with unheard tread
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