New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-23
xyL-DORsrICKS RECEIVES A COMMUNE
CATION FROM THE SPIRIT wOaLD.
Nrw-YoRH. Nov ., 1854.

re'ther doctor, clergy man, nor Judge OF the Sa-
preme Court, have received visit from the spirits
The secrets Of the other world have been pareally
revealed to NE. I have had Q glimpse OF horse-
besver-a fair viev Of the future bssfu residence Of
pigs ard poultry, and been vouchsafed Q key-hole
pep 81 the psradise Of Spiritual Jaekassdom. I
have Uncovered that Escp 9 reliable historian and
find that in future ~orld the power and liberty of
quadrupedd speech will be restored in all s pristine
coy hopy and elegance Listen, wonder, and believe,
Some time hsd q beloved and beautiful buil-tsr-
rier-lnot the Bull Dogge alluded to ia other epssiesl
he was perfect in every pon,his hair stuck ousi in
pultirudpous directionsbis snar was Of the cross-
est-bis teeth OF the sharpest and HE ordinary BE-
bavior exhibited a general and impartial hatred 81
mankind. he a canine lshmael. for every mans
hand against him. His cognomen ssvored ofths
satanic called him Pluto. He my stsgioasy dissp.
peartd-au offered reward of dollars and half
tailed 20 reetore him TO my hreside tssrfuiy gave
him up, and nourned sincerely suspected the dog
killers and w.pt for bin for one gone 90 to thst
bourne hom which ball-terriers don't come beck.
Last evening vas aroussc from sthcughtful contso-
pason Of N, pigetcsp liquid and hot 9th outnesJ
BY the unusual and able conduct II pet toaa-
cat ~ no deliberately imbed upon my lap and, in
voice ineligible, if not absolutely musical spoke to
me-positv.ly spoke to mel-he informed ms tnstva-
tious spirits were present who desired hold commu.
nicsiion " it'll me. Having recovered somswhs fro0
nv MONIES tary establishment, sung out 10 fre away.
No sooner said than done-,he services OF the fsss
medium were Instantly d'spe' SEQ with and there
susdeLly appeared to nv bewidered sis bit the uuns
tab able fotm OF my lsmented Pluto vas aston
ished, and so said but sosd net be deuded-t
wss my A" real old. original, genuine Pluto. II nsW
bis warning ero~l-I recognized the friendly wns Of
his ,s-l could have sworn 10 each particular hair
H. addressed me in a voice trembling With emotion
be narrated The full history OF bic unmoly dscsass
TOLD Of his seduenon by Q tempting mutton chop, ana
consequent abduction by the renorseless shisf-his
vain and iDetf.ctusl struggles to escsperested hb
incarceration in an unsesw0rthy cansl-boat With
hundred other unfortunates- their embarke
ton departure for foreign msrket--the terrific
collision which ensued when about four miles and
half from port, when the canal boat was met BY
nudscow which recktssy running with greet
velocity in thick fog; the entire force Of her pro-
Into r,ouisition 10 attain ffishtful spssd-hs dwst
upon the terrors Of the scenethe datsrdy dcsertion
OF the crew. Ia muistto woman and two coffee colored
boys who took 10 the boats Ia basswood dugou,,l
ard escaped leaving the helpless passengers to their
av full fsie He told the agones he endured when
submerged in the raging hood-bis attempt to save
bimself upon an empty cheese tub - hog no was
crowded off by frightened spaniel pup-the last ex-
cruciathRly sgonizing pain otee hra snd nv
subss auept entrance To the canine spirit world He
whispered in q NY sterious tone, thst he hsd juse
come from sixpepDy eating. house, where ne nad
witnessed the final disappsarance OF his mortal re-
mains through the AVS OF eonhding drayman VINO
had asked for a mutton pie.
But my beloved animal was not alone: with him
appeared the disembodsd ghosts OF all the croSo
who perirhed with him. Pluto informed me that they
were ia such disturbed state Of mind that they did
not know much yet-most Of them were not perms-
peptly billeted-but that he himself, on sccount OF
his superior ssgacity had been already assigned his
sphere and situation lie volunteered 70 snow me
moved his pathetic tail and forth they in grand
procession, the Happy Family being headed oy
old Mother Hubbard dog and DICK Whittingtons
-. hl.r ty urnv ttnlf
From a hurried ipspe cton was enabled to gather
the following items The Trojan horse was suffering
from indigestion; Coleridges "mastlff bitch has
just become the happy mother Of thirteen lovely
cberuhs aid ia AZ well a. be expected" " the
Iat that eat the malt that lay In the house that JACK
built" says the Maine Law would have spared him
that carly ndiecretiOn Bssams ass bad hia jaw tied
no with the bacbe; X, zDsne in good racing
| condition, St Georges dragon looks much more
amiabe than 1 should have supposed Bucephalus
and Old Whitley bad been Sighting pitched battle,
and are on short allowance o. oats Tor
tom the Fee Jee mermaid said che had got tired OF
her csudle appendsge and sired me to AK Barnum
If her tell must be continued; Jonah whale, some
time since swallowed the Nassau.st fourcent man,
but gave him up like second Jonah, and he is nov
on Bic old "stan ping ground sgs ain. In the dis.
lance | perceived John Gilpn horse, and the bull
that was unceremoIously displaced from well.
Known architectural elevation, in cornneld; and
WA info ntd that NebucbadnezEar who haf not yet
lost his fondness for greens sometime shares their
pasture with them. The Black Swan, the swan Of
Avon and the patriotic geese whose Intellectual
cscbling saved Imperial Rome, were enjoying them
selves IN catching tsdpoles in duok-pend Walter
scoti's dog Maes, Beth Gelert: Lsunces dog old
dog Tray, and the o,h-r Tray, Blanche and Sweet
heart were discussing canine politics over beef
bone The Sea Serpent appeared, but was 80 dmly
average Ssu length. Edgar 4 Foes Raven and Bxnaby
Ridges Grip had just been detected stealing corn
from quail-trap, and hiding it In an empty powder
Mapy other birds Of note we're pointed out and
their situations and prospects explained by the obig-
ing Pluto. And one OF our most learned,
wise ard lustrious rulers, and his brother Rspper
ties have that the spirits Of the departed
are busted in employ similar to their earthly
ones 80 did my reliable Pluto ct ste similar facts con-
cernpg the hon orabe company Of beasts, birds and
reptiles. His discourse ran much as follows:
prsn wsssrs add .s tsiuly cfsa nnsm.rss thrsscsas
,i the sd.s with cutting -hips uati shsy be-
con with shasy Ire and ycouy kcs ever their
spectral see dspnet s hsast 20, scenes 81 th.s
Ts gs%.. s s"sn ac.s at %
tim. record ,,.n.sar, e0essy wS e.mg.s.n ,s.
swius suiI .rown although 1ns,sa proud - in no ZERO.
eoSy pro about Jour streets selling what shsy ms a.
vour snd expressing With nsssies Iaes tnsn rms' -
.,i follow with unbssid tread their dreamy s.ss,., ..g
a.: ,A ,;e p .sss. .s s. oa .Sa. l.. ses
6e ss your barns ssareslos of sny shisssn
In your cellar, spps lions Of departed oss haunt
palssess nice and In your psI'r. yh.sto% ssS onsss
IN prns 81 81. boot. Be iIck hi. d.a departed Carlo ~
let every maiden lady bes'ew bse In ast .'en.s
sup.d BY dsfonet Isbby and her spectral litter"
When nv darling Pluto had spoken thus, the com
psny began TO disappear. mist seemed grsdaaDy
to envelope ALL and one By one they fadsd irom
fIom nv sight He only remained, 70 give me one
..t ,s.urancs that the creed Of the well ksown Ia