New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-31
CLaIRH0Y.zyNCE.


very interesting narrative by Lord Duciie
@ In thehighess departments Or phenomena 4
OF mesinorisln, he for long time was dishe.
ilever, and could not bring himself to believe in
the power Of reading with the eyes bandagsd.
OF Of mental travelling at lenfth, however. he
was convinced Of the truth Of those powers. and
that,stoo, in so curious and unexpected wav.
that there could have been no possibiiity of d.
ception. Ii happened that he had to call ubon
surgeon on business, and when he was there
the surgeon said to him. You have never seen
my httle cialryoyante.' lie replied that he
never had, and should like to see her yery much
He was invited TO call the next day, and upon
his replying that he should be obliged to leave
town that evening, he said, sWell, you can come
IN at once. am obliged to go out, but / viii
ring the bell for her, aud put her to sleep, and
you can ask her any questions you please He
tLord Dueie) aecordIngly went in. He had
never been IN lhe house IN his life before, and
the girl could have known nothing of him. The
bell was rungs the clairyoyante appeared; the
surgeon, without q word passing, put her 10
sleep, and then he put on his hat and left the
He (Lord Ducie) had before seen something
Of mesmerism, and he sat by her, tooksher
hand, and asked her If she felt able to travel
She replied, Yes;' and he asked her if she
had ever been IN Gloucestershire, to whichss she
answered that She had not, but should very
much like to go there. ass she had not heen ID
the country TOR SIX years; she was girl OF
about seventeen years old Hel told her that
sne should 90 with him, for he wanted her to see
his farm. They travelled (mentally1 by the rail.
road very comfortably together, and then lin his
lmaglnatlon) got into fly and proeeeded TO his
house. lie asked her what she saw, and she re-
plled, : see an iron gate and a curious old
house He asked her, How do You get TO il Y
she replied, By this gravel walk : which was
quite correct He asked her how they went
went into it; and she replied, see porch
curious old porch Twas probably known
% many that his house, which was o curious old
Ellzabethian building, was entered by porch,
as she hadsdescribed. Heasked her what she
saw on the porch, and she replied, truly, that it
was coyered with flowers. He then said, I Now,
we WILL turn IN at our right hand what do you
see in that room" She answered with great
accuracy, see q book case, and a picture on
each side of It, He told her to turn her back
10 the book case, and say what she saw on the
other side; and she said, see something
shining, like thatswhich soldiers wear.'
sShe also described some old muskets and war
like implements which were hanging in the hall;
and upon his asking her how they were fastened
up, (meaning by what means they were securely
she inistook his question. but replied, THE mus
case. He then asked of what substance the
floors were built; and she said, sof black and
white squares which was correct. He then
took her to another apartment, and she very.
minutely described the aseant to it as being BY
four steps He (Lord Ducfe) told her to enter
by the right door, and say what she saw there /;
she said, sThere is painting on each side of the
Fireplace Upon his asking her if she saw any
thing particular in the fire. place, she replied,
Yes; it is carved up to the ceiling which was
quite correct, for it was o curious old Eliza.
bethian fire places. There was at Totworth Court
a singular old chestnut tree; and lie told her
that he wished her u. See favorite tree, aud
asked her to accompany him. He tried to d.
ceiye her by saying, Let us walk close up to it;
but she replied, I'VE cannot, for there are rail-
'ipgs round it, He said, Yes, wooden railings;'
to which she answered, mo, they are of iron,'
which was the case. He asked, What tree is
it? and she replied that she had seen SO little
in the country that she could not tall; but upon
his asking her to describe the leaf she said .sIt
is a leaf as dark as the geranium leaf, large,
long, and Jagged at the edges.
"He (Lord Ducie) appFshendeds that no one
could describe more accurately than that the
!, ,,af of the Spanish chestnut He then told her
he would take her to see his farm, and desired
her to look over o gate into q field which he had
in his mind, and tell him whRt she sa " growing;
she re, ,lisd that the field was all over green,
and aske if it was potatoes, adding that she did
not know |, much about the country. It was not
potatoes, bu turnips. He then said. NOV look
over this gate to the right, and tell me what is
growing there She at once replied, There's it
nothing growing there; it is field of wheat, bus
ii has been cut and carried This was correct;
but knowing that, in part Of the field, grain
had been sown at q different period, he asked
her If She was sure that the whole of it had been
cut She replied that she could not see the end
Of the field, as the land rose in the middle
which in truth it did He then said to her
Nov we are on the brow. can you tell me if i,
is cut She answered, mo, it is still growing
here He then said to her, Now let us come u
this gates-tell me where it leads to- She re-
piled, Into lane She then went on and de
scribed everything on sfarm with the sam,
surprising accuracy and upon his subsequently
inquiring, he found she was only in error in ons
trifing matter, for which error any one who
had eyer travelled (mentally) with clairvoy-
ante could easily account, without coneeivlng
, my breach Of the truth"