Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-06
spiritualism and Matrimony.


the female character, for a long time refused
to be convinced of her errors through test or
experiment. At last the persuasions of the
husband induced from her promise to make
one of circle at the residence of a celebra-
ted medium, upon condition, however, that
she should precede her husband in entering
the house, and that nothing should be said or
done by him which should disclose to the
"mejum" the fact that any connection existed
between them.
The wife, on entering, found two gentlemen
in waiting, and the aforesaid medium. Soou
after this the husband came in and circle
was formed, the lady of course taking prece-
dence over the Others. She ascertaned that
there was spirit present who would commu-
nieate with her, and was desired to ask any
test question she might think proper After
having been informed that she must put her
Questions so as to have them an swered affirm
atively by three raps or negatively by one
rap, she questioned as follows:
'Am | marriedw
Rap, rab, rap
"Havc | ever been married but once?v
Rapl
'IIow long have been married?'
Rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rapl-
eight years, said the medium.
Have / children"
Rap, rap, rap
"llow manyw
Rap, rap, rap rap!-four children said the
medium
The lady was somewhat startled at the
correctness Of these answers and freely con-
fessed it. With radiant face the husband
then "braced np and asked the following test
questions:
Gam married.
Rap, rap rap!
"How long have been married?r
Rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap!
Strange coincidence" murmured the me-
dium.
Have | childreng
Rap, rap, rapl
"How many"
Rap, rap!
"Wha-a-a-t-"
Rap, rapl
"Good God How many?"
RAPl RAPl
The wife swooned, and the husband, when
last seen, was walking on the Jersey fats
To this day the lady processes to disbelieve.
LUcK.-Maj. Downie, one of the pioneer
miners of the north-the founder of Downie-
vile, in Sierra county-writes to the Bloun-
tain Messenger letter, from which we take
the following extract:
A word about the quartz ledge that was
discovered this summer on the ridge back of
the Slate Creek House When | came over
here last spring to look at mountain where
we ars at work. thought it was advisable
to have good look all around it; so away /
goes to the ridge and as good luck would
have it,got right on top of the vein, picked
up a rock, and satisfied myself that it was
not far from gold, but | did not see any gold;
another look, and might have seen it, 1t
seems my unluckey star was in the ascendant,
or | was not thinking of quartz at that time
BE that as it may, | was not to get that
ledge. A few days after along came Chill
emo, hunting-shoots a grouse-the grouse
falls on piece of gold-bearing quartz about
forty ounces in weight, and by that means
discovered the ledg
Would you call that luck? 1t looks like
it, | must say. But, again, it is said that
luck attends fools If there is truth in this
saying have / not made a fool of myself in
yainey Yea, an ass of myself for the past
seven years in the mountains of California,
packing blankets and prospecting tools like
an ass in very truth.
will give up all idea of tumbling on to
a ''pile" on the top Of ground, and will apply
myself diligently to my tunnels henceforth
Peradventure fortune may smile on the eff
forts of forty-niner, and gladden. the heart
that has been so long expectant
'Do you keep cast things here?" inquired
a Yankee the other day, as he sauntered into
a foundry.
1--WE do"
"You cast all kinds Of things in iron, eh?"
"Certainly don't you see that is our busi-
ness?7
"Ahl well, cast me shadow
Certainly; come here Jm Sam, Dick, and
cast this candidate into the furnace
The Yankee cast one look behind, and then
sloped.
! People who suppose they can learn a girls
disposition in ballroom are green; the devil
is good natured when he is pleased
There is no great difference between man
and man; superiority depends on the manner
in which we profit by the lessons Of necessity.
Some say that ow-necked dresses have
reached their height. The fellow must have
been standing on his head when he took the
observation