New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-23
PICNIC OF SPIRITUALfSTS,

Of some FIVE hundred D.r,ops pres act varously occn
ped Some Of the youngsters were e"sx "o'
others were dancing in the large saloon 10 tIs uuslc
OF three violfns and horn, but the majority were
soted In mysterious circle on the slope 81 the LI.
awaiting Manifestations" Mr.. Ira Dsvis ves rallied
uPn, ard in long speech, set forth bis beIef IN the
good tine coming, when men would no, be sybMnh A
to believe in the Spiritual manifestations Of tn
ancients end refpse 10 recognize equal miraol.s rer,
formed among their .low-m,n to-day. geutlsnsn
in specacles Of ortenuous SIZE got up and ssA vo;
taire had signhed desire 10 communicate WITH
the Spiritualsts assembled. They would lIs.
him to address them nov. pause ensued, asd
no newr arriving from The distinguished stranger,
th. rides Of ,bs circle began TO fall in, and the
young ladies carefully rolled up Their dresses
and est down upon the grass. Their s~ains soon fol-
lowed, ard before long 10y down at full ergb pillow
ing their beads in the laps OF the ladies' Tie circle
then bioke up and formed into lesser circles. We
approached one, in the center Of which was pretty
little girl sppai ny 10 Year, DID, with her eyes
shut telling an elderly gentleman, Of pstriarchsl pres
ence, yam sbout an Irish girl named Maggie. In
qarng what it all me ant, We were told tha. she was
speaking for an Irish girl whe died several yes ago
With pretty strong brogue she described her arrva
TO this country her scou in Massachusetts, until her
sixteenth year when she was taken 10 a Nunnery in
Quebec To the priests wishes that she should cor
fess her sins she tary rejoned that she had none TO
confess Dying, she went almost to PuIgatory, bat
did not fail quite through and in course OF tune got
to Heaven. The priest got killed by railroad
smash.up, and then Msggie went down and helped
him through Purgatory. While the child was making
this "revelstion" which she rolled of with consider
able gbness, every and then her body seemed to
be under the influence Of spasms similar 10 gslyanc
shocks. Being an American girl and the daughter Of
Methodist minister, inquired how che acquired
the gift of the brogue and were told that she
menced relating this story year ago, and ever since
then Maggie makes frequent visits to her. During
the performance the people, in their excitement,
crowded around very closely, when tall and rather
angular lady, who looked quite wild with Enthusiasm,
raised gaunt parasO, and waving over the circle
with rather wch-lke air, said in solemn manner:
"Kint ye draw back Don't scrouge so. or the
gard'n Iguaidian spert u be druv oh
This admonitiOn produced the desired elect tor the
child either from the ffesher air. or the more complete
control of the "spei told her story with increased
vivacity.
A whiteheaded old gentleman in drsb, who WAS
walking about alone, holding his chm in bis hand was
pointed out to who could spifits with the
same distnctness that he could bis fellow men. An
elderly LADY Of vast proportions, who for many ytaS
has presided at fruit stall in Fulton Market, VISA
described rs possessing the power 70 Pro'uce any
perfume you might ask for by merely passing her hand
over common table; and friend Of ours gravely as
cured that he had been invited oy inend OF nS 20
90 and SEE that friends friend bold silver spcon IN
suspension three inches above or below her naked
hard, without any virble agency.
Staining near party Of Spirituallsts who were IN
conversation we saw ayoung lady with req hsir ana
somewhat feckled face whose head was hidden under
an immense Gipsy hat, suddenly begin to quiver ana
shake all over, and almost Immediately she screamed
out at be top Of her voice, "Do il Do it Dph" She
was evidently addressiDgher remarks to mild dookng
gentleman who leaning On his cane before her.
AZ rst we thought that they had been querrelng hs
had threatened to do something dsagreeabie ana she
was daring him to do il. But some one whispered TO
thing" The mild looking gentleman, addressing him
self to the young lady, whose eyes we're now cored
asked what lie was to do. With more agitation than
before she said he 10 write an article which ho
was the thinking Of aud which had been called TO his
mind since he had been the ground, az il would do
agreat deal of good. Putting letter INTO her band he
askeo il that contained anything about IT. Whereupon
she grew It'll excited, slapped her bosom. rum
pied her Dress cinched her hands, and rubbing the
yellow envelope against her forehead said Yes yes
lido it now, 90 it now or if you don't Throwing the
letter On the ground and stamping on 1t IN un2ovefna
BILE iury) "Dever do it never 10 II. AZ ths point
medical friend ct our elbow Whispered 81 should cer-
"tuiuly prescribe assafetids for that girl" Subse.
quently We learned that the mild individual alluded
to above wss Mr.. Fi-hbOugh; the letter had
been handed to him on the ground and was rom
a clergyman requesting him to write an article on
Spritualism as the forerurner OF new chuich on
earth.
Al somebody's suggeetion large circle was formed,
and after waiting few minutes, Mr.. Randolph
mounted q table and delivered himself Of rhapsody,
the purpOrt of which was that Sprtualism was oi-
vine revelation the huna sOu was equal with (fod,
and that 1t mems duty to be me. The rect u bis
remarks were an uninteigible glOrhcatioa OF the
"barmonisl philosophy" Mr. Randolph retired amid
much applause. MIR. Stuart Of New York followed.
after shuttng bis eyes and making great number of
mystical passes over his eyebrows. In substance he
said the unbeleveTs Of to-day worship the dead, deity
razorstrop peddler, next jumped into the circle,
and announced that he was three shngs short OF ex-
penses. Somebody said If he would cit down they
would psy him tomorrow. " No you don't he re-.
Piled, "tO rnonow never pays" Having collected the
amount and FIVE Gems over, he began to enjoy himself
amazingly. Throwing bis hat defantly into the cir,
ard jumping three feet from the ground be announced
that be was in favor Of fair play, and If anybody
wanted to come in sDd deny the truth Of Spirituasm
be would be liberal aid give him ten minutes TO 90 1t
part of objector himself and after comical attempt,
gave up dead beat and rolled the grass to the
intense delight of the circle. Mr.. Stuart made like
attempt which also failed, with the same result.
Now a little man juu ped INTO the ring ana an-
nounced in piping voice, pitched at very high key,
that he had something to cay. lie wac doc'o';
oidnt believe in revelation before he became tpr-
tualist now his eyes were opened be had peen
taken out Of bis house by the spirits and carried on
o the VIC Ods for whole days without being able TO help
himself Though the sprs he Lad performed wonderful
cures; "for instance, be was once on canaF boat cav
a nan ali ovar blue with cholera and most dead,
sed him. stranger, get up ard put yer clothes on
be did get up and put hs clothes on, and IN TWO MN
utes was jet as W. az he ever was In hIs NE.
Much more Of the same soft followed, aud the CON
pany returned TO the city sbout dusk.
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