The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-02-19
Doesticks goes to a Spiritual Picnic.

! Doesticks goes to Spiritual Picnic.
have been receiving new light on the
subject of Spiritualism within the last
week. I am prepared now to believe any
new developments. Months ago heard
communications tapped out of the dining
table with invisible knuckles, and terrible
warnings conveyed by the poker and fire.
shovel. I became accustomed to that
sort of thing, and rather enjoyed con-
versaton with my bed room furniture
I've passed many an agreeable hour in
talking with my writing -desk-enjoyed
many pleasant dialogue with my wash
stand had many dispute with my
boot-jack, many a dialogue with my
dressing bureau, and have argued with
my bedstead and rocking chair by the
hour together.
There are in New York city plenty OF
spiritualists, who know the exact bill OF
fare with which their defunct relatives in
the i" sixth circle are served every day,
and have become SO perfectly familiar
with spirit-life, that when their grim
ghest-ships sit down to pleasant game
Of whist, which is with them a pleasant
amusement. they send word by "medi-
um " to their earthly friends every deal,
what the new trump is, and how the
game stands.
Judge Edmonds has nightly converse
tions with the defunct bulldogs of his
infancy, and has had an opportunity OF
verbally forgiving the vicious steer that
threw him over the orchard fence, and
who has since begged his pardon for that
act of youthful indignation. He never
eats slice of ham that the spirit of the
injured dog does not appear and reproach
him in a tone of melancholy sadness for
his carniverous propensities and when
he has mutton-chops on the table, he in
variably calls up the soul of the departed
sheep, and meekly apologies before he
says grace and begins his breakfast.
A series of spiritual pic-nics have been
in progress for the purpose of giving
the seventh heaveners chance to spread
themselves and show their muscle.
Damphool invited me to go with him,
and renew my acquaintance with things
celestial, and I consented. Advantage
lad been taken of the pleasant weather
in November, and we were to dine in the
woods as if it were May. Lunch was
spread, and soon the spirits came, doubt
less attracted by the smell of the victuals
The first manifestation of the Spirits
presence was in this wise A ,7oung
lady with ravenous appetite who was
in the very act of gnawing Bologna
sausage like an ear of corn, suddenly be-
gan to jump about in the most extraordi-
nary manner, with the sausage sticking
in her mouth as if she was performing
some kind of an Indian sar-dance or was
possessed of Blackfoot devil.
was informed that the girl was cell
ebrated medium" and that we were
now going to have some manifesto
tions." Sure enough, having previous
ly dropped the sausage and chucked the
bread. and butter into the bushes, she
announced she had a communication
to make from the spirit of Shakespeare
was anxious to hear from Bill, and see
what kind of an account he could give Of
himself--Bill said he was in the cheese
business with good run of custom--he
don't write any more plays now, because
the theatres in that part of the world are
not supported--he told me to ask Bourci-
alt how long before he intends to produce
Macbeth and Othello as his own. Then
the girl stopped kicking, and | suppose
Billy went back to his cheese again
Then other people began to give "man-
ifestations. generally women. | noticed
that the young women with the prettiest
feet and ankles were invariably moved by
the jolliest spirits and kicked up their
heels the highest; while the spray footed
girls who wouldn't be likely to make
much of sensation by showing what