Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-12-18
Ghosts and HobsubiinS.

James l.. Worth, Esq., first teller OF
the Park IN. \ } Bank aud a cousin to
Judge Edmund., SAYS in !euer 10 the
New \ ork Post. that tie recently slept IN
the same bed with Hume, the famous
splrituahst medium, aud Ihat the follow
ing IS hut Of his nights rXpetIcnce:
As. since Mr.. num,'s accession TO
rank and fortune, anecdotes respecting
him seen to be apP'or"s, herewith send
you an experience of nay own with that
gentleman thai occurred November 20,
1858. On the evening Of Ihai day had
attended spiritual circle reid at the
house Of a friend, al Ravens wood, j.. L.,
at which Mr.. Hume was lhe medium,
and during which all the well known phe.
nomena which occur 10 bis presence had
been witnessed and felt by US.
In the breaking up OF tie meeting, find
ing Ihul Hume and myself were bllietred
upon the same gentlemen, IA neural
frlend,) ! proposed to Hume TO allow me
to lie down with bin when he went TO
bed, lor an hour or two, a. | was Told that
some curious manifestation might I've eX.
pecDed. Accordingly. taking fl my coat,
and boots, esconced mystll alongside OF
hlm under the bc1-cIolhes, first locking
the door aud fastening tie "lajow shut
rers, and ascpr,ainjug that we were the
sole occupants Of !'e room NeilhCr
| Hume nor my,tli had ever slept in the
house before.
Almost diarIy alter tie Iigbl was
extngulshrd, ! head rap- III around me
ON the floor, on rhP walls, on the head
board, on tie pillow, IN facl every where.
The sounds varied III intensity from hgM
taps on The pillow to loud, resoundlng
blows on the floor and walls. asked
many questions and received intelligent
answers by means Of these raPs. | saw,
also, in various parts Of the room, nebu-
Ions oukng and wandering lIght-, now
and then crossed by dark. irregular shad-
|ows. Soon | fell soft and genIle touches,
as if by human hand, upon the top and
back of my head, followed quickly by the
placing Of cool, moist hand upon my
forehead, " hich | was told by means OF
the raps was the hand of Hume's deceas-
ed mother.
In few moments another spirit came,
and after touching me from my feet up
wards, also placed a hand upon my fore.
head, grnIly pulling and smoothing my
beard, and cI sIug up my eyes, and
then softly !spplng out answers 10 many
questions upon the closed I'D. His hand
felt soft and warm. Sill another spirit
now came, and stepped upon the bed,
and began walking over it, feeling 10 me
as if cbild had climbed up and was
Walking over US, stepping carefully over
Us and between us, but not upon US, The
bed clothes being indented al each loot
fall. In few moments, however, TIE
spirit lay down on the outside OF the bed,
and on US both, pressing with all The
weight, and precisely in the same man.
ner as living child might Rave done.
The spirits then wished NE good
night by the raps and apparently retired.
The whole occupied about half an
hour. and during The whole time Hume
and | lay on our backs covered 10 he
chin BY the bed clothes, and touching
each ether tie entire length Of our per.
son. from shoulders to heels, and during
il all Hume did not stir in The least, and
made no muscular movement, Other than
that caused by his breathing.
1t is hard to bring out Of lhe flesh what
is bred in the bone.