Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-18
MIS- c Ell N Y.
THEIHsAHE FRIEND.

said DIR. Clay. There Is scerc.s come to
Chasinslea, and | am going to have look
ut her.
DR.. Clay was college friend Of mine,
then about fye-and.twenty. was on
leave from my professional avocaiions in
London, and had gone down 10 spend few
days ut Chasinglea, where he had recently
begun to practice. hoping to forget. II pos.
siblc, the existence Of printers devil. I.
was my second night there, and we, one ;
had scttlcd myself down TO cigar to re.
view, and therefore could enjoy for to am.
ateurs q bad book !. bcarablo to reviewer
even q good book 10 q burden. and tho bet
ter the book, not unirequently. the heavier
the burden. From such unwonted luxury
I was 10th 10 DO reused even by DR.. Clay.
though hc was delightful companion. -
young physicians OF fr.,ra,c ability usual.
ly are. So answered Indignantly:
Nonsense You DO no, mean TO say
,ha, you intend to sc, We, through and
spend hali.a-crown in order to see o set Of
eonjurinc''rcn badly played Stay here.
and will show you half dozen, quite rs
good, with pack Of cards.
Il don't know said Clay, Il Away.
take in'ercs, in conjuring tricks ill know
how they are done. Now, though grant
you tia, some Of these cidirroydrf,. me.mer.
/ lists. table-iurner-. and modern msgicians
Of ali kinds are the reries, quaeks alive,
ana their ju:glsry as transparent as the
liqueiac,ion oi ~, Janaurius' blood. have
seen thincs shown and done. my friend.
which, II you explain or reveal, you may
make reputation and fortune. l have
sccn eIci'ion Of the breast performed by
mc.mefis,. the pa,ien, remnining perfectly
unconscious the while. Not only did she
no, scream or speak, bu, the face gave no
sign o, pain. have known more than ono
cAsO Of life preserved BY amy',eriou' warn.
ing given in dream or waking TO persons
with no previous notion Of impending dan.
ger. and | was witness 90 most c1iraordi-
nary case OF o'arroydni revelation, which
made lasting impression on my mind, from
the rerfec, impos'biliy Of any trick or
collusion-which. indeed, no one could have
suspected who watched the dreamer. face.
Aud the mos, cI,norilnary par. OF tho
matter i., he added, rcheetiyely. ,ha, tie
whole story was fdi'e from ginning 20 end.
That, rcjoincd !, appears TO m the
mos, natural and ineligible result. Il,
will be the same tonight. DO .,ay quietly
by the Ere
No, mus, really co. said my friend,
oh.tina,ely. 4 canno, miss even chance
Of getting a, some fact which may help TO
confirm or destroy the embryo theory ! have
formed on the suhjec, Of o'airroyaHo'. 50 |
ain going to Se, vet, and spend five shil-
ling.. and you had better come too
81 pu, down my book, and wen, out,
when the rain speedily deprived me Of my
cigar. We go, drenched, and the Scercs'
proved as very quack hs ! in my lmpa.
,ience predicted. DR.. Clay put two que.-
tions-onc within his own knowledge, and
one to be speedily a'ccr'ainei, viz wha,
is my friends age p and wha, letters have
come for mc since ei, home an hour ago"
Both were answered slibly, and 10th rroHg.
The Seere. aided twelve years % my age,
aud informed DR.. Clay that two letters had
come for bim-bolh from ladies-whcrcat
one or two o! the audience simperet, for
Dr. Clay is general ia,oritc, bu, no, ex.
ac,ly a lady'- man, s,Ill lady's doctor.
lie 60, up aud walked out. and with him.
'wcll?' said.
This i- the third mere impo.,or have
seen in year, remarked Dr. Clay, quietly
but had rather sec ten such, than miss
one opportunity Of witnessing case Of real
clairvoyancc.'
Is there such q thing? ! demanded.
.ccp,ically. for my credulity goes no fur.
ther than firm belief in a iend with ink
fingers, unwashed face, and incessan, cray.
ms for COPY
when you have heard my FIRST expert
ence on the subject. replied he. think
you will ask that question in somewhat
different tone. Will you come around by
my lodgings TO zee IL there are any messages
for me ? ani then we will smoke a pipe at
your rooms, and you shall hear the history
There wa, one note for the Doctor IRON
an old farmer, queerly spelled and oddly
expressed but my friend did not think it
worth while to go eight miles into tho coun'
try ,ha, nigh, to attend an attack OF the
sout, so we adjourned to my rooms, where.
amid exhAla,ion OF smoke. heard tho fol.
lowing tale:
II was (.aii the Doc,or) abou, four years
ago. I had jus, past my frs. examination,
and one or two answers Of mine had been
fortunate enough to attract the attention Of
old Vanc, among whose other peculiarities
is strong penohdn towards the in'cstiga.
ton OF mysteries. llc took come notice OF
the. and | yenturcd to ask him some ques-
,ions about elaiypoyani who just then at.
,rae,cd considerable curiosity. She was a
you,g and pretty girl; the mesmerist who
had discovered her power or disease. which.
ever 1t should be called. was sentleman-
which few OF them ara man Of sense.
honor, and considerable reputation as n
naturalist. vane answered me and prom.
ised me On introduction to her. asked