The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-06-27

room, anu IlleTt Was HNi!E HF'H
one, flute upon another, and u gnI-
tar upon another, and so on, each ia
bic being occupied BY a different MA
sical instrument from any o! the
others
The company were first seated
around the round table, to w!t =
Father Abraham and Messrs, Sew
ard, Chase, Stanton, Welles and
Blair, of the Cabinet Miss Lizzie
X. D. Stanton, Miss Mary Aun Dick
enson, the two mediums, n Micma1
Indian Chief, the Chevalier Dhrikof
and this deponent, making mp the
mystical number of thirteen, or the
baker dozen.
Professor Shockall asked each one
Of the company to place both hanI'
fat upon the table, and to endeavor
to have faith that it would begin 10
move around to the right. The top
Of the table being set upon & pivot.
it required very small exercise .!
spiritual power to set it in lnoton.-
Professor Shockall desired the co'.-
pauy to keep their hands fiat in ;hejr
places, and to rise from Their seats,
kick them back out Of the way, ANA
move round with the table. All this
was done but very soon tie rotary
motion of the table became SO rapid
that the body Of each individual! was
thrown ont in a horizontal liLc rom
the centre, and thus the thirteen per
sons held fast to the surface oi the
table by the palms Of their hands,
appeared in their rapid motion Ike
the spokeS of curious wheel heprl1-
ed Of it's outer rim. The MIcn"c
Indian chief, in this strange ana hn-
initiating situation, getting his blood
up, aud forgetting that he vas N
the wigwam OF the Great Father,
gave a most unearthly var whoop,
ana it was instantly followed by a
tremendous explosion, which appear
ed 10 shake the whole city, and 70
roll away under the cmbing ground
like all earthquake, ! was stunned
for some minutes by the c"nc"sS!on,
aud with returning consciousness |
discovered that, like the other indi-
vidual spokes Of the wheel, | had
been thrown out to the sides OF the
room, and that the table had ''gone
up making in its. nassage q roniid
lola Of its exact diametcy through
al, the floors and the root, and Civ
ing MS through the opening q circn-
lar view of the stars
The reom was filled with smoke
and in Egyptian darkness but Pro-
iessor Shockall having provided for
such accidents, the lights were soon
restored, the smoke was instantly
dssipated, and the company being
summoned together, the rrIl was call
ed when it was found that the Mic
mac chief was missing. lie had @vi-
IDENTIFY gone up with tie table,
from the feathers Of his head dress
which lay upon the floor. aad the
fragments of his blanket which were
hanging on the sides Of the aperture
in the ceiling through whlc!I he had
been carried.
Father Abraham was Indignant.
This was paying too dearly :or the
whistle. Herr ShockalI. However,
assured lis Excellrncy that the Mic
mac would he found all right at his
lodgings in the morning. and 'hat as
for the damage to the h;!i'],nG. it
could be readily repaired. 'if.en
passing around and striking VITA n
small wand each Of the tables range"
along the sides of the ro"nr he call
ed for "music," when tn" musical
instruments thereon struck VI th"ln-
spring melody Of 'Jchn Brown.
Next, the music still playing. II"
Professor looking mp through iAe
new and supernaturalIy made sky
light, clapped his hani< together
three times, and cried out with
loud voice :-"Above dere Table
descend Swei lager - The music
then began to die away, and as it
softly subsidized into "Dixi4' the ia
bic descended slowly, the aperture
closing up behind it, until the ceiling
overhead appeared as it VAS before;
and as the table was restored to It's
place, crowned with two toaming
glasses of lager bier, the music ceas-
ed.
Giving one of these glasses to NJ.
! Welles and the other to the Cheva-
lier Dhrikoff, the Professor desired
them to imbibe, which the" did, and
then, seating the Secretary and the
Chevalier apart from the rest Of the
company, the latter was requested to
read slowly and in low voice a page
or two of the diplomatic correspon-
dence of Mr.. Seward. The Cheva-
lier, however, was reading ten min
utes before the eyes of the veuerable
Secretary closed but then, from his
exclamations, such as "Shivcr my
turret :" "Leok out for the smoke
stack p "Try thirty pounds Of pow
der - it was evident that he was in
beautiful clairvoyant state, and in
the midst of heavy naval fight.