Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-18
HESSaGE ZION TIE SPIRIT WORLD.


We have received two copie' Of a weekly paper Iub
Hshed in Boston, styled TIE Banner of Light" It is
tn orgsn Of the Sphi,uaiss in Yank, edom, and the
,ad"B' through aheh the spirits Of departed Yankees
lmuD cate with their friends in the sub.uaary world.
gerlsa Of this sheet affords clear idea Of the pecu
liar ido yneracies OF the genuine YANKEE. The edtO-
lids, communications and advertisements all contain
" isnc of those Puritanical eanting fana,ic ira
81 character and Of that affinity" for hair-braned
theories ami isms which distinguish the graduates of
New Engh free schools from the people Of any other
part OF the world.
A bali column is CccuIie with 4 lis. of Lecturers
Appointments majority Of the lecturers itiHe
rant women II e rest Of the column IS led with the
address Cf lecturers and MEDIUMS The professional
titles embrace tranee-speaker" "clAirVoyant" in
sralioaatsrsake-,n magnetic, sympathetic and heal
ing medium. etc. Mr.. Laura Cuppy Sdssrtses Il a.
she viii "aerd funerals and answer calls 10 49,
Bat We must postpone further reference the general
contens Of the paper. Our present purpose 70 lay
before readers literary curiosity, spoe meh Of
Yankee spirittAlk. We are informed in a paragraph
Ilieed a. ne head Of the Message Department that
.be spirits carry with them the Characters les Of their
earibhie to that beyOnd-vhether Tor good or evil
bear through the fundamentally Of Mrs J. a. COnani,
While in an abnormal condition called the trsnes."-
From the various messages in the " Banner" Of Sep
timber l2sh, copy the following and viii add, in
tie language Of Hlmlsl HOrato, that We viii "tAke
ts ghosts void for a thousand POund,":
AHs, better Try that over again. l got little con-
fuse J, that's all What id say theng You said that
YOU a Grls confused What did | cay before
inv Tea
W,1 tluals what ia the 6rst time shot. Didn't
nance TO FIRE self before l shot again;
/ ciunt speak after at
This Is tie new pos. Ofhce, Amt il? We suppose it
i someHbat new TO you Well ts the telegraph, is
il? [One o! the stations Tta.'s what mean.
dDt Know as I'd got in the right place. Well I've got
fIks that should Ike 70 talk 70 If could.
I'm from tie 9th HisconsnspriVats John 7. Arch.
Icy Is my Johnnie Arehley / called BY the
bows. Now corfound nl II / had Just my own body
about Eve minutes This don't seem natural I'm
a raid TO ue it. / Ike 70 talk flsl Well the folks
don't know hing about hOU ] can come back and
talk in this way. Nov how am l going 10 let them
kr0W ia Here am, thousands Of miles away from
them. We cln send your letter 70 them Oh, send
my ls,ter 70 my folks in n scon. in?
Vel the 6rst thing want 70 know H. whether there
ere any OF this kind Of bodies out there. The next
tln a. If they don'g knOE, hnd cut; and the next
tbiog IL # they find OuE there IS to get enc, the
b.st thing they can scare u3 I'd like not q female
'hty're the best How Is itY You can manifest
4 ter through female medium Can RoW is that
they are susceptible TO spirit iuAusDee-are
20 positive Better put mp With one like this one,
haont ~ I'VE "a Bk So. Then III leave It 70 my
iolks III lake toe best there is, male or female.
Nov NV loli in n scOnsiu heard that q ed bard
- s5elt on the battle field and al tramplGd
{, leIJ. That vas lie. think died ease mot
folks do, ard for being trampled to Jelly l WRsnI,
and that a story, 81 got up oat OF whole clsth,
though might have been mistaken for some one else
So Ee fUk, needn't feel bad abnut il for / died easy
tnIg and they had al their bad feelings for nothing.
a r I am back again, ouly don'g knOW elRc;y bow
q act in Ibis nd Cf dress never did like to bOrroE
anvbody's elothe-, and don't feel 20 home in I.
Well, ak my sister n Uoe-shes pretty coed for
huurng a. Lew things-tO md one Of these d q
bJdes and lee ne Ia home. Oh have got 50 much
20 say con-. knOW where 10 begin first You donS
know how you feel u you obliged to send WordH
- your folks in this way. You wouldn't want
% say things here thE you'd want 70 say az home,
oUli you? no Add as Tor about ibis spirit world
Tm IN, M = about the same thng-seems 70 be a con.
u,,ia i1n OF life
Itiave you seen auy batasil Yee, all sorts, sizes
Aad kinds G8are you seen Lees army u Yes, have
been down there lately You heard thar be about
10 b. trapped. NV, don't you believe it don't you
b,leye IL Nos, with all the Yankee shreWdcess your
snerals possess, Lee " Il Ous general them all DO
you think be will ga over the IiyeIg Yes he will
kOH see here: rse been looking & the tEo armies -
The las the Sluth they lighting for liberty, for
their hve Here the nkse is sighting for The almighty
dUnlr, and my Cool he'd s,l bis sOul, and country,
tco, tr 4 dollar les so
Is my opinion that you won't beat the South in the
way you think you vi. l thought you WOuli when
Was here wouldn't have fought day, If ! hadn't