Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-11-01
Our Story JrIIrr.
rTranclated from 1Opinion Rationale Of the 18th ut
for the Baltimore Gazette.
SPIRTTUlbISN UXElILED.


O'Clock in the evening, an enormou
crowd had gathered together on tn
Boulevard du Temple. before the doors 0
that pretty and coquettish little theate
in which NJ. Robin gives his magical en-
tertainments. Thousands of curious woulr
be spectators we're turned away. ever.
seat had been taken two days before.
What was going on there then? Th'
following words. printed in immense let
ters on one NJ. Robins posters, hat
caused much excitement among all the
curious people living-in Paris
{" Fer }his time only NJ Robin will
give the representation of the mysterious
chamber, with the doors open"
The curious. then. were about to gel
at the very foundation nF spirituaIism
and the box of supernatural phenomena
was about to reveal the secret of its fan.
tastir dab erie
Spiritualism has. in fact, been the
theme of conversation in Psris for the
past week. Is it possible to evoke the
presence of spirit or not ? The Brother.
Davenport say yes" NJ. Robin says
ono"
NJ. Robin. who knows white magic and
black magic, and who passes for master
of enchantment. regards it his duty to
expose all spiritual pretensions.
"Ah! you persist" says N Robin.
"you are determined to be taken for ex-
/ traordinary beings, with one foot in this
world and one in the next Well! also
will proceed to extremities, and I will
give you a representation of the mystic
rious chamber, with the doors wide open
in order to show you how, in certain
countries, ignorance, weakness of intel
lect and public crcdulity is taken advan-
tage on"
And thus it vas that the crowd
rotbored in the Ron,avord dn Temnle the
day before yesterday, eager to see at last
the occomnjisbc,ont If diabolical mvste-
rios The s,Ioon was crammed the
s;1oOoo doon tho .t,or,.o, extremely ex-
o;tod
Tho orr,,;r ,osa anil VI Robin ad-
,a uitb sn,;Ia an b;s Inns fo tLr
e.. e ,bo .t,ro rb;,b u.s o,rrtv
UI,dios and gentlemen said he ,sT
nm .bor, - n-..lr- r,r,,ra rop tho nbe
-,.uo,o or sn.r., ,-. 7 raonira eor,c
.n;r;+s Ara+ba - Ills saloon p
ru,n,od.a,oIr f-.m ID, la,nearb tho
,,...or from tho ,,,o,,., from the eel,
inc from the hack Of fhe chairs in the
ni.no n tho ir,orior oe The bores rim
ua, ,roro .,,o,os.iraI,. rone,,ad ,bn.
.nsuor;no the amen, that had beer
m5.
"vsrv oood " resumed NJ Robin. "T
.o-o.;r. shoI, bo ,du;rabIv ssrved We
,u,o-,,. .uo,os.r,,, evbibit;on -
III. olo.son, ir,roJuction mt the
wboIo s,loon in . goo1 humor. and the
ou,boord tho mnsic,l instruments the
-;a,;n ,Lo nnit,r the ,omboripe the bip
-, ,hooo-d oad doII ron-o
- ~. c.,ons oord hoard tnbe for
-L;aL ,ho uo..r. D,vsnnort inform ps
A. a-:;,. b.5 .ho rrea,sst aversion
.!.ol;o,,,r brorob, On fl. STAGE
NJ poh;n ;n,roducas hi, ,n.9;grn
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~ nj o,o,od and ium.di,tslv
nc w. - hom . .oon -
a',s'"''u ;" ~" - g snoo.a,or ,bi.
ob;.o, heinz detestsd by pure spirits,
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WY, "o JUG .,on 49, ;5M poh;n
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