The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-12
THE spIRrrUAL cosruME.

First OF all Miss Bullene asserted that the dress
which spirits wear Is composed exhalations from
their thoughts and spIrI ual bodies and cOl0red by
their idcsy ncTaces and desires. Thee exhalations
begin at the base of the b ain and form q positive
ejotbeS ali The rest Of The bov In
drapery. The spirits ornament this dress in any
way they choose by simply wishing for the orna-
purer spirit is the whittier and brighter 10 its cos
tune. General Scott, ON the occasion of his recep.
lion, was arTayed IN suit of pearly white or si-
very grey, indicative of the fact that though very
good man, he had his failinRs which prevented hrs
dress from being perfectly pure
. On his bosom there were two three purple spots
embematIcal of duties which he bad lett unper-
formed. On his lett shoulder were three glitterng
stars the insignia of lis rank Across his chest
a cash and around his waist q belt Over his heart
was an eye glowing, flashing, and cleaning with
joy unspeakabe." ON his lett side was a scabbard
of purest gold. In his right hand he had held
wo.edged sword of the finest steel its hilt adorned
with diamonds, pearls emeralds, and tOpazes, 1.-THE
emblems OF the four nations whose future ap-
pears to be prophehc"@ that may mean
pointed towards the crown of England, fact which
you may interpret as you will. As there were no
Fenians present this hit OF the lecuress tell dead.
THE GRAND RECEPTION.
When Miss Bul enc arrived at this part of her lee
ture to which all the rest ought have been merely
introductory, fancy failed her, and she was
traordnarily bri Perhaps she had exhausted her.
self upon that marvellous costume. At any rae she
simply stated that General Scott received by all
the 81 ilits asse, AT his right stood Washington.
Behind him was Wellington, the Iron Duke. AT his
left peared the late Gar of Russia Before him,
with folded arms Napoleon was stationed as the re-
preventative OF France Jefferson, Mad son, Taylor,
Lincoln, and the other deceased Presidents of this
republic, whose names Miss Bullene had clearly for
gotten, acted as the reception committee. Clay,
Webster, Douglas, and Washington Irving assisted
the committee
All the dead heroes of the recent war were on
duty, with many thousands of other famous people
whom Miss Bulene would not name. The recep-
ton ceremony was exceedingly modest. A little
Chi whom the General had dearly loved was de-
puted to present HIM with a crown of laurel; and as
1t was acod upon the hero's head there were accla
ticulars Miss bullene concluded her lecture after
impressing upon minds the duty of dlscipli-
narianshp," which she stated to be General ScotPs
chief characteristic. Before she sat down she in
but there was response from the audience, al
thouR there was general feeling that she might
easily have made little more out of the reception
THE CONCLUSION.
hymn, appropriate to the occasion !" was then
read and sung the audience rising and many oil them
leaving in haste to avoid the necessity of purchasing
tickets for the spiritual pIcnlc. During this hymn
charitable but unsuccessful gn of drowning the
voice OF The lady who had sung before But the
louder they sang the louder she sang and finally the
bassO who had growled till he was red in the face
gave the thing up in despair.
Miss Bullene had resumed her pensve attitude
and was finally led off by gentleman with large
whlskers. The red curtain was brushed aside as
she passed, and disclosed nothing but q window
hind. On the whole, although there were none of
the startling manifestations" promised In our i'm
vltatiOn, and the farrago of nonsense which we
have sketched all of the reception" +" still we
were rather glad that General Scott not present,
either in the flesh the spirit, for If he had been
can imagine the sty le in which he would have
as an advertisement tor such meeting, York
Herald.