The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-16
scEIITGALlsTIC THTCaE9lEs.

'sBcuv the Sailor Gets Questioned ana shows
that lie Isn't Posted in Iyerythlng--He
Gets Caught in Fatiiom Of Rope and Cb~
jects To Mc0nsline.
Mrs. Harriet TAackabeTy, the medium, last even
ing held another unearthy seance at 956 Broadway,
at which tnere were present thirty-hve persons 10
witness the extraordinary doings OF "}enrthe SAILOR
who had the oad luck TO be drowned some lime ago
in lake winch mad more fresn waier In II than the
doomed 'saltr could conveniently swallow.
The cabinet was as usual placed upon the stage,
ana an extensive piece OF adhesive plaster was
plac ed over the mouth >of the gentle medium who
was attlrei deep black and manifested very little
| concern as TO the y1anies OF the committee, who
tied her TO rcAetJ chair and LEFT her alone IN her
loneliness.
.'Ben" came to time in stroDg-voced condition
| and explained how he swallowed more water tnan
was good for hun, aud now, alter an unconscious
existence somewhere for six months he got INTO
spirit land on his own hook, where he greeted
BY has sister, who, ne ungrammatically explained,
| looked more paer'i than when enc was a world
ling. The audience was Of course delighted, and
was "ben,p wno on the strength of MS drowning,
sang q rolllc6ing song alone and thea grace
| fully gave way 20 two Invisible females. who
sang in strain THAI betokcned much adhesive plas.
| ter over their mouths. Then came tue questions.
"Wnat IL the exact distance between the moon
and the second story of the Fun Avenue flotclr'
This was sumner, but "Benr was. in an Inuen-
mite way, fully equal TO the occasion; for nc made
the economical reply tna as he had never been "to'
which was oi course very spirited response
indeed.
.Is it lawful FOR man to marry his widow?'
asked young man who didn't wear glasses, and
who parted his nair IN the middle.
"0f course nos,r replied the medium, much TO the
merriment OF the audience.
| "What Is the density Of the atmosphere 10 the
square inch In the spirit land I" inquired another
youth.
.'Ben, said he hadn't made survey OF the spirit
land, and so wasn't able To answer squarely.
Here gentleman asked Gen. az n sailor how
many feet were contained In fatnom, but the
medium commended he wasn't ''learnedn about that
sort Of thing.
definite OF the abstract" and he made reply utcl
ligDIe no doubt, To himself as 1t was mystery to
other people.
question: designated as Mr. Lima, wanted 10
know (Which, was the gray goose or the white
goose the ganderfN Ben suffered for a While,
chuckled quite audioly. ana then In an angry tone
declared mat "fOwln talk was allowed among the
spirits 1his brought down the house, and shortly
alterwG rds, wnen tue medium had united and tied
herself by spiritual means TO her chair the audience
dispersed. OF course believing Ia sprtualisn, ycept
ventfuoquiSIn.
A STRANGE WuL.-Tne VIII OF Jane Pease, who
died twenty years ago, first wife Of Kellogg Pease,
proves to be a curious document. ny ns terms sne
gave her husband the use OF all her properly during
his lifetime and bequcatned II at his deoease TO ale
College. Her estate consisted OF springfield Bank
stock and a line farm, which she provided shodid
not DC sold Tor 100 years, ana no one should DC
allowed 60 live on IT. who supported in any way the
First Ecclesiastical Society, us this society had not
cone unto her as they would be done ~. She
directed tue President Of the College 10 nave al TIE
provisions carried ont, but alSea no penalty Tue
College Corporation have been instructed ~ legal
cosei that as there Il penalty IL can feaiile on
the larm at once, now that Mr.. Pcase s dead, and
accordingly negotiations ats sale are already IA
progress. IL ~ thought no attempt 20 break the
Whistle having no near blood relatives -WAl be
] lnaue.-bostot journal, Noe. 10.