The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-05
ORANGE COURT HOUSE. VA FRIDAY MORNING MARCH s. 1869

antly down my face. The kiss was tre.
quently repeated, and was audible in
. every part of the room. The light then
moved to point about midway betwee n
us and the wall, which was distant
about ten feet. The rafting increased
In Vlgor; and the light, gradually illu-
minstlng that side of, the room, brought
out In perfection an entire female figure
facing the wall, aud holding the light in
her outstretched hand, shaking it vt in
teryals, as the light grew dim. My name
ana her name was repe ated in u loud
whisper; and among other things which
occurred during this remarkable sit
ting, the figure at the close stood before
u: mirror and teds reflected therein"
Ihe incidents ofsnother evening were
th,ls described: ''The lights and electri-
cal rattle were as strong SIS on the pre-
Vlous occasions, Hands were placed
u,!on my forehead, head placed upon
mine, the hair, as before, falling down
ny lace into my hand. grssped it,
ana round 1t positively and unmistaka-
piy human hair. 1t was aiterward
whsked playfully at me, creating as
| much wind as an ordinary fan. The
| spiritual robe WAS then dropped over
my head and face, as real and material
In substance as cotton or muslin of a
very fine texture, At one time, the
globe OF light extended to about two feet
IN diameter. At last, it was shaken
with another sharp rattle; and,shinins
brightly, revealed again the full head
ana face OF my wife, every feature in
perfection, but spiritualIZed in shado-
wy beauty such as no Imagination can
conceive, or pen describe. In her hair. |
just above the left temple, was single |
white rose, the hair being arranged |
with great care. The next appearance.
after briefinteryal, revealed the same
lace, with pink rose instead of q white
one. The whole head and face were
SHOWN to lis at least twenty times dtr-
ing the sitting, and each time was re-
cognized by me, the perfection of the
recognition being in proportion to the
brlillancy OF the light. During the
Wh0le OF these manifestations. cards of
a large size, provided by myself. were
placed on the floor, with pencil, and
long messages we're found to have been
written upon them."
Other interviews are described in Mr..
Liyermore's diary, from which large
extracts are gwen in the volume, and In |
confirmation of which we have the tes-
timony OF DIR. Gray, who was present
oh Inherent occasions. and who declares
that the recitals OF the sit tings in which
ne participated are faithfully and most
accurately stated, leaving not a shadow
)t doubt i'll his mind as to the truth and |
accuracy OF the accounts of those at {
which he was not personal witness.
(The DR.. Gray alluded to above was
when we knew him some sixteen wears c
'go, the leading homeopathic ply sician I
n New York, having practice worth ,
0me s2o,OO0a year. We saw much of /
linn, and he impressed us as being t
PRACTICAL, rather blunt, straightforward a
nan, I
L. S.-Mr. Livermore, in letter to .
ne Tribune, says the publication of the B
Dove statements was unauthorized by I
lim, but does not deny that the occur Q
ences really happened as narrated in b
he Boston bookl. {