North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-18
SPIRITED But NOT spiaITuAl-AH HOUR WITH
the SPIRITS.

The sensation Of spiritualists is favor
its point Of attack for their opponents.
The following Interpretation, from : cor
respondent Of the New York Sunday Aer-
cary, Of the motives which influence some
spiritaal seances, is rather lalghable. He
says:
Our boarding house is blessed with q
medium, and said medium 10 woman, not
fair, fst, and forty; but dark, lean, and
thirty.nins.
At the age Of twenty -four she had plant
cd her first dear, good husband, placed a
neat marble slab At his head, was incon-
solabls for two consecutive days, and then
began to look around her for another hor-
rid man 10 all the void in her bleeding
heart. She fourd him, poor fellow John
Smith wAs bic name, and the weeping
widow ceased 10 think Of the departed, and
became Mrs. John Smith.
But ave years went by till she planted
her second dear one by the side Of the
frst, and placed above him . slab, bearing
the following touching lines:
d .eris. OF % hard to give thee up.
Ny own Kind husband deari
Bat III meet thee In . better world,
Whsre there is NO pain nor care"
She had never taken third husband,
because she could find no masculine will
ing ID run the risk Of . voyage on the
troublous sea Of matrimony with her for
. companion.
Mrs. Smith drank her tea strong, with
out cream or sugar, wore her hair in .
small knot far upon the back of her head,
and talked in measured tones, with . dis
tnct accent on the final accent Of each
word. She always sat beside me at the
table, and on Tuesday evening, at supper,
while she peeled large potato, she in~
formed me that the spiritual circle of
which she was . member assembled that
evening at halfpast eight, and kindly in'
vited me to accompany her aod pass an
hour with the spirits. Notwithstanding
the excellent advice given by the elder
Weller to his hopeful son, "Samivel, be-
ware Of the yidders," consented to 60,
and an hour later was member of the
outside circle.
The inside ring being formed with the
widow in the centre, the pathetic song
about John Browns body was sung, and
then / was invited to sit in the inside cir
Gle, and join hands with a charming little
spiritess with beautiful black eyes. This
was pleasant; and some thought Of be-
coming confirmed spiritualist began to
enter my mind.
The light was turned down very low /;
Mrs. Smith arose, and in a sepulchral
voice told us that We were assembled there
for the divine purpose Of communicating
with the dead, and that the gentlemen
prsseSt would oblige her BY not chewing
tobacco. She then teok seat, and strict
silence IVES the order.
In . few moments felt gentle pres
sure from the hand Of the pretty spiritess
BY my side, and felt that the thing was
no humbug. Gently ! slipped one arm
around her waist, and slipped sweet kiss
from her dewy lips.
Mrs. Smith observed it; and, slowly ris'
ing from her chair, she spoke in church
yard voice - follows:
"Young man, in the name of the spirits
present and the immortals who watch over
our circle, ask Why thou didst kiss that
girl7 Reply"
"Madam," ! answered, ~ am not mas
ter of my actions; Richard is not himself
in fact, the spirit Of this fair girls grand
mother is acting through me-"
received another pressure from the fail
ones hand, and ct the same moment tht
spirit of her honored grandma sent me 9
dispatch to kiss her again. l told the fail
little spiritess that her grand maternal an
cestor had surely been an excellent wo
man, and the fair spiritess said that un
doubtsdly such was the case.
Miss Squibbs, an old maid of fortv win
tiers, now arose and, after few moments
OF deep thought, she cleared her throa
and spoke - follvws:
s.No spirit has yet manifested desir'
to speak through me; but ! have few
remarks to make on my own account. NJ!
opipion il that there is entirely too mucl
kissia' an squeesin' Of hands in this 'er
circle. It's not . likely tale that Jan
Parley's grandmother's spirit would tel
that feller along side Of her to kiss ant
slobbsr over her gran'darter in that ar
kind of style. Ahem !''~
Notwithstanding the aged maiden's re
marks, received another dispatch frou
Miss Farley'a graudma, requesting mo I
kiss her some more, and complied with
out hesitation.
She chanced to have . jealous lover i
the circle, who now arose and informed U
that he had just received message fror
Miss Farley's grandfather's spirit, tellin
him to knock down the first man who al
tempted to kiss her again, and he woul
obey the spirit Of she grandfather to th
letter.
It was hard that the grandpa Of tn
sweet little spiritess should act thus, an
choose such rough, six foot medium, too
] thought perhaps the spirit Of the grand
pa, or rather his medium, was severely j
earnest, and therefore the spirit of tn
kind granma only told me to squeeze th
fair girls hand.
Miss SquiGgs DOW asoss and approache