The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-03-05
sUPRRNATURALIsx,
THE CASE OF Mr.. LIvERxonr.

! Roberts, Brothers of Boston are lust
ABOUT to Issue book with the following
title.
Planchette: Or, The Despair Of Science, Be-
m9 JaH account Of Modern Spiritual
ism.
1t is said to be the only sensible book
ever written on subject, which, among
sensible people ut least, is generally re-
garded as the most senseless of all sub
jects in the world.
Among the instances of fextraordinary
phenomena recorded in this volume. the
case OF MIR. G. +. Livermore, we'll
known banker of New York (formerly of
the firm of Llvermore and Clews,1 is
not the least remarkable. Mr.. Liver
more, who was an inveterate skeptic on
the subject, had lost his wife in 1860,
and through the suggestions of DR.. Jno.
r. sray, the physician of the family,
was induced to consult celebrated me-
dlum, The result of the visit is given
Ill Mr.. Livermore's own words.
Alter describing the precautions he
toob TO prevent the possibility of dc.
ceptlon, Mr. l.. proceeds as follows:
"lhe lights being extinguished, foot
steps were heard as of persons walking
IN their stocking-fe feet, accompanied by
che rustllng sound of silk dress. 1t
was then raped out by the alp abet,
My dear, 4 am here in form: do nor
speak A globular light rose up from
the floor behind me; and, as it became
pfighter,a "A lace. surmounted By crown,
was distinctly seen by the medium and
myself. Next, the head appeared. as il |
covered witha white veil; this was with |
drawn after the figure had risen some |
lcet higher; aud recognized enthusiastically
NE JuR head and face OF my ,oi Re, surround.
sd by semi-circle of light about eigh-
,een inches in diameter. The recogni-
ion was complete, derived alike from
he features and her natural EXPIRE ssion.
The globe of light was then raised, and
female hand held before it was dis
lnctly visible. Each of these manifes-
atlons was repected several times, as if
o leave no doubt in our minds. Now
he figure, coming lower down and
urning its head, displayed, falling over
he globe of light, long fo,ring hair, which
ven III It's shade OF colof, appeared like
he natural tresses OF my wife, and like
ers was unusually luxuriant. This
mole mass OF hair was whisked in our
aces many times, conveying the same
cnsatlon AS If it had been actually hu-
'dn natural hair. This also was fire.
uently repeated, and the hair shown !
us in q variety of ways. The light
nd the rustling sound then passed .
lund the table andapproached me, and :
nat seemed to the touch a skirt of :
luslin was thrown over my head, and a !
and was felt as il holding it there. A =
htsper was now heard; and the words, ',
ling, sing, were audibly pronounced. .
hummed al air, and asked, DO you '
Ike that? Yes, yes was plainly !
Dokeh IN whisper; and in both cases
recognized distinctly tho voice OF nv 8
lie, to which had become sensitively .
-mlliarized during her last illness, =
hen she mad become too weak to talk
oud,'
AT another sitting, 4 few days after,
le same precautions md conditions be-
y observed, the following phenomena "
ere witnessed: Il
''Ihe table was lifted from the floor, t
e door violently shaken, the window ii
sh raised and shut several times: and CT
fact, everything movable in the room ii
emed in motion. III
Questions were replied to bv loud sc
locks on the door, on the windows. W
ling, table, everywhere, all being the fc
)rk OF several powerful spirits. who III
,re present, and whose presence was us
cessary, as it was afterward explain a,
, to support or induce the manifesta- m
ms of more beautiful and Interest n
z character. w
IAN Illuminated substance, like he
llze, rose from the floor behind us. FRI
,ompanied by rustling sound, like be
It OF = silk dress. Tie previously
scrlbed electrical rattle became yary
ID aad vigorous. The figure of fe-
!e passed round the table, and, an.
'aching us, touched me. The gauZy tu
'stance was shaped as though cover hi'
human head, and seemed as If me
Iwn down tight at the neck. Upon ed
Sc examination, asst approached near col
second time, it changed it's form. no
now seemed in folds over a melon a I
ped oblong, eoncave on one side: and rel
ms cavity there appeared an inten- the
ed brilliant light. BY raps. | was 20
uested 70 look beyend the light. "lt
ked as directed, and saw the APPEAR i'm
G OF human eye. Again receding "A
u the rattle, the light became sufi WI
.hter; and then, re-approachinQ, the car
re, which had changed in form was KIN
sped by naturally formed female col
q; and unfolding, revealed to me,
4 thrill OF undesirable happiness
tpper half Of the face Of my toife, the n
), forehead, and expression in per "a
ion. The moment the emotion of eu
ignition had passed into my mind. va. va,
as acknowledged by succession OF Vi =
X raps.
The figure disappeared and reap ,hn an'
red several times, the recognition rn vni
)ming each time more nearly per- 1pu'
, with an expression of calm and ai'u Tu
ltiiul serenity. | asked her to kiss tnU thi'
Il she could; and, to my great as:on- bnn bm,,
lent and delight, an arm was placed oOr oOr
md my neck. and a real pal9able mi t,a,
was implanted on my lips, through m;I ,a@l
ething like fine muslin. A head was IL IL
'lFr1 mine, the bair falling luxuri- ~ NJ