The union Democrat., 1870-09-10
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old and respected friend ofours was medium,
We resolved to obtain few items for your
columns frcm the spirit world. The indiyid-
ual in question is commonly known in this
locality by the reverential title Of Uncle
Charlie. Upoa repairing to his rather dim
inutivc mansion we discovered that he had
departed for the County Hospital, old age
having reduced him to that state Of feebleness,
which prevents persons from administering
conveniently to their own wants. Thither we
wended our way and we give you the result Of
TnE INTERVIEW.
IHterrieper-Knowing that you were an
old man Of considerable experience, and hear
ing that you had rather peculiar notions in
regard to the other world, we desired to call
upon ycu, and in fact interview you for the
UNIoa DENocRAr.
Uncle CAS- for my peculiar notions
have no wish to push them before the world,
but will be most happy to answer any ques-
tions you may PROFOUND.
Interpielcer-How old may you be. Uncle
Charlie.
Uncle CT was born in Maryland sew
enty-eight years ago, my name is Charles
p. Talbot, and my father was q minister of
the gospel.
Interuiecer-When did you como to this
country?
Uncle CT have travelled q great deal
both on sea and land. and came to this coun.
try in lS49. When I came here made up
my mind that my travelling was over.
have resided in Tuolumne County all the
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il doesn't seem that was going TO leave it,
until leave this world entirely. Here the
old man turned his eyes towards Heaven and
exclaimed with much fervor) Oh am so
anxious to go.
Lateyrieper-I understand that you are
something of spiritulist?
Uncle C.-Yes, / converse with them all
the time.
Mtervie,oer-How long have you enjoyed
this privilege?
Uncle C.-Ever since came to the Comfy.
Interviewer -IIow did you obtain your first
introduction to them, if may be allowed the
expression?
Uncle Cone winters evening as l sat
eating supper in my cabin on Gold hill, Col
umbia, man came in, who worked in the
neighborhood but who was in very bad
streak of luck. He was a physician by pro-
fession. The poor fellow was both cold and
hungry. / gave him supper. We got talk
ing about spiritualism. He professed to be o
medium. He called for a table. Now in those
days tables were scarce in miners cabins.
I asked him if stool would do. He said
yes. He invited me to sit and place my
hands with him upon the stool. / did so.
Up came the stool, then down again. Ilearn-
ed it made one rap for YES, two for no, and
three for don't know. sat and communi-
Gated with the spirit for several hours. All
I thought Of then was gold. I imagined !
had discovered the means of finding rich
mines. / repeated the same experiment for
several nights. did not know then that
could find out moro precious things than
where gold could be found. After about two
weeks, as lay in bed one night, felt some
thing fondling my face with a most gentle
magnetic touch. In q moment | was made
conscious of the presence of the spirit with
whom had been communicating. It was O
girl named Rachael Grant, to whom I had
been engaged when nineteen years old. Ihad
left to earn q stake. She had waited for me
FIVE years. never returned, and l never,
have been married. was thinking of get
ting married several times to other girls, but
just as had almost made my resolve, up
came the form of Rachael Grant, and away
went my thoughts. Of marriage. After wait
ing five years, as | said, she married, had
four children and died giving birth to the
fifth. 1t was little girl. She brought her
to see me. used then to converse with the
little girl nearly every day. After whilc
she brought another young girl to see me,
who died in Columbia about FIVE years ago,
named Carrie Miller. a very smart bright girl.
It is with her chiefly communicate now.
htereie,cer-I have heard that you, claim
to profess some capacity for telling the fu-
ture?
Uncle CT can tell nothing. Il is she
who speaks through me. She. takes posses
sion Of my organs Of speech, and uses them
to talk to people with.
htercie1er-If everything is agreeable I
would like to have few words of conversa-
ton with her now. The old man here closed
his eyes and went through q few convulsive
moves, breathing quick and fast and twitch-
ing all the muscles Of his body. Having re-
covered. he asked aloud il she 1.-THE spirit)
was willing to converse with me. His head
nodded assent. At first Ifelta little awkw
at being thus suddenly brought in commuui-
cation with being, who had some years ago
departed this life, and hardly knew what to
ask. AT length snmmoning up considerable
courage, ard the thought Immediately sug-
gesting itself, that did not see why would
not make a good medium, / asked "what
kind of a Medium would make?
Spirit-No medium at all.
Laterwerer-Why.
Sprit-Don't know suppose because
God did not make you one.
Interrierer-Is there any Punishment in
the other world as severe as that which is
sometimes felt here2
Spirit-Yes and more so. IL is not like
our bodily pain. It is o sort of depressing
mental gloom.
Lnterriescer-Is there state where oil this
is found?
Spira-The second sphere. There are
seven spheres and seven planes to each sphere.
Observation-Disclosures are you now?
Spirit-In the seventh plane of the fifth
sphere. When died came into the third
plane of the fifth sphere.
lnterriesce-What plane or sphere do you
suppose Iwould drop into should / step out
just nows
Spira-I don't suppose at all, know, but
| don't wish to tell you.
iaterricscer-I / scppose it would hardly be
natterlu0 In nv