Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-30

An Uneasy Grocer of CIeveIan
Leaves His Grave and Returns 4
His HOme-BIue Lights, TabI
Tipping and Davenport Mysteries
From the Cleveland Herald, July %.
We have story TO tell. Not a stor
of fiction, but one where stern fact as
sumes the mastery and bids reason b
silent and the tongue of the scoffer b
still. You ask US of treason, wisdom
leaningl" We answer, 'Gearn TO un
learn Wisdom is corrupted by yenality
reason thing tor profound fools. The
world whirls in giddy dance, chasing the
shadows into darkness and hailing the
dawn with a revelry of brutal orgies,
and calls it philosophy, while philosophy
has yet to be born; science is an infant
and fact thing of the future. To the
point:-A grocery merchant, whom we
shall designate as Mr.. W., dies and is
mOurned as forever lost to earth, kindred
and friends. Time passes on. His
bereaVed family do the best they can,
with limited means, to gain a livelihood
in following the business of the dead
husband and father. The reader may
say, ''Give me the full name" 1t can
easily be learned by asking almost any
business man between Erie and Dodge
streets, On st Clair. So far we will 90.
no farther. The husband is dead and the
family attend to the business, as before
stated, to gain an honest living. About
ten days ago Mrs. w. became &C.
quainted with spiritual medium,
and jOcularly asked her 10 show her some
sign of her dead husband, and, as stated
to us, pale, gray light filed the room,
and to her establishment and alright the
form of her departed lord stood before
her. The form was perfect as last seen.
The lips moved not, but the presence
stood before her in all its ghostly and real
significance. OF course a natural fear
seized her, and she begged as a favor that
the 'medium" permit her to remain all
night with her. The request was granted
and the two retired for the night. After
this latter episode all was still and quiet
until about l O'Clock, when the medium
was startled by a bright light in their
room. Looking around she discovered
her quandom friend seated in chair and
her clothing being placed upon her as If by
magic. Compromising the whole matter
she was satisfied that the Esprit was at
work for some purpose of its own and
watched the proceeding. She stated to
US land she is the wife of Woodworking
mechanic, a rolling mill hand) that in
less time than we could count ten, her
companion was dressed, without an
effort, from shoes to collar, and moved
noiselessly from the house. Having full
faith in the spiritual belief, after the dis
appearance of her friend she went to |
sleep and rested quietly until the return
of her husband from the rolling mill, |
to whom she related the circumstance.
Next day she proceeded to the res
idence of her friend, who averred |
that all she knew about it |
was that she suddenly found herself at |
the bedside of her husbands mother, |
who was suffering from sudden attack |
of illness" The wife of the deceased |
grocer (bOth Germans, by the way) was |
still skepiical, even after visitation"
"Well," said the medium, stake walk \
with me this evening" The walk was taken |
and the results astonished herself as well |
as her friend. While quietly pursuing
their way the wife of the dead grocer
grasped the arm of her cOmpan-
ion and whispered between her blanched
lips, '.Do you see him9" Certainly"
her companion, che has been
behind US for a square" The frightened
wife Rugged closer TO her friend, who
shortly turned into her own door, and the
scenes there enacted must be left
10 the Imagination of the read
CT. Table turning, blue lights, bu-
reaus dancing and other eccenuicities are
minor considerations compared to the
ghostly entertainment dished up for the
edification and terror of the affrighted
5x-wife. Since the above everts the
presence, she contends, has con-
stantly haunted hcI, and now, on the !
verge of actual iunacy, the poor woman
talks to the air as if in con-
verse with some unseen but terrible power. !
The facts above narrated are common |
talk in the locality referred to, and any |
one inquisitive enough may be further |
gratifed by inquiries. We have written |
the account as it was told to us, for the |
truth of which we do not vouch, as we !
believe in but little that can not be seen, |
felt or tasted, but Of the sincerity of the |
parties we have no doubt.