The sun., 1871-12-09
THE SPIRITS ON A LARK
MIsCHIEVoUs SPIRITS AND sPIRIIs
THAT LIKE FUN.


An Impromptu seance in the south- Hats
Flying through the Air-Hats Dancing IL
Yankee Doodie-Hets 'aLiHz n stRuG'
ing Leap-A Bootblack Utterly Astounded
To ne Editor or me Sun.
SIR: As you have lately published some very
interesting accounts OF spiritual manifestations
venture TO send you two stories which can
vouch for, as / witnessed the scenes myself Ond
evening | was at Our House on the BluG, la savan
nah, Georgia. This is highly respectable saloon
and the resort Of men OF ofinteligence and character
The conversation turned on spirituaism, and in.
terestng facts were recited. Among the company
was stranger, who sat for a long time reading .
newspaper and taking no part IN the discussion. lie
was wel.built, iresh-ooklng, handsome man, OF
forty or thereabOut dressed in fashionable cloth
Ing and with an undoubted air OF refinement. Az
the argument grew warm he appeared to become
hdg tty, and at length arose and joined our compb
n.y. lie listened FOR few moments, and then Of
tred a remark when showed that he had given A.
tcntOn to the subject we were speaking OF. Tic
conversation now became intensely interesting, al
our new friend related many rosh facts and gave
much information on spiritualistic matters. A.
length one OF the guests said to the stranger;
MEDIUM, PERHAPS.
You may be medium for what we know, sir,
and surrounded by spirits at this very moment"
pause said with soemniiy: There are uDloubt
edy spirits in this room at this moment"
His manner impressed all greatly, and we ven
tured after some further conversation to ask him
whether he had the power OF producing any mani.
iestations. He was silent lor some time. At Length
be said: -.
There are spirits here thpt are ready to be mis-.
ehev6us II permitted, and II requires great electrt
cal power to control and regulate their move
ments."
laid about fifteen hats, belonging to the company
As the stranyer concluded his last remark, rust
ling noise was heard. We turned round, and u
our surprise saw the mats SAILING thrOu.h the air
In a NONE mt tue hats were
BANGED Up AGAINST ruE WALLS
aud stuck there as though hanging ON PEGS. The
stranger aTYse and surveyed The scene wiz 60;
rOsufe. Many Of the company were alarmed
Others viewed the manifestation undisturbed. Id
about minute the mats, one after another, lea
SnsS SeT Places pa so on Ihe WI and sailed thrs5 iae az
eight feet from the hats After a lew minutes con,
yersa,on on lnls PHENOMENON the stranger began "a
whistle " lmtee Doodle" very gently. Tue hat,
atr we Hrst oar or two began to dance. RISING
three ." four IRON the table. This lasted for
W., turee minutes. "a
d, ihe stranger sad. :" ls there any one mere VINO y
agood Jumperf'
SPIRITS As JuHPIsrs.
| MIR. Ramon, spaniard, who is dre gymnast
| lOor and made q speudiu standin5 jump.
| 4, Can any one beat ihatf' iske the stranger.
| Tie reply was that nobody In savannah could beat
| H. Scar ely the words out Of the sreaker'a
| mouth when two hats came nYng through the all
rom the table ana settled down precisely at tie line
| Which Mr.. Ramon had tOed. The stranger saldi
| zone, two, three aud tte lats, with TWO httli
preuaratOry springs into tue air. eapet across the
| door and passed, by about Two inches, the junF
| Which Mr.. Ramon had made.
| SPIRITS THAT AsToJSD BooTBLAcKs.
| The company res .ated themselves and converse.
| tion was renewed. In the course OF half an hour
| two cotored boOtOlacks came into the saloon. and
the stranger called one to black his boots. che lad
| pot beautiful polish on the first boot, and began
| operations on the second. lie soon got through,
tapped the toe ~ signify that his work was done,
| and began to pui up his brushes. To bis SURPRISE
| however, the stranger raised one Of hs feet aud
| putting It on the box, sad, "I You haven't flushed
| your Job yet" 2,
| lie bOot9.ack stared In amazcnont IL czauin.
| ed tie boot closely. Sure enough II was covered
| with mud lie went to work Il It, however, aud
| polished II sulcndidly When he was done tie
stranger raised toe other foot. 1t also dirty
| ar though u had never been cleaned. The hoy was
| utterly dumhfouu1ed. lie looked for a moment "A
tlc boots, threw hs brushes AMI backing into tho
box and made for the door. Every nun IN the COM
| pauv saw the circumstances just irrited How tho
boots we're soIed after hlyiu- been cleaned, nobody
| could tell The stronger sul qrifUv.
" lhtrc are uiscItevOus -pitIts, and spirits that
lAs uu. IL uHt tl"iys ra4- 60 DHN- sal ing -
| de- with them"
| lie SAID Good evening and as he did his
| hat was hted about four inches rom MS head, and
| then Jlmmed down almost over his e,es. W.