Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-11-01

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Truth Stranger Ehan FIeffun.
F1rcsighf gf the Spirits.
Il ; II forcseeilIg this wonderful rush
l"f guests, three or four yeurs ago thu
=. spirits directed Mr k,eicr 10 lear
d"wn his old farm huu>e aud huiI,i "a
larger nnd more modern dwelling. 20
save expense in the matter, the spirits
themselves furnished the plans and
specifications for the building, directing
lis most minute features. The houS,,
Was built according To these plans, aud
Is The nae now tenauted by Mr. AMI
. Mr.. kreler and the little mystcrinms
child-gran,child. Andrews and his
wife in the n{oantime have built thcIn-
selves \ very fine house down in tile
village with money furnished by Keel
er by spiritual direction. But the Keel
or MANSION il the one that most inter.
e9tS the reader. 1t is large, square,
tWo-atory house, with y flat ro0r ami
vice cornice. On the west front, near
the north corner, and facing the hfgh>
way, is a square tower, rising a full story
;'hpvc the roof, and furnishing Il splen-
did observatory. In the two stories be-
low this tower forms hay windows for
the main rooms, into which il OPENS.
un these floors it is finished with three
large windonS, one filling its front and
the others the two sides. \ long wing
! eXtenda back from the main building,
furnishing a dining room, Kitchen,
waShroom, woodroOm, and closets on
the lnwer tloor, and dormitories above.
The house is painted a light drab on the
outside Is furnished with Venetian
shutters to all the windows. and stand.
on high ground about twenty feet back
from the main highway leading lrom
Morayia to Auburn
Mysterious Lights and fJil,.g (H,n,he.
While this new house WAS in procass
Of construction the wonderful medium
developed a new power. Hitherto, il
will have been observed, all the utter
ances of the spirits were made through
her voice; that is, she would have. or
pretended TO have, secret or silent con-
fcrences with the unseen messengers
from the other world and then translate
and pronounce the result with her own
voice. But little over twu years AGO
she received a communication directing
her to sit in a dark room with those who
might desire to participate in any inter
views with the spirits, when, ooeying
the INDUCTION, greater wonders than ever
before were manifested. Bright lights.
apparently minute balls of electricity,
would appear tirought the ru1m aud ..o
dancing about in the darkness. FiImy
forms, shapeless and vague, like the
ficrcest cloud that drifts across the bea-
veus, would appear moving around in
the black darkness that prevailed,
Drafts Of cold air would strike the sit
tiers, though it was apparent that no
door or other aperture Was opened to
admit the air. Chairs would I've rtpIeIv
jostled under their occupants, and
ColCl, ctamuey Hands
would he placed upon The faces of the
startled participantsin in theseanee. Even
the footballs of the supposed ghostIy
strangers could he heard about th,,
apartment, aud evidences of physical
power would be displayed in the lisar-
rangcment and removal uf furniture.
But, Straugest OF all, out from the i'm
penetrable night that filled the room
would come deep, hollow, sepuIchraI
voices, audible to all, protesting to
speak the minds of the inhabitants Of
eternity. No longer with the borrowed
voice of the medium did the myste-
rious stranger make utterauce, but theiv
own proper vocal organs served them as
when they dwelt upon earth,
Among the ghosts or spirits who ap-
pearpd NJ these unseen orgies were
couple who claimed to be immortal MT
tive Representatives Of
Fcnimore Cooper's noble savage tribes.
These were Il male and Il female spirit,
who assumed at once the position Of
guardian angels to Mr.. and Mrs. Keeler
respectively. Il is not known or i it
material whatnames they We're called by
when they rOamed the tracklcss fnreStx
of earth or padtlled Their own canoes on
Qwasco Lake; bat 10 this day they con-
tinue their angelic supervision over the
affairs of the Eceler family. anl, in the
advanced stage of spiritual development
now To bC witnessed in that house, ar,
frequent visitors aud can bo seen hv
those who patruui2C the ghtStly show.
We tre now prepared Ia spread l.,Cnr.
the reader u more clear and intelligent
account at the actual occurrences in that
strange resort uT stranger visitors, Nvhirh
are daily witnessed hy >rar,S or curious
or interested observers, and may hr seen
by any'Nnty w'o will undertake the pill
grImage tn the appointed rcudczvouS>
70 b, continued pr,i g,,k.l