Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-19
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From Prof. owens " Debatable Land, ,''l9 . \
More than forty years ago there, died
young English lady, whom l knew in
timately. She had enjoyed all the ad-
vantages of the most finished education
that her country affords; spoke French
and Italian huently, had travelled over
| Europe, there meeting many distin-
guished persons of the day. And she
had been favored by nature as much as
by fortune. She was as aimiable as ac-
|comphshed, gifted with strong affections,
great simplicity and temperament emi.
nently spiritual and refined. ! shall
call her Violet" r.
When, twenty five years after her
death i first Instituted researches in
spiritualism, the thought crossed my
mind that if those who once took an in
terest in as during earth-lite were per-
mitted still to commune with US when
they had passed to another place of be-
ing. Violet's spirit, OF all others, might
announce itself tom NEE But / have never,
on any occasion, evoked spirits, deeming
1t wisest and best to await their good
pleasure. And when month after month
passed, and no sign came, bad quite
ceased to expect it, or to dwell upon
such a possibility. aHEOiT9TF
/ can scarcely express to the reader
my surprise, and emotion when, during q
sitting held October 49, 1856, at Naples
mrs. Owen and one other lady, not
professional medium, being present., the
following incidents occurred:
The name of Violet was suddenly
spelled out. After my astonishment
had somewhat subsidized | asked mentally
with what intent name so well remem-
bered had been announced ono ili"
Answer" Gave pro-"
There thespelling stopped. Repeated
invitations to proceed were unavaiiing;
not another letter could we obtain. At
last it occurred to me to ask, Are the
letters P, R, o, lcorrect2 ps9,I 5A
Answer-"No."
Question: Is the word gave cor
r'Il1.s aasrse.-q9 .S.50TS. q IN
Then l said: please begin with the
word after gave over again; where
upon it spelled out now and then cor
recting letter, the sentence:
Gave written promise to remember
you, even after DEATH wsl1I 904qfIi
Ithink that.no human being except
such as have been unexpectedly brought.
as l was then, almost within speech OF
the next world and its denizens, car re-
alize the feeling which came over me as
these words slowly connected themselves.
If there was one recollection Of my
yonth that Stood out beyond ell Others,
It is the reception from Violet of letter
written in prospect Of death, and con-
tanning, to thevery words, the promise
which now, after half lifetime, came
back to me from beyond that bourne.
Such evidence as il was TO me it can be
to no one else, L have the letter still;
but its existence was unknown except to
me; it has never been seen by any one.
How little could foresee when Il first
read it that, after quarter of century,
in far, foreign land, the writer would
be enabled to tell me that she had kept
her world 6GafHV ~ MWe
A few days afterward, namely, during
a session held on October 18th, the
same spirit having announced herself, l
obtained, to various mental questions,
replies characterized by the same peril
nency and exactitude as are above eyin
ced; the subject Of my questions being
of a private character, and the true re-
plies being known TO me alone. There
was not a single failure; and, in the
close of these replies, illusions were
made to circumstances with which, so
far as know or believe no one living
in. this world is acquainted except my,
SELF
sHer true baptismal name (a somewhat un-
common one), which / do not feel justified in
giving, Is, like that with which have repla-
eed ii, typical Of favorite flower.