Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-09-12

eral in large quantities, it is, "Ngser mind
Mr.. Clegg, pay for it when you please
Before finding mineral. it was, "Old Clegg
the weaver poor foolish old man, h.
needs GUARDIAN Now it is "Samue
Clegg, Esq" Then, when digging under
spirit phenom: ma and impression, we were
fanatics, poor, deluded creatures" il
fact, foels uow it is, He is shrewd
clever old fellow, this old man Clegg.'
Then Nobody took anY notice of the boys
and girls to-day they have company
, enough, and there are plenty OF good
Christian people who are trying to make
peter believe that the spirits had nothing
to do with finding this mineral, but that
it was luck /; and they are trying further
to persuade his children to go back on the
good angel world, ID. the darling old
mother, who continues to care for them in
spirit life, as she did in earth life. After
long and earnest conversation with
Samuel Clegg, the head of the family, we
called Peter Clegg, son of Samuel and the
medium TO US, when the following cosver-
sation took place
Question. Peter. we want you to be
candid with us, and answer US truthtully.
Will youdo so :?
Ans.-f will, as far as | can.
Q.-After reading to him the statements
in rega. d to Seeing his meth. r, the man,
the light. and the place or prairie where
these things occurred, we asked, Are
they true ?"
A-Yes, sir ;vthey are,
Q--Pet,r. do GU believe OF know you
saw these things
A.-Certain y know I saw them, and
was not frightened brt came and told my
father. j.
Q--Whan you saw this man, and again
when you saw the light, were yon impresse
ed that tn.re was mineral under the
ground or did the man aud light say to
you, "Dig here, and YOU will fnd miner
aly"
Al did not lear a voice. No no
spoke to me but / was instantly i'm
pressed that there was mineral under the
ground where | then was
Odd yoc at orcs resolve to- dig for
ml.eral, on seeing the mali :?
A.-No. When saw the man, aid he
disappeared as he did, | thought there was
mineral under the ground, but when
saw the light, L telt sure.
Q-Arc there other diggings near this
ground
A,-Yes; on each side of it. From
eighty rods to half mile there are dig
gings that have been worked for twenty
years, but all the miners had Stunned
this GROUND. There was no show for Minis
eral experienced miners said so, and left
this ground alone.
Q.-Feter, had you ever crossed this
ground before the time you saw this phe-
n fneuon
A.-Yes, many times.
Q.(-Did You ever have any impressions
that there was mineral under this ground
before you saw these things?
A No, sir never did.
Q.-Would you have sunk the shaft
you are now working in had you not seen
ttese things?
A.-Ccrtanly not.
Q.-Then you attribute your sinking
these shafts and the finding OF this miners
al, to the facts of your Seeing this man,
and, the appearing OF this light to you?
A.-Most certainly dc.
Q.-Pcter, are people trying to persuade
YOU tEat there is no splrteal phenomena
Iii all th!sr aad that you only imagine yvu
Saw these things. and that your FADING
nlne al was CHARGE On lu. Is?
a. Yes, Sir; they are dJfffg so.
O W ell, Peter, what wouId you think
of That man or woman whom You had
hel ped, whom you had raised up out of
de5re iation anl poverty, wn1m you had
fed. ulothe anl cared f., whom yuu had
made nl.n ADD wo,nen, aud fom whom
you never received ole ceut in return, but
did all these things because you loved
them, and Was abie to do-what would you
think if he, she, OF they should turn
against you and say, We ever received
one cent froa Peter !; We are lucky, that
all, aud we arc quite Independent Of him,
and we doubt very much if tAcre is any
sach man or being as Peter, anu if there
is, he is an evil, bad man, and has decev
cd u.s." How l3ng would you continue
your help to these people
A.-Nct nng-
Well, my friend, you are disposed
through false friends to turn these true
and aIgei helpers away Let me warn
you. do not this thing. You will r, greet it
all your lifl- The sp rits have been very
good to you. Do not grieve them, or turn
away from .heir counses. Go on with
your work, increase your We alth, and
strive to do good. Turn not aw ay from
this angel grandmother, who has proved
to hp the hSt fr:nn0 Won ever hail