Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-18
spirituaiist Com positions.

The story regarding the Brattleboro
medium who is finishing edwin Drood'
under the influence, it is presumed, of
the original author, recalls to the mind,
saws correspondent of the London
Echo, an account given to me, by friends
of nv own, of an extraordinary circum-
stance, The medium was in this case
conscious. but the fact of her being the
instrument Of another intelligence was
strongly impressed on the minds of the
witnesses of the scene. 'SWe had" said
nv. informant, S.Inuch varied spiritual
experience in our own family for sew
eral months, commenced from curiosity,
continued from increasing interest. Our
circle consisted, however, only OF eur
own family and three or four intimate
friends; we never had a professional
medium in our house. One Sunday,
early in the afternoon, our friend E. 5.
came into the dining room, where ID. G.
and myself were sitting, and a CONVEX
sation began between him and d., In
which the former bantered the latter on
his enthusiasm on behalf of slaves, and
asserted that they were really well
enough off, were provided with lawyers,
advocates, &c. Hereupon c., who was
in another part of the room, took a
pencil, and, saying she was impelled to
do SO, wrote down the following verses
as fast as her fingers could move:
sob men of iron, hearts of ice, $50 T..
Can you look on and see such vice, -.
And, still approving smile? r., D..
Shall man his brother make slave !?
That man to whom God freedom gave;
Shall man withhold that right?
Nay, rather seek to give them back
Thut strength and freedom they now lack,
But which they had at first. .r.
And argue not for sin and shame.
Though still of law they have the name,
But strive to crush them down.
No happy freeman e'er can know
The yillaIny and vice that grow ,,.- ~. ..'.
Sheltered beneath that name;
For who shall plead the Negroes cause
He has no country, has no laws
That he can call his own. ISL. -. s...-.
But now the time is coming fast
When Slavery no more shall last. ......-
And man shah claim his own
Black by his brother white shall stand.
In the same country hand in hand
AS equals they shall reign.
(Signed.) These are from a negro re-
leased In the flesh he was called Peter
/ was DESTROYS of knowing more of this
were answered in the same manner as
follows:
"1Iy life was hard and bitter one
OilC HAIL NDItI. anu lCGliCl CI ctA Sti
ity with my masters sons, was sold to
pay for their extravaganza, to man
who had pity on none but himself. De-
graded and insulted openly, classed with
his monkey and his hound. / struggled
on, till, in the prime of my so-called
life, God, in his mercy, struck down my
body, and released my soul from its des-
pissed prison house. PETER"
1T would be Interesting" added e. s.,
describing this scene, ito ascertain
whether any one. could point out-in
Mrs. Stoves works or where not-some-
thing which may be supposed to have
originated, this thing in come of your
minds, where, of course it may have
lain dormant for an indefinite time
Such is the story, which seems worth
recording as a contribution tel queJ to the
observation made on the subject of
spiritual" manifestations.