The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

these people. He even tried TO get
them to visit his house. But they de-
clined all such attentions. They had
regular days for the exhibition OF their
powers. | have seen them perform Won
ders which you would hardly believe. 1t
was before the day of animal magnet
ism, but they would put man so
soundly to sleep that nothing but their
own power could waken him. Electro
biology was then unknown but they
could control, by their sorceries, the
motions of every person in the room.
Spiritual mediums had not raped
themselves into notice but they deliv-
cred messages to us of the most oracu-
lar nature, through the dead lips OF
brown. mummied princess. L have
heard the sepulchral bark OF mummied
dogs, and the queer, unnatural note
of the idolized ibis. 1t was most re-
markable.
Well, to make long story short,
Major Grantby disappeared, and every
body was astonished. Not the leastclue
could be obtained as to his wherea-
bouts. He was an honorable and much
respected Christian gentleman, and
everyone felt assured that he had been
made the victim of foul play.
Twenty years after, he reappeared,
wearing the same clothing, and not n
day older. He could give no account of
his absence. He went to his own house,
where, fortunately, his wife and only
remaining daughter still lived. He met
strange servants in the hall, and was
perplexed by the different aspect of the
| place. Still more was he surprised to
| find predetermined, white-haired in
valid, instead of the vigorous, handsome
wife he had seen, as he supposed, only a
few hours before. And the blooming
daughter of eighteen was transformed
into a careworn lady of thirty EIGHT,
worn and weary with the cares which
had fallen upon her in that dreary time
the alarm and anxiety for her father,
the watching and care of brothers and
sisters who had sickened and died, and
then the care of the sad and bereaved
wife and mother. | speak feelingly, for
these things kept me poor, forlOrn old
bachelor, depriving me of many years of
| happy married life.
But he came back. A more bewildered
man never existed since the days of Rip
Van Wrinkle. A man coming out OF
prison after twenty years confinement
might feel something of what the Major
felt Only the man out of prison would
have an idea of what was going on in
the world, while the Major had none.
All that he could tell of himself was
this: He found himself in burning
building, the fire and smoke binding
him and causing great agony. He was
grasped by fireman and placed unhurt
upon the pavement outside, whence he
soon made his way to his home, not far
off. His return made as much noise as
his departure had done On investiga-
ton, tie fireman was found who had
saved him from the fire. The burned
building was museum-Barnum's s,
suppose-and the room from which he
had been carried was one devoted to
mummies and relics of the dead of diff
ferent ages and countries. On interro-
eating the proprietor, the history OF
each body, supposed once to have been
living, was obtained; but no light was
thrown upon the dark mystery. At last
he remembered the figure of one of the
Pharaohs, supposed to have been wax,
in marble sarcophagus, said TO have
been brought from one of the pyramids
of Egypt. | was by when that was first
mentioned to Major Grantby; an then
| saw the sign of lifting of the cloud
of bewilderment from the Majors brow.
"Where did you get ?" he asked.
The man said it had been purchased
five years before, as the one valuable
object, at the sale of the natural history
collection belonging to poor little
starved Southern college. Without say.
ing much about it, the Major found out
the President of that college, and learned
from him that the sarcophagus had been
given to the college by one of the alum.
hi, whom he named, eight or ten years
before That man was found. He said
he had seen it for several years as one
of the extra shows attendant upon q
circus. The owner had many valuable
Egyptian relics which he had wished tC
dispose of in order TO retire to private
life. The young man had purchased
this for the college and other things fol-
himself. If more information were
needed, he could procure it, for the
former owner of the sarcophagus lived
very near him.
The Mai or was so interested he went
himself to see the man and hear his
story. The man proved himself to have
been colored servant, employed by the
Egyptian sorcerers for many years
When he saw the Major he recognized {
resemblance to the supposed wax figure
and when the Major allowed his face tC
be stained, and himself to be wrapped
in Egyptian burial-clothes, all who hat
ever seen the Pharaoh could almost be
lieve that they saw him again.
The servant informed Major Grantb,
that he was with the Egyptians whel
they left New York, and had Travelled
with them throughout the United States
and parts of South America. He sait
that the Egyptian lady was treated eve
with great alteration by her com
panions.
, This sarcophagus was part of he
own personal property, which Away
accompanied her, and was placed III he
, own room. The man believed her {,
have been the wife of the dead man, an,
{ that it was by her sorceries that she Ia,
| remained alive and young, while re Ia,
: been dead thousands of years.
: When in her room, the heavy crysta
cover was removed from the sarcopha
2 gus, flowers were placed about it, per
5 fumes burned by the head, and shawl
!. of the most exquisite color and work
manship draped over the body and tn