, 1874-12-25

worthy OF hcollnB. Your own HrAau1E.
foa should hayo noon tho look OF blank an,nzo-
mont whom took thia precious document down
Ing In heaven, is vigorous and lloalthy, mud will,
l hope, recover from tho shock caused Iy tho
announcement Of her demise. slto thrchtous
titrotni vengeance Oh That spirit which 1ares to
hs%er nero c nao M sna sHs GFe Of y p
wlicn t1o two meet in tho upper land sono
prctty etor,ny o1p'ctives will bo used. for Maggie
VOWS TINT. no matter whorc aho iinda her, she
Will give tho tmpostor = pioco Of llor mind. As
myth. Ny logic ID simple-Hinco haYo never
hal child TINT child could not be named
braood myaolt for nnothcr effort, nna made
second Of tho trio Of noted srlrt!la'tsta in this
city. On my way dorm to FoHtor's shop stop
ped In At 1lartz's,
now uAnrz DOES IT. .
Mr. Hartz, can sou tel! mo low Mr. Toster
roads questions on slips Of paper carefully rolled
No. eir, bnt may q%esst07y r ho s0lo to show
"Ah, indeed can you do it 7"
IT don't know TINT oan do exactly what ho
doea; bt to read what you write On q slip Of
paper, mud, as you suppose. carefully fold vi, ia
most transparent trick. h1r. Fuator Inns boon
doing It for something like twonty yoars, and do
Ing nothing but that, and moreover, he has becn
uClHR IL QAY Alu pfoHlIE tuAk lult IGHELn VI
time: You will not expect mo to be ns expert ms
ho !; but will show you ssith plcasuto what CAL
bo dono in that direction"
Then, to MY surpriso ho did, before my very
eyes, the ilelltiea tlinga whscl .ad aoou Fo g.
duocd az .tncontrovortiba evidence of intercourse
NTH another world. 1t ID not necessary to ray
at this juncture exactly wllat that waB, for II
sllonfd toll yon what Hartz did should render
description OF nv intoryiow with Fosser entirely
f1r fTha Hn n rnaflv
identical in all their salient points TINT to speak
OF QUO Ia to describe the other.
'Can bo taught to do that. 1fr. uartz?"
"AEost asstrodly," ho answerod.
"And will YOU teach mo?"
"Cortainly, will"
In half an hour WAS able to conjuro up spfr-
lta irom tho yaaty doep after tho most approved
fashion, aud several times sinco tavo held
them to opon thoir oyos in blank wonder 1t tho
way in Which ostablBhcd sort Of postal nr-
rangemont botweon thta world and tue ncxt, I
eau perform the trick with great acceptance, and
stand ready to mako any number oi engagements
ut tho regular rates, Of course, aud to do oyory-
thing which Foster did for mo that day.
pounT1No rnzEsD.
still ,lnaatisncd, however mnde o journey
down to ,A1ltrow Jaokson Davis bookstore, on
Fourth street, to ASCERTAIN lie general estimate
Of mediums. At tlrst Eo waB worry retlcont, but in
a iitt}o While cleaned enough to make mo fcot
WV
aystcm az had.
"hIr. Davis, arc thoro any trustworthy mo-
dlnmB In tho city? want to look this nlattor
Of splrituallHm in Tho fpce, and have como ior
'.TAcro arc great many mediums in tho city,
sir"
"Ycs. + nm aware of that; bnt aro tlore any
to whom you would 60 for Trustworthy rovola-
tlons?"
an r),ysnn1 mnui festntiDna md tnfID 10 iutereHt
III them whatever"
saw that waa dealing with an honcat man,
who had his own opnlonB OF the craft. but did
not propose to bo surprised with declaration.
''Truc. nir, you do not need such things; but
ara in tho primary school and nood to bo ]otl
and taught. Can you recommend ma to any QUE
who will certainly not deceive me?"
II have thu cards Of agroat many mediuma,
sir. and thoy aro AZ your disposal"
''Can you vouch for nuy ono Of them?"
~ disiio to vouch for any ono In thcso dayn.
Your better plan ia to take tho matter into
your own hands,"
tion. Do yo,1 regard Mansfield, and Foster aud
6lado as houest men ?"
Really, sir, canuot nnawor tho question
positively, and so ought not to answor jt Mt all.
| az out Of TIC waay OF mediums and know
Horo was q strange atato of affairs indeed. At
tho headquarters OF Sriiltua1lsnl in tho city OF
New York tho gentleman wi,o had probably had
moro experience IN tho Rub joct than any living
mau, Keeping hoolstore whoao ample shelves
were filled With Spiritual literature, refused to
vouch for n single medium, which means that
tho honost mon who aro 6pirltua1ists hayc no
confidence whatoyor in tho most prominent ex-
pononts Of their own theory. This Indicated a
way with my own eyes, and With yory distinct
caution sounding IN my cars lest / should bo
cAeated.
sEAHoE WITH FOSTER.
With this, rang Fosters door-bcll. A servant
came and uslloroa mo into the back parlor. Af-
tor d wlito 11r. Foster appeared aud bockonod to
me and my friend to como into tho back room,
10 Doeau by abort discourse on religion, Say
ing Tint his object III this work wns simply to do
good to the world. 1te then tore off from some
long atrips OF papor small pieces, on Which VIC
wore to write our questions.
My theory Of the whole thing vas and is, that
II ho got at tho question to soc 1t, he can mn
awor IT, aud, If lo futla III tho tirHt he invariably
faita III the last. In our ntoryieW, TO asked tho
ordinary questions Of those who wore gone. Ho
givo u single faot which could not bo easily
gieaped from n knowledge Of ttlo question. II
we ahlod in what ycns somo orc died, ho COM
pellod us, instead Of getting AiB information d.
to write down a quantity q dates. Five times
out Of six lo 1niased it, Onco in whilo hc
would hit right. Ao thought to surprise ua
by holding tho pencil lightly and calling
on. tho spirit to move IT, and tho spr-
it did move 1t, 30 to spoak. But / Ind not
boon to 1Iartz in min; 80 took tho pencil, held
It in the 8amo position aid found TINT the same
spirit moved It for MO in tho self-same way. 1Io
insisted that, though did tue samo thing as he,
still did it mechanically, while ho did 1t by
apiritnalistio forces, you know.
At tho interview which an1 specially dcHcrib,
| Ing wo determined that ono Of us should cal
only for those who nro still living, wllo thu
other called only for fictitious characters. Our
| argument and exc1Ho was this: Foster said, NJ
500 spirit horo who is ready to communicate 4
beautiful spirit, and from the celestial ratho1
than tho spiritual world" Now, thon, that being
tho case, all tint split had to say waB, Gontlo-
mon, you can't deceive us; We Heo through YOU.
| Your motlso is exc,,sahlo, but your g1ostionA
arc all false." mud nc should hnvo paid our 50
aud received tho best test that could bo giyon
Az with Mansfield, wanted to be Bcoldod;
wanted to be upbra!dcl; ! wanted my father
wllo Aaid ho was presout, to HaY through Foster
''3Iy boy, your questions are unworthy, aud il
my father had really como through Foster, thai
| Is certainly whnt he would have Hala.
| Quo OF tho questions asked was:
Dear Wilkinson. whcro did sou die. and Of wha
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