New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
Foster. the Medium.

! Foster. the Mediunls
From. the San francisco Chronicle januafy!,I
When Foster. the Spiritualiss medium
=! frs: came % this city and hung out his
: single a: the Grand HOTEL he was al
4! ul.lec: OF much curiosity Among those
who went TO witness the marvellous mani
! iestations. which it was claimed were daily
| made. was a well known gentleman, whose
F.. name We are not authorized to give. The
gentleman had heard Of the slip OF paper
trick. and believing that he knew thing
or two more than Foster did. he resolved
| to play sharp game with him. Before
! going to the mediums room. he wrote d
name on a slip OF paper. which he wrapped
! and folded tightly in a piece of tlnioll
When ne got there, in soinpany with several
| other friends. he handed the little Cn.l o.
tinfoii 20 Foster and awaited events.
The little paper inside the tinfo!i con.
tanned merely the full name of the gentle.
mans mother-her maiden and married.
name. Foster took II. pressed 1t 10 his
forehead in thai dreamy, listless way he
I has. and then laid it on the able. Pres
entity he said. "Yes. sir. have a message
for you. There is TIL spirit Of lady here
. who wishes me t" write you this message
I Here Foster took up a pencil, and with
many jerks and auicks wrote:
do not remove the remain. OF your
. father and myself. let ls rest where we
! are. Your hear. il rishr, but your iudg-
| ment is wrong
! The message was signed by both the
| maiden name and the married name OF tie
| gentlemans mother. The gentleman turned
as white as sheet, for he at once recog-
nized the message as having been written
| III the name OF his deceased mother. lie
! lad long been intending to remove her re-
mains and those of his father from an East
| ern cemetery TO his vault at Lone Noun
! tain. He had not thought of the matter at
| all that day. Foster had never seen him
: before. Neither Foster nor any one else
| not even the gentlenans wife-knew what
| the mothers maiden name had been, hence
the ciearness, the strange outline OF the
| message, and, above all, the aJtless with
which It referred to his project with regard
20 the remains of his parents gave the as
tonished gentleman something TO think
| about Ter days to come
He did not wait for an answer 10 his tin
| foil puzzle, but started away very much IN
the condition of the Young man who went
to church to scott. but finally concluded to
Semaln and praye
! Next day the gentleman met his friend.
the Hon. Charles Z. De Long, who had just
then returned from Japan. To him he told
! Lls remarkable experience OF the day be-
| fore. Mr.. De Long laughed at HIM. for his
! apparent Gredulity. and secuted the idea
I
message. Nettled at this, the gentleman
! invited Mr.. De Long TO go with him and see
! Foster and Judge for himself. Tha, night
| they both. in company with Howard Colt.
I called a. the Grand Hotel and were shown
! into Fosters rooms. Mr. De Long was
I wholly unknown 70 Foster. They all sat
=; down to the table. and after Foster had
| smoked a while at his cigar, he said: I" I
| can only get one message to night. and that
=. Is 'ur q person named IDA. 30 either OF
! yen know who Ida is -
F: Mr.. De Long looked at Foster with rather
| a startled look. ana said: ''We.l. yes.
rather think LIDO. Ny wi!es name ia Ida"
! "Well.'' said Foster. ''tben this message
! Is tor hey. and it is important. But she VII!
! have - come heTe anu receive 1t.
. Thi. was Just enough to excite DE-. longs
curiosity. and after endeavoring II vain to
f: &c, Foster to revea! the message to him. he
! consented 20 bring his wife the next night
! 70 receive the ;lnpor'aD: communication in
, person. Accordingly tie next evening the
! two. accompanied by Mrs. De Long. were
, :,sherei in;o Fosters pa.lor. They were
F: soon seated around The table. waiting
eagerl: FOR the spirits 20 arrive. Atte1 Eos
Ter had smoked tor several minutes in
| silence he suddenly; said: "Ih" same mes
sage comes - ,n-. /: is for lila. I'M. is
the lady il, IT, h, asked. ~ oT the spirit.
.Dh. yci VII. write The message Will YOU
Wen. all right" and will, this Ae took III. q.
,s; and dashed 't tn. following:
. go Nv Daughter Ida:
Yen year. ago I entrusted Il la. &c sum
~ money 70 ILo:a.. Maiden. 70 invest for
nv IN certain ..nuis. After my death he
!a.lct 20 account :u.. Il. investment 70 my
executors. The :noncy was invested. and
;:..5i acyes ot Land eeSe bought. and one
hal: ~ this land now belongs to you.
paid Madden on account of my share of The
purchase 500 II. mus. be made to make
!. settlement. .,us father.
- VINEYARD"
:'ot'4 NJ. an! Mrs. ':e Long sat and heard
:his communication .ta1 with astonished
faces. INSIDE long Knew that IL life her
father" had had business dealings with Mr.
Madden, but to what .Xfente or even the
nature of them, she aid not know. She was
terribly frightened at the deHoHcmeHt for
she knew that Foster did not knox who she
was. or who her father might have been:
and when the cOmnuI.icat ton came III so re-
narkable d way. the effect upon tie whole
party may be bstses imagined shaa de-
scrbed.
Mr. De Long had i,s. enorgh faith in the
zion 80 see what There was in it, any way.
so the next dav he sAilet. on Mrs Madden,
=. th. Occidental Hotel. Without saying
what special reason he mad aor asking the
question: he asked Mr. Madden ii there was
NOT y.e some unsettled business between
hmse: and and the estate OF the late
Mr. Vineyard. Mr.. Madden thought !or
moment, and then lie sad there was. lie
said several vears ago he and Mr.. Vineyard
had purchased a tract of land together, and
their interest was yet undivided. The land
lad increased and was still Increasing
enormously in ealue, and he supposed
Mr. Vineyard. daughter desired to let
HeS interest lie untouched, which
was Che reason WIS Tie matter had
neyer been settled ny. BESIDES, she had
been absent fons eime from the country,
and was not here to have the matter set
tied. When informed that Mrs. De Long
had only .ast learned of this investment Of
her fathers, Mr.. Madden expressed much
surprise. He said he supposed she and her
husband and the executors knew all about
it. but were simply letting the matter rest
for the property to increase in value. Mr..
Madden then said that he was ready to
make a settlement aS any time. This was
readily assented - by Mr.. De Long, and
accordingly. on Saturday last. Mr.. Madden
transferred deed for G21 acres OF the land
TO Mrs. De LONG, her heirs and assigns for
ever. Having done thiso Nix Madden Of
;ered Che lady $4,000 for the property but
having been informed thas il 10 S0Sta 80
least $4,000, she declined 90 sell.
Ruins ct the Tower O.; Babel
Rev. G. VI. Gordon describes til. yeI.H'el
site Of the tower Of Babel. a high mound
is surrounded by rune,s and unfinished
tower Of brick. the summit 2j1 tee' above
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