The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-10
A Financial Message from the Spirits
.-FOster on his TraVeIs..InteTview
with the late Minister to Japan
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A Financial Message from the Spirits
.-FOster on his Travels--InteTview
with the late Minister to Japan
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The San Francisco Chronicle says when
Foster, the spirituallst medium, first came
70 that city and hung out his single at
the Grant'hoiel, he was an object Of much
curiosity. Among those who went to
witness the marvellous manifestations,
%hI6E Il was claimed we're daily made,
was well:known gentleman, whose
name. we are not authorized to give. The
gentleman had heard OF the slip.of.paper
TRICK, and believed 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 q
name ona slip Of, paper, which he wrap.
ped and; folded tightly in a piece Of tin.
Toll: When he got there, In company
with several other friends, he handed the
little roll Or tinfoil 10 Foster and awaited
events.
THE dENTLEGAN's HAIR ON END.
The little paper inside the tlnfoil con-
tanned merely the name of the gentle.
mans mothef-her maiden and married
name. Foster took 1t, pressed 1t to his
forehead in that dreamy, listless way be
has, and then laid 1t on the table. Pres
emily he said, Eyes, sir, have message
for you: There Ia the spirit Of a lady here
who:wishes me to writeyo this message.''
Here Foster took up q pencil, and with
many jerks and quirks wrote:
"Do not remove the remains OF YOUR
father and myself. Let us rest where we
are. Your, heart Is right but your iudg-
ment iswrong --."
The message was signed by both the
maideni name and the married name Of
the gentlernan's mother. The gentleman
turned as white as q sheet, for he at once
recognized the message % having been
written in the name of his deceased
mother. He had long been intending 10
remove her remains and those of his
lalher from an eastern cemetery 10 his
vault ae Lone Mountain. he had not
tnougnt OF the matter OF all that day. Eos.
Yer nao never seen him before, Neither
Foster nor anyone elae-not even the pen.
tlemans wite-knew what Ire S,nntSsr5s
maiden name had been, hence ,the cieor !.
ness, the strange outline Of the Se SssI ~
and, above all, the aptness with whirh n
referred to his project with regard 10 the
remains OF his parents, gave the astohjst.
ed gentleman something 10 think abonh
for days to come.
WHAT THE SPIRITS TOLD Mr.. DE LONG
He didnot wait Tor an answer 10 his
tinfoil puzzle, but started away, gery
much in the condition Of the young man
who went 10 church to SCOT, but finally
concluded 10 remain and pray.
Next day the gentleman met his friend,
the Hon. Charles 3. belong, who had
just then returned from Japan. To him
he told his remarkable experience Of the
day before. belong laughed at him for
his apparent credulity, and secuted the
idea that spirits had anything 10 do with
the message. Melted at this, the gentle.
man invited Mr.. DeLong TO 20 with rim
ana an see Foster and judge, Tor himself.
That night they both, in company with
Howard Colt, called at the Grand Hotel,
and were shown into Fosters rooms. MI
belong was wholly unknown 10 Foster.
They all sat down TO the table. and after
Foster had smoked awhile at his cigSr he
said: " can only get one MESSAGE 10
night, and that iafor q perSofil namSd3 Idal
Do either Of you know who IDA n Yn 7, -' 49,