The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-10
GENERALIZATION" in Mis-.
souri,.

ASTONISHING ASPIRATIONS A,
THE RESIDENCE OF THE NIX
DUN MOTT, IN SCOTLAN
COUNTY GHOSTS IN WHIsK
ERb AND BKOADULOTH-H
SOME SPECTRES-A GHOsTL1
FORM SUDDENLY DIsIPATEI
BY A FLASH Of LIGHTNING,
1880 kslso, q somewhst well-knowI
ratiohs'. writes ss follows from Mem
Phis. oeO''an county, Missouri, to the y.
LOUIS De-" -efat, under date Of Oct. 20:
On LEAVING the city Last week " visi, th,
famous meaium Mr.. Mott, Of Memphis, IL
tho Interests Of science, promi, ed to Civ,
10 the ~. Louis Association Of Ration ri
lists n plsin, unvarnishsd account VI th,
phsnomens, II any 1 should be permitted
70 witness, said to come through the med
umship OF that remarkable man.
Mr.. Motifs residence 10 . little way GU,
OF town an humble cottage standing of
by itself. About II there can be found nc
hiding place, not even q cellar To afford
me ample opportunity OF satisfying my,
self ~ to the honesty Of the whole affair
no allows inc 10 lodge 10 his domicile, and
cat at his table.
Last evening was the third seancs sinos
my arrival, and was held 81 Mr.. Motts
house. lie does not always, however. have
them o. bis house. Can hold them any.
where. Whom he erst became Q medium
bis seances were held for about q year at
the residence Of Mr.. Pitkin, . prominent
citizen OF Menphis, who entertained, free
OF charge, all corners who wished 10 inves-
tigAte the phenomena. Nor could Mr..
Mott, for long time, be persuaded to &C.
cept OF any compensation for his loss Of
time ia lending himself TO the cause.
As cannot, in . single letter, furnish
you more than an inkling OF what has fall
len under my observation, allow me to
conHne myself for the present TO the pho.
nomenA OF las, night
The weather was counted unfavorabls
About nightiAll IL began storming. There
were frequent dashes Of rain, acoompan led
by mutteriDg thunder and vivid light
ming.
The medium always allows himself 70
DO hand cuffsd and tied down to the floor
when parties desire II. Having seen him
ironed once, l cared not 10 have IL repeat
cd. SO, at my request, he was left this
time unbound. Several intelligent gentle
nen Of kirksville, No, and three ladies
oil Canton, Ills, evidently we'll informed
and reputed TO be highly educated, made
up our circle tor the most part.
The light was turn ed down ill We wore
left In soft dusky twilight. After few
ninutes, the curtain concesling the apsr-
ture OF the cabinet In which the medium
sat entranced was swept aside by . white
hand rather indistinctiy seen across the
little room then . fsce appeared, looking
decidedly human. Invited forward, l
approached The aperture, but did hot
recognize the countsnsnce. The storm
without continued unsbAtsd. Pseriug
narrowly into the face OF the stranger, my
eyes within . few inches Of the features
l Vas scrutinizing, while at the same time
trying to each the whispered words fall
ing from lips rsputed ghostiy, l was star
tied BY nssh OF lightning, which, CLEAN.
ing through the cottage windows, fell
with dazzling snulgencs upon The counte-
nance before me.
The e ss:s y feyvss.'is,a 10 my gaze, and
appearing very like q beng made up Of
common aesh and blood. The figure was
neatly clad In black cloth, fashionably
cut Was bsrehesded; had short dark
hair, and long, brown cnin-whisksrs, how-
ing down upon and partly concealing bis
bosom. The Lightning made him vince
little and start back but directly recov-
ering from the shock he came up to the
spsrstu 70 again, bowling pleasantly, and
making an Intellectual effort to speak.
Now, where, said 10 myself does this
being come from? The only mortal
locked up in the cabinet Is Mr.. Mott, and
LUIS tr man - muen uno ~ "" .m'
ne apP.IA''U%u, no"e,e nv go.
Ievosu,Hou eo sVAn W
v,ne' iuen"neu, 'ney 'nousn' peyoue pei-
su'sh.u,e' sus sn'so' yITy.s a
", VINO o,eu so'e'' yesis 'nIyA =, INV
isey nsid converaSon WIN a'% ~ con.
hoeraoie Iengun. Va pe,.s soiu ,ss' NO
belonged 70 the order Oh .ns rec Masons
! aked MN 70 give me sus M.''er
Mssohs wora' 10 prusea noneuh
u 70 reconec' 'nsn snowy, Wv ,s'y om-
unetiy Prohounced 'ne ions nHiu wore
AFTER MN came woman face ano inquire
aVhred 10 tieh, wen.n,sing, ienA'e sAo.h-
msnu. ms Appai1tloh ihuoaueeo her'
sell 70 me Is my splritsster NAY re-
minced me OF having met nsr :, Mo,Hs's
TWO years ego, Nusre 'he ms,oi."~eo
ana stood before me In pr'gn. ngn',
'ies' out you now iook Younger,
replied, ana seem quite 100 g'fh'n TOT my
sister mary -. :. 80,
we cannot, resPohdea sne, 10 '
WHISPER, a' Cys,, ,naso ous.'o wa pp. -.
inc same; Cono''ions Wy s.u a,o
80 depenaon. on n,s cUna =" .r. ~ .nS scs
t ha, UT oun.u IS ,h;or 49, "a ,sLs nnon
ou' hkewse 70 'nin. Snon $1,000 w. 49, upU Ud
w ea a';..,a ~ n'' "aa;um's 'nhs,s Of
come wthih the Heo'uins sPno.o "a