The Van Buren press., 1874-02-03
REMARKABLE LETTER THAT FOS'
TER BROUGHT MRS. G. E.
DE LONG.
Tn. snug Sum of $4,000 the Result Of a
Visit to the Medium.

| shlngle AT tue Sfan't notei, ho was az w
iect of much cSiosi!y. Among those who
went % witness thclharve!lous manliesta-
tions which it was claimed were daily
made. was well-known gentleman,
whose name we are not authorized to give
The gentleman had head of the slip OIL
paper trick, and believing that he knew
a thing or two more than Foster did, he
resolved t6play a sharp game with him
Before gong to the mediums room, h.
wrote name on slip of paper, which
he wrapped and folded tightly in piece
of tinfoi When he got there, in com
pany with several other friends, he
handed ths little roll Of tnfoil to Foster
and await s@ events.
THE GEkTLEMAN's HAIR OF END.
The little paper inside the tinfoil con
tanned merely the full name Of the gentle
man mothdS her maiden and married
name. FxHr took it, pressed to hls
forehead in.that dreamy, listless way he
has, and theni laid it on the table. Pres
entity he saif =" Yes, sir, have a message
ror you. rSiere Is spirit oil a lady here
who wishes me to write you this mes
sage =" Here Foster took up 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 juag-
ment is wrong.
The message was signed by both the
maiden name and the married name OF
the gentleman mother. The gentleman
turned as white as a sheet, for he at once
recognized the message as having been
written in the name of his deceased moth
err He had long been inleidng to re-
move her remains and those of his father
from an eastern cemetery TO his vault AT
Lone Mountain 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 gentle
mans wifc-knew what the mothers
maiden name had been, hence the clear
ness, the strange outline Of the message,
and above all, the aptness with which
it referred to his project with regard to
the remains Of his parents, gave the as
tonishcd gentleman something to think
about for days to come.
WHAT THE SPIRITS TOLD MIR. DE LONG.
He did not wait for an answer to his
tinfoil puzzle, but started away, very
much in the condition Of the young man
who went to church to scof, but finally
concluded to remain and pray.
Next day the gentleman met his friend,
the Hon. Chas. e. De Long, who had
just then returned from Japan. To him
he told his remarkable experience of the
day before De Long laughed at him
for his apparent credulity, and secuted
the idea that spirits had anything to do
with the message. Ncttled at this, the
gentleman invited Mr.. De Long TO 90
with him and see Foster and judge for
himself That night they both, in com
pany with Howard Colt, called at the
Grand hotel, and were shown into Fos-
ter's rooms Mr.. De Logg. was wl9lllHS, lly J,
TO the table, and after Foster had smoked
awhile at his cigar, he said; l can only
get one message to night, and that is for
person named Ida Do either of you
know who Ida is?
Mr.. Dc Long looked at Foster with
rather startled look, and said: "Well,
yes. rather think do. My wife's name
is Ida.
"Well. said Foster, "thon this mes
sage is for her, and it is important. But
she will have to come here and receive
it. 4"
WHAT THE SPIRITS TOLD MRS. DE LONG.
This was just enough to excite De
Longs curiosity, and after endcavoring
in vain to get Foster to reveal the mes
sage to bin, he consented t. bring his
wife the next night to receive the iulpor-
tant communication in person. Accord.
ngly the next evening the same two, nc.
companied bv Mrs. De Long, were ush
cred into Fosters parlor. They were
soon seated around the table, waiting
eagerly for the spirits to arrive After
in silence he suddenly said; "The same
message comes TO me. 1t is for Ida
This is the lady, is it:" he asked, as OF
the spirit "Oh, YOU will write the mes
sage, will you2 Well, all right. and
with this he took up pen and dashed
off the following:
TO My DAUGHTER IDA: Ten years ago
| entrusted large sum of money to
Thomas Madden to invest for me in Ger
tain lands After my death he failed to
account for the investment to my cxcct.
tors. The money was invested, and
twelve hundred and fifty acres Of land |
were bought, and one half of this land
now belongs to you. paid Madden on
account of my share Of the purchase
$3.50. He must be made to make settle.
ment. Your father.
- VINEYARD.
Both Mr.. and Mrs DeLoDg sat and
heard this communication read with as
tonshed faces. Mrs DeLong knew that
in life her father had had business deal.
ings with Mr.. Madden, but to what cx.
tent, or even the nature of them, she did
not know, She was terribly frightened !
at the dtaouemsnt, for she knew that
Foster did not know who she was, nor
who her father might have been, and {
when the communication came in so re
markable way, The effect upon the whole ,
party may be better imagined than de- ,
scribed ,
MR. MADDEN COMES DOWN. .
Mr.. De. Long had just enough faith IN
.he correctness Of Mrs De Longs com.
to want to see what there