The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-02-14

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IaiS fosfafs rooms. NJ W bohx
sas sboliy sossewa 70 Fssisf. 1l'sy
40 taf dowa ~ ihe tsbls cod si'eg
Posief kad smoked while ~ bic
sigtf, he said I can mir ge' oso mes
mgs tonight ssd fsai fsrs pseos
named fla, Dg other of yoa keov
sho ida VI
NJ. Dc Long looked at Foster wiib
rather a startled look. ssd said Well,
yos, I rather ihisk DO. Ny wiies
nsmo u Ida
Well. said Foster, then this mes.
sage is for her, and IL ia impofIabL
/ l,ui she will lave 10 come here and
receive it'
This was iusf eoougl 70 excite Do
Z Long's curiosity, and after eodeavor
log In vain 70 got Foster to fescal
tic message to him, ho consented to
bring bis wife the next night TO re-
eoiye tho important communication
| in person. Accordingly the next
evening the same two, accompanied
by Mrs. DcLong, were usbered into
Fosters parlor. They were soon
sea ted around the table, waiting Ca
gcrly for the spirits to arrive. After
Foster had smoked for several min
utes in silence, be suddenly said: Tho
same message comes to me. 1t IS for
Ida. This is the lady, is il? he asked,
as Of the spirit. oh. you will write
the uacssage, will you? Well, all
right. and with tits he took up pen
and dashed off the following
10 my Daughter Idd-Ten years
ago / entrusted large sum Of money
to Thomas Madden to invest for Inc
in certain lands. After my death he
failed to account for the investment
to my executors. The money was in.
vested 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 share OF
the purchase $3.50. He must be made
to make a settlement.
Your father,
VINEYARD
Both Mr.. and Mrs. De Long sat
and heard this communication read
with astonished faces. Mrs. De long
knew that in life iici rls eiiU. haa t-.7
mess dealings with Mr.. Madden, but
to what extent or even the nature CT
them she did not know. She was ter
ribly frightened at the denouement, for
she knew that Foster did not know
who she was, nor who her father
might have been, and when the com
munication came in so remarkable a
way, the effect upon the whole party
may be better imagined than describ.
ed.
Mr. Dc Long had just enough faith
in the correctness of Mrs. De Longs
communication to see what there was
in it, any way, SO the next day he
called on Mr.. Madden, at the Occiden-
tai Hotel Without saying what cs,
pecal reason he had for asking the
question, he asked Mr.. MADDEN if there
was not yet some unsettled business
between him and the estate Of the
late Mr.. Vineyard. Mr.. Madden
thought for moment, and then he
said there was. He said several years
ago he and Mr. Vineyard had purchas,
ID tract of land together, and their
interest was yet undivided. The |
and had increased and'was still in,
reasing enormously in value, and J e !
Mr. Vineyards daughter
lesired to let her interest lie untoucl- !
ID, which was the reason why the {
natter had never been settled up.
Besides she had been absent long Z
ime from the country and was not
ere 10 have the matter settled. When :
nformed that Mrs. De Long had only I
Ist learned Of this investment of her |
lther's, Nr. Madded expressed much
nrprise. : He said he supposed she
nd her husband and the executors }
new all about it, bDt- were simply I
,ttiDg the matter restf tie proper t
! to increase in value. Mr. MADDEN
len said that he was ready to make r
settlement at any time. This was b
sadily assented to by Mr.. De Long,
nd accordingly, oD sunday last, Mr.. "
adden transferred deed for 625
,res Of the lahd to mrs. De Long,
er heirs and assignssforever. Hav- 81
lg done this, Mr.. Madden offered the Il
dy $4,000 for the properly. but m