The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-12-03
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q For. 60, long a time / hayes been
troubled with inquiries about the fate
of Peter sLeplerE IzItakea this method
of answering all queations. Through
series Of circumstanees wholly, uh
connected with spirifnalism, i have
become acquainted with the details Of
the sad affair. and VaosI pIeaBei anxious
friends will make them p pHbhc.yoz
AS may be Remembered, this. .fumin-
Gus Ornament OF that portion Of our
society which is devoted to specuIa-
tive investigation disappeared sudden
Iy in September last. He had been
seen by the boafdAg-housef Keeper to
enter his room at eleven O'Clock at
night. The next day he was no
@KheFo@to be @f0HHd His @d09F=was
locked on the inside and the windows
latched. Evidently here was mystery
ssf Ehat ny q, stsry1s9 G hitIfipEo Femain-
bouts has been discovered. alone
Know the facts, for facts they undoubt-
edly, are, and noH- give them to = the
world. Fhef may pefhaps.be found
useful, if for nothing else than Warn7
4
Peter, then on that svenihg when
he vanished from this sphere, aihad
been attending q meeting of a celeI
bFated eIubsof whief1he was azpeo4ni-
nent member. The question: was,
1S"The Perso onsffty Of The DEVIL sOn
this, Peter argued at length in support
of the theory that the devif is only n
vague abstraction, gradually becoming
fainter every day. He brought to his
aid q large store of knowledge, and
returned home with the proud con-
gsciousnesS that he had proven his
point. Locking The door of1is sitting
room, he turnedson the gas, and then
for the first ef1Ene perceived that he
was not alone. SIttinain his favorite
easy chair smoking fragrant cigar,
was dnfk-comp pfexioned gentleman
dressed fnlblaeks Witha white cravats
1t might have been only fancy. but
Peter thong ut that a warm atlmosph ere
radiated, from him as froln a. furnace.
e"HuAog@' said Leplet. Who are
your" .
The ssr6tlgerarosesahd bowed pos
litely, saying with q bland -smiieE and
in q singularlya soft voices sid ohaYe
the honor to be the gentleman W whom
you have just shown to be nen-exist-
ent." ~
Peter. = = g
Exactly" replied his Satanic Maj
esty, bowling again and resuming his
i S'1 FeEsF Va, EniiFolF aexsid osfeArF.
so he likewise lit his cigar and took a
chair on the other side Of the, eenter-
table, looking very increduIous. <
81 see you do not believe in me.o vi
mot bit, Twas, the cool response.
II am probably fast asleep at this mo-
ment, and you are the result of that
Stilton cheese had after dinner, asa
sistedT by lmE sneech Eto-Highk No,
mOst decidedly, 1 do not believe in
you." TJa- :.
The gentleman in black1freWned
ly5Rud then leAHea SbAck ID his
clfair, the smile On HIS 5hin lips crows
ing broader as Peter continued speak
5 : :55SzzsfixaST . All aBue xdaEsSa are 4
humbue. You are nothing but a
scapegoat sfor sthe theelegians who
were driven to adopt you from saw
ages as an easy explanation of theiI
hypothesesI You are the Xsofs theiI
equation. Why, even your figure Is
Fa 1raud, yo41 are only tho old Roinan
Pan blackeNs sd ofer and furnished
with "a pitchfork. !" Pooh-you cam
scare me-"
The Devil laughed condescendingTy
saMy dear boy doF moi, ALLOW fyouri
4 Bes 10 become ekciteda tCef4s iIilY j
nsed teSHesrttlla 4 sllra rost hlns yot
4 mention, but other times other man
ners, you knows0.I L droppedrthe me
dieVal basfifess q long while ago thi
character had a very good run, bH
4inally lost al its potency j LAt pres
cut l am gentleman and AM thinking
OF giving q course of lectures on tn
Failure Of ChpistianitysIpY . Here h,
4 chuckled for ale " momsnts.A 3,
Now, said Peter, in an argument
i've tone of voice, CT ossing his legs, q
ana perleetly willing 10 reason witl
Y you, and have no doubt that fe&n dis
prove you altogether"
qsFThes only objection to that is" sug
+. gestsd biz visi!eH ''the slight enc tha
Il l do exist" a
= "NonseHse," Peter 4exclaimed dog
matically = e'If4 4 ApfoVc you-to be ont
the result of Imagination and false in
terpretati on, ] trust that you Will b
candid enough to admit the truth ?'e
2 "Certainly, my character for veraci
ty is widely knoWn." "rets, aes. s...si =
t".,Wells then, let us begin at the be
ginning You will acknowledge,
hope, that there. is-ffothfng going {
j show that you were referred to by tn
author of the Mosaic books when h
, speaks of Eve and the serpent. I
5 later times the Jews falling from thei
:. original faith cametO adopt s1pefst
) tie ussaAdN feai'fhl AlIneasthig 3 N6eing
haunting wildernesses, similar to Il
Grecisn fawhS and satYrs. This
clear Iromt the Pentateuch. There I'll
Hebrew word 'seirim' (Leviticus xvi
4 y (which our translators render devi
really means only hairy ones No
we know that the Egyptians worship