The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-14
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waxing the ends for him said they would
be Of no use, for she was possessed Of 4
devil. Dr.. Newbrough used them, how
ever. He also procured nails without
heads, and 80 fine that pinchers could
not get hold of them, and with them
closely nailed her gown all around the
bottom to the floor. Out Of the. cabinet
walked strange and fine lady, Of differ
ent stature, complexion and manners
from the plain, the homely washerwoman
who few moments before was nailed to
tho floor in an alpaca gown. DR.. New.
brough rushed to the cabinet. 1t was
empty his nails were nowhere visible,
and his waxed ends had also
evaporated. The new lady's dress
was brown, summary tex
ture, that looked as though it mil ht have
been made on a material loom. DR.. New.
brough said to the ghost: ''Kind lady, I
have a pair Of remarkably sharp scissors
in my pocket; will you oblige me by al.
lowing mo to clip souvenir from your
robe! The beautiful being smiled on
him graciously, but answered: ''Nothing
to wear. My medium has but the one
gown. If you cut piece out, there will
be hole in it, and she will be entirely
destitute" :'But.'' persisted the
doctor, 81 will see that she
has money to buy another gown"
'Ah, my dear sir, sadly answered the
beautiful spirit, 'perhaps you would, but
I do not know it; for Mr.. Gleutt was here
and DR.. Storer, of Boston, was here, and
they both, and many others, said that
they would do something to relieve the
poverty Of our medium, but they have
not, and can not let You cut piece out
and make hole in her only gown
After the beautiful lady stepped away,
and after six.foot tall ghost had come
and gone, and no more ghosts would be
evoked. DR.. Ncwbrough again inspected
the cabinet. There sat the homeiy and
motherly Mrs. Crompton, with the waxed
ends all rigidly fast, and her alpaca dress
nailed to tho floor again, the fine little
nails being with almost perfect exactness
driven into the holes they had previously
occupied.
Mrs. Compton has lately been assisted
by the overseer of the poor of the county,
for these changes to which her body has
been subject during two years have ru.
incd her health, and in addition to being
unable to work, the reputation Of being
possessed by spirits has deprived her Of
her former employers. The people of
the town say nothing against her, except
that she is sorceress. The little chill
dren had mcnded their clothes with yarn
and with Irvine, or with whatever they
could get. A mortgage on their house,
added to other oblig cations, harrassed
them with debts amounting to nearly
three hundred dollars, and the prospect
Of the county poor house for more per-
mancnt home.
DR.. Newbrougb announced that he
raised $3.50 for the poor family before he
left Havana, and from the spiritist meet
ing yesterday morning in Republican
Hall, $50. One of his heaters asked
whether the persons in Havana who con-
tributed the $3.50 were lnfidels, spiritual
lists or Christians. He answered that
they were two infidels one spiritist and
himself. Three or four ladies passed
among the audience and collected 500.
A pillar of the society suggested that
this collection and all others should be
intrustcd, not to the solicitor, but to the
treasurer of the society, in regular way.
This suggestion was hootcd by the audi
eDce, who seemed to be familiar with DR..
Newbrough, and on being put to vote
was almost unanimously voted down.
Money has been now raised to nearly the
amount of Mrs. Colnpton's debts.