, 1875-11-27
SPIRITS IN INDIANA.
4 Hair-RaisiuS Story that is Told Of II
eihOSIIy Lock Of Hair.

From the St louis Globe Democrat
TEHKE HAUTE, IND, October 27.-If the
reader will imagine himsef with me in the
seance room, viii Try 10 make him see Just
what saw-Eot during all the scances l
have attended here, but at single one
There stands a cabinet, a plain, simple thing,
made of thin walnut boards. The folding
doors are flung wide open; the light shines
into every part Of it, leaving not the sign of
Il shadow III any nook or corner. Look all
around, behind, and underneath it nothing
can you find TO awaken suspicion III the most
suspicious mind. 1t is seven O'Clock IN the
evening. Here comes the little woman, car
ryng abOut her no indications of the Won
derous power she possesses. Plainly, yet
neatly dressed is she, modest and unassum-
ing greets you with sweet smile, and
takes your hand with corGiahty converses q
little with her friends; passes on to the cabi-
net enters, and closes the door after her
The light Is turned down, but not 50 far as
to make it possible fur any confederate 10 en-
ter the cabinet without being seen. Now we
listen awhile to the tinkling sounds of a
music box which orr accommodating friend,
DR.. Pierce, has just brought in. BY and by
one wing Of the cabinet door slowly opens
and out steps a slight, but beautiful figure,
rob,d in pure white garments, looking like a
girl of about seventeen; not quite 20 tall as
the medium, Int with step more elastic.
Pausiug an instant near the threshold, she
says, - Good evening " in the sOftest imag-
Unable tones; then tuning around, throws
open the other wing Of the cabinet door,
showing Us the medium sitting in a chair,
apparently asleep, and deadly pale. At this,
"A stranger whispers to me, May not the
figure in the chair he made mp, anG consist
of something other than flesh and blood,
while the creature in white Is really the me
dunn playing ghost ? -
Did some invisible ear, as well as nv own.
catch this Whisper Of suspicion? Immediately
the chair in which the medium sat entranced
commenced rocking, and thu unconscious oc-
cupant thereof, lifting her arm, waived a
white handkerchief. But all this failed 10
satisfy the skeptic- ''Ah, the thing Is a
machine" said he "moved by wires" These
words, though uttered in an undertone, fell
not unheaTd by the nPparlatIUn moving be-
fore us. Going at once to the medium, the
figure in white raised her 10 her feet, brought
her ont of the cabinet, and stood side by side
with her. Having thus swept away dark
suspicion, the apparItion returned to the cab
met with the medium and closed the door
Very soon tall figure, in male attire, came
out Of the cabiEet, gracefully bowling TO the
circle, and looking the full-Urbed man. Fix
ing his gaze steadily upon a lady who sat
next me. he whispered few words, bat -
feeb!y our dull ears cauSht them not The
lady at once claimed him as her husband,
and be bowed as If 10 confirm the claim
Rising, the lady offered the apparition her
hand advancing pace, he sought to grasp
1t but failed, being suddenly pulled back by
some invisible force.
Now, returning to the cabinet, the appari-
lion closed the door and remained about two
! minutes in the dark, as If to gain new
strength, then came out again, and by what
] seemed a painful, but determined effort.
made his way 20 the lady already mentioned
and took her hand in his with a whispered
" God bless You Several other figures,
variously attired, and differing greatly in
size and stature, came ont one after another
during the seance.
/ Finally the figure IN white came out
! again requested her to give us the best
proof she could that she was not mortal
like ourselves. After expressing willing
ness 10 try, she called for pair Of scissors,
| which, being furnished, she handed to me
| then kneelIng down before me, requested
| that l should cut a lock Of hair from bel
head. l complied, clipping quite large
lock from her crown. The tress was passed
around the circle, as all were curious 70 fee
Of 1t. The sPpaIition then taking the hail
into her own hands, laid it upon q whit,
! handkerchief close by me and then folded il
carefully therein then rising she went int
the cabinet and shut the door Directly tn,
! handkerchief deliberately unfolded itself, anG
the hair straightway acted like thing o
life, rolling over and moving about with {
| strange activity After a while II leaped of
the carpet and began travelling toward th,
cabinet. While 1t was proceeding IN that
direction, the apparition, opening the door
| came out, stood motionless, while the lock o
hair leaped upon her white skirt and climbed
slowly to her shoulder, and then sprang I,
her crown, seeming TO fasten itself to tb
very spot from which I had clipped 1t.
ISAAC KEIsoE.