National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-22
Natiuaal Republican
HIRAK PnRRHs,

Recollsetions Of His Life BY 7. A. TrolIops.
This interesting paper appears n 'IIlppincott,,s
for February Powers, Mr.. TrolIopo zITes us touD-
derStand, was spiritu8lisE. He had Hums AZ
his house IN Florence, and entirely believed An
him. Mr.. Trollope had himself brought Hum.
to Florence, and had taken him to his own home.
| He tells q curious story OF the way IN which ho
came to abandon him. At one OF the sesncs, M
Trollops had summoned the spirit OF his deceased
orother. Many OF the answers Wers s1tlBEactory
out he could get no reply to the question where
himself and his brother had last met Hums
promised, however, that the spirit should report
correctly 1.-THE next SeaHcs. Mr.. Trollope's wife
doubted Hume and determined to test him. One
Gay, In conversation with him, she turned the
subject to diseases or the chest and said that she
feared that Ostend had been very bad for her late
brother in-laW. At the next sesncs AZ Powers.
house Mr.. Trollope repeated his question. and
the spirit promptly replied "Ostsnd.n Mr.. Troll
lope said; Esprit, you know nothing about what
you are talking Of; you are WronRr
Mr.. Hume became Immediately yerv ang-v
and reproached him Vehsmsntly for "intsrruDIi6HI,
ths sPirit'-for not waiting for what he vas
sSsO sd going to say: It was likely enough he
o pend was not the place. Mr.. Troaope said:
Il shaw! In that way he might 20 through the
(TrC nopel was not in a At mood 10 be- ssittsr A.
such meetings. But the best portion Of the
article concerns the acquaintance OF PovsrS
when y young maJr with the TroIlope GmiIyi1 r.,
CipCin natl. The ySung artist, at the suggestion
OF NJ rs. Trollope, made the fortune Of a pIayed-
strueu ny representation Of the principal scenes
in Dante Divine Comedy. The exhibition was
Tong ons', OF which M. TroiIops Possesses tbs
only copy h3existenee, IS here given. But the
finest ida 4 Of sll was an aflerLhoughE. In order
to induce the-public to Essp "hands Off, the in
Of hsdes, POWerSchsrged all the devils
with electt lefty:
'If ali tn 1t was packed into. a room adioining
Western n u
think, be I'D. miItN to have bseu q cheap tyenLv
five cents 10 rth- The Cincinnati world of hard
hocksd to IL exhibition IN crowds. But ysry
soon the VEN title and interchangeable artist de-
Vised rev mean OF still further 5timu atiuk the
curiosity and excitement of hE-pubIie a bar
ran across the 81 bib. Sion room di7 ing the mace
The scenery and oJeG7s provided fcrtheir amuse-
nent. Rat since tine available spa-s was, as NAV
'asily beimaginHt somewhat limi7JG, It came to
pass that ihe fO-ea ost spectators icing often of
hat class Of perm rs VhO see with the ends Of
heir fingers, WO1lI stSeteh out thei- arms and
sudsciousiT touch L he Eiack Imp OF the SkeIe-
on or Mfaos hRA self or any OtSsr Of tho
iTGmctis PsyseHR the y cCIld reach to the dam
lSe OF thOse Eomewha pssishable properties A
aotice was therefore, pTOeaTded in TIE room
written in aame-colC4 ed letters, and eouchsd in
he choicest bagabOO .DhrsseOlosy, warc4ng all
ineh lndIscrest persons tha5 the denizenSOf the
ntsrnal regioaS could NJ, re touched BY mortal
lands with iDPInity, Al d tsatimmediats pun
sh 4sg would %oulG visit tn mss Ss3os: or course
, ,SS1 to restrain, but wo1td rather slim
fIete the curiosity Of The disciples Of
saint Thomas. But, suTs- enough, the
threatened punishment, BY no means peds
So15o,' followed in every case very accurs[eIy
With the speed of ligL trins9-on the trans
preston; for Powers had cuncingly conEriged
1t all with his oNFn hand that a Sham
dectIic shock should be col nmurIeatei to esc6
hand that brsVed the prohibition. ma
the terror, and subsequently the
IN produced by this ingento Us de7tce may easily
70 Imagined. The sufferers, like the fox who mad
ost his tail, brought their friendJFand enjoyed
be fun Of leading them into the same scr1D5
The room adjoining the Western Museum WaS
nor9 thronged than ever, and little DOrfeuIIIe
capped golden harvest. How loPge q share
It found its way into the pockets Of the fugs-
ious artist know nOt-probsbly q much smaller
ne than fair play would have assigned him,
I'm the long after years at Florence, Powers
nd-Ihad many laugh together over his remin-
SCIENCES Of the scenes that occurred in that exit
all Of which he remembered as we'll
s. II the incidents had happened but year be-
Ore, and would ehuokle over with as mueh enjoy
lent a. he did at the time Of their occurrence.
1y copy OF the handful which have given above
doubtless the only one now in exlstence-waG
natter OF much amusement to US, and served -
OcalI every portion and every figure Of the early
FORK Of his hands"