Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-07-28

ElCK'S SPIRITUAL HELP.

A very select school, consisting o.
two teachers and one pupll-Pansy''
only wax daughter, the Lady Melinda
Muggins--had just come to grief.
The Lady Melinda had for some days
been suffering for-not from IL stitch
in her side, and Miss Nudge, in Wig
orous effort 10 shake her into Il knowl
edge Of her geography lesson, nae
produced a violent hemorrhage o
sawdust that made it necessary for the
poor lady to be put to bed at once.
So two worthy teachers were out of :
situation, They were more fortunate
chan many people who a.e out of EN-
pioyment, however, fer just as they
began to consider what they had bet.
ter do ne,t, hand beckonpd at the
window-a hand rather the worse for
late contact witA green paint, a rand
with piece of gingerbread i'll it, but
still it beckoned.
"Come out here" sad Dicks voice,
repeating the invitation bis hand had
given. And Midge and Palsy accept
cd at once.
They found Max ana Teddy sitting
on the g"ass, and sat down beside
them to learn the object for which u
council had been called.
"See here, all of you; know some
thing" said Dick, by way Of opening
the subject. Dick gene ally k1ey
something, or tnouynt he did, which
is not exactly toe same thing. 81
want Sc ance.'
"What aunts? what do yon waot
to see EN- for!' questioned M'dce
with wide open eyes; for Dick did
not understand French and pronoNn-
ced the word as he had seen it spell
ed.
''Pshaw I don't mesa taat I
mean a spiritual se'a"ca; dou't you
know 2
But Midge did not undcrsyand, and
the Others looked conside1 ably bew;ld
cred
81 know that's the name oft, cause
| saw it in apaper," pr'sued Dick pos
ltively. Il couldn't tell much about
it ,here, though, it was all mi ;ed rp
with so many big words aad stuff !;
but I'd found out all about it before,
and what they do and everything. /
heard Miss Ro,:bu y teli,g Aony
Prue about it last night. You see,
the folks sit .orld the table and pct
thei' ha"ds on it, and keep zeal still,
ana by and by the spiriss come and
nock, and move the table around
like-liAe smasc l eApect we could
do it too.'
Il s'pose-mav 5e-Id be afraid"
said Midge, hesta,ingly.
AFRAID Ho vhats just IKE a girl !!
| wouldn't be a bit a. aid" e.:claimed
Dick scornGulv, and Max and Teddy
echoed The sentiment so valorously
that Midse was quite abasbed, aad re-
marked apologetically;
"Well, I didn't say should be, I
only said may be | might be-praps. ="
''But what do you want to have a
see see e-your-uncle, or whatever you
call Ii, for ?" asked Max.
"Why, to find out if we can do it,
and--well, you see," said Dick, hest
Iating, and then growing confidential,
''if we could get EN- 10 move >able,
they might do lots Of things for Us
pile up all that wood that's out in tie
shed, may be, il we just had our ting-
ers Oh it, and draw our sleds up hill
for us in the Winter. Il wouldn't be
Il bit harder than some things Miss
Roxbury told about, and | shouldn't
wonder if we could get so they'd do
nearly al. our work for us, and we
needn't do anything ourselves but just
have good times"
1t was an inviting prospect, and the
brilliant plan was adopted at once.
They decided to try the experiment
that very evening.
because evenings seems more
more-somehow, you know" explain
ed Teddy, not very lucldiy.
Pansy suggested the attic as good
place to meet.
"We all can be by ourselves there
and nobody will come, or hear us, or
she said.
81 the whole party went up to the
.ttlc to view the place and make their
There was a large flu
shed chamber that had often served
hem for play-room, and among its
odd furnishing Of dilapidated sofas, old
hairs, boxes and barrels, they found
shabby little table, and the boys lifted
t out into the middle of the room. 1t
vas a cripple, having lost one leg in
some former service, and inclined to
lip over at the lightest touch.
Dick volunteered to make it all
light, however, and running down
stairs he returned with stick, ham
ner and nails. 1t required a deal of
holding and hammering before the
new leg would be fastened on, and
even then it was rather loose and I'M
steady, after the manner of. artificial
limbs. But Pansy. hid its awkward
hess under an old sheet ferretod out
't box of cast-off articles, and Midge
vas so delighted with its appearance
n white that she limited a strong de
Tire to change the proposed circle into
tea-palty.
The others ware not inclino1 to rivo