The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-05-11

Which the fuCure may DISCLOSE,
Yet I never had sorrcw
But what the dear Lord chose;
So send the coming tears back, :,
With the Whispered word 'He knows"
A STRANGE STORY.
The Trouble Mothers Spirit Made in
Her Sisters Family.
From the 81. Louis Globe-Denocrat.
In one of the most pleasant and aristo-
cratic localities of our city, a few even
ings ago, there were some strange mani
festations, by some supposed to be spirit
nal doinps. The bells about the house
began to ring. First the front door bell
then the servants, then the kitchen, and
then all the bells rang at once. The
inmates watched first one and then
another of the bells, but they always
rang when they were not watching. Af-
ter guarding outdoors and in until e3-
hausted, and they had become extremely
alarmed, the ringing stopped at $3.50 in
the morning. The servant girls gave
notice that they would leave next day,
but to quiet them the gentleman Of the
house told them that the disturbance was
caused only by electricity, and he would
have the bells fixed; and away he went
to see the bell-hangers and have them
ascertain what was the matter. They
tightened some of the wires and loosened
others, spending nearly day in the
work. Gall right. now" said they to the
gentleman, "You'll have no further trou-
fle." But the bell.hangers had barely
reached the street when all the bells
began to ring again, and with astonishing
violence.
The next evening at II o'clock the
,invisible bell ringers began their clang-
ing again, and continued it half an hour
before reaching the closing note. For
two evenings they acted only as they were
acted upon by the tangible fingers Of
doubling Thomases. Itwss thought that
electricity had completed its work, and
there would be no more trouble, but that
thought was mistake. In the morning
the beds of the children were found
moved across the room, the location of
other pieces of furniture changed to diff
ferent parts of the room, the pictures
broken down, and the cords cut. The
children denied that they knew anything
about it, With the exception Of the Oldest,
who said he had heard lond raps around
the room. This disturbance was repeated
three evenings, when the children were
removed into the parents room, as they
we're all too much frightened to sleep in
their own apartment.
The next evening, however, they re-
turned to it, and they were just conforta-
bly turned in for the night, when the
piano began to play. They opened the
door and listened, and it played most
beautifully, accompanying a lady's voice
in song. They then went down stairs
andopened the parlor doors, when the mu..
sic ceased, and the instrument was found
locked, with no indications that any one
was near or had been there. For five
nights peace and quiet reigned within,
the children occupying the room adjoin-
ing that of the parents, the door being
left open between the apartments. One
little boy went to bed on the sixth night
at 8 o'clock, and he had not been there
long before the family saw the bed NOV.
ing across the room loud rappings and
other singular noises were heard on the
furniture. The little fellow was taken
into the parents chamber again, when
an invisible power picked him up, lifted
him three feet, and carried him along
and placed him back in his bed. The
terrified parents were now satisfied that
it was not done by any human agency.
While meditating as to what should be
done, the family standing in group in
one corner of the room, they all saw what
appeared to be be a little boy emerge
from the fireplace. He looked natural,
but thin and pale. He went toward the
door, and then vanished before their eyes.
This frightened them more than ever.
They made their beds on the floor, and
all slept together. i,
In the morning the gentleman related
the whole occurrence to an old friend,
and that person said he had heard of q
gentleman in the city by the name OF
Charles Tuckett, who was posted in the
spiritual phenomena, and he would hunt
him up and see if he could solve the
mysterious problem. Seeing the latter
Is per agreement, Mr.. Tuckett, with a
clairvoysnt and trance medium (the
beautiful daughter Of one of our wealthy
citizens and two gentlemen (not Spirit
ualists) repaired to the disturbed resi-
dence and agitated family at o'clock
the following evening. A circle was
formed, consisting of the persons Just
roont;nne6 and the family.
The medium, soon being under "spirit-
nal control" said: IT see lady by you,
madam. She is tall, with dark hair, and
says she is your sister. A little boy is
holding her hand" The sister.spirit
then took control of the medium, and
said:
SISTER: When I died you promised
to take care of my two little children
You neglected them, and this one now
with me in the spirit world died from
neglect. It is the same little fellow you
saw in your room. You placed them
among strangers and they were cruelty
treated. This one died, and the other is
being used cruelty by the persons you
have placed him with. desire you to
bring him away tomorrow and take care
of him as one of your own, as you prom
ised me. If you do not I will trouble
You more than you ever dream. Your
own little boy is a medium, through
whom I can operate. IF you take care Of
: my little boy 7 will trouble you no more.
but will be around you to impress your
mind with all that is good and lovely,
and will be guardian angel to you and
yours, greeting you when you cross the
river to where I am. Teach my boy te
love me and to be good and true man
Good by, Your
SJsTER.