Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-25
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Lfght Thrown IN the Rpirft,g Face.
aod YRS. KILLER Gets Back Double
Quick.
Last night two or three young men
we're admitted to the Miller seance who
we're oVer-curiOus perhaps. and not hav-
ing the fear Of Red Face before his eyes
enc Of them struck a psrlor match,
making a very brilliant light for a few
seconds. Mrs. Miller was out on the
platform ct the time personating, as
usual, a materialized spirit. She had
on a light robe or gown fastened close
up to the neck. AS many as four per-
sons in the room recognized the form
and features Of Mrs. Miller as plainly as
they would in a clear gaslight. The
m~aterialized spirit went back into
the cabinet at a d~ouble.quick, and
after she got in and took e little breath
at the surprise, Red Face, who. strange
to say, had a bad cold in full sympathy
with Mrs, Miller, grew wrathy and said
the young man a a fool, and at the
same time threw out a bell, kicked ever
a chair, and made other violent demon
STATIONS. He said he would kill the
young fool if it were not for the squAw
Mollie.
The man Miller was much in the same
humor, and taking the youth by the arm,
said, Young man, 90 right out Of herel"
The youth responded that he was not in
a hurry, and showed that he was capable
Of remaining.
Doctor Watson interfcred, reproyed
the youth for this breach Of spiritual Ell.
quette and checked Miller in his war
like attitude, telling him that if any vio-
lence was committed, he (Watson) would
not come back any more. Miller was
backed by Mrs. Miller's father and the
pious and child.lik Stillman. Doctor
Watson succeeded in restoring quiet, but
the demonstrations after that did not
amount to much.
Some Of the gentlemen present exam.
ined Mrs. Miller before and after the
trance" and found her in a perfectly
natural condition. The last time she
was more flushed and her pulse was
faster than before, owing, no doubt, to
the excitement produced by the indis-
Greet youth with a match.
There we're present about fifteen spir-
itualists TO Eve or six non-bslievers. The
most Of them, if not all, paid one dollar
apiece, aud as the meetings are held
nearly every night and as largely attend
ed, ir is evident that these poor people
Of DR.. Watson's have built up a prosper
Gus little business. 1t beats taking in
washing or selling cold catfish for q liv-
ing by considerable odds.
Don't you see and know that that was
Mrs. Miller2' asked a gentleman present
of Mr.. Watson Installer she trotted back
to the cabinet, looking awkwardly over
her shoulder.
The Doctor usually answers a question
by asking two or three others, but he re-
piled this time; well, | used to think
that Fay myself, but | understand better
now. You see the spirit sbsorbs so
much Of the medium person il making
the naturalization that they do look
very much alike; at times they can
barely be distinguished.
This explanation was highly satisfac.
tory to the Doctor doubtless, for he has
made up his mind.to believe this theory at
all hazards. If the veritable Mrs. Miller
should be caught out in the middle Of the
floor in his presence, he would say that
the spirits had absorbed every atom Of
her person and left her out there without
her knowledge. The LEDGER has almost
lost all hope Of retaining the Doctor
from the hallueination that has taken
possession Of him.
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