Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-17

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getting nothing, | addressed a friend
who passed away three Years since,
Charles Hall. In few minutes reply
came, saying 'fathet was there. aud
they would both writs as soon as they
oStaiped perfect control. Now the man
ner Of comm nnicstihg is this, Yoplwrite
! therressage .uppn, alps Of paper and fold
thems and plaeeitheui upou slate which
the medium puts beneath the table. and
hthe spirits are supposed 70 write the d.
swer on the slate ] noticed that my
slips had been opened, but said nothing
] now addressed cousin 10 spirit-land.
and while waiting the reply the medium
kept writing with her left hand the name
How. She asked meoh / ever knew a
person Of that name, sayiug there was
q spirit of that name claiming 10 know
mel replied 10 the affirmative, and
| asked the given name. She immediately
wrote Charles How, lAskedif ii was
not Hall abe meant obnt. after listeniDg
FaWhile, said no, it was How; m
/ sHE EEyER MADE MISTAKES III NAMES.
| looked at my former message and
found the address indistinctly written,
and would easily be mistaken for How.
Thinks 7, my lady, You have put your
! foot in II this time. and Immediately 10.
dieted q message 10 my wife, who,s you
know, is still in the flesh, and was as
lfoll0ws, veil calculated to deceive:
my dear wife Eva--I ask for yon
last, not but what | know you are ever
near me, but | wanted to hear from the
others, knowing you would keep the con-
troll when once you got it; but come
now"
The reply soon came:
"Dear Husband--I will write now. We
are happy Willmanifest for you"
This was consoliug, to know che was
happy and | should see her. said
nothing in regard 10 the fraud, being de-
sirous TO see how far they would 20, and
took in everything for gospel truth. This
closed the sitting. After engaging au-
other for the next morning l retired
That night the medium being eKb susted,
it was thought best she should 10 sleigh
riding whichashs did, and lost that
sesnce. While waiting | went to see a
child medium who msterislized hands,
but az iliound her to be an uumitigated
fraud, ! will say nothing further about
hero Saturday morning came, aud /
was up to time for my sitting. A num-
Der Of states were upon the table. and
Mrs. Stewart, taking up one. asked me
to hold it with her, and see il any spirits
we're present. We put 1t beneath the
table and waited. | should say here
that / had neglected to examine the
slate befete putting il under the table,
40 you will readily understand what fol-
lows. Ia q few minutes she said some
one had written. / took the slate out
and found one side written full IN a
beautiful hand, and very. straight lines,
commencing my dear husband" and
ending Your loving spirit wife execu
trix. 1t contained some very beautiful
sentiments and good advice. | seemed
very much overcome, and asked permis-
| sion to keep the slate for framing. This
pleased the, medium, and ended the sit
ting isl -oi r,oss doida oanuH /
u Now, right here most persons would
have been satished with the fraud, aud
have left disgusted, but not so With me.
knew the theory advanced BY the Spit-
EltuAlists-that five attempt deception,
we ourselves are deceived, so thinking
Ethis might be a "Diakka,H / kept mum
During the, day there were several ar,
rivals, among others the celebrated lee
turer. Mr.. Thomas Gales Foster aud wife,
and -four gentlemen from Psna, III AS
we all stopped at the same boarding
house, we soon fraternizsd and agreed I'd
compare notes. Saturday night came
and another seRpce iu which the spirits
of friend and my cousin came out so
natural aud liie-like i was dumhfounded
The figures we're very similar, and aeven
the movements we're familiar The light
being too dim to discern the features,
could n0tidentify them positively. They
came forward aud seysraly shook hands
With me, and I will Just rsnark here,
the light is always too din TO swear 70
the identityof any one. You must uh,
derstand they came out sepsrstely aod
at different times, other splrits came ont
and We were all mystiRed,l T6is ssance
\ gas much better than the locner3 ore
4 Before leaving the gentlemen from Pana
made Bftqpgelpehts for d private sespee
on Sunday Morning. ! asked and OBJ
tanned permission to make gnsloi mum
Der. Sunday morning came, bright and
beautiful, aud we repaired 30 the seanc ce
room, from which the light Of day is
perfectly excluded There being very
\ few Of Us, we we're able TO sit very near
the cabiget. Almost the 6rst spirit to
appear was ny wife. She came forward
aud shook hands. ! asked her if she
yould net embrace me. After returning
n 70 The nsbipet for more power, she came
forward, put her arms about my. neck
apd kjssed me. Rpd | felt heF warm
breath tanning my cheek. 81 Tell 10 not
ID Gath, |" II my wife should 6nd Il out
| Ohltlc / was very much affected and
shed tears UOpiously{2l which greatly
eudeated tse 70 ,tbe medium and general
mau Agefo who ever sftsg 6guratlyely took
me TO their bosomGn Other spiritp ap.
peared, bat were not recognized, After
, the seance the others privately expressed
n themselves dissatisfied, and | Suggested
h as the nedipm had all Of the conditions
on her sidsaWe ShonlS Vecretly impose
conditionabof ouroWn; 80 then Ss,--E e.
Mccoy Captain 8. p! Mooney .. .TF.
j oysskels, Dr.. l.. D. Higgins, OF Pana,
/ and myseti--sStered into conspiracy
J to detect the medinnis Werepaired to a
, drug store and purchased goMe lamp.
, black. AT night We seyeraly put AsmHil
package in our pockets, end repaired to
, the ssance-hall, which was now IN an
upper rdptn, 70 acoommodate the large
aAa;ahce that had assembled. ], as
} atmosi one o. the elect, was given q
propipept ssst u ttSpss Ep9 the others
| we're seated near Our object IN procuring
the lsmpbiaCk was to welEblackeI our
fingers, and. as the spirits were good, So
! ciable souls, fond of hand shaking, they
J would necessarily take a portion OF the
black, and w should easily see who was
} ppFsonhtinR or playing spirils.eiWe do