The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-08

and the bonds og union between them
we're very strong. He had been very
much Affected BY her death. For several
DAYS he refused 70 take food or see Any
one After the firs. violence Of his
grief va, over be relncta tantly consented
to sce me. Bat be never left h,s rooms
On the night appointed. z. and
started out st half-past 10 70 SEEK DIR,
- rooms. The weaths, MAS in
tsasely dis.grssable Overhead dark.
gray. sotbing sky No rain. hut .
mi,t that pe,.ssrAtsd everything and
made the house-sops 10 drip and the
pavamants slippery. CndsrneSth. the
mud chung - our feet ~ il ~ binder
our onward progress, Down the street,
resting OF the ground, rolled vast whorls
Of mist aud smoke omminglesi. II A.
somed grotesqus shapes How hks tlls
yswping mouth OF vast chasm il
seemed - opsn. rs il to swallow one up.
How like the wings OF . great shsdowy
bird j, spread on either side. enfoldiug
You in its clanmy texture. And anon
it surged and rolled above you An
eternal see Through it the lamps
glared like the bsleful eyes Of horrid
monster.
Few were the pedestrians who ven
tured OUT that night. Half an hours
walking brought us 10 the rooms Of DR..
-. They were in the southern part
of the city. During the walk neither
had spoken Wearrived still engrosse1
by our own gloomy meditations, DIR.
- met Us at tho door. F. gave him
no salutation He only asked in a hur-
ried manner il all was ready, The
doctor answered in the affirmative, babe
me good evening and led the way up
stairs There we received the saluta-
tions Of ii.
The room in which we found ourselves
was very large. 1t was lighted from
the top and had no outlet save the door
The furniture consisted of an old arm
chair and one or two Of cane. In one
corner was worm eaten book case, on
the top Of which was skull. Oppo-
site to il was a skeleton nicely put to-
gether on wires. In still another corner
was black marble bust Of Dr. Faustus
In the center and fronting the arm chair
was placed the apparatus Of photo
grapher. At one side near the door
was an oblong pine box resting on two
chairs The dust was thick on every.
thing; cobwebs festooned the walls and
filled the corners with u black arras.
On the wall above the skull was this
inscription, written in black letters !:
The souls of the departed are ever
near, for good or for evil" 4 solitary
lamp lighted this dcsolate place.
Madame II. was medium. She was
one Of the greatest. Spirits were her
playmates We seated ourselves You
wish TO call up some particular spirit !"
SAID the medium 10 F.. Yes"
Will you give me the name. or do
you prefer to See If the spirit with
whom you wish TO communicate will
come At your desire:'
II do not wish to give any name"
said +. II have been told you can pro
cure pictures Of the dead wish YOU
To test the truth Of this"
You do not wish to converse with
the spirit =
No; only to ge. . photograph Of
dearly loved friend"
We placed ourselves at a small table:
the light was removed. After . few
moments Fl asked. Is there a spirit
present that will Communicate :"
f" Yes"
IL will be necessary to mesmerixe
ma." said the medium. "iu order to
get tho desired picture" A few passes
made By the doctor brought sbou. the
wished result.
will the spirit give some indication
Of its presence I" asked the doctor Of II.
The medium nodded. A vague sound
seemedoto struggle from the oblong
box.
will the spirit give . picture Z"
asked the doctor A confused gurgling
in the throat, a isw convulsivs move
msnts on the part Of the medium, and
again the answer. "Yes."
The darkness thickensd. It seemed
~ il you could grasp j. with the hand.
II was sitting. An icy coldnsss per-
vsdsd the atmosphere Of tho room. It
pierced 20 our bones Our teeth would
have chattered. An indefinsble fear
parslyzcd them. Tho doctor seemed
moot affected. lis it finishel:' he
asked, trembling in every joint. YES"
came the short answer.
The doctor grored his way to the in.
strument. He removed the plate,
moved slowly back. handed it 20 +.
We could zee nothing Suddenly .
faint gleam animated the plate. Il in
creased in brillisncy. 1t assumed the
indisiinct outlines Of human face.
The light revealed TO us Madame H.
She sat bolt upright. Her hands
grssped the arms Of the chair. The
veins stood out like cords. Her face
wss CHASTITY pale. The shorter hairs
Of her head stood upright. Her eyes.
wide open, seemed 10 have been frozen
with horror ~ they started from their
sockets. Her mouth WAS open and the
tongue protrudcd. Her breath had
ceased. We had but q glimpse. our
gaze was riveted 70 the picture The
outlines tecams more distinct. The
blank spaces filled. The light was .
blush white. With horrible distinct
ness came out tho face. A pale, quiet,
sad face, but wi.hal beautiful. Il was
the face Of F's sister. One moment
his limbs became rigid. The next with
. Wild scream he fed into the darkness.
He stumbled over the oblong box;
there vas . crash. The doctor brought
light. On the door lay +. Across
his breast lay the body Of his sister.
he sszed wildly for . moment on the
corpse; then With a Wild laugh tainted.