The New York herald., 1877-03-16
SPIRITS OF PARAFFINE.

sEANCE IN WHICH DIsEMDoDIED TAR HAILED
HIS CAPTAIN-FIAsCO OF A GHosTLY GUITAR
PLAYER-How PARArrINE MoULDs ARE MADE.
In little front room the first floor Of the house
No. sSl Sixth avenue dozen persons sat down last
night to have good tmo with tho world Of discm.
bodied spirits Tho announcement was made that tho
gnostly artisans would indulge In the strange freak
Of making paraiine mouda The party sat around
table on which were placed two buckets filled
with either parafine or water II difficult to
designate the liquid the room In darkness and
kerosene lamps In adjoining apartments tended 10 dull
the 0ltactory organs. tmid knock to tho door
and a HERALD reporter entered with profound bow.
momentarY glance showed that Of tho present
four were ladies', one, pale and wanfaced, dressed
black, being the medium The door was closed and
darkness regned again. Then there knocks aud
twangng Of u guitar that lay on the table. Aa old
captain, who beside tho reporter suggested
chorus, and alter few preparatory vocal break downs
''rhe Old Folks at Homo" was launched and was nc.
companed IN the vilest manner possible by some
spirit who was evidently not at home music. A
cracked voice said, 'How dye do. Cap'u" The Captain
was taken aback at first, but he rallied and hailed tho
spirit craft why, don't you know George Wilson 20
inquired the deceased Tue retired tar probably
a1out to answer, swell, III be bowed II dc" wncn
his wife suggested that IL was his second officer some.
time deceased. Then The Captains spirits rose and ho
acknowledged the acquaintance whcreupon the
spirit vi George spoke oil the coast of South
America aud brought up "reminiscences that made tho
Captains blood unge. Tho voice OF the departed
rcsembed that OF tho ancient marnee who tho
story o the wreck VI the Nancy BelL ana ono would
think that at any moment he would break orth la Tho
words:-
Oh am the cook and the cap bold,
An the mate OF the Nancy brig
An the Iosn tight and the miLship mite
An the crew Of the capn's gis.
After the sailor took his spiritual leave small boy
made his bow. He was tho laicntcd OF one of tho
parties present lie was not an aicctiouate child ior
to the ANXIOUS inquiry VI his ianer he made answer
that he wanted 10 play tune on the BANJO that
instrument not being within reach, no retired
IN high dudgeop The spir,ts next went Tor tho re-
porter. The medium SAID that she tall gray haired
woman with Sad face standing beside him aud lean
ing on his SHOULDER. buxOui, good urcd matron
told tue journalist that he The party in whom ths
spirit was interested. The medium asked II he Knew
the spiritual party, and all were shockc ut the rcvcr
ent reply, mot NY large majority" The spirits
were manilestiy mad AZ such reply and they twnnged
the guitar and carried IL around the and Knocked
away at the poor table There more choruscs, in
ono oi when, u sort oi religious song, the de-
ceased, George Wilson, took II hand In aud broke
ghost put IN an appearance anu said bo would play
solo ON the guitar. After trummlng away at the un.
fortunate instrument for some minutes and getting II
hopclessiy out Of tune the musical ghost struck
something That seemed utterly incom prehc nsibIc
Tue buxom mairon said II was Spanish iandango. A
light was brought IN and lew disreputabe looking
limitations OF human hands were passed around
These we're the paraiue moulds II the spirits
DO ahv better they ought 10 retire from the bus ness
Parainc moulds are evidently not III their line. Hero
the reporter seized the opportunity 70 take his leave