The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

eneounten.d on the 18th OF last month'
NV duty calls me once every month 10
Hem instead in this State, and. of course,l al
WAYS 90 | was there on the % "a OF las'
month. Having to go six miles INTO the
country. | went to the livery stable anu
while waiting for my buggy, observer III
tho office 4 little printed notice stating that
the world renowned medium, c. H. Foster
could be consulted at the residence OF Ool'
Booth. | drove out into the country ana re-
turned to town by l o'clock are my ul'i"''
and went to the store OF Felker ~ Ule'"'
where had some business. Whlle siltl"S
In the office, remarked to Mr. Felker 'n"U
had seen the notice of Mr.. Foster. he IN
ouired if had ever seen Foster. L answered.
in the negative, and observed that nau
never been at a seance, had reVer seen d
table move. had never been present at any
vritipU-tbat | had talked some with
Col. Hay, but had really never had tune VI
inclination to investigate the phenomena
that are said to attend these mediums. lie
proposed that we walk round 10 Col Is polh's
AMI see Foster. | consented and we went To-
oether When we arrived Col BOOTH anu
his son were sitting on the portico ana rose
and babe rs welcome Foster was engaged
l
| in the parlor. After the lapse OF lew
minutes. he came out aud Booth rose ana
said. Mr.. Foster, gentlemen A CONVEX
| satiop ensued but not touching spirltualism.
Foster was smoking large, well colored,
Meerschaum pipe, when he came our ne
| mad not sat long before he called daughter
of Col Booth aud asked her for goblet OF
sweet milk. She soon brought the milk ana
he remarked. take this to Mrs Foster and
she will fix it," The young lady replied,
''It is fixed" Whereupon Foster drank the
milk. 1t looked like some Walter Bell used
to get at Chris Hiukle's, but of course there
is none of that milk over here. Foster is a
man about the size of Col. Hemingway-not
so m uch ofthe cOrdm UObiS--he has dark halr'
sprnkled with gray--seems about fifty years
of age, but well preserved. His forehead
is broad and low, and he parts his hair
not quite in the middle. His eyes have a
peculiar twinkle and are dark blue. lie
wears a heavy mustache and quite pros
porous imperial. His complexion is tl0rid
but not intensely so.
When [ saw him he wore a pair of blue
diagonal pants--was without a coat, but had
worsted shirt of peculiar red color.
com pIeted his costume. He wore no cravat
and the top button of his shirt was loose.
His voice is peculiar, but not unpleasant.
In a short time we intimated our purpose
and he rose and invited us into the parlor.
We went in with him. In the center Of the
room, sat little pine table, unvarnished and
implanted. Upon the table were several
pencils and some strips of paper, rather like
those used by editors for parag raph writing.
Mr.. Felker sat opposite Foster. | sat on his
right hand. With very peculiar and de-
lberate air, he measured and tore Off q ute a
number of strips Of paper-say two inches
long and one inch wide, and directed us to
write the names OF any dead friend upon
them, one upon each, and to fold the papers
as many times longitudinally as we could,
and then in an opposite direction, SO as to
form pellet
lie then rose from the table and left the
room with directions to call him, when we
had prepared our names. L wrote three
and MIR. Felker wIote three, and we placed
all six together on the table, and | could not
tell mine from Mr.. Felker's nor his from
mine. This being done, | opened the door
and called Foster. He came and sat down.
His countenance was slightly paler and
more thoughtful.
In selecting the names to place on the |
slips OF paper, L chose that of my fHUhcr, I
that of my mother, aud that of one of my |
earliest and most faithful friends, the late |
Arnold jolly, Esq, OF Greene county, Ala.
1 feel sure that had never called Mr.. Jol-
ly's name in Hampstead and very few times |
in Texas. / desired to act in good faith, in
East Mississippi will recognize Mr.. Jolly's
name and remember his exalted worth, his
and his beautiful character. Ia
his friendships he resembled jefferson Da-
Wis, Jno. J. McRae and Ethel Barksdale. |
knew he was faithful in death, for his
whole life illustrated fidelity.
Mr. Foster suddenly, without touching
the paper pellets, looked at Mr.. Felker and
the word "Arnold," and asked
If he recOgn lied the name. Mr.. +. said
that he did not, and Foster then nervouslv
seized a pencil and wrote '-ArnoId jolly"
rea ched to the paper pellers and handed me
one of them and remarked that the names
should correspond. | opened the pellet aud
the names correspOnded. Foster said that
Mr.. jolly was present in great power, and
wished to communicate. inquired his con-
1ition, and he replied that he was entirely
satisfied and happy. During the progress
the paper pellets. In one case he exhibited
5he initials on his arm, in letters of scarlet.
asked very few questOnS-say none. Mr.
Felker asked several and they were all sat
answered. | had never been
present at any thing of this kind before and
lid not care to go too fast. Foster insisted
On my asking questions, said the spirits
we're present and anxious to communicate
Mr.. Felker had attended many seances and
vas more at home. | was entirely unnre-
pared w / haU Paluf 4
In not prepared at this writing. | have 9
cad the controversy in the Science Month
y Supplement, on Spirtualism, between
)rs. Carpenter and Wallace, and have paid c
ONE attention to current news on that =
ubJect, but really do not know what Eos. t
er explanation would be, if called on to j
xplaln. L am sure | cannot plain and | c
lere call upon Barney Trice or Geo. /. '
Y elsh to give their views. Mr.. Jones saws I
he prefers not to speak much. when he | a
.nows so little. Rev. J. r. Graves saws that h
he communications come from spirits bur Ii
rom evil spirits | don't exactly like that e
or my departed friends must have changed 9
helf haDlts II they are familiar with evil b
plrlts Some say it is mind reading, but b
hat suggests the question. what il mind q
ealing? Taking all together the phenom v
ma discovered at one of Fosters sittinos |
re worthy of investigation. Upsetting, as r
hey do, when accepted as Spiritualists n
mbrace them, all the settled faith upon
ihlch society is organized, any and all evil o
ence on the subject should be subjected to 81
he severest critical tests Il
Crops in Texas are beautiful have I,
ever seen better anywhere, and unless a
Dme disaster befall, the land will groan r,
nth the weight of harvest. Already the c
meat crop is realized and it is excellent. Il
MS is indeed the farmers paradise Il
dedicate this letter TO Col A. Y. Har- b.
er, Col. Jones s. Hamilton, and Hon.
hos. Z. Bell.
WILLIAM p
+. .. where is my friend DR.. Compton
II is curious and Illuminating to nna,s Of