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talk, but tho Shakers were evidently pleased
with H. for ere was murmur Of appreciation

with II, for there was murmur Of appreciation
whom the ghost bid them good evening.
After fcw more hymns another spirit mp
pearsd and delivered another sermon mnch OF
the same kind Then came another interval OF
nccount Of what no had been doing in the other
world since the day Of his death. but unhappily
no spoke in such n low voice that could not
hear anything at all. Then tho witch of the
Mountain" camc and INDUCED in some outlni.d-
ers' singing Shc was followed by several other
ghosts who did not say or dOimuch beyond OK
changing greeting with the sisters and ereth-
perienco and the difficulty they had in material
zing for the first time or amid new surround
ings Tho young aide-dr-camp of Eddy took
cnre all the t.ie to explain to The audience who
the spirits were. and to complete their state
ments in cases where th1y were not quite dis
After about mn hour and half Of this sort OF
exercise the little oil lamp was turned, up the
emerged from bch ind his curtains. and every
body bid good night 10 everybody else.
whnrn The hosptality Of tho shakers Ind ns'
signed me most comfortable quarters. Elder
Evans overlook me- and asked me what !
To him that could not form any opinion what
ever; that my scat was too FAR away; that did
not know how the cabinet was arranged.
and accordingly could not MAKE IN my mind
whether there was any trick In the matter.
Very wcll.' said the charming old gentle
man 81 A we don't want the slightest
doubt 90 be left in your mind. shall take
YOU 10. morrow morning to examine the cabinct.
We constructed Il ourselves. The possibility Of
nnything like fraud is out OF the question. You
wifi see that the back of the cabinet is the out
side wall Of the building. You will see also
| thnt there il no tap IN tho floor. and to con-
vince you TINT nobody gets into the cabinet
| during the sdnncc. will give You n seat right
| ding mo good night Elder Frederick give
| orders that n iulSpiritualist meeting should
benrranged for the next morning at o'clock.
| This extra morning s"ahcr showed mo be-
! yond the shadow Of a doubt that a deep rooted
mysticism and II profound, religious beliel in
spiritual manifestations had completely blinded
the shakers. / had enough ot the first two
/ ghosts To- become convinced that every ono Of
| Them was nothing else than the same William
/ white gowns: consequently he hns no costumes
To- conceal unlrr hls cothesi l"ng1tAl!sd
| Of them. il sufficient TO produce q variety ~
ghost costumes, dark ribbon or scarf. which
brought IN the pocket; 50 could be also LITTLE
| bunch ot flowers INCEST likely nrtihcinn which
the Wien pl tne Mountain carrlrd IN hcr
| hand. The SPIRITS appear ut intervals more
tlan sufficient To give him ample time for
| making the necessary alterations ~ his cos
| June. The faculty OF changing ones voice Is
/ 10y no means a rare one, md Eddy possesses u
/ in no high degree. The onct OF changed
| stnturcs L. cnsily produced In dark room. Al
be- has to o is To- stuop, g. crouch. or t. stand on
s@lancc entirely to Slut out daylight which
the. barn. They had all heavy carpc
and rug hangngs; hut there rcmainc,
] SIN lEul. enough LOT ll' .'Dt 10 Ef
accustomed 10 this comparative darkness In
very short time In less thnn n quarter
Of an hour ] disccrucd quite clearl
everything around M. / sat within four yards
from the curtains Of III" cabinet. and am pro
foundry convinced that did not see any oihci
person appearing from bthiud them than vii
liam Eddy himself Ny eyes met two o
three times those II the ghost. and | saw
al once that he felt uneasy. Tue spirit
began e. talk about thrrc being too
much light, NATURALIZATION proved "vcrl
slow and difficult on that morning
Very few spirits stopped boldly out upon IN.
platform. Most vt them simply peeped through
the curtains. The Witch ot the Mountain.
was particularly Disconnected. She remarked
In an angry. lucakiug voice. that she woul,
| not stay at all with the audience on that morn
INK. for not only did She Intensely suffer from
too much light in the room. but she felt tn
. presence Of unhelicv"rs saturated with win
and toha co. The old lady was evidently at
tempting To go for me-. iur with the eNcrp
tion of Eddy and his nide-de-camp. was th
. only uon-ShHkrr IN tn" audience. | though
il Na- rather hard on me. for had not a
] much NJ u c.,urette or a glnss % Wine all Ia
time | was NJ Mount Lebanon. but then con
solcd myself with the idea that she must hay
received some Information from above" con
corning my habits.
The scaucc being thus somewhat abrupt
closed. ! l"it the barn with a feeling Of proioun
disgust for the unmitgnted imlusture. anu e.
Just as profound sympathy anu admiration u
the pure childlikc nature OF the people upO
whom such frauds can be perpetrated. Bsd
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