Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-14
DIVORCE AMONG SPIRITS
Latest Absurd Proceedings Among
Western Spiritualists,
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FIiZabeth Hargue. aged Z

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years, died in this city on june
Sd, 1873, and Christian p. Har-
que, aged 48 years, died on Feb.
20 last. At the residence Of Mr..
II. III. Springer, on North Sixth
street, last evening, the departed
couple were divorced in spirit
life. The spirit of Mrs. Ellen
Fitzgerald, formerly of Taylor
wick, recently stated through a
medium that the divorce would
take place on the 26th of July,
commencing at 9p. NJ, by world
ly time. Mn. Hamen, the broth
er Of Mrs. Hargue, was inform
ed of the coming event. AT
first hc pooh-poohed the story,
but finally agreed to go and see
the medium. In answer to q
communication addressed to his
dead sister, Mr.. Hamen received
the following reply:
DEAR BROTHER; What you have heard is,
alas, too true. Christian and |, though we
loved each. other in your world for over
twenty -four years, cannot get along togeth-
er in our spirit form. | don't like him as |
used TO, and cannot like him. do not know
why, and that is the reason why want to
be separated from him. You know how he
used 70 stay out late at nights at home;
well, he remains away from me for long pc
riods. and when he returns he says he has
been fishingin the golden lakes, or resting
in the roseate bowers where the male spir-
its sit and sip the Oscillations of the anna
ranth or the dews Of the night blooming
cereus. cannot live with him, and there
fore we must separate,
The reply to another commu-
nicationswas as follows;
DEAR BROTHER Spirits who have been
married during their earth life remain mar
ried unless divorced by the proper courts.
We have laws, justices, courts, ETC., and the
processes are the same, oftentimes tedious,
especially when publicly tried, bat speedy
and satisfactory. when obtained without
publicity. You know that / left the world
Of substance nine months before be did, and
though could have obtained suitable di-
vorce, during his absence from the spirit
land, remained true to him and waited
until he arrived here. Even then tried 10
love him, but could not and cannot
will always look upon him as a friend,
however, and will not ask that he attend
10 my wants after the divorce has been
granted, although might make him do so,
according TO law, if liked, Your loving
sister, LIZZIE HARGuE.
A communication was then
addressed to the husband, and
elected the following reply:
BRorHER-IN-LAw Ed: regret to tell you
all YOU have SAID is true. Lizzie does not
care for me any more, and has given her
affections TO a young Virginian they call
George Washington, who, they say, had a
great name in your world. Washington is
married already. Having been married
when in the flesh and remained SO. He
was born ever so long ago (yOur timel, but
his great name and appearance has won
Lizzie's affections, as it has other spirit wO-
mems, and shavsays he is her only true at
fnity, and she adores him. She is always
making little statues Of him and wreathing
him with flowers. have placed my plea
in the hands of the court, and the case will
be tried July 26, at 9p. m. (yOur time);
try and be there. This is a delightful
place. and everybody loves everybody else,
except Lizzie, who will notlOve me. Broth
er Ed, wish you would come to spirit
land; you might heal the sorrows of my
aching heart. and reason with Lizzie to love
me again. U. L. HARGUE'
Last evening at the appointed
hour four visitors proceeded to
the rear of the back parlor,where
four chairs were placed in an
arch at proper intervals. They
took their places. Then the me-
dunn brought ont his cabinet
(the Usual mediums closet) and
and placed it just a little back
of the line running across the
folding doors between the front
and back parlors. The gas was
turned down to reasonable dark
ness. Mr.. Walters entered his
cabinet, and during the minute
that followed there was intense
silence. Suddenly a sheet of
faint light fell between the spec
tators and the cabinet. 1t was
like the sheen a half-moon sends
out at its rising. This grew
brighter and brighter, until the
two gas Jets were dimmed, and
lat length the scene seemed to be
one Of dusty, dancing sunlight
La semi-circle of thin, misty,
white cloudssrose from the floor,
apparently, and let themselves
down from the ceiling, and then
Through the intervening circular
space was at last seen the heav-
enly sight so much longed for
and upon which so much dis.
credit had been thrown. Seated
high mp on a throne of resplcn-
ldent light was the Judge-nonC
other than King Henry VIII
with all the insignia of his roy
atty about him. A>desk in front
Twas for a clerk. A long tablt
ranged before this for the cOun.
:. sci, and desks at either side indi,
Gated the presence of marshali
and deputy marshals, while two
rows of chairs to the right of The
Kings throne seemed reserved
for jurors. A golden railing
partitioned OFF one part of thu
spirit scene from the rest.
A clerk made his appearance
then the marshals, and then th'
lcounsel, all IN worldly attire
The plaintiff and defendant wcr
each in deep black. One wat
ness was heard, and then tn
Judge gave judgment for Mrs
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