The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-09-30

6biu uC, u Scc uCT represented so
young and beautiful, but this you
must remember is the way she now
looks in her present celestial statel" L
think he came very near getting
knocked across the room, Just then |:
but somehow, lie contrived TO slip out
as lie spoke, and L was left with my
| spiritual art speculation, which l in
continently thrust into the CRATE. The
boy outside opened the door for me
very politely, but he needn't have
done it-I felt small enough to creep
out through the key-holc."
"And you never tried to recover any
thing from Pollock"
mo. l was heartily ashamed of the
whole business"
lis he still in the city?" 80
"I guess so.'
81 will go and have dash at him.
don't think he will sell Inc any pic
tures.'
"A brief search brought Pollock's
carl to light
"William Pollock, Test Medium,
Mo- Amity street. Receptions !:
Thursday and Friday. Sessions five
dollars per hour. Engagements can
he made several days in ADVANCED"
Thursday and Fridayi The very
days Selwin always passed in the cityI
1 began to see the beginning of the
end.
hastened to make an appointment,
and at the hour agreed upon presented
myself before Pollock AS expected,
he and Selwin We're one and the same.
There was some little attempt at
change-his hair was out of curl, and
his style of dress was totally different,
| but there could be no mistake about
his identity.
He was greatly troubled by my ap-
pearance, but l evinced no sign of rec
Ognition, and he probably flattered
himself that l did not know him.
However, he Immediately announced
| that the session must be held in the
dark, and led me into an inner cham
ber, whence the light was carefully
| excluded.
Here he gave me a communication
from cousin of mine, q young lady
| who, when living, had been fast
| friend of Susie Naseby. OF course l
understood where he got the little
points of information, ETC., with which
this communication was larded, and
| which might have surprised me much
had not known all the circumstances.
Then followed string OF moral plat
itudes in the usual style of such mes
sages, containing strong advice against
the persecution Of those who have
never harmed me, and winding up
with an exhortation to remove the
beam from my own eye before med
ding with the mote in my brothers.
"That will do, Selwin," said L;
"that's quite enough"
"Selwin'! What do you mean, sir?
acknowledge that my name is Selwin,
but it is many year since l have been
so called. How did you learn my
name? perhaps you mistake me for
my twin brother, who still bears it..
| "'IIe had q brother!' Yes, it is very
we'll played, but about played out. 1t
won't do, Charles; 1 knew from the
| first, and now have proof. No doubt
my cousin; but, really, 1 do not care
to speculate in that connection, so I
| will bid you good day, promising that
Naseby, shall expose you before her
and ali her friends"
turned to go, but he seized me and
swore to take my life if didn't prom
isc secresy. Fortunately, 1 had ex-
pected trouble, and was prepared for
it. The sight of q six-shooter, loaded
and cooked, brought my fine fellow
down at once. The suggestion that q
visitation from the police might be
unpleasant for him, seemed to have a
sedative effect, and to allay all violent
tendencies on his part.
The humiliation of q fellow-creaturc
is u painful spectacle always, and cer-
tainly Sclwim descended to the lower
depths of establishment. He whined
and begged, and almost wept in his
anger and fear, even going SO far as to
offer to share Susie Naseby's fortune
with me, if would connive with
him. Sick of such a wretched scene
left him, advising him to hang himself
as the most economical way Of render
ing Justice to society. / fancied then
that he was thoroughly disposed of
but had not yet learned the full ex.
tent Of his braZcn GOODNESS. lie went
to Belle Lake, post-hastc, that very
day, and used every possible endeavol
to persuade Susie to elope with him al
once, and to make one of the Gretna-
Green wedding party.
Her good sense saved her. She re-
fused, Of course, and the baffied "me.
dunn" sailed for New Orleans the next
day, where he still pursues his gentle
art. I had the malicious pleasure of
saying 81 told you so," to Susie, until
she almost threatened to marry me in.
stead of Selwin.
"As a reward or punishment"
asked.