Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15
CORRESPONDENCE
More Ahout The Spirits.

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hreny Of the appearance Of my Prcssat wifss rslA-
tives and their communications, With perhaps slight
diesson before the conclusion Of this letter. while
engaged In an interview with my son Charles ny
wife cousin and self we're all standing together a.
cabinet door, my cousin Occupying position behind
and between u.s. THE door not being OF succnt width
20 admit Of but two Abreas he first smother form,
old gentleman with white hair and whiskers call
ing attention to Il with the remark there is an
old man with white hair and beard, who is t.? and
apparently before the last word had escaped his lips
agltmpse Of this form and eountsnance had been
caught by my vifes eve with the sudden exclamation
'there's my brother lyman He came. on every oc-
cAson Of attendance with many messages TO COM
municate but to be brief will particulArile but few
After due compliments Of long separated friends, he
being physician and life lon spractiOner says don't
ever have any Of your sons study for physicians,
wore myself ont by OVERRIDING, exposure and losing
rest and then referring my son said Charley killed
himself by too close studenthip and during his re-
marks says this is glorious "a peculiar expression of
his own during life when referring to any thing of
great moment or pleasure to HIM. and whether toun-
derstand this expression referring his present
condition, or meeting and communicating with his
living friends on earth is still matter of conjecture
with rs. He also remarked, why is the world so slow
in learning this truth? Ny wife responding, people
are slow to learn things, adding that very few
had ever had this opportunity. He answering, 1t
ought to be known, repeating with great emphasis
las in life when deeply interested) AT ought to be
knOWH."
Next came a stranger to us all, man who in ap-
pearance had passed the zenith Of life, standing
squarely in front OF my wife, he being Informed by
us simultaneously that we did not recognize him as
onethat we had ever before met, directing his con-
versation to my wife said am your brother Ira,
left home when you was so small you cannot remem-
Der me- adding is it possible that this is my youngest
sister Amanda, she answering in the affirmative, he
with expressions OF JOY by words and demonstration
reaching his arm clear out of the aperture half its
length in full view, placing his hand upon her head
caressingly with tender expressions of loving and
long departed brother, and during theintervew with
this parsonage he on one occasion says now take
good LOOK at me 30 you will know me when you see
me again. thrusung his full face clear out beyond the
curtain, and on informing him that we expected to
visit his family while OH our tour desired us to give
mis- love to them. Ayoung lady also came and said
Undressing my wife) am your cousin Amanda El-
dredge' anu soon departed This hgure represented
young lady who died nearly so years ago in Chen
ango county, New York, and was reared in the same
neighporhood with wife and very familiar friends
IN ther glrhood Dut was as FAR from mind at the time
OF the showing as II she had never lived $50 says my
wlie) Another young lady and cousin OF very SINH
lar circumstances came IN plain form and said dis
unctly am your cousin Hannah smith, simply show
ing herse1 with that tamihar look as when girls to-
eaeh resembling their girlhood looks varying
somewhat in height the latter being considerably the
tallest ngure as in real life.
MY wifes mother whose countenance was still
tresh In our memories talthoush not seen for many
years was another object of our vision not to be mis-
'aAeh WHO oily u''ereo auoioiy' mother Eldredge,
WIN -e" Whispers anu pu1 one appearance.
"eaiso saw ngures OF h''ie children purporting to
De relatives Oh other pares the truth OF which have
no kho"iedge consequently no remarks TO make.
Az our hrs' se'lhs 'nree laules said TO be from
distance, arriving oy Train and strangers to the me-
uun anu al other paf1es present were IN attendance
one Oh wnoin no DOUBT experienced some unpleasant
oeins re'eaieo III auoioie tones to the
"hoie "uuienee all oio oeran spirit on Hlvens)
III p'o'ious arcle' s'atng to the iady that
'ne nAu 'o'' on' nu'oanu III tie arniy ana nad re-
anu inucn rouoie Win ner late
'ha' 'neS nao quareieo moved from place
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anu "neie' aso giving nalhes @c anu said that her
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1n Uo"i' lug " LICE anu 'iia' they hao part
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'Ne anu VIC iauies accompanlig her asserting
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Vi uepar'eo iriehas ana their pow
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hose with whom we were once familiar in life
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