News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

SEANcE.-Time, II P. NJ; place,
Harper's parlor. New York present,
Two-foot Beecher, (put me down
against Blaine in letters two feet
long) with Kicker Curtis, Acrobat
Schurz, Nasty Harper, and Baby
Ros'ey and others-seated at a
round table-gas turned down to a
pale glimmer. A rap under the table.
Acrobat Schultz Who comes there ?"
Ans.-sA spirit from the spirit
world" Acrobat Schurz manifest
myself" Ans: l am the departed
spirit of Horace Greeley that was
once manifest in the flesh, but now
am spirit wandering in the immensi-
ty of unlimited spirit space" Aero
bat Schurz .'What is thy will and
pleasure ?" Spirit: "Let the roll be
called" Suddenly the room became
darkened and there appeared a pecu-
liar embodiment of a phosphorus ma
ture, which was a combination of all
the disappointed CHECKERS" from, and
including Lucifer, down to and includ-
ing the Chicago Convention. A
scroll was. in his hands. The roll is
called. "Two-toot Bcecher' "here" !;
"Acrobat Schurz" -''here" "Kicker
Curtis "here"; "Baby Ros'ey"-
''here" ssNast-y Harper -"present"
and all the other little political min
compoops, and chorus of voices
answered from under the table, up
the chimney. behind the side-board,
and in different corners of the room,
"here," s'here, ''present," ''here. r"
"All present are accounted for" says
the apparation. Two-foot Beecher !:
"Highly esteemed, exalted, ever en-
ulated and venerated spirit of our an
cient and departed friend, the Access
sible spirit OF Horace Greeley, we
invoke thy blessing and message"
H. G's spirit: CHECKERS, listen and
be We silent that We may hear. Be
We warned and profit by warning.
Acrobat Schurz, Two-foot Beecher,
Kicker Curtis, Nasty Harper, Baby
Ros'ey and others, in 1872 1 kicked.
Some of you kicked with me and you,
Acrobat Schurz, helped to kick me.
1 kicked out of the Philadelphia con-
vention andkicked to Cincinnati was
kicked in the convention and the nom
nation at that kickers' convention
was kicked on to me. 1 kicked al
the way back to New York and kept
kicking until the Democratic conven-
ton met at Baltimore. CAT this mo-
ment rap was heard under the table
the door was opened and the butler
not Ben,-appeared with a bottle
of brandy and Old Medford rum, ant
pitcher Of ice water.) THAT raj
was not for you," says the spirit tc
the butler, ''but was from the spiri
, of Stonewall Jackson. They are
about to have a game of foot ball il
the spirit land and want me to kicl
up" "No matter" says Two-foo
, Beecher, ''set them down here.
, Two-foot says something about win
, for the stemach's sake and they al
, take drink. "Resume they kicket
, their nomination on to me at Balti
Q more, the kicking was kept up unit
+ election, and then l was kicked GU
, entirely. The disappointment wa
too much for me. l soon made m,
, last kick and turned up my toes.
kept kicking until [ kicked mysel
. into the spirit land, where the frs
, spirit I recognized was that of Abra
. ham Lincoln. He kicked me out c
+ his Paradise at once. Then DAME
Webster kicked me over to Herr
Clay, who sent me along to AndreN
n jackson. He sent me over to Thorn
q as Jefferson who helped me along
e Henry j, Raymond who said Georg
e Washington wanted to give me a litl
: and he kicked me down here with ii
S structions from all good, loyal spirit
e to you, through me, as one having e1
: perience in the kicking business, t
d cease kicking at once lest you die i
), the harness and my experience b
your experience. Hnys, l know a
: of you but Rosy. L would not hav
: you suffer the ignominous defeat l oil
e on earth, and be subject to the fearft
d results that endure in spirit lane
!. Take warning from Horace. Th
r game is called and / must return t
: the spirit land to be kicked up. S
r transit gloria mundj. A rap We
1 heard on the door and Ben Butler wa
announced. AS he entered TroC
foot Beecher bowed his head as di
e all the other kickers, and we left thel
| in silent meditation.
t YANKEE JAKE.