Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-12-06

one being suddenly resisted by power
full force. "The table tried to get away
from me-" she said. 1t had now become
quite docile, however; and this rather
disconcerting incident was rapidly pass
ing into the category of occurrences
which we do not like to discuss, because
they seem inexplicable. when one still
more astounding again drew attention to
II is suddenly remarkable girl.
Fastening her eyes upon q mirror
which was suspended on the wall OPP
pcsite where she had seated herself after
her ''table-meving" experience, Grace
exclaimed: "See there is the shadow
of hand in the glass!
Coming after her last demonstration.
this assertion was rather bloodcurdling.
To her mother, who demonstrated with
her for her foolish illusions, she declared
that she could see distinctly in the mir
ror in question the apparition of a hand
"a large, well.formed mans hand, open,
with the back toward her, and having
on the little finger seal-ring of quaint
old-fashioned pattern, which she de:
scribed. The ladies had not had time to
recover from the chill and the 'goose
flesh" which this declaration had pro-
duced, when this astounding girl an
nounced. pointing to corner of the
room, that she saw a man standing there
solemnly gazing at the company.
This declaration caused stampede OF
two of the ladies, but small brother o
Grace, having called in other members
of the lamily by begging them, Ill differ
ent parts of the house, to Come quick,
Grace is seeing things" places
were soon taken, and an anxious and
curious group, now including the girls
father, were presently watching for what
development should next present itself
The Young woman now presented a
picturesque and rather startling appear
ance. With her face deadly pale, one
hand pointed to the corner of the room,
in which, as she declared, she saw tall
dark.complexioned man, who gazed
sternly at her, and who WAS telling heI
something"
For fully FIVE hours, il is related, the
girl remained in condition oblivious
to ordinary happenings, and only cogDi
zant of the new realm into which SHE
had by some strange perturbat on beer
suddenly thrust. Frequent efforts or
the part of those present to restore hel
to her normal state were fruitless. She
talked continuously, laughed, sang anC
prophesied the fate cf several of hel
friends and of those persons present
From time TO time she would desIribt
shadowy forms which she alleged sht
saw, and these were unrecoGnizable by
any of those who were listening to he
strange rhapsody. But, after time, sb'
beam to describe forms which recalled
persons long dead, and who had beer
known in life to some members of th'
family. Finally, she pictured her owl
future, a torrent of words pouring from
her lips, until her mother sprang to he
side and vainly sought to put an end f
scene which was beginning to overtaI
the powers of self-restraint of every On
who witnessed it. But the child woul,
not be stopped. and said only. 81 mus
tell it; have to-"
In this curious trance she revealed in
= cidents In the lives of many person!
secrets which could not by any naturs
means have come into the possession {
J the girl. Ii was not until the neighbol
ing chur,h clock struck that Grace II
turned to her ordinary self and the1
with her flesh icy cold, though covere
with a profuse perspiration, she wa
r completely exhausted.
The story got abroad, and many pc
sons called at the house on the follOwin
l dav to inquire into the particulars. I
C these the girl said, simply, that she n
r membered nothing whatever that ha
4 occurred. She declared that she fe
bruised and sore. as though she ha
been passing through some severe stru
: gle. Physicians have examined he
J. and have tried to ascribe the incident
4 some one of the many strange phases
hysteria; Lut the fact that the girl &c
: tainly disclosed facts and truths previou
y ly unknown to her precludes any poss
h bility of this being satisfactory expla
+ alton. The whole affair remains
mystery. and Grace is now known as Il
;. milwaukee Sybil," and shares historic
l. fame with Cogliostro and the COnvulsio
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