Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-18
AGbost With Warm Lips.


Spiritualism has elaborated itself great
ly within few years in this city and be-
comes decidedly interesting in some of
its features. The latest style of material
ization promises to be popular and dis
astrOus. A medium gives seances at
1,246 Broadway, in the neighborhood of
hotels and theatres. | went to see the
performance, which was quite different
from the old style of spoOk show. About
fifteen of US met in the parlOr, and list
ened to a short discourse on reincarna-
ton, delivered by a pretty blonde, who
didn't look at all ghostly. She said that
while in a trance condition her own spirit
left Der body and fioated about at large,
and its fieshy tabernacle was open to pre-.
emptIon by any disembOdied spirit that
might happen to be in the vicinity. Ia
short, she was possessed by the stranger
spirit, and therefore became for the time
a reincarnation In thought, feeling, emo
ton, speech and action of the dead. Then
she went into curtained cabinet, some
body played softly on violin, and we all
waited in the darkened room for some
thing to happen. The old-style material
izing mediums produce shadowy figures,
that glide around and shake hands, but
they are cold and clammy and unpleas-
ant, Skeptics say that the operators put
a chemical preparation Oh their hands to
produce a cold, moist touch. There is no
fun In shaking hands with folks in that
condition, and one would as soon be
kissed by ghost Of a dead fish. Our
new medium worked more agreeable
scheme. After few minutes OF silence
and darkness blush light was seen in
the cabinet, the curtains parted, and out
stepped a white-rObed form that was
greeted with EXPLANATIONS of suppressed
admiration. 1t was just the neatest look
ing ghost imaginable. 1t was clad in
white drapery, worn so as to expose both
arms. Long golden hair fell over the
shoulders and breast and down the back.
A bare white foot peeped out from under
the garment as the form slowly ap-
preached the spectators. 1t was not a
terrifying apparition, for not man in the
room shrank from it. All Of US seemed to
be filled with scientific enthusiasm and
anxious to investigate the phenomenon
OF reincarnation.
The re-em bodied spirit purported to be
the first wife OF goOd-lOOSing gentleman
in one of the front seats, whose second
wife was with him, ana IL entered into
conversation with him. He said that he
recognized the late lamented spouse dis
tinctly, who thereupon put her arms
about his neck and gave him long, lin
gering kiss that seemed to agitate him
some. 1t also affected the lady by his
side. She shifted Indignantly, and sad
she didn't believe word OF such nom
sense.
Then the figure slowly retired back
ward, waving afectionate farewels to
hubby. Again it appeared, and three
gentlemen recognized it simultaneously
as long.lost cousin, sister and dear friend.
There was some animated discussion as
TO which it really was. but the ghost set
tied it by announcing herself to be the
cousin and bestowIng some cousinly en-
dearments upon one of the disputants.
She took his face between her hands,
spoke to him of old times, gazed lovingly
into his eyes, and kissed him good-by.
Then she retired and the seanco WIS at
an end, to the disappointment OF the two
other claimants.
When the gas was turned up the me.
dunn came out of the cabinet, looking m
nocently bewildered, and inquired IL any
reincarnated spirits OF friends bad APP
peared while she was asleep. The first
gentleman's wife tartly guessed the me-
dium knew well enough what had been
going on, but the blonde opened her large
blue eyes in innocent surprise and said
she hoped nothing unpleasant had &C.
CURED. The gentleman hastily assured
her that nothing in the least disagreeable
had happened, but that the seance had
been sngularly interesting.
The medium calmly told the company
that she was utterly oblyious Of all that
went on while she was In the trance and
manifested much interest in a descrip-
tIon OF the two reincarnations. The two
disappointed gentlemen were encouraged
to come again; they might zee their
friends next time II the conditions were
favorable. No doubt they will attend the
next seance, because ghosts that kiss
with warm lips are not met every day.
The new medium IS making a great sue
cess OF the reincarnations scheme, but
there will be fuss in that establishment
some fine evening. And such 10 the new
cat arrindla Of nnnar BROAD WaY.