Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-24
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Sttdlit "ltliln lew years IN New
York, and become d cidedIv interest
ing in some of its features. The latest
style of naturalization promises to be
popular and disastrous. \ medium
gives s"ances on Broalwar, in the
neighbornood ot the hotels and thea.
ters. | went to the rformance
which was quite different from the oil
style Of spook show. About fifteen of
us met IN the parlor and listened to
short discourse on rfincarna ion. de-
llvered hy Il pretty b,enJe. who didn't
look at all ghostly. She said that,
while in trance condition. her own
spirit left her body and float-d about
at large, and its fieshly tabernacle VS.
open TO preemption by any di>em-
bodied spirit that night happen to be
in the vicinity. In short, she was
possessed by the stranger spirit. and,
therefore, became for the time rein
carnation thought, feeling. emotion,
speech and action Of the dead Tnen
she went into curtainpd cabinet,
somebody played softly on violin,
and We all waited in the darkened
room for something to happen. The
old style materializing Medium pro-
duces shadowv figures, that glide
around and shake hands. but they are
cold and clammy and unpleasant.
Skeptics say that the operators put
chemical prepa -ation on their hands
10 produce a cold, moist touch. There
Is no fun III shaking hands with folks
IN that condition. and one Guild as
soon be kissed bY ghost f dead
fish. Our new medium worked more
agr cable scheme. After few minu-
tes Of silence and darkn, SIS. buish
light was seen in the cabinet. the cur
tains parted, and ont stepped white
robed form that was greeted with ex-
clamatons of suppressed admiration.
1t was Just the neatrst looking ghost
imaginable It was clad in white
draperv. worn so as to expose both
arms. Long golden hair fell over the
shoulders aud breast and the back. 4
bare white foot peepal out from nnier
the garment rs the form slowly ap-
preached the spectators. 1t was not
n terrifying apparition, FOR not man
in the room shrank from it. All of us
seemed to be Ii led with scientific en-.
thuslasm, and anxious to investigate
the phenomenon Of reincaranation.
The re embodied spirit purported to
be the first wife of god looking
gentleman in one of the front seats,
whose cond wife was with him. and
~ entered into conversation with him.
H. said that he recognized the late
lamentei spouse distinctlv There
upon she put her arms about his neck,
aud gave him Il long, lingering kiss
that seemed 10 agitate him som-. 1t
also affected the lady by his side. She
snlifed indl lgnantly, and said she didn't
believe word Of such nonsense. Then
the figure slowly retired backward,
waving atiectionate farewells to hubby.
Again it appeared, asd three gentle-
men recognized it simultaneously as
long lost cousin, sister and dear friend.
There was some animated discussion
rs 10 which It really was, but the ghost
settled II by announcing herself to be
the cousin, and bestowing some cou-
-Inly enlearments upon one Of the dis
putauts. She to,k his face between
her hands, spoke 10 him of cid times,
gazed lovingly INTO his eyes, and kiss
ed good bye Then she retired and
the seance was at an end to the disap-
pointment of the two other claimants.
When the gas W turned up the
Medium came out OF the cabinet, look
imgly innocently bewildered, and IN
qulred if any reincarnated spirits of
friends had appeared while she was
asleep. The first gentleman's wife
tartly guessed the medium knew we'll
noagh what had been going on, but
the blonde openei her large, blue EYES
IN innocent surprise, and i'll she
hoped nothing unpleasant had oc-
Cured The gentleman hastily @>sur-
red her that 1othing in The least dis
agreeable had happened, but that the
seance had been singularly interesting.
The medium calmly told the company
that she was utterly obivious to all
that went on while she was in the
trance, and manifested mnch interest
in a description of the two reincarna-
tions. The two disappointed gentle
men wer" encouraged TO com again
they might see their friends next time
II the conditions We're tav rtble No
doub they will tend the next seance
because ghosts that kiss with warm
lips are not met every lay. The new
MEDIUM Is mtklng great success Of
the reIrc rnuion >cttltA. bit t.rre
viii h. Il fuss in that rStabis lm. 1T
some fine evening. And such is the
newest swindic of upper Broadway.