Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-30
CLAIROYANCE.

IL was practicing law in a small
country town in this State a number OF
Years ago." said Gen. Lew Wallace to a
reporter for the indianapolis Sentinel,
land was at work upon the Fair God
during odd moments. l had never paid
any attention to clairvoyance and that
sort of thing. and scoffed at all who be.
iieved that man may have knowledge OF
what pertains to the other world. There
was tailor living in the town who was
exceedingly superstitious. He had fire.
quently invited me to witness some OF
his manifestations, but had always re-
fused. One night Us was walking to.
ward home, after having been engaged
in some work at my office. saw light
in the tailor's shop-window, and some
thing prompted me to stop. My friend
and boy apprentice were at work
when entered. The tailor gave me q
chair, and we begin talking over mes
merle influence and kindred matters
After awhile he asked me if l would
care to hear some rappings. told HIM
to suggest something else. as anybody
could make rappings. He then sug-
gested clairvoyance, and told him to
go ahead.
Nov, at this point it is necessary to
say that for the following day / had
made business engagement with a
farmer who lived near town in an old
fashioned log house. had driven pas,
the place a number of times, and was
familiar with the house and the road to
it.
"The tailor proceeded with his ar
engagements by placing the boy on his
bench with his face to the wall. The
man turned down the lamps in the shop
and directed his attention to the little
fellow, making passes with his hands
around and above him. In few min
utes the boy, who was pale and sickly
in appearance, went into sort OF
trance, and the tailor told me TO take
hold of one of the little chaps hands
and fix my mind on some incident in
my life or on some place that had
visited. The farmhouse alluded to a
moment ago came into my mind al
once, and / thought of it intently. AL
most Immediately the boys lips began
moving. and in loose, disconnected
way he described the log house, the
roads leading to it. and many little de-
tails as they passed through my mind.
But after following me COR time be
stopped. and then began speaking
something of his own volition, or rather
that of which was not thinking. He
said that it was night and that the
house was dark. And then he said that
the door opened, and a man came out
carrying lamp in his hand. He
walked out to the hen-house and opened
the door while he looked into it; then
closed the door, returned to the house,
and all was dark again. At this point
the boy seemed to be growing very
weak, and l told the tailor to rouse
him, which he did by.waving his hands
in the air.
Il left the shop in short time, not.
ing the time which was about 10 O clock.
Next day my farmer client called
promptly at the hour which had been
set We went through the business
which was to be attended TO, and as
he started to 90 / asked him where he
had been at 10 o'clock the previous
night He was surprised at the ques
ton. but answered that he supposed he
was asleep. / told him TO think about
| it for minute.
oh, yes he said presently, i re
member now. There was an animal o.
some kind causing disturbance in my
hen-house, and / got up just about tha
time to see what the matter was. Every
thing had quieted down when l goi
there, and then returned to the house.
Il told the story to my client, who
was greatly interested" the general sale
in conclusion, 'and the incident made
such an impression upon my mind thai
wove it into the story"