Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-06-30
MYSTERY AND DELUSIoN.
Something About Seauces-A New Chost
Story-Parlor Entertainments.


Spirit seances are likely to puzzle
| / cannot explain how at the only one
| ever attended the medium gave me sc
accurate an obituary history OF my
relatives and friends,
1t was in West Forty-sixth street.
| The house was pretentiously furnished.
was ushered into q small reception
room hung with curtains, which was
half of the front room, the other half
being utilized as a hallway leading to
tho center vestibule. The back room
was the parlor. and extended to the
width and depth of the house.
In this there were several people
patiently awaiting opportunities to ill.,
terview relatives who had "gone
before"
The medium was middle-aged and
very pale lady who had just risen from
bed of sickness. When she finally
went into trance condition she had the
appearance of corpse.
| had made up my mind to ask no
questions, and so she did all tho talking,
which occupied fully three-quarters OF
all hour
was seated in very comfortable
easy chair with the medium closely Wis.
avis In another was presented to her
merely as d friend of mine" and am
satisfied that she did not identify
me.
She prefaced her celestial communica.
tons with an expression of full belief in
spiritualism, and the statement that she
was ignorant while in n trance condition
OF what she was imparting.
She begged that would go eventual.
ly to another medium to compare notes
for confirmation Of the desire OF my.
spirit friends to talk to me. and see
if might not get the same messages.
In moment she took my hands in hers
and gracefully sunk back and into
trance.
She possessed n good deal Of magnet
ism, for the touch of her fingers pro-
duccd pricking sensation, as il were
holding the handles Of all electric
battery.
must confess that was greatly sur.
priscd at her familiarity with the names
OF my dead relatives and acquaintance,
while her descriptions were very &c.
curate and messages quite as / would
anticipate from those she declared were
surrounding us.
/ was taught in my boyhood days
wherever saw ghost to investigate it.
have always done 80 to my
profit
| saw one at ~ 80 o'clock one stormy
night last July. / know tho exact mo-
mont, for l have In my room clock
that strikes tho half hours OH q gong
with deep, PARKWAY sound.
1t struck like the toll OF the Greenwood
bell rs the apparition caught my eye,
and ut the Same time tho heavens,
that were black rs Grape, were illum-
mated with tho glare OF u fash OF
lightning, and a growl of thunder
rumblol mournfully overhead. Other,
wise all WAS progressively quiet.
l was lying in bod. The Windows
wero open and tho shades drawn up.
and there, right over in the corner
room and in the direct line OF my
vision. stood a palpablc, verltablc ghost
" figure, waving its extended arms.
I'm like small gambler, I love q
sure thin, and here, after all my wear,
waiting. like the old maid who for forty
wears looked under her bod for u man.
I was at last happily successful.
/ was quito alonc-that Is, wo were
quito alone. My family was in til,
country, and had this terrible
urr!once all to myself I was afrai.l
o strike match. for its birthstone
fumes would have been too su:;.
ScatNc.
The more watched tho nosolcss H.
trader tho worse 1t grew to my tart.ol
pcatcd Nov l lay NO." and gaining
courage from the simple prayer ma,
bold to get up.
AS | approached the doorway the
ghost vanished! went nearer. and fol
t!Irco painfully long minutes awaited is
return.
Then thought that I would 60 to bed
again, and rs ! turned / saw that the
gaslight from the avenue reflected upon
my Uody, and noticed that tho wind
waved tho branches of the trees In front
of the house.
While l stood Just where I had made
the discovery there was no ghost In tho
doorway with beckoning gestures. but
when went on and got into bod it had
returned.
Smiling at my credullty sank into O
peaceful slumber and didn't even dream
of dead and gone Gus Fenno.
was witness quite recently to cur.
ious bit in parlor entertainment at the
house Of friend. e.
The host, who was a man o. good SIZE
and weight, laid himself at full length
upon the carpet. Six gentlemen, three
on either side, put merely the tips OF
their fingers under him and then all In
concert took a full breath.
This was repeated but three or -four
times when the body OF the prostra e
man was lifted rs If it we're but Of rub.
Der and inflated with air.
This experiment does not require
cx, crt skill, and I commend it as o
novelty in the way OF home amuse-
ment. Corpulent fathers may not like
the position, but they must remember
that it will so please the children.-IN \.
y. Times. a.