The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-09-29

sSSA 0iked home We At0R y
n Sssaosof tha postefs. - yEa1 tne Is
SaIInNfS psoer6mm ptEltsreppsng.l ss
6ds6 ht.s s6dink clalsvo yauce, auo
kans fdjl0wed q rather extraordlna!yl
~ fenoSnf IN. Knrdec, after part the
Nh |. VII give an illustf lion g mo1eIn
Iopjufipx and prestldi citation VIII ous
lptiAratus, or acc0mplicee. the - nOIe
Vii conclude Wlth the myeterious
o. = lady selected sfoIn
lmonx the audi We both ratne.
looked forward to tho enterialnm0n
s : break to the dali monotony o. our
daily sound At Herne Bay.
ssPunctual1 10 the tlinss We pressnss
ct the assembly rooms snu
were the sole occupants OF wnst
termed the sreserved fauteueis, 49,.
were two rows Of ordinary chne-Dest .s..,
chairs. ] don't think there were N.Y. ~.
people in the room altogesneI.
first part Of the performance was osspsy
interesting. Looking BACK uPu
calmly a. I do now, and speakiDE, va III
the authority Of one who Knows s
the little man (and the IRE OF EMU"
siasm flashed In his watery eyes)' =
!. g, cnnwInced that M. Kardec was
..o-or1nI medium. Then followed part
swn. about which there was nothlng
,,orv rrmarkable.; they were ordinary
fents Of sleight-of .hand-good simple
con hiring OF the old school. And then
M : K ardec addressed us In q short lecs'
4 nre he told Us that what he was
4 shnut Is do before our eyes was no
! trlck. NO iuRgle-sin fact, SAID ne,
sthere.is no deception whatever.
r.. he added s0lemnly, sthe work o.
4 the spirits, did not pay much al.
fention to what looked upon then as
the Idle pat,er of the professional con-
Il inrer hayor slnce had reason 10
4 Cha ce my mind, and then he gave
j = deep s.ab. 1Monsieur Kardec exhi.
il nited 10 us the ordinary big cardboard
sAnd now, said ne, II
\ any lady will kindly step forward,
! vIil cause her to disappear by the as
! slstance Of my familiar spirits. Ine
q gentleman at the piano began to play
, the chest melody from "The Corsican
Hrothers.'' al never hear that tune
2 lnOw.u said the little man, "bnt u
!, makes my flesh creep"
& ssNobody volunteered. M. kaTdec
I, was evidently disconnected. .Ladses
!. and gentlemen, > he said, 'if no lady
D will Ob)jge me, shall be unuabie te
give YOU this interesting experience.
/ Then he appealed to my wife. sMad
g lame, lie said, syou would confer al
/, Iobiigation on me If you would come Z
Il my assistance
HHetty--I mean my VILE always
J? good naturcd girl, rose at once, peios
]. couid demonstrate. NJ. Kardec le'
N her 10 the little table in the middle
,e the stage. How lovely she looked q
.i-lshe stood in the we'll known pose
ne the Greek slave, with clasped hana
- I noticed, TOO, that she wore the OIL
d.: mond rtviere that had been my WEI
.ir ding gift. The conjurer covered N
a with the great extinguisher. 'Spsrl
he of the vast heavens, help me!
u shouted in a sort of scream 0f entreat
he He knocked over the extiDguishe
IL NV wife had disappeared!
I'd .sIhere was O tremendous sounu
applause. In which 1 joined, but
,e- didn't quite like it, all the same. tn
ad the gas went out as If by magic. 4
fl. myse,f suddenly seized by the wri
cd and the voice of Kardec Missed In Il
ely ea,: my poor friend, something 7
BILE rible has happened; your vile
vas been carried of by the indignant sp
) 1, lie: but he added, melo.dramatica'
all will save her or perish In tho
felt tempt"
ray There was pause.
Q ~ have never seen my wife,
i've from that day to this" said the III
un- man, as he buried his face In his nan
re. uIt was the vengeance OF the sp
un. world upon one who was once W
ned YOU are, my friend-a scotfer ana
Ctu- unbeliever."
for uHave YOU never searched for her
un> said.
ing aWhai would be the use ?" said
9 IN little man.
uti- Just then tho train rolled into
moi station of Folkestone Harbor.
be- "And the conjurer ?" said l.
de- uHe must have met with sim
ID 1t fa,e,n said Mr.. Boobyer, who was
lecting his impediments, "for ne ne
tary came to receive the money "N''
by the doors."
arge Didn't Paralyze Him.
ong.
n at ISan Francisco Examiner.]