The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-18

Berger that she must never seem to doubt
the spirits or try to find out who they we're
by touching them, because, il she did 80,
she would offend the spirits and they would
never come back again.
After Yolng's sister had played some
little time on the accordion, the curtain
was slowly pulled aside-the lights in the
room were, OF course, very low-and l
dance into the front parlors. As soon as
Young saw me, he screamed and pretended
he was terribly frightened, but said:
"'Be calm, o mortal, and fear not
"'Who are your said Young. Il speak
not TO you said /, but 10 that devout and
holy woman over there Young, you
know, had told me 10 say all This before
supper. He had written IL all out. Then
/ turned 10 Nine. Berger and said:
Madame, do you not know mel
why, cried Nine. Berger jumping up,
It is my Freddien
Yes, mamma. said I, 1T is your Fred
die
Mime. Berger wanted to clasp me 10 her
arms, but Young, OF course, wouldn't let
her. But oh, how glad the poor woman
was to see me! She cried and laughed,
and my, how she went on She asked me
how l was, aud told her l was ever so
happy. told her that had Just parted
from grandpapa-that was Commodore
Vanderbilt, you know-and that grand
papa told me-:
"'Tell your mother, my dear daughter,
| that / love her, and tell her that this is
| Just the time to speculate in stocks
Young told me TO say this. Then l went
| on, tell your mamma that il she wants TO
make money she must give 81 900 to NOR
| tai who has black eyes and a smooth face. F"
who was meant By that?" inquired the
| reporter.
"Wby, Young, OF course. Young had
black eyes and smooth face, and he told
me to make sure that told Nine. Berger
/ that II she gave 81 600 to a black-eyed and
smooth-fGced man to Invest for her she
would certainly make 81, 900 by it,"
did she make itY'
Job, no. Lbe never made anything by
her spirit investments, so far as l could
| lind out, bat the spirits kept on telling her
i 10 invest, and they always said, Give it TO
a smooth.faced man with black eyes,
| do you think she lost much money
that way 10 Young2'
ION, lots. Every nigh! the spirit advised
her to invest. 1t was not occasionally, but
| every night, and she must have lost plies
and piles OF her money"
do you remember anything else that
occurred on the night you are speaking
| aboutP'
Yes. AS soon as bad LETT the room
after having told her 10 invest ST. 900
Young's sister who in the meantime had
been dressing mp 10 the back room, danced
out in front of the curtain aud kissed
Young on the face Young asked her who
she was, and she answered, the Angel Ga
briel. Young Immediately fell off hi!
chair and began screaming aud bsllo wiAl
as II he had been shot. Bat /, in the bscs
room, begsu TO play on the accordion, aud
sang out. Fear not, mortal! Bs calm and
hear Young then got up, and his sistel
repeated the story he mad prepared loI
her."
what was that?'
81 can't remember the words, but tht
meaning was that she Vas the Angel G 40
| riel, Just from heaven, and she told Younl
that if he kept on in the way he was goiog
be would surely go to heaven soon. Tnt
room was dark. but there was light enough
to see Young's face, and il wss as much "a.
he could do TO keep fran laughing"
| did the Angel Gabriel say anything
else besides telling Young that Re va
| gcipg to hss7en|
hyts. The angel. or rather Young:
sister told Nine. Berger that she ought &c
leave her husband; toat her husband wa
| not worthy of her. Young made all The
| spirits sag this / did not see why, thea
though Of course do now. The ADgs
| Gabriel, or TO speak more correctly
| Youngs sister, then told Nine. Berger tia
marriage was all wrong"
THAT is novel message for an angel Il
carry" suggested the reporter.
Eyes, but the angel said that no body il
heaven married, and that marriage vas, i
fact, intended only for those people VIII
were in an imperfect state of development
The angel ssid that those people on cart
who were made pure by constant inter
course with heavenly spirits should leav
their unspiritual wives ard husbands al
! live only with spiritual mates. Nine. Be
ger asked the angel, as she thought 1t wa
! If she ought to leave Mr.. Berger and th
] angel said, Yes, at once"
Whom should she chose then, oh, might
angelo" asked Young, and the angel II
piled: "You, for there is no other mort
now living who is worthy of her,"
always after thesespirit talks, continue
Mrs. Perry, Mime. Berger and her busbsr
ueed to have quarrels. The night aft
her talk with the Angel Gabriel she an
| her husband had a great row and the ne1
| morning he left the house and as far
| I know he never came back again. II
| fact that there was big row in the hou
that night makes me, of course, remembt
the night very we'll and about what Q
Cured.
"For about three months longer Mn
Berger remained at No 628 fremont stree
? Then she, too, suddenly disappeared"