The evening world., 1889-01-21
FANNY's LATEST sEANCE.
Communicated 10 THE EVENING WORLDS spirituat'tte
Rsporter bn HI Guardian Spookl

shadow land, learned Just why and where that
other eminent medium, Fanny Stryker, has been
concealed since the expose Of her relations with
Stationer George d. Carroll.
Min was playing progressive euchre on the
silvery shores Of the great hereafter when The
EVENING WORLD believer summoned her back
to this terrestrial spere.
"Do you know Our Chosen One p" was the
first question the reporter asked her.
your mean Fan Stryker ?" she asked back.
"Of course
professional etiquette bids ne remain
silent, she nswcrcd thoughtfully, but / can
refuse You nothing, 30 list while l unfold my
weird, wild tale.
Fan thought the whole business a good joke
until she saw this section of the Penal Code in
The EVENING WORLD the other night:
THE LAW ON IT.
A person who with the intent to deprive or
defraud the true owner OF his property, or OF
the use and benefit thereof, or to appropriate
the same to the use Of the taker, or of any other
person, either takes from the possession Of the
true owner, or OF any other person, or obtains
from such, possession by co,dr or ala of fraudu-
lent or raise representation or Dretense, or of any
Caise tohen or ,prjting or Spcrets witholds or APP
propriates to his own Use or that of any person
other than the true owner any money, personal
property, thing in action, evidence of debt OF
contract, or article of value OF any kind.
Then she had a fit"
What occurred next Minnie Ha-Ha describes
as follows:
1t was night, in the Lenox apartment-house,
No. 0S7 Madison avenue.
In a handsomely furnished parlor on the
ground floor Il beautiful woman lay on the
lounge as If dead. She was surrounded by her
friends. Her face was white and cold as marble.
She was dressed in an uncut white velvet dress
of the Dircctoire style, and wore sandals and
lace stockings.
The lights burned dim and low, and no sound
disturbed the stiffness save the soft billing and
cooling of Philly and Gertie in the hallway.
After a time Fanny moved restlessly. A wor-
ried look crossed her countenance while she
tendcrly lispcd, "Ah, there! Morning Star,
just connect me with Zalencus, will you ?"
VIII is Zalencus ~ whispered Tobias.
"Oh, he was the boss law sharp for the
Locrians, y yer an elderly gentleman who
rat near by.
he live in Brooklyn ~ asked Toby again,
eagerly.
Nav" replied the gentleman in disgust;
I" he lived in Greece 600 years before Christ. "
"Oh, pshaw! l thought he was u fellow we
knew across the river"
just then Fannie began to talk rapidly.
"Zalencus,' she asked, savagely, do YOU
read The EVENING WoRLD?"
bet your boots. It's the only paper allowed
i'll here.
well, I'll never 80 there, but that is imma-
tcrial Just now. Did you read that section of the
Penal Code they printed the other night
"Of course l did"
what do you think about it ?"
well, do you Want me to tell the truth - he
asked.
"Oh course l do, " she snapped.
''Wpll than it's dnol upnI law Good anouoh
to hang you in my time, " he returned.
oh you mean thing you. G'way. Go back
to your cage. Shoo!'
When Zalcncus had mournfully retired, Philo-
laus, who gave law to the Thebians 72S b. c.,
was called up. Fan put on her sweetest wrath
smile when approaching him.
what are you crying about?" he grufhy in
quired.
"Crying?" she echoed. I'm smiling"
"Oh. are you. Well, cry then. You will look
better"
"Oh, don't be so cross. I want to ask you a
question. Did you see the law quoted referring
to me i'll The EVENING WORLD the other night?"
"Of course l did. Don't you suppose l read
the boss evening paper?'
well, is that law good Can they send me
away like they did Annie ~
Now, see here, Fan Stryker, if you think l
hNN shhAAAA ~ Nv "a wv NAobhu hAodAHoli
avenue answering fool questions you are greatly
mistaken. II you want 10 find out whether that
law is good or not you go down to the District
Attorneys Office and find out. Tra-la-la, Fanny.
Give my compliments to Toby"
Rats, " she plaintively, and on the
heavenly phone called for Charondas, the law
giver of Catana, in Greece, $40 b. G.
Charry had just been married, and did not like
to leave his better half alone long, 80 when the
pricstess asked him about the law he replied
shortly:
MY dear girl. if l was on a jury that you
were on trial before, indicted under that law, I
would think it good enough to give you a year
or two. 1t might be good for Toby to send
You away, for awhile, any how"
Fanny ground her teeth with rage. and saw
agely called.for Cleisthenes, who formed a con-
stimtion for the Athenians as long ago as 500
b. C. Fanny did not know but Cleisthenes Is a
woman hater who would destroy the female sex
on general pr inciples, for when the law was
quoted he declared it wa good enough to send
her to States prison for life.
This made her wrathy and she called him many
hard names, He made a face at her and flew
back to Spookville.
Diocles, another Athenian lawmaker, who
hourished about b.. c. 4l2, was chucking dice
for the drinks with Kisgar, another wrath,
when Fanny's magnetic voice brought him down
to New York.
1t was his first visit here, and he nearly fell
into the hands of the Philistines. kid"
Miller, the bunco man, met him lodging around
the Hoffman House inquiring for 0s7 Madison
avenue. The kid" saw at a glance that he
was from out of town, and with his usual good
nature in such cases p~roffered to pilot him to his
destination.
Diocles was about to go with him, but sud-
denly recollecting that he came way from
home without a cent he asked the kid" for
the loan of a dollar.
Ain you got any dust % asked the Kid.
mot a red, " returned Dio.
"Oh, 90 to blazes and find 9S7 Madison ave-
nue. yourself, - said Miller, in disgust.
Dio plodded YEARLY along until he met q little
boy, who directed him Alright.