, 1889-07-18
The Spirits Were Mistaken In the Man,

Capt. Mac, of the ship Richard III
is responsible for the following. Al
few days ago he went to Seattle
where he met his old friend Lutte
Moore, whom he had not seen for
fourteen years.
Hello, Lutte" says Mac, "what
are you up to now days, are you still
logging?" "No," replied Lutte, mot
much. Look here, see thIs;" and he
pointed to an elegant engraving of
himself seated in a log cabin near
Moodyville, b. g., with a pen in one
hand and a bunch of herbs in the
other, and an angel dressed in q
white gauze froek standing behind
him with folded wings, debating a
recipe for the celebrated medicine
which cures rheumatism, wrenches,
sprains, contractions Of the cords,
cuts, bruises and burns, and is war
ranted to bring man to life after
the doctors have given him over.
| What does all this meant" asked
Mac. at means, replied Doctor
Lutte. that a spirit appeared to me
one night in my cabin on Burrard
Inlet, and told me how to prepare
my medicine, which is made of wild
llquorice root, radicum oficinalis,
tdrtrltna smellun1 and carraway seed.
The great secret is to know how to
mix it. 1 have succeeded and have
cured lots of people" 81 have been
told, Lutte" remarked Mac, that
your medicine is first rate, but this
spirit business I think is humbug.
However, I would like to know some
thing about the remedy. because il
your medicine is good for old sailors
l will give you call"
IL tell you what, Mac, there is q
woman Just come TO town, a spirit
uailst, who can convince you in hall
an hour, and If you amt satisfied
will return you the fee; it's only two
dollars"
| Mac agreed to call on the lady the
next day. Meanwhile our genia
friend, Capt. Delanty, arrived in Sc
attic with his pockets full of speci
mems of copper ore which he hac
found near Port Discovery. Ht
showed them to DR.. Lutte, who asked
if he knew the extent and value o.
the deposit Bill said he did not
"Weli, now, said Lutte, there is wo
man here who can tell you all akou
it. She can go into trance rnd see
clear into the center of Mount Baker
her fee is only two dollars, and if yor
amt satisfied I will pay it back tc
you"
| The next morning the doctor and
Bill called on the spirltualist but
Mae failed to turn up. The lady
seated herself alta table with oul
friend opposite. She held a slatt
and pencil with which the spirits
are supposed to write on.
| At last she began. you are q
Scotehman, and are bound on a sue,
cessful voyage to sea- Here Bill
gave a grunt, as he is not Scotch.
man and is not going to sea. q
can't make out this name," said
Lute's angel. "Oh, it is Richard
Richard Iii, that is the name of your
ship" Bill became disgusted and
enraged. Madame, said he. you
have mistaken the spirit or the man;
l wish you good morning" Lute
all this time was trying winks and
mods to set the Medium right. but
she would not be righted. At last
he blurted out 80, sheol, this was
the man about the copper mine, and
you have told him about Capt. Macs
ship. I've lost the sale of q gross
of medicine 10 Mac, and have madc
Bill think I'm a blamed humbug.
Get out, you fraud"
| Mac says he has heard of all sorts
of spirits, ardent spirits, spirits of
turpentine. sweet spirits of nitre,
spirits of lavender, Snd spirits of the
just made perfect, but he don't be-
lieve that Lutte Moore ever had any
other spiritual manifestation in the
medicine line than he saw after Wis
iting a quantity of spirits of old
rye. That angel with the sclnty
gauze dress was all In his eye, and
her name was Elizabeth Martin
Capt. Delanty says "Lute Morris
medicine may be all right, but
don't 20 a cent on developing 8 cop
per mIpe BY q gauAs angel. But it's
all right, I'm only out a couple of
dollars, and it's worth that to get the
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