The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03

the sp rt Of God working within you. but
cail IL the good and evil spirits cOntcndine
| 10 obtain dominion over you. The side
that conquers once finds il easy 70 conquer
| again, till either one on the other generally
rules
"'Angels and ministers Of grace defend
u.s. said /.
YEA. pray that the ministers of grace,
the good spirits may ever have control, but
rs for angels they are only spirits. your
band tells me You are douhter, vet YOU
will bc q believer sometime" Then she
told me about my past, Of which very little
was as she told mo. When she spoke at
my future | con,dn't help smiling. for if the
same proportion Of was 10 prove true she
told me but little of the truth. let il was
pleasure to hear the old lady talk. and
was pleasant. il not very profitable way
to spend few hours.
TANGIBLE GHOSTS.
one evening Carl and went Ito seancc
where there was 10 be some matcrlalIa-
ton-. Real tangible ghosts. Fourteen of
us sat in "A semi-circle before a doorway
covered with p0rtierc. Back Of the door
way was "A small entry. with one door lead
ing 10 another room. and one of the COM
pany locked that door. fastened a strip of
postage stamps. as a seal, upon n. Near
this door, in the entry. was wardrobe.
which was also fastened and sealed. one
Of the company hung the keys over pie
ture where all could see them. The medium
may have had other KEYS. but to Use them
she would have to break the seal. besides
after she had gone into a trance,
she sat beside the cabinet, in sight,
most Of the time, of the audience.
The room was not dark, for lamp with a
ground glass shade hung in one corner.
while another lamp turned low stood ON an
organ in another place. There was what
might be called a dim twilight. After the
audience had sung. the medium came to-
wards me. and taking my hand led me to-
wagds the cabinet. rs they called tho ward
robe. patted my hands. talked 10 me- IN the
language of an Indian. for the medium was
under the control Of some old chief long
dead. then beckOned for me 10 return ~ my
seat. As approached my chair heard
Carl say. "Oh," lie afterwards told me
that two white forms followed me across
the room. but having no eyes in the back OF
my head could not see them. Then the
people sang again, after which white form
pushed aside the curtain and. for mo-
ment. looked about the room. lhel sald II
was General Custer. but having never seen
the man. can not say whether
il was the General or not. He
seemed To- melt away. and in his place
stood "A man so very tall that his head nearly
touched the top the doorway. Next came
a very cOrpulent woman, who was followed
by "a little girl OF perhaps fourteen years oi
axe. These figures did not vanish hy step
ping behind the curtain. bat seemed 70 met
away n another was coming. iheY re-
minded me of dissOlNing views. or the PIC
lures that are sometimes shown by sierc-
opticOn. All the time the medium was
mumbling over her Indian talk. DURING
the evening there was one form that came
several times. which wa. called Billy tIe
B0ot-black. sometimes he would come hall
across the room. then hall rlin behind the
curtain. a. if IN haste to get away. aller
hr would make some remark, ,uch a7
3. I'm here :" " Don't ye know me = % I'm
waifmg:" "Ill come again soon "u
can't fool me-"
kNOCkING N THE CABINET
After some more singing there Was 'io-
lent knocking i'm the cabinet. some spirit
wanted d meet some friend. Then some
gentleman i'm the circle said: "ls n ]. 3ad
il IL WAS Doe there would bee two knocks. as
boz would go o. the curtain and have chat.
r. there was nO response o. ms question
tine next person said: 81, d. J., aid ~' oh
through the whole company. In some cases
tt| ll'i tAi NRNtt 'fA'' ''-' '-'f
curtain, While DID other cases lhc 7liit
would leave The cabinet ana com. ''l"i'
ihe curtain where all could see ana near.
in some case, where all had >ald' us
o." there would %" mo- response. presume
thetprt had com. 20 tine wrong place.
ono. called "tLc doctor" came out and had
chat with lady. He placed ms
hand unon her mad, 'J"sl as ~
Used tD do. size -d.d. tueh '"te" ul,
arms about her. gave Der hu2 ana s'NeLal
kisses. 81 knew 10 was MN, ueriu-c Ms
Nhiskcrs felt Just as ih'y used I'D. >"
suppose mems WAi-hcr- feel differently 10
different people. Another form lhat came
wa called lhcodorc. lie came Inl3 1ue
centre oi lhe room, ana was "l,l ~. l'u'
49, the way, tAc ladies' were more I'D u'-
mand than the gentlemen. lh' !,"! H'P,
some distance from ihn form, ANA tilnt"
with IL. When he reached ONT Dis Manu- J."
take hers. she .hruuk back and mufmufed.
If can't" put her hand 90 her side ana
staggered back tO Err seat. W hen hri
daughter asked her why She didn't take tir
hand. She shuddrrcd ana said. II couldn e
but wish / had" the nest appearance
va-a Mis-, Western. who used 10 sing lt ihc
canoes She was followed by Theodore.
,,n, came a0aiu with ouistretchod hand.
Friend, assisted the lady to her feet, who
reached forth her hard. only to draw 10