The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-06

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1 replied that had never heard of ii
i, before, and described my sensations to
him; but he did not pay much attention,
and his mind seemed distraught.
"But how is it about the magnet!
said l, ''you have not yet proved to me
any identity between these two forces"
"One experiment of this sort is enough
for an evening"" he replied; ION another
occasion 1 will convince you that the
magnet possesses precisely the Same
whom should much like to meet-Miss
Cameron
1 was surprised that he should have
heard of her, and said so.
"You mentioned her name when you
were under the influence of the crystal" :"
he replied.
$50, then," said 1, "this power is allied
to that of animal magnetism
1T produced kindred result by diff
ferent means But this Miss Cameron,
as judge from your remarks, must be a
peculiar character-what I should call
sublimatedI'
You are right, though 1 had no idea
of talking in my sleep, or telling tales
ont of school; but really would like
y
Stolberg expressed the pleasure it
would give him to meet her, and prom
ised to make an arrangement to that end
when 1 gave her my lesson on the fol-
lowing day.
My description of my friend, and my
assurance of his scholarly attainments,
reused sufficient curiosity in my pupil to
render her eager to see him. So an ap-
pointment was made, with the consent
of her mother, for the following day.
and, punctual to the hour, we entered
Mrs. Cameron's drawing room.
The ladies appeared Immediately after,
and, presenting my friend, what was my
surprise to see Miss Cameron suddenly
pause, trembling violently, while her
face became vividly pale. Istepped for
ward to support her, but Stolberg had al
ready taken her hand and, as he grace
fully expressed his qualification at meet
ing her, she became instantly calm, and,
seating herself, in a moment she was
pleasantly engaged in conversation.
Somehow or other we drifted into the
subject of mesmerism, and mentioned
the affair of the crystal. Ella was in
terested, and begged that Mr.. Stolberg
would give her an opportunity of wit
>
and future occasion was promised when
the experiment should be made on the
young lady herself.
A few days later, on reaching our
boarding house, 1 was informed by Nine
Steinberg that Mr.. Stolberg had packed
all his property, with orders to send it
on board packet, which was to sail on
the following day for Hamburg. A note
to me, left by himself, informed me that
he had received letters which required
his immediate departure, but that he
would not deprive Miss Cameron of her
seance, and would meet me at her moth
er's house in the evening at the hour
which had been named.
At that time and place found him,
apparently making himself quite at
home; and presently opening a small
drew from it the same crystal with
which he had operated upon me.
Seating himself in front of her as she
reclined easily in her arm chair he com
menced the mysterious passes with his
crystal. 1 watched her closely, and as
he moved it slowly in front of her !
could perceive that she gradually grew
pale; then her eyelids dropped, and she
was oppdlCh1ly LII a cOuAQ S1ccp. hcT
mother called to her, touched her, and
even used some gentle violence to awak-
en- her, but without the slightest appar-
ent effect.
Pointing the crystal at her Stolberg
drew silently backward toward the door
when, to our astonishment, the sleeping
figure rose, or rather glided after him,
out of the door, into the hall, down the
stairs, and as he opened the front door
Stolberg called to Mrs. Cameron, who
stood with me at the head of the stairs
watching the results of this wonderful
influence:
'tYou see, madame, she would follow
me anywhere" and, as though to prove
it, she passed out of the door, which
Stolberg shut, and, to my horror, heard
him lock it after him.
L few down the two flights of stairs
into the basement, my brain turning
mad, it seemed to me, and reached the
sidewalk by the lower door just in time
to see carriage turning at full speed
the next corner.
Returning to Mrs. Cameron l found
her in swoon, out of which, as she
awakened to sensibility, she passed into
convulsions and at midnight was acorpse.
Meanwhile the police had been informed,
messages sent in all directions, but of
Stolberg or his unhappy victim have
never heard since.-Buffalo News.
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