Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19

| by lifting little girl who as In one corner Of
the room and depositing her in the lap Of Z
corpuient woman some distance away.
''Oh, amt that wonderful ~ whispered an old
man with long hair.
A few minutes later the spirit imprinted Z
kiss upon the lips OF the scribe.
IL wasn't spirit kiss either. This particulai
scribe has had some little experience and from
the smack the spirit gave him il was clear "a
him that the spirit had also been there before.
Everybody was must considerats 10 the re.
porter; even the spirits endangered their
chances Of ever being materialised again in
their efforts to please him.
I'VE must have harmony" said the medium,
breaking the silence, and he commenced sing.
| ing, There's Land That Is Fairer Than Day
The old man with the Buffalo Bill locks and
the rat woman sang with an earnsstnsss only
equaled By the diseord. II was anything but
harmony, yet 1t pleased the spirit, for It soon
made its reappearance, bending over the TAT
woman and kissing her passionately.
oh, my, papa. it's Nellie come back TO a, "
said the fat woman, addressing man appar-
emily next to her, and then she sobbed, while
the spirit bent over her and patted her back
affectionately.
The spirit then moved around to the old man
with the Hyperion locks and kissed him with
smack that resounded all over the room. He
didn't mind IL, though. and called her Maggie.
that only moment before had responded to
the name Of Nellie. She hinged the old man
with as much fervor as she kissed the fat
woman Then. moving around to young lady,
she was equally anectionate when addressed a.
sister.
There's lack Of harmony here" said the
medium. Lets sing something" 'Rock Of
Ages" was the song. and the singing suggested
anything but harmony, but it did the business
just the same.
There may be land hotter than this, but
the temperature Of that little room almost
made one think it impossible.
One Of the believers cautiously referred to
the heat and said he hoped the spirit friends
would cool them of. And they did. Almost
Immediately huge palm-leaf fan was agitated
quite violently. It didn't last long. The spirit
evidently got tired.
How nice 1t would be II We could have the
door open. Can't you open il, Frank" said
the medium.
Three raps.
"Oh, thank you, Frank" This certainly was
a versatile spirit. 1t could not only change tho
temperature, but it could change Its sex. Oh,
It was wonderful. Then the spirit spoke in q
hollow whisper. II will open the door" In the
hall below bright light was burning and the
reporter wondered how the spirit could trust
Itself out there, especially as the medium had
said light was death to spirits. But outfit went,
and as the door opened the light disclosed a
form covered with q sheet having slippers OF
large dimensions on its feet. Then the door
slammed and the medium called for harmony
during the spook's absence and all sang There
Are Angels hovering Near U.s."
A cool draught of air from the door was the
signal for silence. The spirits were back again
and the light in the hall was out. There were
evidently some other Kind Of spirits in the
hall, for the spirit on the inside kept going
outside and the believers kept the thing going
during its temporary absence with dash Of
so-called harmony. You couldn't blame the
spirit one bit for going outside--it was Q great
deal cooler out there.