New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
AN ASTRAL PROJECTION.
DEMONSTRATION IN oCCuLTPSYCHOLoGY

An immersion that | was not alone grew upon
me until resistance to its force was lmposslpe. !
not startled as faced me slun; n.oS there
figure in the half gloom, for knew IL was ln'lS
many minutes before | made actual observation VI
it's presence, but the fact that had Ieit .ne
cnce was must confess, somewhat ui9oyn1 ~ t
Well sir ~ | remarked in tone that nussS
have hetraved n haf-supprsssed agitation. AS
smoke the form emerged from the shadow; ana re-
veaed n tall. thin-yisaged young man ciau III q
threadbarc coat reaching 70 the Knees oi udNv
stained trousers so baggcd' as to induce the suo
picion of physical deformity. IL was an ao.i.5
eloquent of poverty and hardship. hldeous am
Pab from the Gro Grown 5oc cl ef with cracks
and incrustcd with the mud and dust OF lhanS
highways The face OF this young man, "i h"o
was disligured by a brstly beafd OF ycl,ow - n"o,
was almost lvd in It's pal0r and haggard Us idV 1
tba combined effects of hunger ana sorrow ny
fo,tnrcs howcvrr were regular enough ana inisiiV
even be called handsome under neai'el ooi,, r,
ton and happier environment. Ills eSefn "o1c
dreamy and melancholy, but steady IN thelr g" y.
and almost intense in their searching. ceaScu !"
wonder that should have been CONSCIOUS OF ~ AZ
singular influence when dlrec'ed upon ny - o,os
will If ever mans soul shone through ms eSe'
Ink one certainly made itself manifest Oh 'hls w
II bcC rar1on. sir - he began in low, muslcai
voice; but have presumed TO iI If friend who
told me that if should wander as Jar us ,a1'
city you would not turn m, away wltn,Op,' "' e''
Lind word YOu know John CarrOl "a,
VERY we'll. indeed You come from him
NJ di %c haven't seen him for. a year.
was in better circumstances then Wan hrn,c ~" the
present. have knocked anout 't1ro soeL here
West from city to city. seeking what SEEK her'
work
"Yon are n newspaper man p ...,,, orA
Yes sir but not altogether succ esslIIii Wv" nm
7 DOM know why exactly, but am generalII un
fortunate in my efrOrts-if | were an ego'.sV do
sbould nrobably say that fate had something 10 W
with IT, Perhaps it is my own fault pciI'Ibp 1--we
am restless: ! am certainly in'pro'
Nv pcrhans Won are not thoroughly adapted LOT
the newspaper profession suggested az gently aS
the harsh supp2;iion would ra0r pgGr With sigh but
,ybot can dop II has been my trade eyer sihSc
I left college | have been told tnsI ! vsI hon y"
good work-in n certain drccuoh-anu Ia" ~ le,d.
Connected NJ different times with some oil ,c rmu
ing newspapers of the country pn', WIZ have
an -he verge OF n permanent COMPETENCY; / . m.'T
faiIeJ riserohlv. and as far MS ! can unuerSlanp.
nnacrountahly. Sometimes / VIII ~,n'i ia;
,i", circnmstancc4 have been otherwise
.,rcnob,c NV own feelings became Po'
rncotcd with n rcpuCnance for my WORK on a Az
tbnsc br whom 7 was surrounded; 70 such ~! 49,
49,, In f,c, that found il impossible 10 'oH'i IL
!, nv nnsition On the impulse OF these lo3lioni
disastrous whms and fanccs. have imoE iii N"
10 other places-I have been moving OH ~ my
ito ncrbap4 shall continue on to the end
Where did YOU work lastF asked
How wG long have you been in this city''
n ni% voa an come 1U~' direct from Chicago
Earring side tracks and the incidents OF IT,
frequently Interrupted ny the oppIiT. am direct
men and conductors OF H'l%n'-''"''''
from Chicago ,i.o hoo,, - T said
IN. walked the last Thirty miles. ne Iv"i'
were rood and the railroad people didn ooJ'c'
What In your name 2? aSked, ,noss.n-
Nelson Tremaine' a. lie answered, a Inesse nc
cor from the foreman. demanding some NOR OF
,tot Woshinoton stuff" interrupted the converse
ton. and while | was NUMBERING inc pasc'' Nv
maine seated himself at n desk beside me.
will do what / can for you: Mr. lrcth,hlhrL,
soid ~ soon as the daughter Of tho horse-lcech
lad dcnnrtcd AS you will observe added
am the teearaph.edio1r, Of ts concern vii
.peak 10 him aud lie will probably give you an
asslcnmcnt Where are you staying? -,
"Anywhcre-nowhcre he answered, with n sad
II il late-ncarly .. o'clock" said, looking
nj nv watch: when thirty comes, we'll go and
get something to eat. After that " YOU don
mind I'M tnl,e yon round and introduce You Ia the
nigh,-clerk of the Overton; you can get room
there I'm the meantime. II yon are NOT 700 tlrcn'
you might help me out on this MISCELLANEOUS
Certainly" Saying which he lighted the gas
over the desk in front Of which he sat- inserted ns
hand between two fraycd buttons OF MS hllSh'-
coat and drew forth a stub OF pcncll;
Heres hanging in Atlanta, | said. as tossed
him sheet of the nimsy manfodpapcr. upon
which our local operators delighted to hcraw ther
illcpihc transcript of the incohcrcnt cerepratloh
Of tho operator at the other end of the wire, me
latter in all probability. inspired by an ambition
to compass lie meaning and intent OF some
special correspondent" who in " fine frenzy and
animated 10y a fierce ncurotic fcrvor. had gathered
his facts "on the jump: written them on the
ny. and fled them with rush
Il this paragraph or continuation Ire
maine asked. after he had glanced AT the dispatch.
ia ali there" ! said; give it double
head -rahtccn and twcnty-sx-it isn't n very
thrilling AFFAIR, nothing juicy or romantic
about it, | observed him as he worked.
lie was rapid; saw that at once.
Without hesitation, aud as If thoroughly familiar
with this branch of the newspaper business. he
snpplicI the omitted adveThs, coniunctons and
nrrposiiions and having headed" the telegram
missed if To mo without = word. There was some
cory paper on the desk in front of him. He ar
ranged this neatly and hcann 20 write. The cap
ton he had invented for the paragraph was unique:
GONE FROM ATLANTA.