The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-17
CHICAGO yIeHErTE.
A spirituRIistlc NrdIum Makes 1t Plain
Sailing for q Lover.

Chicago Daily News: There were
thirteen In the circle, including the
medium. The woman who believed
but who had never given her faith the
benefit Of d spiritual soauce and the
man who doubted aud who had fed his
%IncreduIlty on exhibitions OF medium
istlc power galore, sat together on Il
narrow red divan IN u corner OF the
room and awaited developments with
widely contrasting emotions
Somebody turned out the glF and she
drew nearer to him and laid her hand
on his with q c%onvulsivc SILVER Of min
glcd fear and excitement. Her lnvol-
untnry expression OF faith In his power
to avert whatever eyil might be Turk
Ing round under the cover Of TIE dark
ness ELECTED a tender redsHurins pat
from his d~isrrVnRCd left member and
her half.sillcd gasp W n~vrtoaSngs5
ended In n sigh OF satisfaction born OF
the knowledge that he wuS there and
able 10 protect her. She had cumc to
the meeting expecting 10 have m1incn-
tous questions settled which had been
troubling her Tor several weeks aud
the prospect OF Immediate c~ommunicn-
ton with unseen messcnTnra from the
spirit land oyCrHwcd he's win an un-
wontcd scnsc ~ soleinrity.
They tat there for a minute or moro
onye.Optd In CimmerlHu darkness and
tnfnb.likG silence. Al lRrt u man IN
another corner of the room raised his
cracked voice to tho tune uf He WIN
Save You" aud invited tile Inhabitants
Of tic world beyond to show your
faces Just now"
when YOU focl the trumpet touch
you, speak to the vlsitiix spirit" satd
the medium, 'othCrwlsc IL VIII not
stay"
They waited again FOR gone manlrcS-
tntiOn. ~ the expiration " the soc
ord period Of expectancy n meek sister
struck up a hymn expressive at once Of
deep devotion. alteration and COntri-
ton Hnd the woman Joined In with her
conscience divided EEnlrGt Itself Rp to
whether spch a method NJ worship
wore saoritrRn or n ganctllcd express
Ton Of the most profound fnith. The
last Ftanzn died away In q trembling,
luug.drawn-Uut rotc. ~ thrt moment
three distinct tnTs On hrr knee AROUSED
tho woman 10 the iugi that the critical
time had come and RlIr IRA red her
~COmpnulon'a hand SIN more tightly
"Whnt 81 az what do you wunt?"
she asked. fuintly
There wa "a grrluf OF lndlstinct gnnpA
aud murnutr. which Htve common.
sense l~iutrnrra hr|lmUrpHil0u that tho
ghohtIy yigltOr had len rnrt OF bis
breath behind Him IN his scramble to
reach shores tcrroHtlNl, ~ lHat there
nouted up from the dopthH ~ The trutrs
pet the ono word, "lIprry,' She omitted
n f%rirhioHDd llttl" Fgrgnnr ana drew
set n,utrr 10 TIC nnn haHliu her,
"My husband" phU walled In u vUlCr
made weak hv terror,
"'nlk ~ him" Whispered tho man,
Rttyuly
slc fought Tor compoHuro and spoke
nElln,
marry" 1hr pl1n1qd, mCnkly tell
me tell me, truly, bll you aid YOU
mean what sou Hlld iuBt before you
died, about ny marrying ugnlu7 10
you ihluk that was luri tlrht2 I am.
very lonely sometime, you know"
Aftur tie usual prelude " lhbprrd
. respiration Tho frr.aWny voice sounded
clearly aud distinctly throughout tho
room.
~ wont vow 10 marry NJ once" II
said ~ ehhll nrvor.bc hnpry TIL you
have done Hu."
The lights finished ~ with uudiou
hriillRucy mud Tie woman leaned over
ngHlnnt tho mans shoulder aud very
appropriately tainted The whole buR
or's dozen ~ ihOin pronounced II tho
most remarkable meeting they had ever