The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-07


each other that they seldom took the
trouble to become acquainted with stran-
gers. not feeling the need OF companion
ship. But, as good luck would have 1t,
they did allow me to come up to see them,
and when had known them long enough
TO dare to speak on personal matters l
remarked upon the perfect harmony that
existed between them, Then Margaret
told me their story; and this Is the rom
ance as she gave 1t to me.
~ will tell you my side OF the story and
then Paul can tell you bis,
'As you may have discovered, have
dabbled somewhat In occult matters,
have always been natural musician
and play without difficulty any piecq
OF music which may pick up, although
] have never taken lesson or 'practiced'
one hour during my lifetime. When ]
was a child had only one playmate
he was a little older than myself-and
was satisfied II could hide away some
where and walt for him TO come, The
peculiar part of the matter was that no
one else was able to see him, and for my
Balf, never knew where he came from
nor did ever see him until looked up
suddenly and found him beside me, Ana
other. peculiar fact was that he always
carried an odd instrument, similar 70 o
harp, and we would sit side by side for
hours, he playing. listening entranced
until suddenly the music would cease and
I would look up to find the player gone.
Then would go into the house and play
the music over again on the,piano. This
Went on for years and people considered
me.queer., Il not quite crazy.
81 never could talk to my playmate be-
cause ne used q language which | could
northumberland As grew older drift
ed away from him. Other affairs filled
my mind and II was but seldom would
have vision In which the same form al
ways appeared, but seeming to grow
older even as did.
II began 10 study occult science when
was about eighteen years old. attend
ed splrituallstS seances and finally took
up the study OF theosophy. Never how
ever, had received a so-called test and
any deductions / made were of neces-
sity founded upon the experience Of other
people.
zone night, after had attained
meeting, I sat down by the table at
home and. Idly picking up pencil.
started to draw portrait-I who had
never In my life been able TO draw q
straight line. The picture resulting
represented young man with dark
eyes and hair combed straight back
from a wide, high forehead. The fea-
lures were dellcately nodded and the
mouth was partially covered by O
mustache." [Eera she looked admiring-
ly at her husband and then resumed
the thread OF her narrative.) He SEEM
ed twenty-three or twenty-four years OF
age, and was decidedly handsome. I'm
derneath the portrait l was impressed
20 write: This is Paul -. You viii
see his face was told soon az
terWard that Paul Fischer was spirit
and was the same little boy with whom
/ had been acquainted in my childhood.
] was told, also. that he was born In
Alsace-Larraine and had never been
outside OF his own country. / treasur-
ed the portrait had obtained, 1t had
great fascination for me, but 80 much
occupied my thoughts that l had no
time, as rule, TO think much of the
original. Six years passed by and I
found It necessary to go to strange
city. reached the town early In the
morning and hunting upl q boarding
house at once, settled down for a good
rest before commencing the business
which had brought mo to the place.
AS was going to dinner that night.
came face to face, In the hall, with
Paul. I started and so did he. Then
with. I beg your pardon, madam he
stood aside to allow me to pass, was
too much disturbed to be able to eat
much, and felt his eyes were watching
me all the time, so left the table.
I'm the evening Mrs. Porter, the wo-
man at whose house was staying,
knocked at my door and asked me to
come into the parlor. ] hesitated, but
went and was introduced TO Paul
Fischer'-the man OF my dreams-the
mar Of the portcAt. I recognized the
face, the voice, the way in which the
hair was arranged, in fact, every detail
corresponded with my preconceived idea
OF how he would look, But my head
was in whirf. My Paul Fischer was
supposed to be a spirit, but this Paul
Fischer was decidedly material.
at was Just one week before the prob
lem was solved. do not intend to solve
& for you-Paui will do that, To make
matters short, however, viii say that
found that he was my Paul Fischer. 1t
was Just one month from the time met
him until we were married. On our we'd
ding day Paul brought out portfolio
and asked me TO look through It and tell
him what thought OF his drawings. The
first sheet picked up showed portrait
OF myself. was represented sitting at a
table sketching q mans head, and the
date was the same on which had done
my first and only drawing six years be-
fore. But Paul must tell you the rest"
when l was little boy, In the old
country Il was born in AisuCe- LORRAINE
people regarded me as being very 'pEcu-
liar / would wander off by myself for
hours where no one could find me, carry
ing my harp along. and when / returned
would have a picture in my mind of 4
little, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl,
who listened TO my music and repro
duced everything which / played upon
an instrument different from any had
ever seen. I know now that 1t was d
plano, but then had no knowledge con.
corning II. Sometimes / would have long
faintlng spells. md while / was uncon-
sclous would babble away about the lit
tie maid who could not understand what
said. because she talked different Ian
guage from my own. Finally II began
to be whispered about that was possess.
ed Of devil and my father was forced
to send me away In order to protect me
II came TO America when was cigh-
teen yearB old. and, going TO the far west
amassed quite fortune. did not SEQ
the friend OF my childhood so frequently
as grew older because tncfeastHR
wealth brought Increasing cares and
had no time to make tho customary Wis.,