The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-01

They were. | think, the happiest
couple it was ever my good fortune to
meet Margaret and Paul Fischer
They were so completely absorbed in
each other that they seldom took the
trouble TO become acquainted with
strangers, not feeling the need of com
partnership. But. as good luck would
have it, they dill allow me to come to
see them, and when had known them
long enough TO dare to speak on per-
sonal matters | remarked upon the per-
feet harmony that existed between
them. Then Margaret told me their
story; and this is the romance as she
gave it 20 me:
II will tell YOU my side of the story
and then Paul can tell you his.
LAS you may have discovered, l have
dabbled somewhat In occult matters.
| have always been natural musician
and play without difficulty any piece
of music which may pick up, although
] have never taken n lesson or prac-
tieed one hour during my lifetime.
When | was a child | had only one
playmate-he was little older than
myself-and ! was satisfied If | could
hide away somewhere and wait for
him to come. The peculiar part of the
matter was that no one else was able
to see him, and as for myself, | never
knew where he came from, nor did
ever see him until | looked up suddenly
and found him beside me. Another pc
culiar fact was that he always carried
an odd instrument, similar TO a harp,
and we would sit side by side for hours,
he playing | listening entraneed, until
suddenly the music would cease and |
would look up TO find the player gone.
Then ! would go into the house and
/ play the music over again on the piano.
i This went on for years and people con
sidered me queer, if not3quite crazy.
Il never could talk with my play
mate because he used a language which
could not understand. As grew old
er | drlfted away from him. Other af-
fairs filled my mind and 1t was but sell
dom would have vision In which the
same form always appeared, but seem
+ Ing to grow older even rs | was.
Il hogan to study occult sciences
when | was about Is years old. | at
/ tended spirituaists' seances and final
/ ly took up the study of theosophy.
i Never however, had | received so
called test, and any deductions | made
were Of necessity founded upon the eX-
+ periences Of other people.
f snpa al oftar I bal nj a
meeting, sat down by the table ut
home and, idly picking up pencil,
started to draw Il portrait-I who had
never in my life been able to draw IA
straight line. The picture resulting
represented n young man with dark
eyes and hair combed straight back
+ from wide, high forehead. The fea-
lures were dellcately nodded and the
mouth was partially covered by "A mus
tache" Here she looked admiringly
Mt her husband and then resumed the
/ thread of her narratiyei. HE seemed
% or 81 years old, and was decidedly
| handsome. Underneath the portrait
was impressed TO write: This is
Paul -. You win soon see his face. ,
| was told soon afterward that Paul
Fischer was a spirit and was the same
! little boy with whom | had been ac-
quainted in my childhood. | was told
also that he was born In Alsace-Lor-
raine and had never been outside of his
own country. ! treasured the portrait
| had obtained. 1t had great fascina-
ton for me, hut so much occupied my
thoughts that had no time, as a rule,
to thinl, much of the original. Six years
passed by and ! found 1t necessary to
go to a strange city. | reached the
town early in the morning and, hunt
ing up boarding house at once, ! set