The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-29
CAME AND WENT.
~SoRr1LIrr DEMONSTRATED At 4
COST or 81 4 HE1D.

fhe... WI Kept Her Place-Rush of In
49,. Tho believers - Distinguished
spn n", Appenr-A Misty GENERALIZATION
,..,s. IN misty white draperies and spook'
Iy.. ~ trock coats are skirmishing nightly
u p.a . .ortaIn back parlori in West Forty-sixtt
W. W.. This house Is the residence OF n medium
MN..orpces that she will demonstrate the
NnS-..Iitv q, the soul "on Tuesdays and
NM, at g and on Saturdays at 2"
'rsI.oon persons. including n Sun reporter,
~ a, one Of the evening demonstration
p The reporter did not assist very
TT hit that wasn't his fault, as the follow
muOa, uuI proyo. The names here given.
nss .ho.s Of the persons present and those OF
pu.aod snirits. ace substitutes for the real
meH.. eycapt in the case OF eight famous per-
4 mNH', wbo deigned 10 flourish In and out OF
I. msdlum's cabinet.
W. hnme NJ the medium Ia one Of the thou
~. =, broynstone. hiRh-stoop New York
hn.., pnt IL has one popularity. When q
"..o "a in progress blue baize shades are
Nj down at the windows. the outside door
, io,tod. and, II one looked only at the first
-. An. would say the house was closed for
%..,,sor Inside there is the customary hall
Va rho long. narrow. commonplace parlor. re-
Y usval In fnS FdNf " - 'Ni'OAS go a'S'
M ,be thirteen who sat in the ~circle-which
not I, circle, but a long row facing the cabi-
.,Nona wos the mediums manager. or part
ny Civ we're old-timers. we'll known to one
thar and to the medium. Two came with
ma old.tlmers. The four others were stran-
wv, hp, were introduced by some one known
| n ths medium. This introduction is most
..r,rtant No one can get in without It.
The fee wa. 81 each. At least, 1t was for the
| strangers.
The Immortality Of the soul was to be DEM
] ,,strated, according to announcement. at 8.
m. Il was nearer . before the folding doors
,,,o the back parlor we're thrown Open. Dur
inc the wait the old-timerS sat around and ex-
hsnstiyely gossiped OF themselves and all their
friends, SO that the reporter. total stranger
though he was. could have told them a long
It ~ personal items and have made a respect
,hle showlng az a medium himself. Finally
| one woman spoke OF tho open fire.
Something ought always to be placed in
,,opt OF that CRATE she said with n meaning
glance toward another old-timer. You know
they forgot that last week and you remember
What happened" with n sly wink and n giggle.
The medium herself came in at this moment;
,,hort, ample woman in IA black satin gown.
,bout as spiritual in appearance as q good fat
hen. She wore shining spectacles: a most APP
~propriate detail, rs will be seen later. She
smoke blandly to the old-timers: pleasantly to
the strangers, whom she regarded with sus-
ricion nevertheless.
Sing one OF your sweet songs while we
wait" she begged of one woman. whose work
seemed cut out for her. since she led the sing
ing throughout the evening.
DO you know whether any Of the Cary sis
,srs' poems are set to music p asked the song
stress, after she had warbled something about
shadowland.
The medium and her assistant had gone out
and nobody else knew.
Because they comc to us so often" said the
s~ongstress. that l think it would be a delicate
attention il we'd sing one of their own songs
some time"
III tell you what" said Mrs. California.
Just ask EN- themselves. the next time they
come"
you ask EN-. You're so much better &C.
Quainted with EN-
All right. That's a good idea. too. Don't
you know how pleased Longfellow was the
] other night when we SANG him Tho Day Is
Done? They appreciate those little atten-
tons"
"oicourse. By the way" said a tall. elderly.
ntellectual-lookin man, have you ever beard
Mrs. White speak under cOntrol?"
No. but you ought to have heard Theodore
Parker give US an GRAFTON through Miss Black
the other night"
Indeed ? But | doubt il she with
Mb. White. She Is controlled by Cicero, yishnu,
Darwin and Longfcllow. aren't they four
wonderful guides; p
The strangers were trying to keep their eyes
INN n AHt n alat. INal- - l.
tt2}lding doors were pushed back and a cold
blast OF air rushed in from the back parlor.
tne room was lighted by single gas Jet.
the side Of the room next to the rear hall bed
room-of course. The other three sides we're
naturally unavailable. since one would have
me third communicated with the parlor. The
eaollnet was open in front but was hung about
~ san nloN very heavy curtains which could
ir the medium, At that end "A table, holding
ovase Of withered flowers. formed a bulwark
outside me curtains. The assistant. or mana
SsE or whatever he was, sat at the other end
VI the row OF people. This row was across the
room facing the cabinet. at a distance OF about
~, T.s ifeti me FAR corner beyond. the cabinet
III, mTs uark ana empty. After a brief preliminary
an ne medium went into the cabinet and
ufsx tne curtains. One OF her remarks was:
dntTe know comes from growth. contact.
soapta6llity. knowledge" The rest Of her dis
course was like unto this.
Mhen the curtains were drawn the assistant,
,Tno NAY oe called Mr.. Blinker for convenience,
su,ned out the gas. From somewhere in the
s smTt ! darkness came the voice of the
t ihnee, Inc others took IN the strain and, as
S W. sahg. a faint light stole across the dark
csns ~ was not supernatural, however. for IL
tS SnS ,rom 2 sort OF, lantern on. "A high shelf in
Ain sMU yS ~ pehind the circle. A gas Jet burned
sIniE IN this lantern. which had solid sides and
co r | opaque glass front with a slide which
ma ~ he raised and lowered. The believers
t 10 NE manager would boot at the sugRes-
th ar, y human Interference. According to
Two : cne spirits OF Crow Foot and White Face.
Manipulate the slide. '
dIiatno L!ght slowly grew until it was possible to
Of mnssua'sn any specially light objects: a sheet
doTs o ~ me organ between the back WIN
Ehepa d nhlie leather on d hat. and light spots
Tbe . .he iaces were. The singing went on.
EoissL Leafned the line, Angels to beckon mel
VbIts essy me curtains parted and n misty
ss NY hgpre stood In the opening, spread out
''nK mad died away. "
~, ihs Is Priscilla, announced Mr.. BlInker.
the Ree tR1pI| which always comes first to bless
Nearer, 10y God to Thee.
III Nearer 10 Thee"
nns songstress finished the verso from tina
ltbn ~ point where she had been in]terrunted by
onsSsptrrssfrIntion, That was a peculiarly OF tho
hnsfn1osa, AT one time the spirit OF her
6hs Wss came and called her to the cabinet.
Reneem%Ih.ee eHIhg III the singing of Then You'll
"ThertsU ~, Ae, and had reached this point
EHt1Trtupted the verse, however. and vent IN 10
eaton o musuaRd speak 10 her. Tho cOmmuni-
Tan WIihterL; sf' returned to her chair and be-
0lectinn' Iu' hesitation - Il Scenc some rec
her hus5aun"ii aMl So on, Even the return OF