The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-29

talk with Mrs. California. She went TO the out.
sid Of the cabinet. the spirits retiring within,
cesslon Of strldent whispers, with a running
commentary in Mrs. California's voice.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Iknoy-,l
The Interview was brief and Mrs. California
Thank you. Mr., CushmaHp
You undeTstood. madam p
Mr.. enisSS@SsSinn. NV VIII HSg yon AK the It Misses Sfs S'e csf1 Il
1 rHnid are re- any 81 their poeps set to musio' We
r,. Ian. { sisters ask re g tell YOU that they IRE
But / they sRhs aVe a ia yS@ i@H So sG mSG: began
Mrs. Mr.. California,
said p tSse sag dse sne voice. Ele. n SSd pF SfInPer to S dieTateiiy
started another hymn.
tbTT S osr T1D sl, 6sytsa 70 proceed to the end. whG, n
into The room, moved quickly to the dark cor.
scsri: vSinIisihssdt as Sf ! sig q h All BEEN tSPH . q RAY n fiShs
suddenly eAtinguished,, The light from the
n lantern n ~ AZ ne way; had grown DINNER than
the spirits left tt6s cabinet. Eyidenttly y L co Snff
o os hsSr sone d THS st or up b from Az, a distance; An .
spirit parted the drapsriss and h%oarseiy whis-
pered something, All Of the. spirits except
whispers. Il was. a ,shrcwd vocal move. be-
cause, the ~sharpest listener could distinguish
the n sSa's sn sRRosshs s So IN this % EsKSIBF sBs,s f lbres
divisions all whispers sounded alike to the re-
Porter The whisper OF Bright Eyes was quite
BABY talk and bad SSd4s srsmmS ar iThTes w f'e5Ssr.
medium herself to be mistaken by the unde-
S SaySa listen MS,, and the re9orter couldn't help
glasses, she U allied S1 herself Mf9 Briefht Eyes Eye SHINING
tb The spirits Pnrt rs kept coming rapidly as soon as
4 was a pretty daistiasSishedd ' comp %aSEs'NSe ot
long after the Cary sisters mad some and gone
wanted st to say " a few words. SgS IS To e9e M GeO gohns Sna
After the professor had disappeared Mr.; John;
bee S. acEfho eU'H dGf seP fhs mistake s t Ihs s made nf IN
life when he 9uestioqed SpIrituaIlsm,
about fyndaiil's con wsT iisf r With Fa f q
The question he asked him."
Johnson He Just told mo he had come to
answer That very question"
William Ellery Channing's. spirit was an
nounced. and q figure in church robes. ap-
peared. and whispered a while to one Of the
TO- another eld-timer. to whom Blinker said
'"Ah. she was a fine character. Mrs. Green.
You attract those great spirits"
., Along No. e. Nth im these sHRhirits came those Of friends
the circle Who was undoubtedly Sincere IN her
belief In the manifestations. She had been
there before and had evidently persuaded her
iiiiimrtinaryn talk By Mr. II cSShm aMH and Gide Bright fSins Eyes Eyes
]ann neIae fD as that o. Of the the RbSSniiR IN q Sns ESs
He h2arsely whispered first to his father and
fsSn also IS h ssd mNsaG mu whS a RS5ss in and 'e MF' on TRe
man solemnly remnrked:
:"R Ro!. &c cry sI %y ssOS' r + TsstsS BE- bs, t9Tee Eve.
loudly. He was SO anxiefed."
She means he was SO anxious explained
Another spirit was that Of a woman who died
suddenly on Christmas Day. She. too. was
G Gio5chitessb a. M in bright Ugh Eyes Is p S,i71 Q 80 In
whisper, and d. was alt2FetheE; tragic; u.-, r,-
so oftenNso %oftenl" This to one Of the Women
who was an old acquaintance. I've been be-
tried to influence the parrot"
Well" exclaimed the woman, turning to
the circle with a superb gesture. that Ia a
"Wonderfull' murmured the chorus.
The spirit OF Rachel" said Mr.. Cushman.
" will now mIaterialize and dematerialize in the
The light sank to a mere glimmer, and over
t only a heeiiing glow in, one spot. that
and another, point .glowed.. Then
anG ps Tsi i e la5HlsT s'oT Fhs Thi there eri Ehs 9Sa
line Of a long. misty white drapery;. That van
ished. came back: grew: another line Of light
grew brighter. until finally the outlines Of a
figure clad in white were discernible, Then.
e. the Ell. hSqSe faded away. N'' II Jams
Beautifully" sighed the chorus: pausing in
their IS s9 ~. IA . T t%a sFr1D mani fiesta on
ting any attention whatever. but finally Bright
Eyes piped up and said that there were spirits
ground the lady with the white
0@@iD1 o you o. hear =" demanded Blinkcr of said
lady;
Always respond to the cabinet. 1t estab-
fishes a line OF communication"
THANK YOU" remarked the lady. Could 1t
be that there was a tinge OF sarcasm in that
""obf.' see a lot O. folks standln' around Mr..
lGFdSP! as fi & SsTe. tbis S gfrsFins t y the R RoiEiRs
Mr.. Barber was almost another wolf of a
having comae for the first time; but
hair stickin' out from his head.
",WhisGers p suggested somebody.
he play some m-moo-moosical e~xtrument"
the { iSsa yssf ~ F!iq bsB- BIS 1 BsstAo Tss SS sr.
do you hear. Mr.. BarbeT2"
Always respond to the cabinet. please"
.".You very nice man. you Mr.. Barber"
You t'ink slow. but you're sure. You not
be satuspried with any Observation-Disclosures
cal scheme o. fate. OATS a big word for Bright
Yes" beneyoIentIy from M Johnson.
g Theological is a big word. Bright Eyes"
Bright Eyes to say, that" said Mr.. Cqshman; |
There are great spirits around him. Kant and
and Darwin and such men"
"".Ah."' breathed the songstress in RAPTURE.
:" Musicians. amt they 7"
mo" hurrledly from Blinker. who sat next
10 her. They're philosophers"
"OhI"
And so on and on. Spirits came with delight
iul facility and disappeared by sinking through
the floor or going through the wall. The man
ngers wisely refralned from hqying them go
come to any OF the four total strangers present.
now and then. communicating such
priceless bits OF information as this:
II see five spirits over the heads OF the ladies
On the sofa. Yes. l Do. One Of ems a man.
He-he was on your mothers side"
DO your hear?" from Blinker.
Why yes"
Always respond to the cabinet"
We'll. which one OF us p
oh" said Bright Eyes. dat lady with the
scarf. she's very medimumlstic, know. She
very, easy sad very easy gay, She got somep'n
troubling her top-head now."
"She means" explained Blinker, you have