Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-30
SPEAKING Of sPooks.
rHE DRunxER EMBRAcED THE oProR.
rUNITY TO IMPRINT ONE MORE
KISS ON HIS DEAR LOST WIPE.

"Speaking OF spirits. spooks and the
like, remarked the travelling man, who
u decidedly skeptical ~ 70 "sptrit rap
pings, slate writing, materials stion and
the rest Of the regulation medIumistic
layout. ~ saw = rather funny thing re-
Gently. IL was ct one Of those seances
where they msterislixe hands, lsces, etc.,
from cracks In black cabinet. After
this part Of the show, the assembled au-
dience wss requested to join hands and
form circle, It being promised them
that something out Of the ordinary
would take place. Well, It did. There
WIS another drummer there, who hsd
gone, like myself, to pass away = few
hours, to see what kind OF Q show the
ghost dance was. He and sat together,
and be commented all the way through
the performance upon the shocking
effect which life In the spirit world ap-
psrently had upon the morals OF the de-
parted.
"Splrits probably have 4 little more
license than people who are still In the
fiesh; but II those spirits had carried on
before death rs they did after ward, they
would every one Of them have died 10 .
penltentisry. Ghosts, reported to be
those Of staid, respectable fathers and
mothers Of families, would 20 through
the pockets OF people on the stage 10
the most approved Chicago style. Now,
I've been touched once or twice, but IL
hal always been by very material hands,
where could have chance 10 get back,
and this thing OF y ghost taking advAn-
tage Of his etheriality to relieve you Of
your vSluables Ii not square deal. Ny
drummer friend thought so, too, and
between us we determined TO get back 1t
the spooks.
1.-THE medium happened to be re-
markedly pretty and reasonably young
woman, and when the lights were
lowered, and phantom hands began to
wander over the back OF my neck and
around the region OF my watch pocket,
Ii seemed TO me that the hands were re
mArksbly like those of the medium, or
'physchlc' ss they are called 10 England,
don't you know. Well, by and by, the
phantom hands began to monkey around
10 the vicinity of my friend, and he said
In q startled stage whisper:
"'It II the hand of my dear wife. l
can recognize the little scar upon her
finger
This was just what the medium lady
wanted, and in \ second or so we heard
her say 'ls there some one here who has
recently lost his wlfe:'
The drummer answered, Yes, 1t IL l,
and l recognized her dear little hand =
moment ago.
"Ihe little medium said: 'Your wife
wants me TO give you . message, sir,
and then the hands began to wander
around the drummer's neck again.
"well, be suddenly let go Of the hand
he WAS holding on the right, and seized
the hand Of the spectre. He grabbed II
with 4 good, strong grip, too, and pulled
the attached arms over bis shoulder.
There was squesl and scufile. but my
friend hsd more muscle than the spook,
and the crowd heard him say: "Oh, my
own little wife, | must kiss your lips
once more
"There WAS q renewed scuflle, and
when the lights were turned up, there
eat nv friend with the pretty medium
on his lap, and he certainly Was making
up for the time he had lost since the
death OF his dear little wife The show
broke up in row, and haven't been TO
& seance since, but II ever hear Of that
same medium being 10 town, you bet III
make II a point to be there. | guess /
can have q deceased wife as we'll ~ any
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