The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-16
A ROMANCE OF THE MYsTIcs.

\ news item announcing the spirit mar
rage of Mrs. Sarah Williams, of Detroit,
Mich, described as q 'buxom widow,
IS of more than casual interest at the
present time. when the enthralling subject
Of spiritualism is again being publicly
discussed
In regard to any belief in the phe-
nomena this writer Will neither affirm
nor deny. the purport of this article being
Inc recital OF some interesting incidents
which are connected with Mrs Williams
and the medium who united her TO the
spirit of her choice. Having net the
bride and being favorably impressed by
her. and feeling convinced of her sanity
and sincerity, ! find her a. more inter
csti1s figure in the spiritualistic arena
than any 1T present occupying IL
To refute = statement. Mrs. Williams is
by no means --huxcm," but, on the con-
trary. she is slender and spiriluelle, of
delicate proportions and intelligent de-
pertinent. She WAS engaged to marry
Theodore COmsIock, but he died after
. brief Illness or the eve OF her wedding
day As a spirit he became her guar
clan, and manifested his presence by
tapping her on the shoulder, whispering
10 her, or pulling at her gown. She
was absolutely possessed by his spirit
personality so that no living man found
favor in her sight, and often said that
the companionship was so congenial, 50
FAR superior to any earthly love that it
left nothing TO be desired.
That Mrs. Williams. or as she now
writes her name, Mrs. Comstock. will
keep the house to which she has conveyed
her spirit bridegroom in the neat and
satisfactory way that most mortals ap
prove is certain from :he evidence of her
calm domestic temperament, her known
accomplishments, in cooking and house
keeping, and her executive ability. There
are many tables in the land where a
plate is set at every meal for the invis-
IDLE guest, and those conversant with the
habits of spirits say that by the initiated
they are both seen and heard. Again.
neither affirm nor deny, not being able
TO speak from experience, although a
diligent investigator for many years. -
Mrs. Williams Will doubtless be assist
ed in her household duties by her new
husband Spirit help is claimed by all
who are adopts in the mystic cult. One
case that was related to me personally
by the principal in the affair was that of
q young wife and mother vino was sent
to California for her health. Her malady
did not interfere with her homework.
VIXEN asked if she found it hard to ac-
complish so much she said no. that
Charlie helped her. He carried water
from the spring, washed the dishes. took
the children for long walks, but was
never visible to mortal eye. Charlie
was a boy lover who died in his early
teens.
A seance at the house of the medium
through whom Mrs. Williams has just
been married was so unique, even in that
occult circle where two words touch. that
think the readers of The Record Herald
viii be interested. On that occasion the
house was filled with an evening COM
pany al 81 a pair. Among the guests
was a large, determined-looking woman,
accompanied by q keen-eyed, dark-brow
ed man. 1t was known later that the
two were skeptical OF the mediums clair
Soyant power and had gone there to test
it.
rhe usual darkening of the room. sing
ing OF hymns, drumming of guitars, and
ringing of bells preceded the trance. Then
at the right moment, a spirit figure adj
Vanced from the gloom, moving slowly.
a slight woman dressed in white dia-
phanous vesture, her long, slender arms
straight in front Of her. weaving, as she
walked or heated into the room, web
of lace.
This was the feature of the evening.
The weaving of a bridal veil ard the
tissue of embroidery that grew Under her
white fingers of a siivery shining fabric
that in the dim light was mysterioUsly
beautiful. Now was the opportunity of
the self-appointed Investigators To test
the spiritual part OF the programme. Inc
woman rudely caught at the veil which
the spirit was weaving. and like magic
the lights went out, the lace weaver van
ished and the medium, uttering a cry OF
distress tainted.
When order was partially restored the
two investigators demanded q return OF
their money, the woman denouncing the
principals as tricksters, and exhibiting
some threads of coarse cotton lace which
she declared she had torn from the
bridal veil. But the friends OF the me-
dunn angrily accused the investigating
pair OF conspiring TO kill the medium,
the veil which the spirit was weaving be-
ing composed Of her own life principle.
the rending of -he lace endangering her
life and giving her exquisite pain.
A suit for the recovery OF The 81 en-
trance fee resulted in the arrest of the
daring two, and a fine imposed on them
for disturbing a religious meeting cooled
their ardOr in investigating spiritualism.
Mrs Williams, on behalf of her friend,
the medium, argued the cause of the
spirits with eloGuence and legal acumen,
her control being no other than the spirit
of the immortal Daniel Webster.-Birs.
VI. l.. Rayne, in Chicago Record-Herald.