The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-13
XIII.

NIII.
SPIRIT AND sUPERsTI. ION HUM
BUGS.
Continued
Then rsrson Holden addressed the
chair and said: :TAdies and gentlemen.
that matter pertaining to the woman OF
Endor with a familiar spirit IL a true ,ac-
count. but the fact that Saul went TO the
woman for such information was an
acknowledgment OF his shortcomings.
and when she told him that he would lose
the battle his courage all left him. and
he became ready victim OF the Phihs-
tines. Had he ignored the familiar spirit
and had gone into the battle with the
ordinary conviction that he would win.
while because Of Gods displeasure, he
might not have won the battle. he would
not have been SO ignomincusly de-
feated. In short the witch wss the In
strument that aided I'm his overthrow,
and II should serve ss an example that
We should abide In the Lord continually
and remember the injunction, Beware of
familiar spirits II We would make the
most Of this life and the life hereafter
Then Caleb Carlton addressed the meet
ing and said. II am satisfied that Mr..
Corning IL correct about one thing, and
I
speaks OF. I've had an experience In
that line myself. and there can't any
body beat me out OF the fact that some
material being entered my room last
week I'll tell you how IL was
Everybody was all ears 10 hear Caleb's
ghost story. Tou could hear a pin drop.
the room was still.
Well" says he 'it was about twelve
o'clock. and guess I'd been asleep abou,
tu-n hrs, han aTf Of \
awakened by the glare Of the light from
lantern shining in my face. was
( kinder dazsd at first, and didn't hardly
know where ! was. or whether 7 was
awake or dreaming. But when I came 10
my senses, I could see the figure OF
man standing in the doorway. with a
common kind OF a lantern fn his hand,
and he was beckoning me to look out OF
the window He looked kinder faded like,
and 7 can tell you I was scat 80 that
my hair fairly stood on end. Finally. 7
mustered up courage enough TO say
! whence and what art thouH and then
| human voice or what sounded like
human voice, spoke up and says. Caleb.
| / was ous looking for n stray horse. and
discovered your cattle had got out OF
the barnyard. and was into Parkses corn
| field doing some destructive work, and
finding your front door open walked I'm
10 let you know you'd better git UP and
!
! tend 10 them.
Now. there's ocular demonstration
for you that proves something II was
Deacon Aliens hired man. and as soon
as heard his voice swallowed lump
that had gathered in my throat as big
as a turnip Well. that kind OF spirit
manifestation saved PariSses corn from
being pretty we'll destroyed, and helped
me out OF a mighty expensive combina-
| ton. and convinced me at the same time
| that real genuine spirit manifestations
| are just about as common as bluc-eyed
niggers.'
Well, everybody laughed when he
got through talking. and there was quite
a murmur went through the audience
pretty much TO the effect that most all
ghosts were OF that kind-hunan as human
can be. but some folks git so scared they
don't stop TO find out whether it's flesh
or blood or not. and so lots of things are
put down for mysteries when really there
isn't any mystery at all.
| George Rhody. our colored neighbor,
he got up then and says;
Now, Mr.. Chairman, Jes want ter
AK one question. How does de spiritual
manifestation folks know but what dey
am mistaken an done gone see muffin
| when de ole spoolSs comet
''De reason why ak dis yah question
| Is bekase 7 done hab q spirit manifesto
ton maself, Ye see II want one oh dem
! nocular demonstrations like what Brodder
| Carlton cay ne see. No. sah! for II was
a mighty sight more skeery, and pert and
particular And it come hurrying long.
! 'z't he hadn't got time 10 wait for no.
| body. II war de old debil heself aridin'
| In a red wagonl My de Lord, / was
skeered nigh bout ter def.
"Ye see. dis is how st happen / was
| goln down de Westminster Pike long
! Rhody. an we had got Jest over de brook
dat ruus SO quiet like along through de
meadows into Morse's Pond, and when We
got opposite de graveyard de sun was les
! agoin down. Now. II dsrs any place in
| de world where spirits come out and show
/ demselves II Is whore de burying ground
am located. | didn't think nuthin bout
| de graveyard. for de day heing one oh
dem perfect kind dat ye see I'm de fall oh
de year, felt kinder spiritual-minded like
and wanted TO praise de Lord for all OBJ
| de blessins dat he glib rs poor mortals.
1 An go was kinder singin TO naself
about de Gospel Train. And WHOM !
was afnishin up wid
l Cit on board. git on board. dars room
! for
And den I stops. for hoer suf,n aeon.
In and George Washington he done hear
H. too. and I begin To git skeered. Well,
sab when looks M I sees Ole Zip Coon
q comm down de kinsey hin ss II ole
Satan was after him An when I looks
I asfn' I snys TO maSelf, My dc Lord of
heavens, but de ole devil is after him dis
time sure. for when looks back towards
| the Backuses. n dar he want acomin'
aker -fukin long IN rcd wagon. vfd he
/ ole cloven hoofs doubled up behind de
dashboard and little rubber dog IN his
hand was barkin' and = barkin.' and de
| steam and hre was n streamin' out behind
I for moren n hundred yards My dc Lord
| but 7 was skeered!
well. sub: George Washington ne done
Jumps over dc fence. and gift down onto
/ his knees and begin promisin dc Lord dat
ne won't steal no more watermerns and
I Jumps over de wall mighty quick. too.
and hadn't any niore'n got over before
\ ole Mr. Coon ne reins his old gray hoss
I towards dc wall an over he Jumps wfd
one bound an DO ole man aslidin' OF hts
back an onto his marrcw-bones so quick
I YOU couldn't toll about a.. An den he
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