The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-26

bot, who was also the grandmother GA
both my cousin Mr.. Abbott present ana
myself, was supposed TO be c-ornmunicat-
ing, she referred in her conversation 10
Il time when she took sick when visiting his
house in Nebraska and referred TO some
thing that she ale at dinner as the CAUSE
of the sickness. / was assured by Mr.. All
bott that the circumstances We're correctly
related. The dear old grandmother in the
kindness of her heart Insisted on sending
a message 10 Mr.. Abbott's father. who
had been for many years a noted material
ist. She said, David. tell him to no long
er be a Doubling Thomas but to pray
The Spirit of His Daughter.
About four years ago. after a lingering
sickness, my daughter Georgia passed.
away. l was living at tina time III St
Louis. and we had just before my daugh-
terss death been preparing for her we'd
ding to a schoolmate friend of hers She
appeared to me In each sitting had with
Mrs. Blake. and we carried on as rational
a conversation as If she had been prceeut
IN the flesh. When living she had always
called me daddy and she had always CALI
ed her mother 'muz.' AT the first meeting
she said Daddy, 1 am here and want to
talk with you. l am so glad you came
to visit with me. Why didn't you bring
muz?'
Il had recently, prior to this time,
moved back from ST. Louis to Kansas
city, and in order to test the accuracy of
the information which l was receiving,
and if possible to mislead the medium. il
1t We're she that was communicating, I
said Georgia, do You know we have
moved back to st. Joe?' we havin,, ct
one time resided In that city.
She came right back at me with the re-
mark Daddy, you know you can't fool me.
you are living in Kansas City again AS
a test, l asked her several questions as to-
where she had gone to school,, who were
some of her intimate schoolmate friends
and companions, to all of which questions
she accurately replied.
II asked her If she knew where Ark
was, that being the name of the young
man to whom she was engaged. She re-
piled, Yes, of course l do l asked her
to give me his name in full, and she pro-
nounced the very difficult name of .Arcsf-
medes.'
1T was at the last meeting Just prior
to my departure and at the same meeting
that / referred to before in the conversa-
ton between the governor and the judge,
that the medium kept saying that theirs,
was the spirit of a young boy who wished
to talk with his papa, and he became SO
insistent breaking in on the conversations.
that / asked Mr.. Abbott to find out what
he wanted. He said, I wan to talk to my
papa. You are not my papa
Many years ago I had buried an only
son who had lived but a few hours, and
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are my papa: you are the one / want to
talk to. Sister told me to break right
into the conversation He said. I haya
been getting along fine since she came
over here 1 said, Son, what is your
name? He said. Papa, you never gave
me any name which is true.
My daughter said to me just before T
left, Daddy, will you do NE a favor?'
She said. Ark is going to get married to
a black-eyed, black-haired gill She safG
y want you to tell him that it is all right
with me; that I do not feel bad about il
Ike you think 1 would. Conditions hers
are SO different.
II did not know at that time of Mr.
AS intended marriage. but about a weeR
after 1 returned to Kansas City from
Huntington l received n letter from M,
Daddy. / wrote You about a month ago.
which would mean at least two weeks be-
fore the conversation with my daughte.
referred to above. telling you of my aye.
preaching marriage to a little dark-eye&
dark-haired girl, and was wondering why
You did not answer my letter when today,
i'm looking through a suit of clothes whicls
/ was giving away, L found in the pockea
the letter, which l had forgotten to MAN.
giving YOU that Information"
Mr.. w said in conclusions: IT can
not explain this mystery and / leave ths
theory as to the cause of the phenomens
to the reader to supply as may best suit
his judgment on this subject 4