Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-23

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uH&$ A story hangs upon
QO this, the story of a dead
hero to whom the pres
ence o. Paul became an outrage and
abomination. And 1t was Brodsky who
saved Paul from his post-mortem ven
geance.
A story hangs upon this, the story
of a dead hero to whom the presence
of Paul became an outrage and abom-
nation. And ii was Brodsky who
saved Paul from his post-mortem ven
geance.
The psychical investigations of DR..
Ivan Brodsky, and the marvellous re-
suits which he had obtained in his
warfare against the hosts of evil,
some of which / have previously re-
counted, had by this time made him
known to a large circle Of those to
whom such things as spiritual pos
session are facts rather than theories.
In hospitals, in prisons, wherever we
find pain and sin congregated. occult
manifestations are a commonplace of
existence. though fear of ridicule de-
bars the inmates from making any
mention of them. 1t was in such in
situations that Brodsky's reputation
spread broadcast. But there are pris-
ons for the dead as we'll as the living.
as shall show.
Neither Brodsky nor I was greatly
surprised when a visitor entered his
study one evening and implored his
aid in the unraveling of a mystery
which had. he was convinced. a SUI
pernatural explanation. "At least, l
can't help thinking so myself. sir"
said the man, speaking fluently. but
with a slight foreign accent. AL
though I am not believer in such
things myself"
Brodsky's brows clouded: that was
the stock phrase that he detested.
''If you do not believe in such
things, how dare you make the, sug-
gestion that they exist?" he cried.
BE honest with yourself and With
me, man, or go elsewhere. Do you
believe in them or do you not?"
"Yes, sir, do" replied our visitor
"But when one makes such an admis-
sion one is ridiculed-it's hard"
"Humph!" grunted the doctor. Go
ahead with your story"
The visitor sat down and fingered
his hat nervously. He was apparently
a man of the laboring class, to Judge
from his appearance; yet he showed
signs of intelligence superior to that
of most OF his kind. / could account
for his mental disturbance only when
he had finished his story.
I'm Frenchman by birth. SIR" he
began, "and I've been seven years in
this country. I'm a naturalized citizen
and proud of my adopted country. I
learned my trade in Paris; it's a
queer trade, and there's not many
throughout the whole world follows it.
30 that ii pays well, especially as it
requires certain amount of artistic
ability, though less than you would
suppose. am a maker of wax figures
for the Waxworks theater on Fifth
street. You may not know the place,
gentlemen, for people seem somehow
to have lost interest in that form of
entertainment. though it used to be
the craze in years gone by. My task
Is to model life-size wax figures of all
people of prominence. We've got the |
famous murderers, of course, and the
presidents, and the heroes of the rev. |
olution, and all the famous kings and |
queens of England. the great soldiers
and sailors-Wellington, Napoleon,
Nelson"
"Faugh!" said the doctor. Let the
dead rest in their graves Don't you
Know that every time you set up an