Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-03

"Will she Join you in heaven when
she dies?"
One rap.
Then Eliza would break dc wn and
weep, and other women would weep
and the men at the seance would
whisper to each other with scared
faces:
by hockey. but did you ever hear
anything like it,"
Then the medium" would call for
the spirit Of Napoleon, and when the
raps came to show that the hero was
at the other end of the wire he would
be asked:
"Is this Napoleon"
One rap.
Are you In heaven?"
Two vigorous raps-"No!"
"Are you in the other placer"
One laundering rap-"Yes!"
Are you happy"
In response to this question would
come a confusion Of raps and knocks
and thumps which the medium
would translate to his audience.
What the spirit of Napoleon is try
ing to tell us, ladies and gentlemen.
is that he would be moderately happy
down there If the weather wasn't
quite SO hot"
And the people of Lorain and the
people Of a hundred other towns,
| nay,n 10 hn1ioua IN fhto nrmm6rV
Mediums" developed here and there,
and we're paid from IS to SIS a sit
ting. No one felt to question even
the spirit Of Jonah or Lazarus when
the raps came upon the table.
And Jared heard and saw these
things over at Eorain and came home
to tell of them and to assert his firm
belief. 1t wasn't a week before a
medium" turned up in his home
town, and then Miss Hyacinth saw
her chance. She had a private inter
view with him, and as a result the
sum of $40 changed hands.
There was a public lecture and then
two or three private seances. and thus
the ground was prepared. Jared and
Miss Hyacinth were present at all
| the seances. At the third one the
faker announced that at the next sit
ting he would call up the spirit Of
Cupid and have him announce the en-
gagements and marriages for the COM
ing year. This produced a grand fut.
ter, and thirty people paid a dollar a
head for the privilege of being pres
ent.
How Jared Schermerhorn scented
out the colored man In the woodpile
is not a detail to be given here. but
he also made a call on the faker. On
this occasion 1t was $25 that changed
hands, and he went away with a grin
on his face.
The evening arrived. So did the
thirty people. So did Jared and Miss
Hyacinth.
Ladies and gentlemen" began the
fakir, I'VE are all ware that Cupid
is the God of Love and is moi dead.
and will never die. He is here. there
and everywhere; but will come at my
bidding and nswer as the spirits
have answered. We will now pro-
coed:
Hello! I want the spirit of Cupid"
A wait of thirty seconds and then
came rappings.
as this Cupid?"
One rap-"Yes."
rs there as much love in the world
as ever?"
A thump instead Of a rap-to sig
nifty that there was a heap more than
there used to be.
Are you busy all the timer"
Two raps, a knock and a thump-
to signify that 1t was a job that kept
him busy "a hours out of every day In
the week.
Are you giving the town Of Raw
sonyille due attention? !"
One rap-"You bet I ami"
"Will there be any marriages here
within the next year?"
One rap-"Yes."
10 yOu hHOW otCphSu bittoou.
One rap-"Yes."
"And Alice Roper"
The same.
"Will they marry"
One rap-"Yes!"
"And do you know Jared Schermer
horn?"
One rap.
"And Hyacinth Jones?"
The same.
"And will they marry?"
In reply there came a dozen knocks
and thumps, and the table tried to
stand on its hind legs, while the faker
explained:
> mo, they will not marry, but Jared
will wed Adelina Perkins,"
Then he had to fee to escape the
claws of Miss Hyacintb. and there
was never another seance in that vii
lage.
Jared married Miss Perkins.
Copyright, 1914. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
A cheerful face IL nearly as good
for an invalid as healthy weather.