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and his features twitched as IL in pain.
He became rigid again, and the voice
continued rather weakly:
Remember this there are two classes
of people in the word-the educated class
and the cultured class. The two men YOU
have asked me to call from the spirit
world are In these two classes-Shake-
speare was cultured man, and Bacon
was an educated man. Robert Burns
was a cultured man, and Tennyson was
an educated man; James Whitcomb Riley
Is cultured man, and James Russell
Lowell was an educated man. The men
for whom you have asked will come and
speak to you upon the matters which you
wish to know"
The voice died away without an adieu.
The lips of Doctor Connett became still.
Good morning, GEAR sir; am William
Shakespeare"
These were the words that came from
the lips of the rigid medium. The words
might have been spoken by a pleasant
gentleman to somebody whose acquRint-
anceship he earnestly desired to make,
The words We're much more distinct than
those supposed TO have been spoken by
the spirit Frank" The voice seemed to
be brimming over with cheer and
optimism. too II set you thinking of
green English lanes and placid little
English lakes rejecting the shadows OF
alder bushes and maple trees. 1t also
called up a picture of Tomantically
garbed knights in plumed hats and
doublets stalking with sweethearts over
grassy glades,
ut is pleasure to appear before you" /"
continued the voice, "and try TO converse
with you regarding the controversy which
has arisen in the world over my writings
l may say that when l was on the earth
| did not understand as / do now how
received the language which flowed so
readily through my mind.
"As look back at myself in that far
away time, realize that was much like
a sponge-a literary sponge, so as to
speak mixed with all peoples when L was
on the earthly plane; / came in contact
with the rich. the humble and the Hitter
ate and the educated. And / absorbed all
that l heard and saw. / was conscious OF
receiving knowledge from everybody met
and that is why / was able TO write 30
readily an dso truly TO the earthly exist
ence. Since / have entered the spirit world
l have learned a great truth which has
only been hinted at by the occultists-that
is that all Of the knowledge of the world
Is stored up In every human soul. Uncon-
ciously while 1 was on earth / stumbled
upon this secret and drew daily from the
resources OF my soul. At times was able
to attain a state of wonderful exaltatiOn.
and while in this mental condition
thoughts flowed through my brain like a
torrent. This happened while writing The
Merchant OF Venice and other OF my
plays l was astonished myself when !
read the product of my pen.
Il think now IL Is hardly necessary for
me to say / wrote the works which bear
my name, / did write them, but ! believe
they were inspired by the influence OF
greater souls in the spirit world. ! have
said all wish 70 say, sir"
And so ended the interview with the IA
nous English bard. He had scarcely de,
parted 10 his niche In the spirit world.
when Doctor connett began = terrific
struggle to pull the spirit OF the crusty
Lord Bacon sArthward. He pnffed and
painted, and labored twice as hard as he
did 10 bring back the spirits Of Shake
sreare and +Erank" The persplration
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m1xed
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