Year: 1859

The Banner of Lighc publishes the follow
ing communication written through the
hand Of a spiritual medium 10y the supposed
spirit Of one George Kittredye:


Bless me. how strange | fe here. See
here, my good sir. who writes here you or
me2 Well. now was never very good at
dictsting; could write my thoughts better.


Some of my friends want ta know why /
do not come and tllk. One reason is be
cause have not. till now. learned how and
the other is, | have not had an opportunity


There is a friend of mine who lives not
over twenty five or thirty miles from here;
VINO wants to know if | enjoy music rs wen
In spirit life as did on earth. You may as
well tell him have advantages here ana
not have on earth When hear music now,
it is music: it lifts the soul TO heaven, and
makes one forget himself Ii Is very ike
that on earth however one iorgets himself
for Il time, but anon the excitement ceases,
and he learns he is evil, as we'll as good. But
/ think if am to be saved, music will be my
savior Yes, sir if worship anything, it
will be music Oh, I'm q strunge being
always was.


/ suppose died a hard death for the body
but the spirit did not recognize The suffering
1t had passed through. | very soon learned
that had passed beyond earth, and that
could come back but that l had got to toll
hard if l would progress-for the sweetest
ioy comes after the hsrdest toll


have made some imperfect communica-
tions, but now talk If | could take upon
myself body like my own, could do bet
ter or If was in my own body, for | find
myself considerably starched up in this


NV disease was induced by change of eli
m,te 1t didn't exactly agree with me.
went to California No m tier what hap
pened there-it will be no good to anybody
to tell of it. 1t will be very hard for me to
tell what occupation | lead on earth.
might have been a physician if had taken
n mind to. but thought III rather be dane
ing than standing by the side Of the sick,
dealing out powders and pills. don't want
YOU to understand | followed daneinS for
living all the time, for | was Jack at all trades
| have been here long enough to find ont
that there is no Devil; my friends thought
there was.


This is a knowledge you'll all be glad to Oh
tain, good as you are. That's all died away
here; it's fable got up to scare other chill
drep. Then again, they tell me there is no
such person as a personal God. Well, | shan't
cry about that, for if there were one, he
might not like me. always believed there
was one. and that Tod Of love-that all he
did was for the good Of his children, and if
l was well it was all right; if | was sick it
was all right-iu fact, everything was right
with me.


When I left my body saw it, but couldn't
comprehend how lost it; then | could not
comprehend how | could not use it; but |
said it's all right, and if I'm going to heaven,
it's all right, and if | am to 20 to he'll, no
doubt it's all right.


l have got acquaintarces and friends
should like to talk to. don't know but
could do better with some other kind of
clothes on, but guess could stand it an hour
or so in this rig.


Now. where IS there one on earth who
would like to talk with George Kttredge?
l lived all round in spots; if | should tell
YOU | lived in Boston, should tell You the
truth. Did you ever know old Paul Kit
fridge? Then its no use for me to tell you
about him. suppose ought to thank You
for writing for me. You don't desire it?
then suppose you are something like my
self. don want people to thank you for what
you do Wei, good day then.