Year: 1870

room under lock and key until the next meeting
one of the ladies keeping the key, which she
afilrms never left her possession.


WHERE THE DRAWING WAS DONE.


The sittings were all held in dark room, and
were opened and closed by the circle reciting
the Lords prayer. The ladies and medium were
required to stand during the entire time and to
sing. Sometimes the sittings lasted for two or
three hours, making the attendance anything
but pleasure. During the sittings sounds like
pencils moving upon paper were distinctly
heard. Towards the end of the third week the
faith of the members of the circle began to flag,
when the raps asked, "If you are permitted to
see hole over the paper will Il give you
strength to persevere to the end?" The ladies
replied ''Yes." 1t was then raped out, Don't
cause confusion by exciamations when you see
the light"


SUPERNATURAL SIGHT.


In few minutes afterwards halo was visible
over the paper upon the table, and the pencils
distinctly seen In an upright position moving
upon the paper without visible hands.


Three sittings before the last the ladies we're
ordered to procure a sheet of the thinnest
tracing paper. Ii was purchased and at the
next meeting placed in roll upon the table.
Before the close of the sitting light was or
dered when the drawing paper was found
covered with the tracing paper fastened down
by pins and books. The ladies were then di-
rected to examine the unfinished picture through
the tracing paper, which they did, and at that
time there was no writing upon the aper


RAPHAEL's INTERPRETER.


The medium who officiated at the sttings was
Mrs. Margaretta Fox Kane, one of the original
Rochester Fox sisters. She does not reside in
the house, and had no means of access except
when admitted in answer to the street door bell.
1t would have been impossible for her to have
tampered with the paper without being in col
luson with others in the house. The mother of
the person whose portrait the picture repre-
sents was one of the circle and was so much
pleased with it that she gave the medium 300
for her time at the seances.


THE PICTURE.


AS work of art coming from the hand of
Raphael, a more perfect production was ex-
pected. The expression of the face, with its
eyes turned heavenward, is eXquisitely sweet,
and the left shoulder and breast are true to
nature The color of the eyes and hair is said
to be like that of the original and a strong
family resemblance is recognized by all who
have seen the picture. The hands are crossed
upon the right breast, with the fingers pointing
upward, and from the right hand a rosebud
droops toward the left shoulder. The arms,
from the elbow to the wrist, and the hand
defect is a marked popularity of the picture,
and, to some persons who have seen it, presents
evidences of its production as represented. At
the bottom of the picture is written in italian,
in a bold hand, "Estiva rosa somigla mia vita"
(my life is like summer rose), and across the
lefs-hand corner is the name Raphael, said to be
fac-simile of the great artists signature. The
painting has created decided sensation among
spiritualists, and, whether or not it be a pro-
ducton of the marvellous master from whose
hand it is said to have come, 1t is a curiosity,
and the select few who have seen 1t have at least
found in it something to talk about.