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Consulting Spirits. 121
evidence for it, as that is not concerned with our present problem.
Besides so many others have proved their identity and this evidence
is published, that it must suffice to state that the same
kind of evidence came in this instance.
In the course of the year the widow was pursued by suitors
for matrimony, and one in particular was the subject of consideration
by her. I did not know these facts. But she asked
me to have some sittings for her and to ask her husband, deceased,
if he had any advice for her. I held sittings for the
purpose of giving him an opportunity to communicate. I did
not mention his name, because he had never succeeded in giving
all of it, and I make it a practice never to call for a person by
name until he has given it. There was some difficulty in getting
him. He did not appear on the first day intended for him, but
he did come the second day and there was much difficulty in convincing
me that the right person was present. This was partly
due to the fact that I did not know the relevance of some things
that were said. But before the two sittings were finished I
found who it was, tho the most pertinent things I did not know
at the time and had no means of understanding therri.
Two months later I gave the same communicator a chance to
try again. After correct allusion to his wife's sorrows he referred
to " a coming event " which was not intelligible to me at
the time. But the communicator broke down and resumed the
thread of it a little later in the following :
You know there is a group of relatives who are watching her
every move and they are not confined to her side of the family
alone, for some of my folks are at the same time watching out for
the future for her. I do not mean business altogether but that is
in a measure a part of the care of course. But there is something
which she is troubled about aside from that and it is of great moment
for her, but it will come out all right.
This does not explain itself or look like anything that is
evidential and it is not such. But the sequel shows that it
probably. referred to the " coming event " mentioned above, and
immediately following was a reference to her " health and bodily
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