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FORli! l.1ANIFE8TA.TION8 IN BOOIIE8TRB, N. II. 61
mDvement Df the medinm'. hlllld In front of
the curtain, freqne.oc e:aclamat!on. of "Ob
dellr I" or .Igb, aud deep b""'tbiug, occupied
tbe time for 20 mhlUte.., There was then a
change 10 the circle, one of Ibe gentleman
movlog near the cabinet. Raps asked for a
slate, apd one with a pendl ,having been sUd
Into the cabinet, It was iustanUy wriU"n
upon by some one Inside, atld, In less than a
mInute. thrown out. The writing was 10 tbe
. eBect Ibat the medium bad very little
strength and needed friends,
IIp to 9.20 ouly three form. bad been
sbown, and tbe.-e were iodisUuct and remalnl'd
bot a Mort time. .
At 9.23 a young lady form, taller than that
of the medium, made ilo appearance. It was
enveloped In white, the race oot very distinct.,
although it advanced to n,e gentleman and
lady at my lell, both of. whOm asbed if It
knew'them and It nOdded' assent. It retired
and blade anotber appearance. tbi. time the
. feature. were more dl.tillct, eliciting Crom
the gentle'DaIJ the rem .... k, "tI,at acts just as .
Uzzle did." It kl"ed Its hand twice, wa~·
Ing It to them aud retired. The klsse9 Were
decidedly "atural and could bave been beard
in any part of tbe room •..
Tbe moment It bad retired the medium
coughed; III Cact h$r voice was frequenUy
beard at intervals during the evening.
At 9.~ the hand. of tI,e medium were in
fron~ or the lace curtaln.
At 9.33 tbe form of an Indian girl, dark.
face. wearing wbite mantle wltb red border
o.er Its sboulders, and drab dre.. trimmed
with red, jumped from b.hind tbe curtaiu'
It carried In its haud eome long Ceatbers,
with wblch .be _Ionally 9witched some
roem ber of tbe circle In tbe face, and finally
drifted around and Inspect the seal.".. Wben
. ""ked to step up"n tbem It nodded ""'ent.
retired Into the cabi"et, reappeared, and four
times attempted It. The fifth tilDe, while
it was there. I attempted to catch tho
weight., a1loCr recci~l"g a switch iu the face
from t!le fealbe .... and got 80 pouu~ ••. then
75. Ihen 90, It being a varying. quick weight,
as U,ougb only a portion of Ibe lorm W3.lf up­
Oil them.
Severnl points of a Dature .slmilar to thl. I
.:. : checked iumy note book during the e.eniu~
... suspicious, but subsequent events over·
·ruled tbem. I feel conscieu\Jowly bound to
record tbese little malters, tor tbey may be
of Inter.,.t In the future to 'eltber weakeD or
strengtheo "bllt may be then recorded, Precl.ely
the same eBect mlgbt hllve beeD caused
by a pc_n placiDg ODe foot upon the scnt.
and bearin!: It down. It mlgbt have heen
caused by the vnrying weight at whatever
the fonn was composed. 1 note Ibe fact.
At 9.48 a tall furm. dark halr and moustache.
clotbed In a wbite .blrt and pantn·
10011', parted tbe curtnin.. It wbl.pered
severa) times, "St.-s/t or oM near as th~e combinations
will express tbe sound, and Pointed
to a gendeman near me. lIe a..ked If the
name Wll$ Stetson, and received by a nod,
tbe inCormotion that it wa.. Also, In the
same manner, that it was blo brotber·ln·law
Charlo.. "Were you drowned?" be a..ked.
and rap. said "Nu." "Did yoo die on the
water?'t and the rap1 came uYes t " which
tbe gentlema .. said wa. comct; his brotherin·la1'
dyh,g by beart disease whllo batblng, .
It appeal1!d twice.' The gentlemaD &aid the
features were nol correet; but the sbape of
the form and information given Was quite
accurate. •
At 9.50 a lady form wblapered "Mary."
A member of tbo circle said. "If It Is Pamelia,
come with a star." The form came
out. dres.ed In white, a band around tbe
waist; from the sboulder. down was wreatbed
In white . lace. On the bcsd was a wblte
crescent, probably au imitation oC fto;wers,
and on the forehead a golden slar, about au
Inch In size. Tbls also gave audible klases
on retiring.
At 9.58 a very lail fetnllie lorm came on t..
Two sbeets, one wrnpped under tbe sboulders
and dropplug to tDe door. alld anotber cov·
erlllg the shoulders, would create about the
same eBect. A. it stepped back It polntOO to
. a geDtlcrultn fell .... "ain.t tbe wail of tbe room
behind tbe cabinet.' In.tnully, appearing
again, be ... ked,. "L! It for rue?" and It wblspered,
"SIoter," and retired. The gentle·
wan told me aCter the seance t.hat there was
a resemblance.
At 10.0;; I beai-d tbe medlum'a cougb, saw
the handR. and again fixed my attention In
.Ibat direction,
At 10.08 a race showed at tbe cabinet.
At 10.10 a form B\epped out.. It bad JlgM
hair, .lIgbtly. curling •. the features not very' .
'distinct." It wore vest and pantaloOns.·­
l'olnUng to me. 1 saw In It" resemblance to
a cousiu. and asked. "]a It a cousin?" It
nodded "Yeo." and rellred •. Wblle.lt wu
Debwd the curtain' I Said. "Was that really