shown writing done by her which was an exact fac-
simile of his dead uncle’s autograph upon checks. And
strange, too, his uncle wrote a fine hand, while his
aunt could not write at all, except under this influence.
Wishing to test her powers as a talking medium,
the three munded a small table, and the aunt called
for a spirit to communicate through her. The answer
given was that there would be no communication, be-
came there were no unbelievers present to convince.
They persisted, however, and got the aunt to call agah
for the spirit. The answer this time was that her hands
were forcibly lifted from the table and brought down
upon it with a kg . This was something sarprising
to them all. The spirits evidently were provoked at
the pertinacity of a second call after their refusal.
But after discussing the matter for some ten minutes
our friend prevailed npon his aunt to call again for the
spirits and see what else would happen. She complied,
and in response her hands were lifted from the table and
brought down with fearful condon, three timea in
rapid succession, sounding as tho every bone would be
broken; and with her eyes staring out wildly and shriek-
ing Oh ! Oh! Oh! she jumped from the table in a semi-
delirious condition.
That spirit, whoever it may have been, wasevidently
angry and wanted it understood that it could not be
trlfied with. Our friend informs as that nwer after
that would his aunt have anything to do with Spiritism
as a medium-she had caution enough to let it alone.
But our friend was anxious to witness the powers of a
“tipping medium,” and in the evening when his cousin
Harry came home he insisted on having an exhibition
of his mediumship. Hany complied and amongst other