New Manifestation

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 7, 1856

New Manifestation.

I have also about my house, two black slaves, a man named "Goff," and his wife. On the evening when happened the circumstance which I am about to relate, Goff, after his day's work was done, took it into his head to exercise himself as a writing medium. While thus occupied, my wife, her sister, and her niece, happened to go into the kitchen. Seeing him make but a poor hand at writing, my wife took the pen. She wrote the word "John," when her hand and arm became extremely agitated—so much so that she could not hold her arm still; but soon a sight most wonderful to behold, appeared to the ladies and the two black persons. By the side of my wife's hand appeared a black hand, just like a negro's hand! The contrast between the black and white hand, side by side, looked wonderfully singular. The ladies screamed and ran.

At length, Goff's indifference induced the ladies to return. My wife again took up the pen, when the same agitation of the arm and hand again returned, and soon, behold, returned the black hand along side of the white one!—Spir. Telegraph.