rn to ----, and commence following the prescriptions of
this invisible personage. They appear to be harmless, and
may be of great virtue; and much which pertains to them
appears to be in harmony with your practice.

"Again, in closing, I must say that these communications
come to us with such force and apparent reality and truth,
that I think it would not be doing justly, either to Thomas
or our Creator, longer to disregard them.

"With much esteem, yours, etc., ---- ----."

In a somewhat extended postscript it was added: "We have witnessed other
manifestations, of several of which we had ample proof of their
correctness."

On another small portion of a sheet which was appended to the former, I
found, in pencil, the following:--

"We have, this evening, had another conversation with Dr.
Rush. His medium was in ---- to-day, and was brought to us
in order that she might speak to us (Mrs. P. and myself). We
are directed to tell you this: that he wants Thomas to be
under her (Mrs. P.) care; that there are no earthly
physicians that can cure him; that we could not have placed
him in better hands than with you. He (Dr. Rush) says he can
and _will cure him_. He says he could cure him without our
help, if he could impress him, but in that he has not yet
succeeded. He says he has seen Thomas with rubbers on, and
that he would have taken them off if he could. Says
positively, he must not wear them. Be good enough, dear sir,
to see that he does not wear them in coming home." He adds,
in conclusion, "Tell Dr. ---- to remove him from the room he
now occupies, and place him in one with a wood fire, and
where he will have no bed-fellow."

Thus ended the communication. Thomas went home, according to request,
and was, forthwith, put under the treatment of the spiritual doctor. All
appeared to be going on very well for a short time; but after the lapse
of about three weeks, I heard of his death. No particulars were added,
in the papers, but I afterwards learned that his death was rather
sudden.

I did not chance to fall in with Mr. P. for several months, and out of
respect to his feelings and those of Mrs. P., I did not depart from my
usual track to call on them or even write. At the end of the year,
however, I visited them, and after the usual passing remarks, the
following conversation took place.

"It