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ourselves opening them writing was found on both slates. 

 Two other pairs were then similarly placed on the table, on 

 one of which the medium drew two diagonal pencil lines, and 

 on that slate writing was produced in five different colours — 

 deep blue, red, light green-blue, pale red-lilac, deep lilac, and 

 these could be seen all superposed upon the pencil cross- 

 lines. My brother's folding-slate was then placed upon the 

 floor a foot or two away from the table, and after we had 

 conversed for a few minutes, keeping it in sight, it was found 

 to be written on both the inner sides. It then occurred to 

 me to ask the medium whether writing could be produced on 

 paper placed between slates. After a moment's pause, as if 

 asking the question of his guides, he told me to take a paper 

 pad, tear off six pieces, and place them all between a pair of 

 slates. This I did, and we placed our hands over them as 

 before, and in a few minutes, on opening them, we found six 

 portraits in a peculiar kind of crayon drawing. 



I will now describe what were the writings and drawings 

 we obtained, which are all now before me. The first was a 

 letter filling the slate in small, clear, and delicate writing, of 

 which I will quote the concluding portion : " I wish I could 

 describe to you my spirit home. But I cannot find words 

 suitable in your earthly language to give it the expression it 

 deserves. But you will know all when you join me in the 

 spirit world. . . . Your loving sister, Elizabeth Wallace. 

 Herbert is here." 



Here are two family names given, the first being one 

 which no one present could have known, as she died when we 

 were both schoolboys. The opening and concluding parts of 

 the letter show that it was addressed specially to myself. 

 The next was addressed to my brother, referring to me as 

 " brother Alf," and is signed " P. Wallace." This we cannot 

 understand, as we have no relative with that initial, except 

 a cousin, Percy Wilson. It is, I think, not improbable that 

 in transferring the message through the medium, and perhaps 

 through a spirit-scribe (as is often said to be the case), the 

 surname was misunderstood owing to the latter supposing 

 that the communicant was a brother. 



