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MY LIFE 



[Chap. 



The next slate contains a message signed "Judge 

 Edmonds," addressed to myself and Mr. Owen, on the 

 general subject of spirit manifestations. It is written very 

 distinctly in a flowing hand. 



The next is the slate written in five colours, and signed 

 "John Gray," one of the well-known early advocates of 

 spiritualism in America. It is also on the general subject 

 of spirit -return. Then comes a slate containing a portrait 

 and signature of "Jno. Pierpont," one of the pioneers of 

 spiritualism, and around the margin three messages in 

 different handwritings. One is from Stanley St. Clair, the 

 spirit-artist, who says he has produced the portrait for me, 

 at the request of the medium. The others are short messages 

 from Elizabeth Wallace and R. Wallace, the latter perhaps 

 one of the unknown Scotch uncles of my father, the other 

 beginning, " God bless you, my boys," is probably from our 

 paternal grandmother, who is buried at Laleham. The last 

 is my brother's folding-slate, containing on one side a short 

 farewell from " John Gray," the signature being written three 

 times in different styles and tints ; the other side is a message 

 signed, "Your father, T. V. Wallace." This, again, was a 

 test, as no one present would have been able to give my 

 father's unusual initials correctly, and as he was accustomed 

 to sign his name. 



The six portraits on paper with the lips tinted are those 

 of Jno. Pierpont (signed) ; Benjamin Rush (an early spiritualist, 

 signed) ; Robt. Hare, M.D., whose works I had quoted 

 (signed) ; D. D. Home, the celebrated medium who had died 

 the year before — a likeness easily recognized ; a girl (signed 

 " The Spirit of Mary Wallace "), probably my sister who 

 had died the year before I was born, when eight years old ; 

 and a lady, who was recognized as Mrs. Breed, a medium of 

 San P'rancisco. These are all rather rude outlines, in some- 

 what irregular and interrupted dashes, but they are all life- 

 like, and considering that they must have been precipitated 

 on the six surfaces while in contact with each other between 

 the slates, as placed by myself, are exceedingly curious. 

 The whole of these seven slates and six papers were produced 



