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CHAPTER XL VIL

It has often occurred to the author of these chapters,
that it would add much to their interest if some of the
old merchants who have departed this life could be sent
for, to talk over old times and old matters, even through
the " mediura " of a clever spiritualist. If one of
those old comraercial worthies would condescend to
comraunicate in that raanner, it would add greatly to
the attraction of my chapters, and I certainly would
believe in spiritualism, if we could be assured by some
spiritual chieftainess that she could produce from the
spirit world any old merchant I called for.

This mornirig it would be John W. Kearny. If the
spirit had indication that the old worthy was present, I
could test the medium and spiritualism very quicklj^,
by the foUowing questions :

1, " Mr. Kearny, where were you bom ? "                 i

5.. " In what year ? "

8. " With what celebrated commercial house was you
a clerk between the years 1790 and 1800 ? "

4. " What year did you go into business on your
own account ? "

6. " What was your firm ? "

6. " What was the name of the eminent citizen and
' '76 Liberty Boy' whose daughter you married ? "
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