ROUGH ON THE MEDIUM.

Otago Witness, Issue 1205, 2 January 1875, Page 19

ROUGH ON THE MEDIUM.

At a (Spiritists' meeting held one evening this week (writes the Ballarat correspondent of the Pleasant Creek News) in a certain part of Ballarat, the medium was not — as is, I believe, usually the case — a female, but a good burly " lord of creation," who, as one of the circle informs us, "had the power strong upon him," whatever that may be supposed to mean. All went nicely for some time, and some pretty messages wore received from shade land. The medium Avas qxiite a success, but unfortunately got into trouble before the seance was concluded. The last message from t'other side of Jordan Avas for a young and newly-married woman present with her husband — " an unbeliever," by the way — and it appears to have been of such a nature that its contents could only be imparted in a whisper. The medium, on receipt of a message, rose from his qhair, crossed to where the lady sat, and putting one arm round her waist, took her hand and bent down his lips particularly close to the lady's cheek ; something like a smack followed, and the message was, most of the members of the circle supposed, properly delivered. Not so, however, with the lady's husband, who went for the medium like a pea from a catapult, fetching him under the left ear. The medium was out of his trance in a second, and into Ids assailant. A fearful light ensued, during which the gas was turned oft' by a wag, and the tables upset in the video following. The ladies got out as best they could, and peace was at length restored. The best of the joke was, the husband and the medium — neither of whom are fond of fisticuffs — took advantage of the putting out of the lights to eifect a retreat from the room, each being of opinion he ha.t got the worst of it, and thinking how nicely he was dodging the other in making off. A police court action* was talked of, but happily, for the sake of common sense, intervention of friends was sufficient to set all straight, and prevent what would certainly have proved a most unpleasant expose for one of the parties, at least, in court.