On the more sure ground of attestation, I will now relate some instances of her appearing or conversing, or performing both in the day time.
Sometime in March, 1800, she talked a few minutes without appearing, at eight o’clock in the morning, and promised to come again that day. At two o’clock, performed her promise, and talked with four people two hours. It was then she uttered these words: “Though my body is consumed, and all turned to dust, my soul is as much alive, as before I left the body.”
This conversation was indeed in the cellar, but the place was enlightened by her radiance.
May 21, at ten o’clock, she appeared to two persons, and sent a message to another.
May 25, 10 o’clock. Appeared and conversed with two witnesses, while a third person only heard the conversation; and revealed that by which the same was proved to others.
May 26. She appeared at eight o’clock in the morning, and talked with four persons an hour and a half. In half an hour after, she appeared and talked with the same four persons, while two others only heard a voice without knowing what was said.
May 27. Talked with two persons, and promised to be present at a meeting of about twenty people, which was to be held the next day in the evening.[21] Accordingly she appeared at this meeting to two other persons, who were ignorant of the promise. The assembly were immediately interrupted by the declaration, that “the spirit is come.” None however, could distinctly see her, but those two persons. The next evening after, she conversed with a third couple of persons in company with the first two; mentioned her promise as being fulfilled, and told them by her inimitable voice to whom she had appeared. As a further confirmation that she had been really present on this occasion; she did about two months afterwards talk several hours in the midst of the assembly of forty-eight people, while she was visible to two, and only two, of that number.[22] These two people were a fourth couple distinct from the other six. Such is the testimony of these eight persons.
Her conversation was always with grace, seasoned with salt, very affecting and delightful.
August 13, at 10 o’clock, she talked with three persons invisibly. At two o’clock the same day, she appeared and talked to three people in the hearing of five other persons.
Thus have you received a general, but very imperfect account of these extraordinary events.