[CHAPTER IV.]
EMBODIED SPIRITS.
I was having a sitting one day in my own house with a lady friend, named Miss Clark, when a female spirit came to the table and spelt out the name "Tiny."
"Who are you?" I asked, "and for whom do you come?"
"I am a friend of Major M——" (mentioning the full name), "and I want your help."
"Are you any relation to Major M——?"
"I am the mother of his child."
"What do you wish me to do for you?"
"Tell him he must go down to Portsmouth and look after my daughter. He has not seen her for years. The old woman is dead, and the man is a drunkard. She is falling into evil courses. He must save her from them."
"What is your real name?"