Glimpses Of The Next State.Pdf - Spiritualists' National Union

219S.: Can’t I get out now?Tom: Not just now.S.: Did they do anything about it?Tom: Of course; why wouldn’t they? You don’t suppose such a thing as that could go onwithout their making an effort to capture the guilty party, do you?S.: I think it would be better for me to leave the country. Oh! what am I talking about?Tom: You are among friends here, and you might just as well free your mind, because weare going to take care of you.S.: Should I leave the country, you know—oh, God! what am I talking about?Tom: There’s no use for you to leave the country now.S.: Why?Tom: Because it isn’t necessary for you to leave the country. You are out of harm’s waynow.S.: But I can’t remain here always, you know.Tom: To be sure, you are not going to remain here.S.: What do you mean by “out of harm’s way”? What assurance can you give me that Iam out of harm’s way?Tom: I can give you this much assurance. Say, John, can you catch a dead man?S.: Not very well.Tom: Then you are just as safe as that.S.: What do you mean by that?Tom: It is just as easy for anyone to catch you as it is to catch a dead man.S.: I can’t understand that. I believe you are just fooling me.Tom: I don’t wonder that you can’t understand it; but let me tell you, John, my dear sir,something has happened to you that you are not aware of.S.: I am aware of a great deal that has happened to me.Tom: Very true; but you are not quite aware of all that has taken place.S.: By G ,I wish l was dead!Tom: What would you say if you were?S.: I wouldn’t say anything. What could I say if I was dead? D it! you don’t suppose Iwould say anything if I was dead, do you? I am tired of this!Tom: I am sorry for you, and I am going to try to help you out of this unpleasant condition.S.: What do you propose to do?Tom: The first thing is for you to understand your condition.S.: I am already aware of my condition.Tom: No, my dear sir, not quite all. Now let me tell you, John.S.: What are you making motions for?Tom: What kind of motions did you see me make?S.: I saw you turning your head around to look.Tom: I was just getting instructions.S.: Yes, I’ve got on to you pretty well.Tom: You never had a better friend on earth or in heaven than I will be to you.S.: Well, I hope so; but I am getting suspicious of you.Tom: I’ve got something very strange now to tell you, and I know that you won’t be able atfirst to receive it, until I prove it to you, which I can do. I can prove all that I say to you. Do youknow, John—that’s your nameS.: To be sure, that is my name.Tom: Do you know that I have seen a little girl, and she tells me that her name is Bertha?S.: Bertha who?Tom: Bertha Blake.S.: When did you see her?Tom: Do you recognise the name?S.: Well, I do; but how could you see her? Bertha Blake is my little daughter.Tom: I know she is, because she said that you were her father.