They sat around the table, holding hands, with their eyes closed.
The old lady at number fifty eight held séances regularly on the second Friday of every month. The small group of attendees didn’t vary much. Occasionally, a new comer would join them, but in the main everybody knew everybody. It was generally considered that these evenings provided entertainment of a sort. Most evenings saw enough messages come through from the spirit world to keep them all happy. Anyway, happy enough to leave a donation in the jar by the front door on their way out. It turned out quite differently on the night in question. The lighting was subdued as normal, and the old clairvoyant had been sitting in silence longer than usual, before she made the call.
The old medium cleared her throat, and speaking softly she entreated a visitor from the spirit world with the words, “Is there a spirit out there who would like to join us this evening? If so, make yourself known to us.”
Almost instantly, in the corner of the room a misty form slowly took shape. Unseen by those sitting around the table with their eyes shut tight, the figure is plainly a young woman. She is wearing a white crinoline dress and a small bonnet. She said, “Yes! Yes! Who is it that calls me forth?”
The medium repeated, “If you are there, would you like to join us?”
The figure said, “Why do you call me here?”
The medium said, “If you are there, please join our circle this evening.”
The figure drifted closer to the medium. “But, I am here!”
The medium said, “We would like to make contact. If anybody’s there please make yourself known.”
At this point the figure came to the mediums side, saying, “I’m here,” and laying her hand on the medium’s arm.
The old woman screamed and they all jumped!