"Will the venerable. Li tell us," continued the wizard, "the cause of this trouble in the Feng family?" fand—(to the boy)—"Watch what he: does:
"The boy replied "I see him going into the next room. He is coming back and bringing with him a red parcel. He is opening it and inside there is a small child." The conversation proceeded as follows:—
Wizard "Will the venerable show us what the child is like?
Bey "the child has turned into a priest."
Wizard "Will your reverence show him to us again?" and (to the boy) "Has the priest changed his form?"
Boy "Yes, he ie changing into fa serpent over a chang' (10 feet) in Tength."
'Wizard "Will the venerable' patriarch drive the snake out of this house'
Boy "T can see him chasing the: reptile out with his staff The Fires Cease That concluded the seance and the bow! was at once removed from the boy's eyes. He appeared quite normal and under no sense of strain.
Boytike he regarded the whole business as good fun and, in answer to numerous questions, declared that distinctly all the lad described. It should be stated that the wizard had never seen the boy before that This happened six days ince thut evening there old, portents, the inmates. of the house, the neighbours and, indeed, the general public are con-vineed that the Ysnake" was at the stem of the whole trouble and that he has been successfully driven out by the timely: assistance of this ferrous member of the eight Taoist: Immortals, whose name has always been associated in and the black art. a case for the Paychieal Research Society.
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