The Fox sisters of Rochester <br />lived in a haunted house. <br />A spirit there was stirring <br />That was probably not a mouse. <br />Spirits rapped upon the walls <br />and on the window panes. <br />The sisters Fox would rap right back <br />according to their claims. <br /> <br />The Foxes were sensations, <br />The Belles of Halloween <br />Their Séances well attended <br />By the credulous, T’would seem. <br />Spirit fever gripped the land <br />With rapping on a table <br />(Maggie Fox was double jointed <br />And the whole thing was a fable.) <br /> <br />It’s hard to sell your real estate <br />when it’s a haunted home. <br />But when spooks rap, rap right back <br />You’ll never be alone.<br /><br />John F. McCullagh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mediums-well-done/
