The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-11-06
From tie London Evening Star, Apg. II.
AN APPARITION

The encouragement given by the King Of
Franco 10 preterna,oral mouiiions, has produe.
ed It's expected effect ghost has appeared
In Yorkshire, to an elderly broad cloth weay.
or, and every European country will il is to
be hoped, enjoy similar visitation /; for since
their rulers will not be moved by what the
living and the ssffcring urge upon them, they.
may, perhaps, be influenced by the advice Of
the dead.
James SIMPSON lives at the distance Of
four miles and three quarters from Huddcr:-
held--he 10 rather OF melancholy temper
amsnt, iond OF smoking, abost FIVE feet eight
or nine inches high, with a cast ia his left
eye--was twice married, bnt has no children
by his last wife, halls q little with The right
leg, cpd lost one OF bis eye brows when
boy, by tho explosion of six-penny btan
cannon. On the I'd OF August, 1916, ns he
was stepping out ofbcd at about halt past five
in the morning, he felt something pulling
him back oy the shirt he thought II was his
wife, who sometimes does so, but upon turn
ing about he found her fast asleep this, he
has since acknowledged, some what surpris-
cd him.
When he attempted 10 put On his sreecb.
cs, they were suddenly sns:hed Eom his
hand and carried with a cracking noise up The
chimney, and in this state he was as he states,
irresistibly compelled to 60 into the kitchen.
were he discovered a tall thin man as he sup
posed him, dressed in an olive colored
great coat, and nnnkeen trowsers, sitting in
bco hive chair by the fire, who uttered 10 the
best OF his recollection, In the following
words; "Jamcs SIMPSON. am going to a.
farm you'll you have any Gin in the house,
take glass OF it, am q spiri,--l am com.
missioned TO inform yos on several points
which your own natural reason is utterly TO-
competent 10 discoycr-Lis,, list, oh, list -
| see, James SIMPSON you mistake the
you conceive that am sxhor,inE you 10 90
into the army, bu, our army is more then
sufficiently Numerous, and am como not TO
incteasc il but 10 reduce it," Here the
Ghost took pinch of snuf, and perceiving
that SIMPSON, between cold and terror, was
extremely uocom miortsble, lie desired him TO
step for bis wiie's flannel pctticoat, and 10
put il on him during The rOst Of their confer
ence. Upon his return in the ps,,icost,
the spparition thus contfnucd--" Observe
what l say to you, James and register it upon
your memory, for you must repeat i, iD high
places there are seventeen fiea. bites beiwcco
your wrist and your elbow, and there are an
AID the bites and the spots have an equal et-
fcct on the state of the weather, but when
the cold passes away we shall have warm
weather, and when the rain Ceases the wealth
or will become dry. sppesrsd to Mr.. Cob
bett on my way here, and told hin jocularly
that the csrn would not ripcn, but f.ld he
has taken 1t seriously, and set down in his
journal long paragraph on the failure o.. the
xvk. L IN
| earnest, for you must go on the outside OF
| the coach, and repeat il TO those high in au-
,ohri,y; and as, perhaps, James, for Ghosts
have privilege of speaking unOtelligibiy)
in thecoursc OF this conversation, may make
use OF words no, perfectly Lowell TO your I'm
derstanding, couture you TO writo &C have
,hcm written down on piece OF paper, and
apply for an explanation of them TO the Rev.
Dr.. Dundcrdsoy, the rector Of the parish
he is now at CheIrenharn, getting rid Of the
bile, and will thence GO to Bath, TO hx the
gout in his feet, and will then proceed 10
Tunbridgo TO establish N appetite, aud will
finally return here 10 got his ,y,hes--eali
upon him with list of the hard words
will in the interim, warn him in dream TO
purchase a second hand copy of John,on's
Dictionary, and thus he will DE enabled to
cXpound 10 you the obscure terms IN my dis-
course. James Sympsen, the taxation is snor-
NOUS, is gradually ubli,sra,isg the mid
ding class, so that ii il eoptinues we shall
have society composed Of sinccure
plsccholders and paupers. of men IN carriag-
es and men in rags, Of idlcrs and Of beggars,
os parasites and slaves the only remedy for
this is re:reaehmeas while the t,xss con,in.
&c so excessive, those who can, will avoid
them by emigrating end il this be attempt
Cd to be prohibited by an impos,, the person,
interested viii comc back to be sure, bu,
then j, vii! De for the purpose OF selling their
properties, taking away their capital, and
quitting their county forever, and this, James
SIMPSON will not mend the ma;tsr--Sinecure
places aoj unmerited pensions are an abomi'
na,ion--a osnkcr that's gradually %ppine
the vital principles Of honor and indcpend'
enee--a pfsmiom 20 serrup,ion-~ihe guilty