The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-15

heads that they expected Ia have tn
necks broken, and then were let fall again
with violrnCe thatslIonk The whole house.
/ Tn the night of the 18th, all being nbcd in
the same room for greater security, and
tights burning by them, the candles in an
instant burnt blue, and then went ont with
a suiphurc0us smell, and that moment the
wooden trenches whereon they had eaten
! the day before, and which had been locked
up IA the pantry, We're hurled about the
! room with great ,iolruee. On several fol
lowing nshis the candies changed color rs
bfiorc, strange noises were heard, flgir
houors received sore bruises iiom logs of
wood and other substances thrown upon
them, which kept rolling about The rootn nil
night, though next inoring noihing could
be seen. On the 18th, about midnight, the
candles went out blueiy M install, something
walked maj gically. tllro the room, and u
prnrd and shut the windows, great stones
ilcw about in all directions, and al about u
quarter alter one noise Nas heard AZ ui
forty camnous discharged together, aud a
saln repeated ut about eight minutes dis
lance, which being heard through the roun-
try for sixteen miles round, brought AL the
nrIshborhu0d into Their honor's room,
where they gathered up the aanea, four
score in numbur, and laid them hs in the
corner OF the field " here in Dr. rlai time,
they were stjil to he seen. The commits
sionrls during this visitation gave Them
elves up TO be lost, crying aloud for h, H.,
and Giles sharp snalehlng up sword had
well nigh killed one u lhelr honors, nista-
Ilng hin for the spirit rs he ran IN his shirt
fom oac room 20 the other. Still, howe
yer, they resolved on continuing their la
hors, when, on the lst Of November, tho
most dreadful sccue Of ull ensued candies
were llshIrd up IN every part Of Tia room,
and gent Hre mad. ii midnight, The
candh al bnrpius hne,a nome Ike the
bursting ola cannon WAS beard, and the
| burning bllltts were tossed about even on
then honor's beds, WHO called Giles and
! his comprehensive ihllr feiei, otherwise the
house mad been burnt 10 the ground an
! hour litcr, the candlts went nla rs usual,
! horse ) hohrs canc poufng into the room
with great farce, the curtains ant windows
were Iiulca,iy torn and shaken, aud the
whole ncishhorhood alarmed with such
Tremendous noises, that even thu rabbit
stralcrs who were abroad thai night in the
warren were so terrified that they lied a
way, leaving their ferr,ts hclind them. tine
OF their honors tins night spoke aud in the
name 0E God asked the spirit what it was,
and why il disturbed them so 10 which,
however, no answer was received.
"OHc of The servants now lighted a large
candle, aud SO IL on the doorway between
, the two chambers aud Is he watched it,
be plainly saw a h0ol striking The candle
ana cau,IratlcG iuio tac middle ollhe room,
and Afterwards making three scrapea over
/ The sum scrupcl II out. Upon this he
"aa 81 bold IA to draw sword, but had
sgnrce got il out WHEN he felt another inyi-
s,ble had pulling il nom him, and II length
prey alliug, struck biin 50 Violently on the
Ilead Win the pummel that b. Iell down
| Tor GG.d with the blow. Al iltis Instant
WAS heard another explosion like tie
| broadsldr Of ship of war, aud AT about u
! nlauic or tNU's distance each, no less Than
/ nnrtrcn nIp!r such, Biial,in, The hnnsr %
Violently that they expected every nlnute
] II would idll upon ihcir heats. But what
| pul on cad 10 their proceedings happened
the next day as ih,y were al ut dinner,
when paper IN which they signed NIL
'ual agreement to share 4 parl Of the pre-
misses among themselves Which paper IlWy
had lnd for lhE present nnd r the earth ia
| Il pot IN one corner OF the ROOM, aud Ia
which an orange tree grew WAS consumed
IA wonderful manner by The earills taking
Ere and burning violently with blue lume
and an intoirrable stencil, @ they were all
driven out of the house, 10 which they
eoui never again be gfeWlied ON 10 re-
luru.'
! Thus far Dfplot, whose narrative, oc-
curing IN a Sroyc uad authentic comfy his
tory, affords attendant testimony 10 tle fact
which forms the subject Of tins ESSAY Willie
! Il supplies much matter for serious and
,ttep reflection. Later writer's oilcr con
current evidence. Golman, IN his pathetic
ballad, describing The appearance Of gar
detero ghost, particularly notes that tie
candle turned bite" Though large dip
al toar 10 the pound )" and Lewis, in his
Lorenzo the Brave, fails not 10 rec ald, that
al the appearance OF the skeleton guest
" AL pleasure and anghierwere hush'd at his
The dogs as they eyed licl drew back in az
AIl the lights Ia Tire chamber burn, blue -
bat neither author attempts any solution Of
the phenomenon.
My own theory, which submit with
great Difference, Is entirely founded ON ilt
system OF chromatics Every ray oflight,
II is wen known, consists Of seven prima-
ry colors, and that the color3 Of bodies pro-
coed from their deposition To reflect one
sort oirays and absorb the Others snell sub
staDces as reflect two or more sorts of ray
appearing of various eolors ; the whiteness
Of bodies arising from their rejecting all the
rays OF light promiscuonsly, and their
blackncss from their inability 10 reflect any
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