The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-09

MA ~fMFl3 minute "Ah EtAF#NH. MtNN \ WIS
thrilled ~ TIE siranve watini howl of ~ IVY
SORTS spaniel who Ind followed me lui6 ihn
apartment. ant caTne trcHhhur and craurh.
Ms III mt tcci. orcasionaiif turning Ais ewes
lo ihr back pf thc chandler. ana gain in-
sianfss fefertinE item with eters ltnanstra-
iiun M terror and aguny. hinr Instnrtyrly
took ne same direciion. when. nolpithsiand-
inH ihe dimnrss XII chm light. plainiv .nd .n.
dispuiably recognized tie spparition ~ ny
TREND sitting malinnlHts in ihB great arm
ci'airil ~ "a easy ID ~ courageous ~ lleo-
~, not diiilcnli io be bold in rracilrn. when
the FHind has time ~ coilecg Iis energies. hnt
taken As WIS hy surprise. confess. that a.
tunishmcni and terror wv lar mastered all NV
facilities, that. without DARING 70 casi single
glance towards the vision. walked ranidlv
beck into TIE Rsrien. followed ~ ile eog.
who stiil testified the same agitation and Nv
laFm.
Here had leisure 20 recover fran ms frst
prrturhaii1ni ana ~ WV thUualgs ralhsd.
fudeaFourcd 10 persuade rYself that had
been deudcd br sOthc cnniHratinn pf the mind.
or some spectral deception n ghe visual organ.
Bnt in either case bow ta account f0r iho
terror If Tie dog We could ncigher " IVY
Llucnccd by superstition. nor could Ills uner-
ring SIGHT bCtray him into gruundiess ALARM.
yet 4 was inconicsfihle THAI we had both heen
appalled, nv the s4gnc object Soon recover.
ii.g roy natural fnrtituie Of spirit ] resolved,
whatever might hc Tic consequences. ID w.
lnrn and address tie appariiion. I even be-
gan to tear n might have vanished for CLAM
VILE, who has written largely On ghosts. cx-
rressly saws, ihat il IA VERY hard and pain-
iul thing FOR them u force their thir aud ie-
drons bodies into a visible consistcncc that
their bodies must needs wv exceedingly conn
dressed. and that therefore they must be in
haste 10 he delivered from their unnatural
pressure" | returned therefore with some
rapldlty towards The library and although
the dog stood immoyably SIN AZ some dis
lance, In spite Of my solicitations, and kcpt
earnestly gazing upcn me, ~ " IN apprrhan-
sion ofan approaching catastrophe, proceed
"a onward. and turned back Tire shutters
which had closed. determined not 20 be inn
pnsed upon by any dubi0usness of Tile light
Tins fortified against deception. ] rc-entered
the room with hrm stcp. and there IN the
fall glare Of DAY Did ! again clearly and viz
IDLY behold the Identical arparilion, sitting IN
the same posture a. before, and having W.
eyes closed
NV heart somewhat failed nc under this
sensible confirmation Of the vision, but, SUM
Inoning an my courage, walked up 10 THE
chair. excaiming with desperate energy
: In the name of heaven and ~ an its angels,
what dost thou seek here when the figure
slowly rising up, openisg n ewes. and stretch
ing out its arms, replied" a leg Of mutton
and caper sauce. with bottle of prime old
port. for such il the dinner You promised the.
: Good God :" / calculated. what can this
mean Are YOU not relllv dead M No
more than you are" replied the figure
Some open mouthpd fool told INV clerk that
was, and lie instantly wrote 10 tel YOU oft;
but il was my namesake. George Staples, Of
Castle-street. not me, nor even one or mg re-
ations, 50 let Us have dinner a. soon as you
please, for am ~ hungry q hunter.
The promised dinner being soon npon the
table, my friend informed me, in the inter-
walls Of bis ever-readv laughter, that as soon
A. ne had undeceivcd bis clerk, Ne walked ~
YER 20 Star-Cross 70 20 me the same favour
hat he had fallen asleep in The armchair,
while waiting ny return from the grounds
and as 60 the dog. he reminded me that he
had severely punished Linn Al Its last visit toF
killing chicken, which explained bis terror,
and his crouching to IRE for protection, Wien
he recognized his chasiiser
sailor who had Just returned from sea,
with his pocket filed with gold, was stopped
biz a highwayman, vino threatened to blow
BIS brains out if Re did not deliver lis purse.
-'sFire away cried the sailor, / would rath-
er be without brains, than without money"