American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03

by in others. The doom is so inevitable II is so
doubtful whether the parties be not generally gam
ers by the change 1t is so certain that we enter NOT
all into this calculation but bewa our depriyatlon
whether OF society, protection or emolument, with
grief purely selfish, that run no risk OF placing
myself in the predicament OF the inconsolable wld-
ow, who was reproached by Franklin for not having
yet forgiven God Almighty. Still, however, there
something so awful in the manner OF my friends
death, the hilarity had anticipated from his pres
ence formed so appalling contrast with his actual
condition, that my mind naturally sunk into mood
oil deep sadness and soemnity. Reaching the house
in this frame OF thought, closed the library win
dow shutters as passed, and entering the room by
la glass door, seated myself in chair that lronted
the garden Scarcely minute had elapsed, when
was thrilled by the strange woeiul howl OF my Ia
vore spaniel. who had followed me into the apart
ment, and came trembling and crouching to my
tee occasionally turning his eyes to the back of the
chamber, and again instantly reverting them with
every demonstration Of terror and agony. Mine
nstinctyely took the same direction, when notwhh-
standing The dimness OF the light, plainly and in
ldispuably recognised the appari,on OF my friend
sitting notioDless in the great arm chair 1t IS ca
Isy to BE- courageous in theory,not difficult 10 be bold
in practice, when The mind has time TO collect its
ercies but taken by surprise, confess, tina,
astonishmeDt and terror so far mastered all my fac
ulties that, without daring to cast single glance
towards the vision, walked rapidly back into the
garden, followed by the dog, who still testified the
same agitation and alarm
Here had leisure to recover from my first per-
turbation and my thoughts rallied, endeayour-
ed to persuade myself that had been deluded by
some COMPUTATION OF the mind, or some spectral
deception OF the visual organ. But in either case
how to account Tor the terror of the dog lie could
neither be influenced by superstition nor could his
nnerring sight belray him into groundess alarm,
yet il incontesble that we had both been appal
led by the same object. Soon recovering my nat
ural forttude OF spirit, resolved, whatever might
De the consequences TO return and address the ap-
partition. even began to fear it might have van
i,hed for GlanvilIe who has written largely onI
ghosts, expressly says I" that it is very hard and
painful thing for them TO force their thin and edrous
bodies into visible conslstence; that their bodies
must needs be exceedingly compressed s. that there
lore they must be in haste to be delivered rom their
unnatural pressure" | returned therefore with
some rapidly towards the lbray and although the
dog stood immove ably still at some, dslancen spite
OF my solicitations and kept earnestl, gazing upon
me, as it IN apprehension Of an approaching calas
trophe, proceeded onward, and turned back the
shutters which had closed determined not to be |
imposed upon by any dubiousness OF the light
Thus fortified against deception, re-enered the |
room with firm step, and there in the foil glare
Of day did again clearly and wildly behold the
identical appariton, sitting in the same posture as
before, and having its eyes closed
My heart somewhat failed me under this seDsi. |
Die confirmation OF the vision, but, summonne all
my courage walked UP 70 the chair, excaiming
win desperate energy" In the name of heaven
and OF all its angels what dost thou seek here !"
when the hgure slowly rising up opening its ewes,
and stretching out its arms, replied" A leg oil
mutton and caper sauce, with bottle of prime old
port to- such is the dinner you promised me-"
: Good God" calculated, " what can This mean 4?
Are you not really dead y No more than Won
are" replied the figure. Some open mouthed
TOOL told my clerk thar was, and he instantly wrote
10 tell you OF II; but 1t was my name sake George
o'apes, OF Castle street not me, nor even one of
my relations, so let US have dinner as soon as YOU
please, Tor am as hungry as hunter''
he promised dinner being soon upon the table |
my Trend informed me, in the intervals of his ever
ready laughter, that as as he had undeceiyed
ms clerk, he walked over to Star Cross to do me
the same favor; that he had fallen asleep in the
armchair while waiting my return from the grounds
and as to the dog he reminded me that he had Sc
verely punished him al his last visit for killing a
chicken, which explained his terror and his crouch I
ing 70 me Tor protection, when he recognized his
chasliser.