American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-14

Bless US what an age of wonders They crowd upon
the theatre Of life in such rapid succession that is
permitted TO employ our thoughts but very little time,
ere another, and greater demands attention.
Reader cogitaons of the mighty works of the
great and usrous Prince HoHENLoHE, and especially of
the miracle said to have been recently performed by him,
at the City where great folks to make laws. Wei
were inquiring in minds how these things be
but before could answer the query medations
were disturbed by of neighbors who suddenly
broke upon U.S. with countenance from which the color
had fed, and frame greatly agaied AS he be-
came composed he thus explained himself :''I stt-
ing with number OF gentlemen room at VOLTS hotel
where had been examining the book LETT for the citizens
designate by their signatures the candidate whom they
respectively prefer for the Presidency, We thanked Hea
ven that lived in land where could utter
tmens without dread and where the sovereign people chose
their servants The topic of conversation the merits
of the different competitors for the Presidential Chair
and expressing our opinion that the prospects of
the aspiring Caucus candidate completely blasted
Just at this moment mysterious sound was heard, which
could lken nothing but the noise made by certain
pest of farmers" Cav! cav % Presently the
door slowly opened Thther all eyes were directed. The
genteman who sat by me whispered to me that ancient
lsayngs' talk of the devil and his imps will appear"
hademented negro servant who had followed his master
the hotel and who in the of snung the candle.
observing that something uncommon the NATTER and
overheang the genemans expression, instantly dropped
the suffers crossed HIMSELF and rerealed to the frlhest
corner of the room, where he continued repeat his
bQenosers and take such other as he deemed
most eectual protect him from the power of evil spirits
until the object of his terror had departed Twas however
intent what was uoorI 10
ton TO sambo or his master Something in human shape
entered and advanced towards the table upon which the
book was placed After gazing on it for minute, the
figure cnched his hands and turning round to the COM
pany with countenance strongly marked by despair,
made the following extraordinary expr ss Gentle,
receive all the votes of Pennsylvania Immediately on
uttering this prophecy, he vanished from sight, and
FASTENED inform YOU Mr. Editor OF The singular occur
rence hoping that you ill endeavor 10 procure and pub
sh such information will tend to elucdae this wonder
4, fi,l affsr"
We have complied with neighbours request but as
we said in the commencement of this article wonders
continually strike sense and before could thorough
" investigate the matter, attention was diverted 10 an
entirely different subject. We have lernt something how
ever if not of the affair in question, of one somewhat
similar to it, We have been cedby informed that Samuel
the Prophet surnamed Harker, did, not long since, in the
yery same room mentioned by our neighbor, open his
mouth and prophesy that "Mr. Crawford would yeti
receive the support Of Pennsylvania lie is prophet
however, in whose plenay inspiration, one acquainted
with him, believes. Were his prediction to be verified,
the miracles of Hohenlohe would be totally ecEpsed