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

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FROM THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
account Of an .9pparition seen at Star Gross,
Deronshire, July IS, 1898.
" IT'S true, It's certain, man. tho dead, retains
Part Of himself; the immortal mind remains:
! " The orm subsists without the body's aid,
! I" 4Erial semblance and an empty shade. Pope.
am perfectly aware of the predicament in whic
am pacing myself when in the presen; age OF in
lcredulily venture 10 comat to paper in all since
rlty of spirit and fulness Of conviction deliberate
aud circumstanIial account OF an Apparition. I'm
poster and visionary kDave and fool, these are tn
alte nate horns Of the dilemma on which shall b
tossed with sneers of contempt, or smiles OF deris
ion every deluson practised by fraud credulity
from the Cock lane Ghost down TO the Reyerene
Nr. Cotton, and the Samptord Spectre, will bs
faithfully registered against ard shall be final
ly dismissed, according to the temperament OF ID,
'eader, either with pelulant rebuke for attempting
70 impose such exploded superstition upon an en-
lghtened public or with a sober and friendly r
Icommendation to get my head shaved, and beak,
myself TO some place OF safe custody with as littlt
delay as may be.-In the arrogance OF my supposed
wisdom, should myself, only lew weeks ago
havesprobaby adopted Of theses courses iowa.
any other similar delinquent, which will secure nc
from any spleneic feeling, however boiserous may
ne the mlfth, or bitter the irony, with which NAV
ae twltied and tainted for the following narration
have no sinister purposes TO answer, no particular
creed to adv oeate no theory TO establish and wri.
ling with the perfect conviction oil truth and the
iul possession OF my faculties am deter mined moi
to suppress what | conscientously believe 10 be
facts, merely because they may initiate against re-
celved opinions, OF happen to be inconsistent with
the ordinary curse OF human experience. "
II may not be unimportan to remark, that so far
from my being subject to The blue devils and vapours
with which hypochondriacs aud in,ads are haunted,
possess that happy physical organization, which en-
sures almost uninterrupted health of body and mind
and which, in the elasticity and buoyan Of my spi
rt renders the sensation OF mere existence an enjoy
ment. Though reside in the country, winter has
Tor me no gloom nature has prepared herself Tor its
rigors; they are customary, and every thing seems
to harmonze with their inhiction but for the same
reason that the solitude Of town is desolang and oD
pressve, while the loneliness Of the country is sooth
ing and grateful do feel the sadness oil perpetual
logs aud rains IN July, although they excite no
melancholy eeling at the season of their natural oc
curfence. 10 see ones lavorIe flowers laying down
their heads TO die ones plantation strewed with
leaves not shaken oil in the fitness Of AGE but bea
ten TO earth in the bloom al youth here noble tree
aid PROSTATE; aud there a valuable field of corn
lodged IN the swampy soil, (Which were familiar OBJ
Jecls in July last is sufficient to excite melancholy
associations IN the most cheerful temperament
Confessns that mine was NOT altogether proof a.
6alns their influence, and leaving to the cavllcr and
the scepuc the full benefit Of this admission, pro
coed to simple statement OF the fact which has c.
lclted these preliminary observations.
Actuated by the dulness Of the scene to which |
have alluded had written TO my friend, Mr. George
staples, OF Exeter. requesting him 10 walk over
some day and dine with me, as well knew his pres
ence was an instant antcote TO mental Depression moi
SO much from the possession of any vii or hun,or as
from his unaffected kindness and amiabiity, the ex-
uosrance OF his animal spirits the mex hausiible fund
OF his laughter, which was perpetuay waiting Tor
the smallest excuse to burst out Of his heart, and
the conaglon OF his hilsrity, which had an instant
faculty. OF communicating itself to others On the
day following the transmission Of this letter, as
was sitting in an alcoye to indulge my afternoon
meditation found myself disturbed by what i'm
agined to be the ticking OF my repeater but, rec
ollecng that had lett in the house, discovered
the noise proceeded from hat little insect oil naus-
picious augury, the death watch. Desplsinc the
Puerlle superstitons connected with this pulsa,ion,
gave It no further notice and proceeded towards
The house,when asI passed an outrageous plantation,
was startled by loud wailing shrek, and present
" screech owl flew out Immediately before me.
II was,the hrst time OF those ill.omened birds
- - SiSssNHt my P''H > i Coiilointu u win the
n'emehto mort had just heard. although blushed
at my own weakness in thinking them worthy Of as
soclation; and, as walked forward, encountered
my servant, who put letter into my hand. which /
observed to be sealed with black wax. Il was from
the clerk of my poor friend, informing me that he
had been that morning struck by an apople cite fit
which had occasioned his almost de III!
The reader may spare the sneer that Is Pickering
upon his features draw no inference whatever Fl ON
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