The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-13

~ tn W}nS variations and additions
"hieh Il has derived from the maeinatiops
al successive narralars, was founded on am
event ol very mysterious character and
which The publication of the present ac
count may possibly become the means of
drawing firth IN less adnltrratrd form.
AT the commencement of the French
Revolution, Lady Pennyman aud her two
daughters retired 10 Lisle where they
hlred very handsome large house, at a
very trllmg rent. During Their residence
IN this abode, the lady received from her
husband, Sir John Pcnny man, draft for
very considerable sum, which she carried
10 the banker of the town, and requested
TO have it cashed. The man, as is much
the custom on tire continent, gave her a
large portion of silver in exchange. As
Lady Pcnnyman was proceeding to pay
some visits, she requested that the banker
would send the money TO her hoasc of
which she described the situation. The
parcel WIS Instantly committed tn the care
al The porter; and, on the lady's enquiiing
of him, whether he understood, from her
directions, the place 10 which his charge
was To be conveyed, the man replied, that
he WAS perfectly aware of the place dcsg
mated ; and that il was called the " haunted
house, The latter part of the answer
was aldressedto the banker, IN low tene
of soice, but was overheard by Lady Pen
nyman. She paid, however, no attention
tn the words aud naturally supposed that
xhe report connected with her habitation
was one of those which are raised by the
imagination Of The ignorant, respecting eve
~ dwelling which is long untcnanted, or
remarkable for It's antiquity.
few weeks afterwards, the words were
recalled In her recollection in manner that
surprised her. The housckccpcr, with ma
ny apologies for being obliged to mention
any thing that might appear SO rilc and
absurd, came to the aparlmentiu " hith her
mistress was sitting, and said that two of
the servants, who had accompanied her
lady ship from England, had that morning
gwen warning and expressed detcrmi
nation of quitting her ladyship's service, on
account Of the mysterious noises by which
they had been, night after night, disturbed
aud terrified. +" trust, Carter" replied
Lady Fennyman, "that you have too
much good seGsc to be alarmed on your
Own account, by any of these supersttlous
and visionary fears and pray exert your
self in endeavoring to tranqIi4lEr the ap
prchensinns of others, and pcrsuadinS them
To continue in their places" The PERSIA
sions of Cartcr were Intellectual. The SER
wants insisted that the noises which had
alarmed them were not the operations of
any earthly beings ; and pcrsevered in
their resolutions OF returning TO their native
country.
The room from which the sounds were
supposed To have proceeded, was at a dis
lance from Lady Pcnnyman's apartments,
and Immediately over those which were
OCCUPIED BY the female servants, who had
themselves been terrified Icy them, and
whose report had spread "A general panic
through the rest of the family. To quiet
the alarm. Lady Pcnnyman resolved on
leaving her own chamber for time and
establishing herself IN the one which bad
been lately quilted by her domestics. The
room above Was dong, spacious apart
ment, which appears to have been for a
very considerable time deserted. In the
crntIe efthe chamber was large iron cage
It WAS an extraordinary piece "f furniture
To find in any rr.n-'pn ulit the legend
which the servants had collected respecting
il appeared To be- still more eXtraoI binary.
Ii Was said that a late proprietor of The
l hod !, 81; o n',5a'ily leen confined in tb,
h III. ,,ca and Guardian AMI
,h,, L,,a,.,i to nr.n,,t,rr death T.,
,ha ,,r;,''.,;n,,s and crneIt;cs to which he,
,,as nxnas.d Ty,osr crnejtirs had been
'ss,.,,'ll,i ,,,i.. tho ny.tence.of NECESSARY
l',a,,,o,;',, 1, ,,as .,llgrd that " inc w:,.
IT,, s,,J,hnrn ;,,,,.n,iyr. nf ~, mtoNard
d., . wh;cl, nothing bot s.y,rit,
oa,,1J ,,,a''r,,,.o In his ho, hood. frcoucnt
,sastisement. confused application, and
the '' rsfasaI If every interval Of rrlaxa,ion.
..,.r. i, cain ess,,td to uroe and poad him
IA the g,aye. and to Mace his nncle in
nossrssi9n of the inheritance. His consti
! t,,t;l, str,,coI.J with the tyranny of his