The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-28
ther carnai and deadly xsannn. =,

sser earnai and deadly weapons, did.
the night II the ss,h Sept. A. n ~ n
with fell and murder ~, intent, sslIv
from their respective residence r.
ont from whom and whence the, '9
sounds aforesaid proceeded and ts
It would be necessary TO use The caru,l
pons aforesaid, which could enl, pro,.
fectual against hesh and blood, or IN
and procure spiritual AID. for the n,,s "a
Of iaaang some distur bed trnap, -
Tomb, wandering In and fro in the nc
b"canse his bones had been unbur;o4
secause the requisite number of M.
had MT been said for the r.nosa
m. soul The night of The 25fh Va.
and tempestuons. Not star was r.
seen on the bn,ad expanse If H.
The rainfd poured down in torrents
the clouds had bren collecting Their e..
Tor months, aud had reserved them All
one tremendous discharge. The wv.
howled So shriliy and fearfnIly. tia, as
light almost i'm CINE he heard the vaiG.a
OF the spirit Of the storm borne m -
blast. II was on snch a night, that ,,a
gentlemen, carefully wrapped up, and o.,
ryI0g with them dark lanthorn. :,
,ect them from the danger of pllngino :.
10 some of the numerous rayjocs "a.
lnterse cted and snrruun led their ,,stb =.
cietly left their domicies, and slow,,
wendell their way towards the dy.ll,a.
the midnight dlsturber of their r.,, s
They had not proceeded many Yards r..
fore loud and fearful noise was bs.rA
which seemed almost TO hush to silro,.
the rasiags of the tempest Notbios
daunted, however, the gentlemen cont.
nued to advance tow ards the spot wbeoe.
the sounds proceeded; aud preseptIe
having arrived within few stems -
the old building q dark figure wa,
seen gliding, with ghost-like noisele,..
ness OF tread, into an adjoining thiek.t
Who would not now have shudderpa
with terror? Even ia recording the f.ct
our blood sensibly recedrs to The hear,
We know, undrr such circumstances, VIZ
should have proved to be a ii white.Iy.
er'd runagate !" But the adyenturoo,
gentlemen, preserving their presence Of
mind, and determined to discover the
character of their dlsturber, forthwith m.
costed HIM, in rough and surly tone.
them. Washington i" answered the re.
spondent, in hollow sepulchral voice, E.
lambent fame apparently issuing from
his mouth and nostrils, and playing around
his form, and his eyes cleaning with va.
earthly fire. This flame, however, ser,.
ed rather to obscure than to lllumipat.
MS features and, for a moment, the er.
plorng party were SO much asiounded 10
TO he unable 10 repeat another word. AZ.
terra while, however, the ghost politely q.
waiting their pleasure, they again adyane.
ed to the charge. What noise was
that We just heard in this house ?" enquir.
ed they. 81 don't know | heard none
slowly and solemnly replied the ghost.
Did you just now leave il Z" asked one
OF the gentlemen. al did !" answered
the ghost and, as he spoke, the surround.
sns atmosphere became tainted with sul-
phurous smell, bones were heard to rattle
Tor an instant, and, as the "6idck figure
slowly vanished into air, the very depths
OF the ra''ne, as we'll az every hollow 10
The sides OF the neighborng hills, seemed
to echo and re-echo his partiog assevera-
noh Since then, the noise has been
again heard bat no one has been found
chlvalrous enough to attempt Second ex.
pioration. Neither of the gentIemen
were at all injured by his ghoslship, and
they unite 10 representing his conduCt 10
have been modelled on the strict-st prn.
c'pies of ghostly etiquette We shall
ourselves pay him visit before long aud
shall, we hope, be enabled TO give our rea.
ders more minute description of his ma.
lure as well as of his necessities. We
hope that he may not turn out TO be "a
troubled spirit, DOING prnance, for some
undis0lsed crIme unmhipt of Justice" in
the fiesh bot that he is one of that benig.
nant class who watch over and advance
the interests "f their earthly friends after
Their bodies have long mouldered away
and been fol gotten.
AfammouM Psgetatie This year has
heen prolific of mammonlh vegetables
we were day or two since shown The
measure of the largest Tomato that We
ever heard of. 1t was too feet and three
toches IN circumference, raised by a gen.
tleman of New London. THIS equals lhe
feet cucumber.
900
attract ofa letter 10 The Editor Of the V1'
gintan, dated
BELLvILLE, IlIinois) 9th Aug. 1926.
T." Our election is just ovel. NIuian
Edwards, Esq. is elected Gov. Of lhls
State /; Gen. Joseph Duncan is elected TO
Congress over the Hon. Daniel Z. CoaE,
by small majority VIM. kinny is eler,
ted Lieut.. Gov, over Mr.. Thompson.-
The defeat OF Mr.. Cook way very unex.
pected, and most unfortunate, indeed, foe
the prosperity of our State. No one pre-
tends TO claim for Gen. Duncan, either ex-
perence or talents and having but one
Representative in Congress, it is truly
unfortunate. But, the will of the peopls
be doae
4" Mr.. Bates is elected in place Of Mr..
scott, In Missouri. As ne is gentleman
OF sterling integrity and superior talents 10
Mr. Scott, and will br supporter Of Tho
resent administration, 1 greatly prefer