Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-20
Let us talk abou, the ghost without head,
That kssd Mother Muup in the cellar.
iaat frightened the BARRIERS boy dead,
And let us al be unhappy ,o.cthrr.
Old Song.

Ctg song.
SON N.Y." exclaimed old MIS- Ghostlv-"1 sure some.
g IS going TO happen. The oh Just now came along
an" "a'cd out and never made Bit noise aud s,:e
ming r'us "1peh-may sen is dead in the ari,Iy-and be
SncS heHid the death watch tick II nir!lt long There
much more supelon in the world than people in gene
raj aic aware Of Iudoed, we doubt whether the pcrsop
'eS' VINO II nc examines himself closely, will fin
s'c lurking remains Of superstition about him Who is
tere that has some time in his life startled
unnatural appearances sounds. or has not whsed viii
passing grave-yaf to keep up his ge-The ia ct is
ther" ae iousand supcrs,itious imLbcd IN the
OF infancy and childhood when the mind more than any
subsequent period susceptible deep and lasting I'M
prrs7'"nS which requires all the good and refined
Judgment Of after years subdue and which can u, very,
seldom be entirely eradicaicd.
There's something in that ancient superstiton.
Which, crring as il is, fancy loves.
nc spring. that, with its thousand crystal bubbles,
Bursts from the bosom of some desert rock
In secret solitude, may well be deemed
he haunt Of something purer, more refined
And mis'ticr than ourselves.
Nor are the snperstous feelings confined to men Of
weaker minds II lord Chief Justice Hale would sit in
Judgment upon wiIches Johnston, with the ,eec,uaI
faculties OF giant could br,;c the storY of The L,f r.
Cock-!anc, or it such James Ioce and 81, \,oI,
scott, ct the present day remarkably suyers:ifcs
We marvel that others Of handle acl,remers and r..
lnclleCts, should be Supessilious also: These
are felt win greater less force, in uroporio 70 III,
sire myth of intellect, and the advantages of educao
which have been eoyed by those who have mbed ,her
lhus Walter Scott himself had taken the White az
OF Aveal behind him upon his donkey even if ne had he
come bewildcred and been srtis. i'm the ni,o,d 5
not have been much terrified the poor su-prof
The lights of science, have discovered cause for
many natural phenomena, which were once the objects of
superatitioUs terror.
II was III the spring Of 1924. We believe that we had oc
cnsi'n to speak OF silly, though paiu!ly successful at
tempt to sport with the popular crcdu!itv i'm regard 10 tho
yellow teverIhs story was, that newborn infant ro
claimed the desoa'ion Of New York during the season nv
the prsu!cnce-haylng lived Just long enough 10 ucr tl
ca'fol prediction and then yielded up lis breath Stance
rs !; may SEEM snali sensation was created and s,d
people FASTENED to Greenwich to be,pcak stores nd oS
ct me summer came aud passed. hut pestilcntia va
pour was borne upon its winas The subject has been
Drought to mind and the preceding rpna ks c1ir;,I he
another piece Of wreCbeH vogrrry ,,bi,b bas ,,o'I
nearly as much b1Se and ninht he exncc,
eh from bombaIdmcut. The story which was circulated
on Friday evening, was, that watcnren stationed IN
"HrTet parts OF thc city simultaneously saw vision NJ
angels who kindly informed them that New, Yo,k i f., b
swallowed up by the great deep the OH instant Du
ring me days following, several persons called upou the
romeo Magistrate to obtain tire particulars aud by Tues
"dy evening, considerable excitement which
through the night to such degree t the ma is
atcs were repeatedly called up by people of Respectable
appearance for the information and advice whether they
should ly fsoW the city.
All the efforts n the Magistrates and other officers now
ever could not 0dy the axcitcnc:tic sor, rrcv and
TIE panic Increased. Yesterday morning the T,four vas
et "FtH wachmcn bad the vision and that be fore
ne "'t'lS came 'ors' man passed by Of them with
'"' any Ie't 81 was also reported ;ha the watrIulcu
were a three confined in chajus IN Bgde,yc for a vino
INC vision Hundreds of people again tbfongcd The
o'c olce and the Keeper Of tho Brdewcil nf,rms MS
' rom ONO 70 two buudg"d people have aDpjied 20 him
4'ety to see the prosecuted watc1mers In the NEAR,
n'' me officers state, that than ono hf r, ;ies
C' CUT OF the city yesterday. avoid tho in,cpdipr
Orc rood old lady in the FIST ward not wish,
e JS' yet To Join her departed Other half epoeite her
Pa'e an" vaua3'cs TO bank. and leaves tue civ ,o,,,
IN the mcantwc tie cuidfcn in me schools have beco
"'Ined--nany journeymcu mechanics ip the ,irnrr h
'"F' I'epl'a,- ,c Ihs rtt anJ escaped from the c,v