The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-20

bit frightened, hut htitf ifrtfhlhE i lev
mmules. dur; : winch the yelling seemed
70 increasr, | dtiefmiaed IL enter The
would whencr the sound proceeded did
10: | hal gone but few steps mben 4
SIGHT mei my sses, the recollection "I
nhrch even NJ" cbiis the blond IN my
,rius There appeared land his feFih
Irhsttcftd rs he went on with hls story
there appeared TX prrsnas, all of WHOM
have hl,ly died IN TINS village, dressed a.
luNiag winding sheels- rs II they had lusI
risen from the grave: their dead hr,l
spsnrd animated. aud they were fasting
On each nihrI'- blood their nails wrTt
lrng, and with ioud shrieks they fastened
them IN each others fish, aud seemed
delighted with sucking The blood Of ihrlr
fsiloNs my feet seemed ehilnrd Ia the
ground. and IN, bur stood erect with hor-
rpr. Presently al were silent, -ulphury
ba-t borne GA one of the most tremrn.
dpus NhiliNlnds | ever experienced al
mn-t oaerpowered my nostfalIs. | bad
reruuise to my -uhli box, but found on
pu'tng my hand II my pocket II had DIS
appeared A loud shout from thu SIX
ghosts oow announced the appearance I'll
~ 'NblfibH w Wv pa ~ ''io'' ~ ' } ~
and hrhrl1 the pfiorc OF ID ukurss stand
ing malrsticalIy IN the centre of The six
/ ghosts. Iii eyes were of heated charcoal,
! llllr of 4 bnm~tune iJc aud his nose the
description generally termed bottle nos -
stretching follh his grl,ly am, aud ruling
! his heated chtrcoal nilh :, dent ~allslar-
j Inn, he rotrei n Il voice nl thunder - Bl
/ my clbrrn foot, ihou art welcome Rich
nd tiobblt.' | heard no mprr, for when
! found was discovered | fell into -
BNuun, aud did mol recover MI found by
/ my friends the next morning
| | need not add lhat this story in the
hands, or rather in thr ears of female,
spread, with amazing rapidly, aud like
the ruling snow ball.. it gathered As it
vent, for each one telling the story In his
neighbor, added little To make II sound
bcttrr,' lnasmuch that when passing
| through the village three months after,
was gravely told by the landlord that the
number of ghosts Dick saw, was upw uds
ola thousand, that the devil had two horns
IL long rs fishing rods, that ne spit lolty of
the Nll'llle paIcnt cooking stoves chuck
| full of fire At D,ck, &c. &c.
CLAss " .Hnddctum CuUum.--
The Indirect ar oblique he. To this class
belong more prosely ties than half the rest
put together, nay philosophers, have
thought II should be called universal, SO
very fashionable has it become ot late,
/ HAT it has acquired new uame, the word
lie sounding too harsh for those high
bloods who though. they d4dalo the luo,r
/ vulgar varieties, are yet Y lgar enough %
make use of this undtr the soilcned title of
prevarlcallon. We need not 30 far 10 iud
specimens of THIS class, II Is used by Law
yrrs who have bad causes--by doctors
who have bad casrs by perlurrd wltnrs
ses by -hy--ln short, by almost every
body when occasion srrvrs-lt l. the most
ancient, and therefore suppose the mo,J
f,shonahlr of all tnr lie family II has
been traced back To the garden of Edo
3" the woman thou gavcst ne---lhc scrpe Il
hrguIIed me"--n hlrh, Though not exact
specimens, are supposed TO have been the
originals of this numerous class, aud to
have ohtaned their present improved ap-
pcaranee by cultivation.
CLASS .Ienddcium blqndWm, or the
; E0tlcing lie. Persons abducted To TIL.
class though mol very numerous, are al
ways 10 he found hanging III shoals To the
skirts of mrn III Office 10 those from
whom something is expected. This class
: differs from all others, masmach as It's ne
yer made use of unless something is IL b,
got 10y il. and should the reader ever have
the good fortune In be Mayor of the city
or Governor of the stale, or should he have
the i'll fortune In be very wealthy aud ;
little soft. as the saying IS, he will then har,
he lulinltc satisfaction of being surround
I'd Ivy whole host of half starved ray
Ged ehoWed devils, ,ulgarly termed fltt
tcrers, To whom this class is entirely de
; voted.
: CLASS NI.-1ftnRacium moi6dicum-
The foul mouhcd N slandernus Lie, - q
all others the most pernIclous III 1t, effects
aud hears the nearest resemblance IL thu
Devil the great fdhrr of the whole fnmI.
". When person of this class makes hr
appearance, the only method of destroy
log him and paralyzlug ms Efforts, is 10 a.
VOID HIM, Ia Nee FROM him rs coutaSloo
for like the Firc-hright, When II has one,
made lis appearance, il cannot be- eladlca
ted. There have been many who, trHs.
ting 10 Their owe integrity and nprlghtness
have bid defiance IN the tongue of the de-
famer, but It was madness there IL NJ
sanctuary So halloN,d but II viii enter
there Is no person, however immaculate
his Character, but vii withr b"tore III,
breath OF the caiumniator and is there NJ
redress Yes, there ls---lIerc is Law
The midnight robherls punished with I'M
prisunment, the assassin dies to eXplai,
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