The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-05

~ Traos foIDP"'J .......
~ ,s.s, 20 speak. and three gu, 'o"s"e
on .ss 10 perform its functions. As o"en
~, .tt,sr to move, but coiu "ho ne'-
op "A seemed L. pr.ss ~ TO the EARN.
Us tn. more saiprlflng, ~ "s We
1"' ~, ~. were mol iB n recruitment Pus.
SURF Tb, faculties Of hearing and Seems
'O''' 4 IN be- the only ones that We're NJ
Ia and thew were in full exercise.
sS'p long his Gbus'shlp stood at me point
Md Nv which he seemed Ia ha's %" poNef
V'y ue had no means To conPU'', "af
.nr feelings such as 10 have ptr"'i''ea
"''' n,,k. use of them. We hogan to h.
- terribly alarmed, as "e became more
h'O'' ar, saIisfied that NJ WIZ n the pre-
'"' III AN unearthly beng. Jpn "hose
.;yse, we had presnmptu"usiy infra-
and 1ho appeared to have b"ih The
o'" and disposition 10 punish our AFRO
p" Presently, the house became sud
tt, ;IIaninsled With more than noon
~, h,jll,Ancy, and we were enabled 10
.I , survey OF the object OF our terror
"", ali a. our agitation would permit On
o. NM he was nrIthe black, as he was
'" so.n 10 be, nor tchtte, as he appeared
o". saa,bef time. He was pdrti .coiOyed
.as A streak of white, aud there
s,ek. aud there of red, and there
Y, bla,. and there of pale sickly yei-
10, This multiplicity of colors gave
IN, nost horrid appearance. We were
f,r some time al J SO 10 Know whether
~ had illuminated his manslon ior the
-,,nnse Of giving US more satisfactory
nfbis appearance. But, we were not
,'.r ,.rmitted 10 wonder. In few mo
,,.n,s chasm opened, and thousand
l,e densns, which we supposed To BE-
,s,ty ghosts, who serve the greater in the
pp,brr world, rushed from their confn..
msot. and then commenced the noises
,,bicb have 80 long disturbed the nightly
,poo.e of few of our good townsmen.
Tb, large ghost held IN one hand mus
al instrument, which reached from his
,,rdlp TO his heels, whose tbousand strings
we're set in motion by whip OF fiery scor-
nioo,, made after the manner of cat
,'o,ne tails, which he swayed in the o.
,sr. The little ghosts aud ghostesses
danced with hellsh glee, ~ the discordant
sounds. II seemed as # Hades had beer.
halt uupeopled, or rather nnspirited How
lang the deafening sound aud The revels
cuolinued, we could not tell. We know,
hoWe, pr, that they we're of such a dis
vesslDg character, and shook us with
such hprrd anticipations OF our fate, that
Is. made tremendous effort To burst the
slaekles which restrained our speech, and
hspplle succeeded. But, 80 sooner had
we spoken. than one loud aud long yell
was heard, sounding like the reverbera-
tons OF thunder among a hundred hills, or
the dashIng and foaming of trem"nd-
ous c,laracl. The lights were suddenly
sxnagushed, and palnful darkness suc-
cpedti. We shut oUl eyes for very fear,
and rndeayorpd to exclude the sounds by
stopping our ears but all IN vain. In ii
few seconds, It appeared that we had,
without bring aware of the fact, been
filled 10 ide rarth. We were laying pros
,rat., and the chilling weight which had
before unner,.d our limbs, seemed 10
sarr bee ome suddrniy teniold more OPP
prpss,e. We opened our eyes. and SAM
twn fiery eys-bais starius from huge sock
els rpon ns. The mouth of the monster
wa, Distorted by a ghasly smile all his
feature, bore evidences of powerfully ex-
cipd rage. We knew by certain evil
dtnce. that whether he MAS IA ghost or
not, there wos both speculation in his
EYES" and marrow in his bones" and
Ne @tre certain, that nothing but one
desperate effort could relieve us. We
p~de powerful exertions to extricate
Ourselves from the monsters grasp, but
they were all in vain until being pions
taihohcs,) we called 10 agony Upon ON
Patton SAINT. No sooner WAS ST. Dennis'-
name mentioned. than the ghost vanished
INTO ar with loud scream, which, rouo0g
U.s. We discovered that we had accidentally
gone 10 sleep while reading a ghost story
and hatths above uaS all dream.
600
Good, it is said, cannot come out of evil.
The Lynchburg Virginian is demonstrating
Weconirafy. The last number OF that paper
coh'ainS an interesting well written article in
favor OF old Hickory. Ia behalf of Gen. ].
We lhank the editors for their Iiberalty Iia-
wing TAUGHT them manners, il Is consoing to
hnd that they have become liberal withaI
Pet Rep.
u. The preceding little paragraph is
rom The pen 1T the Editor Of the Peters
otfg Rennbllcan. We do not quote il for
The purpose of renewing our quarrel with
NE Editor Of that paper. He is so que
Fu'oos when h,s feelings become excited,
ds 'hey are nov in favor Of Gen. jackson.
mat we uilerl, despair of bringing hun To
listen 10 reason. With such men, il is a
waste ct time to enter into discuss0n-I He
S"rcome 10 all the credit of our man
"rr''' whatever they be.-ISe have nnly
S'rcted the paragraph to tell the Editor
""u 'lr public, again, what WE have fire.
qofn'ly told them before. that the columns
c VII paper are open TO a fair, free and
."' discussion Of the qualifications uf any
"'oHidnal who may be brought forward
~ Candidate for public honors. We are
"puotd 10 no sect--ihe slay.s of no par
y, We have opjninns, however, and
\ '~e Opinions we shall, on all proper oc-
.''ons, express and defend We do not
t''c'ive that our editorial character takes
u"h US ihl' right, nor do we conceive that