The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-16

Druaeptly reserved himself, to be complete
" on his guard against any manGnvre that
might be practiced in order to deceive him.
or, as he properly observed ito be IN full
ard sober possession Of all his faculties, mat
whatever should be prrscnted to his sight.
might bc examined through the med um OF
his reason" The company broke up az
rather an early hour, and the captain ana r.
set ont together on their adventarc, Nhch /
they drew near the captains house, he sna-
denly stopped near tho entrance to solemn
grove Of trees They descended from thelr
vehicle. and walked towards the grove
The CAPTAIN .racct, large circle on the
ground, into which he requested X. to enter. /
lie then socmny asked him il he possessed
sufficient resolution TO remain there alone !"
complete the adventure; to which X. repli-
ed in the affirmative. He added thrthef,
"whatcycr YOU may witness, stir not,
charge Won, from this SPOT, till you see me
again: if YOU step beyond this circle, twili
be TOUR immediate ,iGstructon.' lie thcn
left the profe ,sor to his own medltat'ons,
who could not refrain from smiling at "h"t
he thought the assumed solemnity OF ms 'c-
auaintauce. The night was clear and frosty,
and the stars shone with pccullarbfilliancN.
he looked around OH all s'res TO oascrvt
whence he might expect his shostiy Niss-
ant. He directed his regards towards the
grove of trees; he perceived smali SPAIN
Of FIRE al considerable distance withln us
gloomy shade 1t advanced nearer: ne theh
/ concluded it was a torch borne ny some pr.
son who was in the captains secret, ana was
| to personate a ghost. 1t adEahcca hcarei,
and the light increased, until u approtcheQ
! the etlrc Of the circle wherein nc was Piae-
ed sit was them" to use MS own exp
ions. II seemed surrounded @ifh He'y ~
mosphere; the heavens and every on]"e oe, :,
4 fore visible, WAS excluded IRON WY hs",
But NOW figure Of the most undeiinab'e ae-
ser;r,t,on absorbed all his attention: his ima-
vination had never vet conceived any thinB
50 traly fearful. What appeared to him 'he m
more remarkable, was an awful heh'Enl'y
n,rtrayed ii It's countenancc, and WITH wnlch
i anncared 10 regard him. lie contenpiat-
cd for while this dreadful object bur AZ
length fear began inseusibly 70 derange ms
lfrulties He sunk down on his knees -
Ilmuorc the protection OF heaven he II
marked, tor his eyes were stili hNea on .ns
mysterious appearance. when te''ahIu 80.
: tionary. and earnestly regarded ahf, .'sAl :.
ever, repetition Of the name OF Ainl&"ev' y
,ssnmed a more bcniguatit expression
o,,,ten.pce whilst terrific b,lliancl
sbone from its eyes. lie fell PROSTATE ot
the ground. fervently imponng heaven Z
(, remove from him the object Of his tel lfor'--
After a while &c raised his head, and bche''
the mysterious light fading by degrees ~ th
gloomy shades Of the grove from whioh y -
sued. 1t soon entirely disappeared, a''" '1
CAPTAIN Joined him almost the same "'o'''sn,
During their walk to the captain h0,'9s
which was close at hand, the captain asNe
his companion this question: Are ou ~
D, yinced that what you have no" mi'"ssal i
was eunernatural?'' X. replied, ''hr coui
not give determinate answer 10 We. W.
tion. he could net on natural piihcipiea ae
count CO.. what he had scent certainly wa
not like nnv thing earthly, and he therefor
begged to he EXCUSED from sayin5 any 'eil'
more on the subject which he did NOT eo'i
prchendn The captain replied, ,,, ne y.
sorry he was not convinced" and az, en =
with sigh. ..he was still! more sorIy hu ~ no
ever attempted to convince HIM ~
far il may be considered as no mors sha"
common phantasmayorica tiich' li"Yea ,
on the cretiulty of the professor out ih :.
end the performer paid dearly Tor ms s:
hibition. he had, like person ighora"' :.
romnlicated niece Of machinery, gwen ~
,.tns to a mower which he has hHt :,
knowledge to control and whien ~ :.
end proyes fatal to him who puts u ~ ~
tion X now assumed Balety Wn1tn +"
vcrv foreign to his feelings, his thoushts'
snite of his cndcavors, were perPetaai'y
curing 70 the events Of the evening; nut
nroportion as lie forced conversation, :.
CAPTAIN evidently declined it, becoming mo
and more thoughtful and abstractea eve
moment. After supper <. chailehgea
friend to take glass Of wine hoping u WV
rouse HIM from those reflections wn, "
seemed to press SO heavily on his mino, -
the wine and the professors discourse we
alike sregarded--nothing could iispel
settled melancholy which seemed to depr
him of the power of speech; and 'mme'
IS ately after supper, the captain had oraer
at his servants all to bed. 1t drew iowa,
is midnight, and he remained still ansotoea
ay thought, but apparently net wishing 10
le- tire K. was silently smoking his plpe' WI
er. on sudden heavy step is heard m tne p
.r- sage; it approaches the room IN wh'cn eh
is are sittine--a knock is heard; the capt
,as raises his head and looks mourhfnlly a'
ted The knock is repeated--both are silent
re- third knock is then heard, and \. nrea
tho The silence by asking his friend why ne a'
cal not order the person in. Ere the capt
ow could reply, the room door IS huhs t' s'a'
omen. when behold the same dfeaatui
on nearance which X. had already witness
the Stood in the door. way. Its awful eenish
A. af conrtenanc, was now changed INTO