Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-08-20

I So Nlp0.tll1aIo tlll IuuciJ Pu1iie4 Il HOM lLt
Saving, "lhlt [ would not accept it, o. Ifyol
could have seen tie change m his manner and APP
\ Desrncel instead of the mild placid look he hat
/ liherto worn, bis Gace was contracted by %,
,r.nrr.f r.einrs of rage and disappointment: hi.
/ ewes flashed ire from under his heavy knit brows
| li- mouth was curled with a knd OF "sardonic
ern: and hastily adjusting the cloak about hnn
bee said with most sinister expression: "Perhap,
Z would do him tine honor another time Theu
dlshinr le soWs into h.s beast, was out Of sigh
iu moment.
began 20 think there was something-thcr,
taS really s1methug-horidly unnatural abou
t.e sun.lr;-his hollow voice. pale complexion
a1J hel.y e,e,-above aIl, the strange coIdnes,
lh- came overme. 1 felt reio.ccd that / was thu.
riI ot bm; and that | had not accepted his Offer
ot llc cIoas, Gas then 70 aI rob tbiiiy, we Should
u1t have parted So so9n;) and now so little did
need D., that was compelled t3 uubotton my coat
and rlil- my thick lamb wool comforter from mp
ueck.
Who could the stranger b.,
remember TO have have heard chat the Ger
man who was hung bon chains, and whose Gbbct
bad passed had suffered the sentence of the law,
,or hlyWgbImt q house, and murdcrcdiu the most
cme. and shocking manner, q person whom he
staugiei with his cloak. Now 10 was also cur
r,utN reported, but only bcIeyedby the ilieand
sapesUuou-.l tlat this man did not then de-
for twas sIII, that the devil, TO whom after his
condemnation he had sold himself, had, while me
was suspended. iu some way or other, supported
hiu: and had afterwards ed him on the gbbet,
u .le form of q raven, until the ilsmngs decyed
So that Lec0uli release himself when he -ubstIu-
tcd tle BODY ola person whom he murdered for
the purpose.
There were many persons now alive who had
sworn to having seen the raven there morning,
noon. ana t0 have heIrdit crOa.Iug even 90 mid
night Muy ccouuted for This by saying It came
lere 90 feed ON the body; but one ofthe villagers
WhlWas noUno De q stout fellow, having oc-
esl0n OBJ 20 br tine gIbbet one twilight, declared
th1th5 heard the man talking with thc raven, but
ODD language chat be could not understand; rhlt
at FIRST he supposed he was deceived by his own
uncr or One creakmg of the IRON tasmngs, but on
approaching nearer, DE distinctly saw the eyes of
-ha nan looking lutelt.y at h.m and he verify be-
heved tnl' hldue stopped he would have spoken
,o hum. bli chat DE was so alarmed me took 90 his
heels. md never once looked behind or stopped to
Jake breath. Wl. he reached the end of the plain,
l distance oi about 1--WE miles. And 1t was fur
,ler sand. tIe ucrmn, when released from the
g.ober was obliged, m uiiment ofhsyoW TO do
tll devil w..l on eaHh-thlt Inc was most dread
fully p1.e owing to the blood never having flowed
INTO his face since ms strmguiaton. for tine devil
DO IS said, bad only just kept ms word ; that The
German be WAS called has since often been
seed id.lI gp and down the r0I', and that he enc
tered very freely into CONVEX, Iton, and endeavor-
eI OBJ eul-p the mWary to- put them m the pow
or ot bis master
Gould DO 5e possible that this was the Gemau2
o.. .. IIHrU
was something ore-u m his acceur-tnen the
pl.on.-- of ms 1ce--the strange circumstances
taE ac.ampIn.eJ his presence; the pressing and
eN- ordinary manner in which hc offered his
c.oIa, winch might uvc been some device to get
ue uIuu Is power, --the extreme cold with
which ] Ha- afflicted, the omilous beCSonug,
Roo. ot the figure ol ,le gbbs.,; each crcum
stance came iorDy before mes and were be the
brennan ~ NOT / more thln ever rsJolced that
LII rlus el-i.v go. ND of HIM.
now rode 5u-6ly ON 90 small nm. that was
situated bout half uly between the commence
uelt auj end of my journey, and arrived there
about, half pass eight clock On d.l-ulu-, the
host, TIT Jolly fellow, with perpetual. smile on
a.- acc. -tne out aud welcomed me. "eheW
uc into private room. sand l. Sand bring luc
some r.r meu,; .he landlord replied be WIS
very sorry m- only room 1870, 10 preseu. uccup-
ed oy d gentleman VINO ana oaen mere ABOUT zen
.l'-i.'s' 'd. "' was sure I' " o1'd nave "9 W.
I-o.'n l' Hl company. ne departed 10 o1.i."
MINIS compliments, and that he would be most
happy m ms company: SO 1 followed mime hos, 90
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