Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-08-04
THE GERMAN GlBBET.

Tut, tut, thou art all ice, thy kindness freezes
RICHARD III.
Twas evening", towards the latter end of au.
mmn, whrn the warmth of the midday sun re.
minds us oi he sGmmer Just gone, and he
conlness Of the evening assures US that winter
is fas, approaching, that ! was preceding
tss~a, coal agurfst ttle weather without, and re-
freshed With glass of eau de-.Ie, ,has mi e ut
feel equally secure within. My road lay for
some time along an extensive plain, al the ex>
tremi,y of which there rose small and thick
ly oyerspreading wood which the road skired
for some distance, and on slight eminence, at
an angle where III last rays OF the setting sun
threw their CLEAN across the path, were sus-
pended the remains of male factor in chains.
They bad been hanging there at least ten years;
the whole OF the flesh was Consumed, and here
and there, where the coarse dark CLOTH in
which the figure h ID been wrapped had decay
ed, the 5ones, bleached by III, weather, prouu>
ded.
confess am rather supersttious, and Ger
tainly did push on, in order that, if possible,
might pass the place before the sun should
have set; 20 accomplish which | afterwards,
increased into hard gallop. The sun, how
ever, had set. aud the lwiIght WAS changing
into darkness as | rode up. / could not kes p
my ewes off the spot, FIR he figure swinging
slowly backwards and forwards. accompanied
by the low harsh creaking of the irons, as it
moved 10 the breeze.
VIVA: with exeruion, and | may add fear. or
something very like il, the p spiralion fell IN
large drops from my forehead, and nearly blind
ed mt, $50 tha, should not refrain from imog-
lining that the white honey ann (hand ii had
none of the figure, relieved against The dai k
wood behind VS. b,ckoning TO mt, as il waved
ia he wind. On passing il, pu, my horse
t. full speed and did not once check his pace,
or look around, until had left the German
Gil bet [for so il was called good mile be-
hiud.
II was now Hpe, clear, moonlight night,
and had nor gone fan hrn heard the sound
oil horses feet at a little dis an behind, aud
ahou, The same time b. gan to feel myself unu-
sualiy cold. / bu,tonsd up my coat, but that
did not make much dif renc,. | took larg,
comforter from my pocket, aud put il round my
neck. I felt still colde,; and urging my horse
forward, | hoped that tx rciSe would warm
me; but no, was sill cold. However fast
gallopped. still heard the sound Of horses
feet behind. al apparently just The same dis
iance, and though | looked around several
fines, l could net see h,irg soul! The
sound got fss,ei and fa>:er, nearer and nearer
VII az iaS' S'hSii S'Sy pohy uo'Su up, Oh
which Sat tall. 'ain, melancholy looking man,
witn long pom ed nose, and dull, heavy eye
hes, which hung so low. hat al frs h apprar-
ed 10 Ae asi,ep. His counrnanoe, which was
extremely pale aud cada,trous, was oversha-
dosed by qnaniltv Of long thin white hair,
ich hung down 20 his shoulders He was
Gsess, il thin white Jacket, which hs wore
open, white fustian trousers, white hat, his
shirt coIlaf Cpfn and no Craval round his ne K
We rode for some time side by side, the
stranger never once turning round, or lifting u ,
his eyes TO look ct mf; could not help regard
ing him in,sn;ly, until my eyes ached with the