The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-29
Charleston Gazette.

The APPRECIATED FARMER. A Teyiot.
dale farmer was riding from fair, at which
ne had lndulged himself with John Barley
corn, put not to that extent o.: defving pob-
Inns which 1t inspired into the gallant Tam
OShanter. He was bordering with some
anxiety upon the dangers of travelling alone
on solitary road, which passed the corner
OF church-yard, snow near Mt hand. when
he saw before him, in the moonlight. pala
female form, standing upon the very wall
which surrounded the cemetery. The road
was very marrow, with no opportunity of
giving the apparent phantom what seaInen
call wide berth. 1t was, however. tho
only path which led 10 the riders home.
who therefore resolved, at all risks, to pass
the apparition. He accordingly approach
Ell. as slowly as possible, the spot where
the spectre stood: while the figure remain
ed, now perfectly still and silent, now BRAN
dishng its arms, and gibbering to the moon.
When the farmer came close 20 the spot,
ne dashed IN the spurs, and set the horse
OF upon the gallop; but the spectre did not
miss Its opportunity. As he passed the
corner where she was percbed, she contriv-
Ell to drop behind the horseman and seize
him round the waist; a maneuvre which
greatly increased the speed Of the horse
and the terror of the rider, for the hand Of
her who sat beside him, when pressed upon
his, felt as cold as that of a corpse. At his
own house at length he arrived and bid the
servants who came to attend him, TAX aff>
the ghaist!' They took off accordingly .
female in white, and the poor farmer him
seifwas conveyed TO bed, where he Law strug-
CLING for weeks with strong nervous fever.
The female was found to be maniac. who
had been left widow very suddenly by an
affectionate husband, and the nature and
cause OF her malady induced her. when she
could make her escape, to wander to the
church-yard where she sometimes wildIv
wept over his grave, and sometimes. stand
ing on the corner of the church-yard wall.
looked out and mistook every stranger on
horseback, for the husband she had Inst
If this woman, which was very possible. had
dropt from the horse uncbserved bv him
whom she had made her involuntary COM
panion, it would have been hard to convince
the honest farmer that he had not actuallv
performed part of his journey with a ghost
behind him.-Scott's Demonology.
ADMoNIToRY SESrENcE. The late Rev. Dr..
Gardiner of Boston, represented in one of
n M; Gareys essays on The charities, of Phila-
brethren, let me solemnly assure Won d..
some OF you might appropriate FIVE, some Ten.
some ntteen, some twenty thousand dollars =
year, for charitable and benevolent nurnosa.
ana sun retain enough 10. ruin your ckildren'
Mr. =: very justly remarks, (" What lesson
now little regarded by parents in general
How fully borne out BY the career Of larrs
number OF those who inherit indspendent far
tunes without the necessity Of attending to
IMPORTANCE OF RIGnr MoTryrs. Evarv
thing done IN religion with view 10 be seen ~
men, TO have glory of men, to please man ~
prYJ RdnR ae.sssel,,.,e ce-r ~ .ji !.
ing religious or TO escape punishment, either
present or future, is worthless and Of no &C.
count in the sight Of God Besides, to get in
the habit Of acting under the influence Of such
motives, is calculated TO prevent people from
ever coming to act from right motives; and
should they not, il they do ever so much in the
performance of religious duties and services, il
will avail them nothing in the way Of approval
or acceptance before God.
! An Englishman lately travelling through
! Ireland, rather disdainfllly observed 10 ma.
| tive of the" Old Sod" that so long as he had
been in the country he had not seen any
thing good, neither had he got any thing good.
Well" says Pat, "by the Hin o'Hoaih you
shall not long have that to say for will give
you good licking /; so that you will have Il q
say you got one good thing in Ireland;" and
with that he Immediately gave him q sound
drubbing IN his own native style.