Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-12-02

its cheerful Night across The waste, and dispcl
the loneliness of the solitary traveller by assu-
ring him that human beings were near.
In spite of his efforts to prevent it, he felt a
lsensation of fear creep over him when he found,
by the flashes Of lightning, that he was APP
preaching the Haunted House. He attemp-
ted to sing. but SO hoarse and sepulchral were
the tones he emitted, that he started at the
sound OF his own voice. In vain did he at
tempt, with arguments against the existence Of
Ispectres, to reason himself into calmness; the
blast moaned among the branches Of the sol
tarytrees like spirit of the air, and the vivid
flashes of lightning wore hue more dread than
total darkness. An owl several times fitted
across his path uttering the most piercing
screams. TO his afrightcd fancy they seemed
omnibus, that some direful scene was near.
His straining eyc-balls were directed, with
painful intensity towards the place of blood,
and his whole soul was wound up to the high
lest pitch of terror, when fash of lightning
displayed Just before him pale horse, and a
rider upon it dressed in the habiliments of the
ldead. He uttered a wild scream, and in the
next moment his head struck upon the earth.
4 He awoke to consciousness but Immediately
lrelapsed when he found himself clutched by
Iths spectre. Soon after he found .himseli
moving through the air, still firmly held in the
lphantom's grasp. When reason returned a
gain, he gazed around, and beheid faces and a
room with which he was familiar.
i The Doctor, who rode white horse, had ta-
ken off his coat to enjoy what little of GOODNESS
i ,elongs to sultry evening in August. He
1ore him to the nearest house, where his
wild and incoherept rawlings, of the Haunted
House, will long be remembered
1 EXECUTION OF DiBDELL HoLT-Yestertay
the Sheriff of this county executed the sentence
lof the law upon d. Holt convicted of the muir
der OF his wife at the last court of Oyer and
u ferminer.
The behaviour of the prisoner throughout
: the whole scene, was firm and manly. His
. self possession did not fail him to the very last
On the scaffold he addressed the immense con
: course Of spectators who had assembled to wit
ness his death. After abiding to his disgrace.
full situation, he said that various reports hac
: been circulated concerning him, some of which
J, were false. He confessed his guilt, but die
not wish to die before he denied the truth o
certain statements that had been made respec
-lting him. He said he had premeditates
the deed, nor had he anv idea of committing i
: Euntil he raised his hand in anger. and when h,
was infatuated by passion. He acknowledge,
that he mad long INDUCED himself in the mos
: ciolent passionate had been sabbath brea
: ker--an Incorporate man and devoted to vici
: GUS habits. He expressed deep sorrow for hi
: conduct, and II he were permitted to live owe
his days, he thought they would be very diff
ferently spent from those he had lived. Sucl
is the substance of what we heard. He ha,
whilst in prison, devoted himself very diligent
: ~ the duties of religion, and was attende,
to the place of execution by several clergymer
one of whom made prayer;
Holt then prepared himself for death wit
:, decenc> and camness. He knelt in secret pray
s er-took his station on the fatal drop withou
:. taultering in the least gave the signal, and il
y moment he was launched into eternity.-H
!, left the Jail about noon, and by half past on
y he was corpse. He died almost without
: struggle.
!. The conduct of Sheriff WATSON and his as
: sistants, in the arrangement and completion o
OF the awful solemnities, is highly and deser
: vedly commended.-B Republican of /,
I; November.