The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-12-06
1GUEsTS FROM GIBBET>IsLAND."

stores in the October Knickelbocker. de-
scribes 'The Wild Goose, Piratical tavern,
kept in the olden time, in Communipaw, by
freebooter. Vanderssump, BY namc and real
scamp by nature The different characters have
ali the falthfulness Of picture. The old ne
gro Pluto, for example, is a study for an artist.
The following incden, is recorded Of Vander-
scamp and his said companion
1t happened late one night, that Yam sostl
Vanderscamp was returning across the broad
bay, in his light Skiff, rowed by his man Phip.
He mad been carousing on board Of a vessel.
newly arrived, and was somewhat obflscated in
intellect, by the liquor ho had imbibed. hwas
a still sultry night, heavy mass oflhrid clouds
was r,sins in the west, with the low mu,tering
OF distant thunder. Vanderseamp called on fiu>
to to null Justify, that they might get home be-
fore ii,s gathering storm, the 0ldnegro made no
shor,. oT Gibbet-isInnd. A faint creaking over
head r.ussd Vanderscamp to- cast up his eyes,
when. 10 his horror, he beheld the bodies ofhs
three Dot companions and bfothers in iniqnity
dangling in thu moonlight the rags hutiering,
and their CHAINS creaking, ias they were slowly
skyaee -baels ward by the rising braeze. .
VIVA, do you mean, you blockhead i cried
vanderscamp, by pulling so close to the Is-
/ land Z :,
, i thought you'd te glad TO see your old
friends, once more, growled tho negro, you
were never afraid ofa living man, what do you
fear from the dead I
Who aifaidl' niccupped Vanderscamp, part
" heated by liquor. partly netlied by the eer o.
the negro; who's afraid Hang me, but would
be clad to see them once more alive or dead, a
,he Wild Goose. Come, my lads in the wind!
continued he, taking draught. ~Nd hoursbing
,ho bottle above his head, hereNalair weather
10 YOU in the other world; if you should be wall
mS ,hs rounds to>night, odds fish but I'll b'
hsppy If you will drop in to supper
4 dismal creaking was the only reply.--Ih
wind blew loud and shrill, and as it whlstet
round the gaows. and among the bones, sound
ed as if they were laughing and gibbering II
the air. Old Pluto chuckeld 10 himself, EN-
now pulled for home. The storm burst owe
the voyagers, while they were yet tar iron
y nhore. The rain fell in torrents, the thunde
crashed and pealed and the lightning kept up al
iuccssnnt blaze. II was dark midnight, befor
J they landed at Communipaw.
Dripping and shivering, Vanderscamp crawl
ed honleward. lie was completely sobered b.
ihe storm; the water soaked from without, hav
;na diluted and cooled the liquor within. Ar
rived at the Wild Goose. he knocked timidly AM
dubiously at the door, for he dreaded the recep
don he was to experience from his wife. III
had reason 10 do 80. She met him at the thresh
hold, in precious i'll tu nor.
is this time said she, to keep people ou
of their BEDS and 10 bring home company, t
turn the house upside downl
Company said. Vanderscamp meekly;
have brought no company with me, wife.
mo indeed they have got hero before you
but by your invitation; aud blessed locking com
pany they are, truly fP
Vandefscamp's knees smote together. -'Fc
che love Of heaven where nre they wifel'
tWhere !-why in the blue ROOM up stair'
making themselves as much at homo as it tn
house were their own
Vauderscamp made desperate effort, scramt
ling up TO the room, and threw open tho dool
Sure enough there at table, on winch burne
liyht as blue as Irimstone, sat the three gues
from Gibbe, Island with haters round the
uecks and bobbing their cups together, as ifths
were hob-or.nobbing and trolling the old DltC
freebooters glee, since translated into English
For three merry lads be we,
And three merry lads be we
! ON the land. and thou on the sand,
And Jack on the galows.tree.
VauAeracamp law and heard no moore. Sta
ing with horror, he missed his footing on I
landing place, aud fell from the top of the sta
20 the bottom: He was taken up Hpeeche'
and. either from the fall or fright, was burri
in the ward of the little Dutch church at Berg
on the following Sunday.
From that day forward, the fate OF the W
Goose was sealad It was pronounced n hsu
cd hoase, and avoided accordingly. No one
hahited ii but Vanderscamp's shrew ofa wldo
and old Pluto. and they were considered but
tle better than its 'hobgoblin visiters. Pluto gr
more and more haggard and morose, and leoL
moro like an imp Of darkness than human
ing. He spoke to no one, but went about m
tering to himself; or, as some limited talking "
tho devil, who, though unseen was ever at
slbow. Now and then he was seen pulling
bout the bay alone, in his skifF in dark weatl
or a, the approach Of night fall; nobody co
,aR why, unless on an errand 10 invite m
guests from the gallow"