New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-24

first leaving the Ancient Dominion and emisrating
to Kentucky, was jackass' LoSG7gLLow's
thrilling story OF The Skeleton in Arnior, and the
laughable sketch of Peter CRAM the Long
Island Singing Master, are followed by GEoFFEEY
CRAYoN's admirable story OF the Three Guests
from Gibbe,.Isand, from which We take single
extract:
1t happened, late night that Yam Ycs Yander.camp
returning the broad in his light ski rewed
by his Pluto He had been carousins on board of
vessel newly arrived and somewhat oousca,ed in
ellec by the liquor he had mhbes. IL WAS STILL sury
night heavy urd clouds rising in the wes
with the low mutterng OF distant thunder Vanderscamp
called Plato pull Justify, that they might get home
before gathering The old negro made reply
tut shaped his TO skirt the rocky shores of
Gb5et- Island faint cVcakiug over head caused Van
derscamp up his eyes wheu his horror he be-
held bodies OF his three pot companions and
iniQul,y dangling ;he moonlight their futiering
and their chains creaking, they slowly swung
backward and forward by The rising breeze.
What do you mean, you blockhcad. :. cried Wander
scamp, BY pulinr 50 close 70 the islarc'
thought you d te glad 10 your old friends
more, growled the negro; you were never afraid OF
living man, what DO you fear from the dead?
Who afraid 2 hccupped Vanderscanp, partly heated
by liquor, partly neted by tn jeer of the negro; who
afraid Hang me, bnt would he glad 10 soc them
more, alive dca1. AT The Wild Goose Come my lads in
the wind continued lie, taking drnught and fourshns
the bottle above his head here s fair weather TO you In
tonight odds Ssh but III te happy you vii drop in TO
supper
:, dismal crcakins the cnv reply. The w!ad blew
loud and shr, and ii whstled round the galows, and
among the bones sounded &c there laughing aud
gibtcrnr In The air OLD Pluto Chucklcd TO himself and
pulied for home The burst the vsyssers
while they yer Ear from shore. The rain f IN
rents the thunder crashed and pea.cd aud the lightning
kept up noessa blaze. II stark midnight, before
they lanGcd 4, ConmuH!paw.
Dripping and shverns, Vandcrscamp crawlcd horne
ward. He was completely sobercd by the storm the
Ter soaked from without, having diluted and cooled the
liquor within. Arrived at the Wild Goose he Knocked
tnidy and d9biously the door, for he dreaded the
cepton he was 10 eX 7erence from his wife. He had
son 70 so. She him the threshold in precion.
iii htnor.
Is this a time said She 10 keep people out OF their
beds, bring home company, 70 Jurs :he house up
side down Z?
Company: said vaaderscamp, meeSly; 1have brought
10 company with me, wife
NO indeed they have cot here before you but b. your
invitation and blessed looking company they are. truly !
Nhnderscamys kncCs snote together. For the love Of
heaven, where are they, wife y
Where why in the blne room up stairs, making
themselves as much home as the house were their
own
Vanderscamp made desperate effort, scrambled up 10
the ROOM threw open ;he door Su.e cnouSh there At
tsble on which burned light hue as brims;one sat
the guests from Gibhet Island. with ha'ters roand
their necks and bobbng their together as II they
were hob nobhing, and trolling The old Dnch eeDoot-
Ell gec since translated into English