Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-09
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The world is full of ghosts. Spiritual vls'ailnns
are moi confined 10 Rochester, unseen creatures o. me
air hoyers round every human heart like birds fouhu
a ruin sad smile that but show Us human near
which is not crumbng away into ashes and dus', from
main or envy or disappointment, or avarlce, or re.
yenre and we will withdraw it-yea drop tear OF
love on H. like Sernes Recording Angel !" and bot
out forever" Foolish Sam Johnson, says Carlyle.
went 10 Cock Lane andtapped upon collins, expecting
10 see ghost when if he looked around him he ceuia
could see some millions of them walking the streets OF
London, in bodily vestuFe for the tme but each OF
them future ghost having the ghostly attributes a.
bout him Confound CARLYLE and Sam Johnson twas
they set US dreaming. We doZed off after an hour
grnning the strange humors Of the former ana
The cheerful fire which was cracking before us grew
dim red in eyes, and the features of our compan
ion assumed unearthly hue, 1--WE speak OF our
* friend and brober, good looking an lrshman as
you could in century, and he appeared 10 be
/ smiling a ghastv smile Even those vanished III a
while and we were away in the land of VISIONS snor-
ing of the strongest antics that the mali
cous Puck. which call imagination ever played a
mortal wight, The who wrote le NoHe Roman,
who spent his evenings in the respectable society OF
j julius Caesar and the Gracchi in some cavern near
Rome. witnessed a stranger group than that
which lowered round US
But one person deserves particularly to be described
He old gray headed, white bearded, with an
erect form and snewy frame, who had legs develop
ed like those of ballet dancer, and pair OF enorm-
ous wings fastened to his ankles. The speed with
which he moved wonderful, and we remarked
that it increased momentary as he approached u.s.
His breath rapid and issued into the cold atmos-
phere around him in form which resembed steam.
and the sound of footsteps distinct and regular
as the beat of piston. AS he passing by US, he
seized our arm and whrled rs along. The keen air
cut into our face rushed EDWARDS, and sparkles
flew every side, if furnace was being swept
through the sky, as if exhibition of fireworks
had succeeded in New Orleans.
" Hlllo said we al last, ''who the deuce are your"
6 ] am" said he in reply, and his voice sounded like
that of engine which is 8: letting off steam, am
the Genius Of Locomotion y
g Perhaps" said we, you are only dream, a s.
;! ion, unreaty. or you may he. Dickens says of
the ghost nothing than undigested piece of
meat"
| "Nonsense,' was the answer, I" am stern fact,
as old as Egypt and young as America. can't say
that I'm fred fact though, for my whole energies
are devoted to going ahead, and that's the son like
this country. Apropos of Egypt used to get along
capitally in that country before the pyramids were
built sat on carriages made by the priests-know ing
fellows, those priests which ratified up and down
inclined plains, beginning al great height and descen-
ding 10 the plains. | upset occasionally it is
true, but then they always embalmed the. poor devils
who &c got spilled the road. But Egypt persisted,
and could spare time to spend amongst the tombs
only Layard, and those like him. manage that no
Stree. I went to Greece; had middng times of ii
there rather d0lr, however, and so after helping Xer
xes to build bridge Of boats the Hellespont,
passed over TO Rome and had some pleasant rides there
charots for time, but got sick of the thing, and
made tracks for Scandinavia, from which sailed with
the Vikings in their swinging gaevs, as that Scotch
fellow Motherwe calls them. and had some Jolly
days drinking skoal to the Northand, skoa Grim
dogs, those Vikings Rather rough customers, but cal
ita sailors wilha could fight like bricks, too, and
often licked the Anglo SaXOns like all creation; some
of them could whip their weg ht in wild cats; yet
got tired of them, and went South again but hor.
ribIe disease called the Dark Ages-a Numbering deal
worse than the gout-came upon me, and was laid
up in fannels for long years; though haf-mad fell
low named Peter, the Hermit, who strollne
preacher something of that kind. nearly cured me by
enlistng me in what he called the /" Crusades.' | had
many queer scenes in my life-for I'm old man
but the joeSt spree ever had with Italian
named Columbus, who was man after my own heart
and went the whole hog in travelling. After awhile,
too, the fine fellows, Watt AID Fulton, banshed the
govt from my limbs forever, and have enjoy
ed better heah-thanks 10 steam than my pres
2 emit"
"And where are you going now - asked We
C" Just TO see how matters are getting in Nicara-
gua don't like what John Bull is doing there-hes a
deep one and though friend 10 me- he is too fond OF
monopoliZng my society,"
{" Do you ever think of louisiana"
"Why the deuce does she not think of herself?-
l4de toi ct lie ciel faidera that's good French and
good sense"
"Where do YOU intend to make the terminus of
your journeys?"
| " Hard TO say-guess I'll be done when get to the
E Moon -
E "Moonshine ?" said we and Immediately weawoke
just slow, noisy old omnibus was numbering
through the streets.
And the moral of our dream' Ask Mr.. Robb
BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-Flour-Sales of Howard street
and CITY Mills at 81: -four S3 81. Corn meal